2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 12/30/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Nebraska 13 202 590 2.92 5 21 15 17 2
2 Auburn 12 216 728 3.37 4 23 21 21 5
3 UCLA 12 176 616 3.50 11 24 15 16 2
4 SMU 14 239 745 3.12 2 25 21 20 3
5 South Carolina 12 198 657 3.32 3 27 19 20 3
6 Ohio State 13 202 659 3.26 5 28 16 15 3
6 California 13 218 670 3.07 10 28 15 17 3
8 Texas A&M 13 210 737 3.51 0 29 25 26 4
8 Iowa 13 205 776 3.79 3 29 24 25 3
8 Toledo 13 247 863 3.49 7 29 22 25 7
8 Duke 12 237 864 3.65 7 29 30 30 5
12 Mississippi 12 191 495 2.59 2 30 14 15 2
12 Louisville 12 201 702 3.49 6 30 21 22 4
14 James Madison 13 215 685 3.19 7 31 26 26 4
14 Air Force 12 197 870 4.42 12 31 22 24 4
14 Colorado 13 244 950 3.89 6 31 31 29 11
17 Sam Houston State 13 217 891 4.11 6 33 27 28 2
17 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 231 1067 4.62 4 33 32 33 7
19 Northern Illinois 13 209 869 4.16 4 34 29 29 5
20 UCF 12 198 609 3.08 7 35 20 19 5
20 Illinois 12 199 894 4.49 6 35 24 24 7
20 Wisconsin 12 209 980 4.69 6 35 24 25 7
23 San Jose State 13 247 953 3.86 12 36 28 28 7
24 Appalachian State 11 202 1084 5.37 10 37 39 39 10
25 Arkansas 13 219 817 3.73 6 38 15 16 4
26 Vanderbilt 13 214 889 4.15 7 39 29 30 7
26 Cincinnati 12 202 1081 5.35 7 39 28 30 10
28 Minnesota 12 189 714 3.78 4 40 21 22 5
28 Louisiana Tech 13 241 889 3.69 9 40 27 29 3
28 Alabama 12 209 905 4.33 4 40 27 27 6
28 TCU 13 234 1040 4.44 12 40 38 39 6
32 Kansas State 13 213 717 3.37 6 41 22 24 10
32 Bowling Green 13 206 865 4.20 7 41 26 27 8
34 UTEP 12 241 973 4.04 10 42 26 27 6
35 Florida 13 231 1035 4.48 7 45 25 26 7
35 Louisiana-Monroe 12 231 1213 5.25 11 45 35 38 9
37 Wyoming 12 192 849 4.42 3 46 23 23 7
37 Buffalo 12 199 938 4.71 8 46 24 26 8
37 West Virginia 13 222 968 4.36 14 46 31 31 11
37 Kennesaw State 12 204 992 4.86 12 46 28 28 9
41 Northwestern 12 191 814 4.26 16 47 19 21 8
41 North Carolina 13 256 1012 3.95 10 47 29 29 7
41 Clemson 14 226 1123 4.97 12 47 35 36 12
44 UNLV 14 220 721 3.28 9 48 20 22 5
44 Connecticut 13 228 877 3.85 7 48 27 28 6
46 Texas State 12 223 912 4.09 13 49 39 41 10
46 Western Michigan 13 233 1169 5.02 13 49 31 35 5
48 Oklahoma 13 223 655 2.94 7 50 15 15 5
48 Tennessee 13 225 684 3.04 5 50 25 25 5
48 Kansas 12 201 853 4.24 5 50 26 26 5
51 Baylor 12 208 757 3.64 3 51 18 20 3
51 UAB 12 239 1317 5.51 12 51 38 38 9
53 Texas 14 224 757 3.38 5 53 15 16 3
53 Central Michigan 12 214 795 3.71 10 53 27 28 9
53 Syracuse 13 207 1007 4.86 5 53 26 28 9
53 Fresno State 13 223 1021 4.58 6 53 24 25 7
53 USC 13 211 1117 5.29 7 53 33 32 9
58 Utah 12 192 781 4.07 7 54 22 24 6
58 Houston 12 196 873 4.45 6 54 17 16 5
58 BYU 13 198 894 4.52 8 54 26 28 4
61 Michigan 12 184 547 2.97 5 55 14 14 3
61 Arizona State 13 189 821 4.34 7 55 25 26 11
61 Arizona 12 209 1076 5.15 7 55 30 32 11
64 Coastal Carolina 13 246 1210 4.92 8 56 39 41 11
65 Ohio 14 208 727 3.50 11 58 23 24 9
65 Kentucky 12 215 985 4.58 10 58 26 26 6
65 Charlotte 12 233 1150 4.94 14 58 35 36 7
68 Florida International 12 223 1043 4.68 8 59 23 22 5
68 Washington State 13 209 1166 5.58 10 59 35 37 7
68 Jacksonville State 14 282 1256 4.45 10 59 37 38 6
71 Notre Dame 13 213 917 4.31 2 60 19 21 9
71 Wake Forest 12 205 964 4.70 4 60 32 34 8
73 Oklahoma State 12 226 1315 5.82 9 62 48 48 14
74 Navy 13 215 898 4.18 5 64 17 19 2
74 Florida Atlantic 12 214 1110 5.19 9 64 30 30 13
76 Miami (Ohio) 14 225 973 4.32 9 65 26 26 7
76 East Carolina 13 258 1063 4.12 7 65 24 26 13
76 Rutgers 13 207 1225 5.92 10 65 36 37 10
76 Florida State 12 232 1258 5.42 11 65 38 38 14
76 Middle Tennessee 12 246 1381 5.61 10 65 46 46 15
81 Massachusetts 12 234 1236 5.28 15 66 37 37 10
81 Eastern Michigan 12 216 1248 5.78 9 66 42 43 14
83 Oregon State 12 216 1095 5.07 9 67 31 32 11
84 Army 14 163 747 4.58 5 68 20 22 4
84 Georgia 13 213 783 3.68 7 68 15 16 6
84 Maryland 12 208 812 3.90 11 68 24 24 4
84 Texas Tech 13 233 958 4.11 19 68 29 30 8
84 Rice 12 223 958 4.30 5 68 28 28 8
84 Old Dominion 12 222 995 4.48 7 68 26 27 11
84 San Diego State 12 244 1337 5.48 13 68 35 35 13
91 Virginia Tech 12 218 961 4.41 8 69 25 25 7
91 Troy 12 209 1013 4.85 10 69 25 29 11
93 Oregon 13 196 853 4.35 8 70 23 23 9
93 Purdue 12 243 1168 4.81 14 70 45 45 10
95 Miami (Florida) 13 185 646 3.49 5 71 22 23 9
95 Georgia Tech 13 187 839 4.49 7 71 25 26 9
95 Pittsburgh 13 239 847 3.54 12 71 23 24 9
95 Ball State 12 212 1057 4.99 11 71 28 30 15
95 Akron 12 234 1075 4.59 12 71 27 28 7
95 New Mexico State 12 229 1290 5.63 15 71 39 41 9
101 Southern Mississippi 12 230 1437 6.25 17 73 47 48 17
102 Liberty 11 198 744 3.76 11 75 21 20 5
102 Penn State 14 216 783 3.63 3 75 25 25 6
102 LSU 12 189 891 4.71 13 75 29 30 8
102 North Carolina State 13 206 896 4.35 10 75 27 29 10
102 Missouri 13 201 943 4.69 8 75 23 25 6
102 Michigan State 12 209 953 4.56 7 75 26 28 9
102 Tulane 14 225 1084 4.82 9 75 32 32 12
102 Temple 12 229 1335 5.83 17 75 30 32 13
102 Utah State 12 241 1496 6.21 14 75 35 36 15
111 Virginia 12 210 822 3.91 8 76 21 20 3
112 South Florida 13 257 979 3.81 15 77 27 27 7
112 Georgia Southern 13 234 1248 5.33 9 77 34 35 9
114 Washington 12 197 1141 5.79 10 78 30 30 10
115 UTSA 13 215 673 3.13 8 79 20 20 6
116 Nevada 13 239 1327 5.55 14 80 36 36 12
116 Iowa State 14 239 1334 5.58 8 80 36 39 12
118 Boston College 13 218 906 4.16 14 83 25 26 8
118 North Texas 12 245 1334 5.44 13 83 36 37 13
120 Western Kentucky 14 293 1546 5.28 11 85 43 45 9
121 Boise State 13 178 718 4.03 4 86 22 23 8
121 South Alabama 13 224 1079 4.82 10 86 36 38 9
121 Hawai'i 12 203 1128 5.56 12 86 31 35 10
121 Marshall 13 247 1211 4.90 12 86 32 34 9
125 Georgia State 12 232 1174 5.06 8 88 36 36 7
126 Mississippi State 12 248 1355 5.46 13 89 30 37 8
127 Memphis 13 172 751 4.37 8 90 15 15 4
128 Arkansas State 13 241 1241 5.15 17 92 38 41 13
128 Kent State 12 274 1683 6.14 18 92 53 54 17
130 Tulsa 12 232 1096 4.72 14 93 28 31 10
130 New Mexico 12 226 1285 5.69 13 93 31 30 11
132 Stanford 12 183 889 4.86 10 94 19 19 7
133 Colorado State 13 221 1053 4.76 9 97 23 25 11
134 Indiana 13 170 701 4.12 5 98 17 18 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards