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

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