2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Mississippi 13 202 514 2.54 2 30 14 15 2
2 Michigan 13 196 574 2.93 5 55 15 15 4
2 Nebraska 13 202 590 2.92 5 21 15 17 2
2 UCLA 12 176 616 3.50 11 24 15 16 2
2 Oklahoma 13 223 655 2.94 7 50 15 15 5
2 California 13 218 670 3.07 10 28 15 17 3
2 Memphis 13 172 751 4.37 8 90 15 15 4
2 Arkansas 13 219 817 3.73 6 38 15 16 4
9 Georgia 14 232 838 3.61 7 68 16 17 6
10 Indiana 13 170 701 4.12 5 98 17 18 7
10 Houston 12 196 873 4.45 6 54 17 16 5
10 Navy 13 215 898 4.18 5 64 17 19 2
13 Ohio State 16 235 728 3.10 6 28 18 17 3
14 Baylor 13 222 810 3.65 3 51 19 21 3
14 Northwestern 12 191 814 4.26 16 47 19 21 8
14 Stanford 12 183 889 4.86 10 94 19 19 7
14 Texas 16 257 895 3.48 7 53 19 20 5
18 UCF 12 198 609 3.08 7 35 20 19 5
18 UTSA 13 215 673 3.13 8 79 20 20 6
18 UNLV 14 220 721 3.28 9 48 20 22 5
18 Army 14 163 747 4.58 5 68 20 22 4
22 Louisville 13 216 723 3.35 6 30 21 22 4
22 Auburn 12 216 728 3.37 4 23 21 21 5
22 SMU 14 239 745 3.12 2 25 21 20 3
22 Minnesota 13 202 746 3.69 4 40 21 22 5
22 Virginia 12 210 822 3.91 8 76 21 20 3
27 Miami (Florida) 13 185 646 3.49 5 71 22 23 9
27 Kansas State 13 213 717 3.37 6 41 22 24 10
27 South Carolina 13 215 745 3.47 4 27 22 23 3
27 Liberty 12 219 771 3.52 11 75 22 21 5
27 Utah 12 192 781 4.07 7 54 22 24 6
27 Toledo 13 247 863 3.49 7 29 22 25 7
27 Air Force 12 197 870 4.42 12 31 22 24 4
34 Ohio 14 208 727 3.50 11 58 23 24 9
34 Pittsburgh 13 239 847 3.54 12 71 23 24 9
34 Wyoming 12 192 849 4.42 3 46 23 23 7
34 Missouri 13 201 943 4.69 8 75 23 25 6
34 Florida International 12 223 1043 4.68 8 59 23 22 5
34 Colorado State 13 221 1053 4.76 9 97 23 25 11
40 Iowa 13 205 776 3.79 3 29 24 25 3
40 Boise State 14 201 800 3.98 4 86 24 25 9
40 Maryland 12 208 812 3.90 11 68 24 24 4
40 Illinois 13 210 924 4.40 6 35 24 24 7
40 Wisconsin 12 209 980 4.69 6 35 24 25 7
40 Fresno State 13 223 1021 4.58 6 53 24 25 7
40 East Carolina 13 258 1063 4.12 7 65 24 26 13
40 Notre Dame 16 266 1100 4.14 3 60 24 26 10
48 Tennessee 13 225 684 3.04 5 50 25 25 5
48 Texas A&M 13 210 737 3.51 0 29 25 26 4
48 Arizona State 14 203 823 4.05 7 55 25 26 11
48 Georgia Tech 13 187 839 4.49 7 71 25 26 9
48 Boston College 13 218 906 4.16 14 83 25 26 8
48 Troy 12 209 1013 4.85 10 69 25 29 11
48 Florida 13 231 1035 4.48 7 45 25 26 7
55 James Madison 13 215 685 3.19 7 31 26 26 4
55 Kansas 12 201 853 4.24 5 50 26 26 5
55 Bowling Green 13 206 865 4.20 7 41 26 27 8
55 BYU 13 198 894 4.52 8 54 26 28 4
55 Michigan State 12 209 953 4.56 7 75 26 28 9
55 UTEP 12 241 973 4.04 10 42 26 27 6
55 Miami (Ohio) 14 225 973 4.32 9 65 26 26 7
55 Kentucky 12 215 985 4.58 10 58 26 26 6
55 Old Dominion 12 222 995 4.48 7 68 26 27 11
55 Virginia Tech 13 232 1006 4.34 8 69 26 26 7
55 Syracuse 13 207 1007 4.86 5 53 26 28 9
55 Buffalo 13 214 1066 4.98 8 57 26 28 10
67 Central Michigan 12 214 795 3.71 10 53 27 28 9
67 Penn State 16 259 856 3.31 4 75 27 27 6
67 Connecticut 13 228 877 3.85 7 48 27 28 6
67 Louisiana Tech 13 241 889 3.69 9 40 27 29 3
67 Sam Houston State 13 217 891 4.11 6 33 27 28 2
67 North Carolina State 13 206 896 4.35 10 75 27 29 10
67 South Florida 13 257 979 3.81 15 77 27 27 7
67 Oregon 14 215 1012 4.71 10 70 27 27 10
67 Akron 12 234 1075 4.59 12 71 27 28 7
76 Alabama 13 233 952 4.09 4 40 28 28 6
76 San Jose State 13 247 953 3.86 12 36 28 28 7
76 Rice 12 223 958 4.30 5 68 28 28 8
76 Kennesaw State 12 204 992 4.86 12 46 28 28 9
76 Ball State 12 212 1057 4.99 11 71 28 30 15
76 Cincinnati 12 202 1081 5.35 7 39 28 30 10
76 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 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
87 LSU 13 202 927 4.59 15 75 30 31 8
87 Arizona 12 209 1076 5.15 7 55 30 32 11
87 Florida Atlantic 12 214 1110 5.19 9 64 30 30 13
87 Temple 12 229 1335 5.83 17 75 30 32 13
87 Mississippi State 12 248 1355 5.46 13 89 30 37 8
92 Colorado 13 244 950 3.89 6 31 31 29 11
92 West Virginia 13 222 968 4.36 14 46 31 31 11
92 Oregon State 12 216 1095 5.07 9 67 31 32 11
92 Hawai'i 12 203 1128 5.56 12 86 31 35 10
92 Western Michigan 13 233 1169 5.02 13 49 31 35 5
92 New Mexico 12 226 1285 5.69 13 93 31 30 11
98 Duke 13 254 937 3.69 9 29 32 32 5
98 Wake Forest 12 205 964 4.70 4 60 32 34 8
98 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 231 1067 4.62 4 33 32 33 7
98 Tulane 14 225 1084 4.82 9 75 32 32 12
98 Marshall 13 247 1211 4.90 12 86 32 34 9
103 USC 13 211 1117 5.29 7 53 33 32 9
104 Georgia Southern 13 234 1248 5.33 9 77 34 35 9
104 Washington 13 213 1278 6.00 11 78 34 34 12
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 Iowa State 14 239 1334 5.58 8 80 36 39 12
117 Massachusetts 12 234 1236 5.28 15 66 37 37 10
117 Jacksonville State 14 282 1256 4.45 10 59 37 38 6
119 TCU 13 234 1040 4.44 12 40 38 39 6
119 Arkansas State 13 241 1241 5.15 17 92 38 41 13
119 Florida State 12 232 1258 5.42 11 65 38 38 14
119 UAB 12 239 1317 5.51 12 51 38 38 9
119 North Texas 13 267 1409 5.28 14 83 38 39 14
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
127 Texas State 13 240 927 3.86 13 49 40 42 10
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