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
1 Michigan 13 196 574 2.93 5 55 15 15 4
1 Oklahoma 13 223 655 2.94 7 50 15 15 5
1 Memphis 13 172 751 4.37 8 90 15 15 4
5 UCLA 12 176 616 3.50 11 24 15 16 2
5 Arkansas 13 219 817 3.73 6 38 15 16 4
5 Houston 12 196 873 4.45 6 54 17 16 5
8 Nebraska 13 202 590 2.92 5 21 15 17 2
8 California 13 218 670 3.07 10 28 15 17 3
8 Ohio State 16 235 728 3.10 6 28 18 17 3
8 Georgia 14 232 838 3.61 7 68 16 17 6
12 Indiana 13 170 701 4.12 5 98 17 18 7
13 UCF 12 198 609 3.08 7 35 20 19 5
13 Stanford 12 183 889 4.86 10 94 19 19 7
13 Navy 13 215 898 4.18 5 64 17 19 2
16 UTSA 13 215 673 3.13 8 79 20 20 6
16 SMU 14 239 745 3.12 2 25 21 20 3
16 Virginia 12 210 822 3.91 8 76 21 20 3
16 Texas 16 257 895 3.48 7 53 19 20 5
20 Auburn 12 216 728 3.37 4 23 21 21 5
20 Liberty 12 219 771 3.52 11 75 22 21 5
20 Baylor 13 222 810 3.65 3 51 19 21 3
20 Northwestern 12 191 814 4.26 16 47 19 21 8
24 UNLV 14 220 721 3.28 9 48 20 22 5
24 Louisville 13 216 723 3.35 6 30 21 22 4
24 Minnesota 13 202 746 3.69 4 40 21 22 5
24 Army 14 163 747 4.58 5 68 20 22 4
24 Florida International 12 223 1043 4.68 8 59 23 22 5
29 Miami (Florida) 13 185 646 3.49 5 71 22 23 9
29 South Carolina 13 215 745 3.47 4 27 22 23 3
29 Wyoming 12 192 849 4.42 3 46 23 23 7
32 Kansas State 13 213 717 3.37 6 41 22 24 10
32 Ohio 14 208 727 3.50 11 58 23 24 9
32 Utah 12 192 781 4.07 7 54 22 24 6
32 Maryland 12 208 812 3.90 11 68 24 24 4
32 Pittsburgh 13 239 847 3.54 12 71 23 24 9
32 Air Force 12 197 870 4.42 12 31 22 24 4
32 Illinois 13 210 924 4.40 6 35 24 24 7
39 Tennessee 13 225 684 3.04 5 50 25 25 5
39 Iowa 13 205 776 3.79 3 29 24 25 3
39 Boise State 14 201 800 3.98 4 86 24 25 9
39 Toledo 13 247 863 3.49 7 29 22 25 7
39 Missouri 13 201 943 4.69 8 75 23 25 6
39 Wisconsin 12 209 980 4.69 6 35 24 25 7
39 Fresno State 13 223 1021 4.58 6 53 24 25 7
39 Colorado State 13 221 1053 4.76 9 97 23 25 11
47 James Madison 13 215 685 3.19 7 31 26 26 4
47 Texas A&M 13 210 737 3.51 0 29 25 26 4
47 Arizona State 14 203 823 4.05 7 55 25 26 11
47 Georgia Tech 13 187 839 4.49 7 71 25 26 9
47 Kansas 12 201 853 4.24 5 50 26 26 5
47 Boston College 13 218 906 4.16 14 83 25 26 8
47 Miami (Ohio) 14 225 973 4.32 9 65 26 26 7
47 Kentucky 12 215 985 4.58 10 58 26 26 6
47 Virginia Tech 13 232 1006 4.34 8 69 26 26 7
47 Florida 13 231 1035 4.48 7 45 25 26 7
47 East Carolina 13 258 1063 4.12 7 65 24 26 13
47 Notre Dame 16 266 1100 4.14 3 60 24 26 10
59 Penn State 16 259 856 3.31 4 75 27 27 6
59 Bowling Green 13 206 865 4.20 7 41 26 27 8
59 UTEP 12 241 973 4.04 10 42 26 27 6
59 South Florida 13 257 979 3.81 15 77 27 27 7
59 Old Dominion 12 222 995 4.48 7 68 26 27 11
59 Oregon 14 215 1012 4.71 10 70 27 27 10
65 Central Michigan 12 214 795 3.71 10 53 27 28 9
65 Connecticut 13 228 877 3.85 7 48 27 28 6
65 Sam Houston State 13 217 891 4.11 6 33 27 28 2
65 BYU 13 198 894 4.52 8 54 26 28 4
65 Alabama 13 233 952 4.09 4 40 28 28 6
65 San Jose State 13 247 953 3.86 12 36 28 28 7
65 Michigan State 12 209 953 4.56 7 75 26 28 9
65 Rice 12 223 958 4.30 5 68 28 28 8
65 Kennesaw State 12 204 992 4.86 12 46 28 28 9
65 Syracuse 13 207 1007 4.86 5 53 26 28 9
65 Buffalo 13 214 1066 4.98 8 57 26 28 10
65 Akron 12 234 1075 4.59 12 71 27 28 7
77 Northern Illinois 13 209 869 4.16 4 34 29 29 5
77 Louisiana Tech 13 241 889 3.69 9 40 27 29 3
77 North Carolina State 13 206 896 4.35 10 75 27 29 10
77 Colorado 13 244 950 3.89 6 31 31 29 11
77 North Carolina 13 256 1012 3.95 10 47 29 29 7
77 Troy 12 209 1013 4.85 10 69 25 29 11
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 Ball State 12 212 1057 4.99 11 71 28 30 15
83 Cincinnati 12 202 1081 5.35 7 39 28 30 10
83 Florida Atlantic 12 214 1110 5.19 9 64 30 30 13
83 New Mexico 12 226 1285 5.69 13 93 31 30 11
89 LSU 13 202 927 4.59 15 75 30 31 8
89 West Virginia 13 222 968 4.36 14 46 31 31 11
89 Tulsa 12 232 1096 4.72 14 93 28 31 10
92 Duke 13 254 937 3.69 9 29 32 32 5
92 Arizona 12 209 1076 5.15 7 55 30 32 11
92 Tulane 14 225 1084 4.82 9 75 32 32 12
92 Oregon State 12 216 1095 5.07 9 67 31 32 11
92 USC 13 211 1117 5.29 7 53 33 32 9
92 Temple 12 229 1335 5.83 17 75 30 32 13
98 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 231 1067 4.62 4 33 32 33 7
99 Wake Forest 12 205 964 4.70 4 60 32 34 8
99 Marshall 13 247 1211 4.90 12 86 32 34 9
99 Washington 13 213 1278 6.00 11 78 34 34 12
102 Hawai'i 12 203 1128 5.56 12 86 31 35 10
102 Western Michigan 13 233 1169 5.02 13 49 31 35 5
102 Georgia Southern 13 234 1248 5.33 9 77 34 35 9
102 San Diego State 12 244 1337 5.48 13 68 35 35 13
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 Georgia State 12 232 1174 5.06 8 88 36 36 7
106 Nevada 13 239 1327 5.55 14 80 36 36 12
106 Utah State 12 241 1496 6.21 14 75 35 36 15
111 Washington State 13 209 1166 5.58 10 59 35 37 7
111 Rutgers 13 207 1225 5.92 10 65 36 37 10
111 Massachusetts 12 234 1236 5.28 15 66 37 37 10
111 Mississippi State 12 248 1355 5.46 13 89 30 37 8
115 South Alabama 13 224 1079 4.82 10 86 36 38 9
115 Louisiana-Monroe 12 231 1213 5.25 11 45 35 38 9
115 Jacksonville State 14 282 1256 4.45 10 59 37 38 6
115 Florida State 12 232 1258 5.42 11 65 38 38 14
115 UAB 12 239 1317 5.51 12 51 38 38 9
120 TCU 13 234 1040 4.44 12 40 38 39 6
120 Appalachian State 11 202 1084 5.37 10 37 39 39 10
120 Iowa State 14 239 1334 5.58 8 80 36 39 12
120 North Texas 13 267 1409 5.28 14 83 38 39 14
124 Coastal Carolina 13 246 1210 4.92 8 56 39 41 11
124 Arkansas State 13 241 1241 5.15 17 92 38 41 13
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 Purdue 12 243 1168 4.81 14 70 45 45 10
129 Western Kentucky 14 293 1546 5.28 11 85 43 45 9
131 Middle Tennessee 12 246 1381 5.61 10 65 46 46 15
132 Oklahoma State 12 226 1315 5.82 9 62 48 48 14
132 Southern Mississippi 12 230 1437 6.25 17 73 47 48 17
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