2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Indiana University 13 131 283 2.16 4 20 26 5 1
2 Ohio University 14 131 292 2.23 1 18 22 7 0
3 University of Michigan 13 119 363 3.05 2 23 33 12 2
4 University of Mississippi 13 158 394 2.49 4 19 27 15 0
5 University of Minnesota 13 123 395 3.21 5 47 21 11 4
6 University of California, Los Angeles 12 109 399 3.66 3 30 29 13 3
7 Brigham Young University 13 131 410 3.13 5 30 26 13 4
8 Northern Illinois University 13 126 411 3.26 5 66 34 13 3
9 Auburn University 12 149 439 2.95 5 32 30 13 1
10 Michigan State University 12 125 441 3.53 7 24 28 12 1
11 Boston College 13 128 446 3.48 1 34 33 13 4
12 University of Texas at San Antonio 13 142 449 3.16 6 67 27 14 6
13 Rutgers University 13 122 450 3.69 8 49 26 13 3
14 Troy University 12 131 457 3.49 9 34 38 14 4
15 University of California, Berkeley 13 142 458 3.23 7 30 33 14 3
16 University of Nebraska 13 116 459 3.96 3 32 29 18 5
17 Eastern Michigan University 12 130 470 3.62 7 24 29 16 2
18 University of Cincinnati 12 133 472 3.55 3 29 32 13 3
19 University of South Alabama 13 143 474 3.31 4 36 26 12 3
20 Stanford University 12 129 480 3.72 7 52 36 16 1
21 The Ohio State University 16 176 492 2.80 4 30 35 12 4
22 University of Utah 12 125 493 3.94 3 47 31 18 4
23 Southern Methodist University 14 146 506 3.47 7 53 35 13 2
24 Arizona State University 14 146 509 3.49 6 20 34 15 1
25 University of Hawaii 12 134 517 3.86 6 53 29 12 3
26 University of Iowa 13 135 522 3.87 1 31 39 15 1
26 Georgia Institute of Technology 13 133 522 3.92 3 41 40 17 6
28 California State University, Fresno 13 145 525 3.62 4 22 44 12 1
28 Louisiana State University 13 133 525 3.95 5 67 33 14 5
30 University of South Carolina 13 148 528 3.57 6 23 42 17 2
31 University of Houston 12 140 529 3.78 6 77 39 17 3
32 University of Southern California 13 119 531 4.46 7 40 30 11 4
33 University of Tennessee 13 133 546 4.11 5 43 37 20 5
34 University of Arkansas 13 146 548 3.75 6 54 34 9 5
35 Louisiana Tech University 13 165 552 3.35 8 25 45 16 1
36 University of Maryland 12 140 559 3.99 6 51 40 16 3
37 University of Connecticut 13 151 566 3.75 4 35 41 17 5
37 University of Oregon 14 150 566 3.77 4 34 40 16 5
39 University of Pittsburgh 13 156 569 3.65 4 50 42 24 5
40 U.S. Military Academy 14 133 570 4.29 2 48 41 14 3
41 University of Washington 13 150 576 3.84 5 39 41 13 2
42 University of Colorado 13 165 578 3.50 5 47 45 25 5
43 University of Miami 13 135 584 4.33 8 65 30 18 5
44 Northwestern University 12 127 585 4.61 2 64 39 17 4
45 University of Memphis 13 128 587 4.59 8 60 31 16 6
46 Boise State University 14 134 589 4.40 7 83 26 16 7
47 Texas State University 13 154 594 3.86 8 57 25 22 6
48 Pennsylvania State University 16 182 599 3.29 3 41 47 19 3
48 James Madison University 13 144 599 4.16 5 51 31 22 8
48 U.S. Air Force Academy 12 113 599 5.30 5 57 29 21 5
51 Vanderbilt University 13 131 600 4.58 4 33 36 15 7
52 Miami University 14 158 607 3.84 8 43 44 20 2
53 Clemson University 14 148 609 4.11 3 77 40 20 8
54 University of South Florida 13 152 613 4.03 4 56 41 24 4
55 Wake Forest University 12 135 615 4.56 8 61 51 22 8
55 University of Virginia 12 133 615 4.62 6 34 39 15 3
57 University of Louisville 13 141 617 4.38 2 26 42 23 4
58 University of Missouri 13 146 620 4.25 6 62 39 21 7
59 Texas Christian University 13 162 622 3.84 2 71 40 17 5
59 University of Central Florida 12 132 622 4.71 3 57 27 16 6
61 University of Alabama 13 168 624 3.71 2 45 35 17 6
62 University at Buffalo 13 158 625 3.96 5 54 37 17 4
63 University of Wisconsin 12 139 628 4.52 7 22 45 21 1
64 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 13 164 630 3.84 4 31 42 17 5
64 Texas A&M University 13 145 630 4.34 11 47 39 19 9
66 University of Oklahoma 13 157 635 4.04 3 95 31 10 4
66 Tulane University 14 152 635 4.18 3 72 39 22 2
68 Colorado State University 13 137 642 4.69 4 62 32 14 6
69 University of Texas 16 175 646 3.69 5 24 44 18 2
69 University of Toledo 13 174 646 3.71 6 23 48 24 3
71 Sam Houston State University 13 161 648 4.02 5 24 39 19 2
72 Bowling Green State University 13 146 651 4.46 5 42 35 22 6
73 Kansas State University 13 148 652 4.41 4 65 37 18 6
74 University of Arizona 12 140 654 4.67 12 30 46 23 5
75 Kennesaw State University 12 151 657 4.35 9 58 44 23 5
76 University of Kansas 12 134 663 4.95 4 54 47 28 4
77 Washington State University 13 139 675 4.86 9 66 43 19 8
78 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 14 146 676 4.63 2 75 44 25 5
79 Syracuse University 13 121 678 5.60 8 75 39 23 7
80 Florida State University 12 167 683 4.09 4 65 46 23 6
80 North Carolina State University 13 137 683 4.99 10 49 39 20 6
82 Rice University 12 162 684 4.22 7 32 44 26 5
83 University of Georgia 14 160 687 4.29 5 38 44 25 8
84 New Mexico State University 12 147 688 4.68 8 72 34 16 7
85 Duke University 13 163 694 4.26 2 44 44 33 4
85 Utah State University 12 160 694 4.34 5 29 39 24 4
87 University of Florida 13 170 695 4.09 8 31 50 21 5
88 University of Akron 12 149 696 4.67 6 61 42 21 7
89 West Virginia University 13 157 697 4.44 10 51 46 22 7
90 Marshall University 13 164 702 4.28 5 40 42 22 7
91 San Jose State University 13 181 707 3.91 10 36 41 20 5
92 Old Dominion University 12 175 713 4.07 3 29 51 21 3
93 U.S. Naval Academy 13 156 715 4.58 7 57 45 24 6
94 University of Kentucky 12 155 716 4.62 4 67 49 21 3
95 Ball State University 12 118 725 6.14 6 76 32 20 9
96 University of North Carolina 13 164 726 4.43 8 68 56 18 4
97 Appalachian State University 11 133 750 5.64 8 80 42 20 6
98 Middle Tennessee State University 12 158 752 4.76 8 42 51 30 3
99 Florida Atlantic University 12 158 758 4.80 4 46 46 28 7
100 University of Massachusetts Amherst 12 144 763 5.30 12 72 47 20 6
101 San Diego State University 12 170 764 4.49 6 60 51 25 5
102 University of Illinois 13 154 767 4.98 1 24 52 23 2
103 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 14 175 769 4.39 14 49 53 24 5
104 Florida International University 12 169 776 4.59 13 51 53 22 5
105 Baylor University 13 173 787 4.55 10 33 47 28 9
106 Georgia Southern University 13 147 794 5.40 10 67 37 26 12
107 East Carolina University 13 179 796 4.45 8 62 50 24 10
108 Texas Tech University 13 132 802 6.08 5 70 41 23 8
109 Purdue University 12 148 813 5.49 10 49 48 26 8
110 Coastal Carolina University 13 168 822 4.89 7 75 47 23 5
111 University of Texas at El Paso 12 164 830 5.06 11 73 36 28 11
111 Liberty University 12 147 830 5.65 2 64 37 31 4
113 University of Nevada 13 167 831 4.98 10 46 48 23 5
114 The University of Tulsa 12 136 833 6.13 6 75 41 27 12
115 University of North Texas 13 179 838 4.68 10 73 50 18 5
116 University of Alabama at Birmingham 12 181 839 4.64 14 23 63 31 3
117 Oklahoma State University 12 159 840 5.28 14 66 44 26 7
118 University of New Mexico 12 164 847 5.16 6 38 55 23 6
119 Central Michigan University 12 149 873 5.86 3 75 35 25 11
120 University of Louisiana Monroe 12 170 875 5.15 12 57 61 26 6
121 University of Notre Dame 16 188 881 4.69 6 70 56 25 5
122 Jacksonville State University 14 192 914 4.76 7 53 54 26 6
123 Iowa State University 14 164 926 5.65 7 67 48 28 6
124 Western Michigan University 13 168 930 5.54 13 68 51 26 9
124 Georgia State University 12 161 930 5.78 12 40 51 32 9
126 Oregon State University 12 141 934 6.62 13 63 54 27 9
127 Mississippi State University 12 182 988 5.43 5 75 58 27 8
128 Temple University 12 172 1007 5.85 7 88 53 30 9
129 The University of Southern Mississippi 12 159 1009 6.35 12 59 47 31 13
130 The University of North Carolina at Charlotte 12 179 1046 5.84 10 54 71 35 11
131 Kent State University 12 169 1050 6.21 7 74 59 31 10
132 University of Wyoming 12 147 1101 7.49 10 85 54 38 12
133 Arkansas State University 13 161 1128 7.01 8 81 57 38 9
134 Western Kentucky University 14 220 1161 5.28 11 48 69 38 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards