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

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