2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 12/21/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Pittsburgh 12 65 28 0.43 2 16 17 3 0
1 Texas Tech 12 53 142 2.68 1 36 17 5 3
1 Miami (Florida) 12 53 147 2.77 1 55 17 9 3
1 Georgia Tech 12 54 164 3.04 3 53 17 7 1
1 Utah 12 68 212 3.12 2 50 17 9 2
6 Michigan State 12 62 100 1.61 5 18 18 4 0
6 Northern Illinois 12 62 160 2.58 1 36 18 10 1
6 Nebraska 12 52 203 3.90 0 57 18 7 2
9 Boston College 11 50 63 1.26 1 19 19 4 0
9 Memphis 13 56 112 2.00 4 24 19 7 1
9 James Madison 13 56 174 3.11 0 41 19 10 4
12 Tennessee 13 85 101 1.19 1 15 20 6 0
12 California 13 69 215 3.12 1 18 20 11 0
12 North Carolina State 12 62 234 3.77 3 67 20 11 3
15 Indiana 13 64 89 1.39 2 23 21 6 1
15 Liberty 11 69 99 1.43 7 11 21 2 0
15 Kansas State 12 56 154 2.75 4 38 21 8 3
15 USC 11 53 162 3.06 2 63 21 3 1
15 Arkansas 12 72 208 2.89 3 53 21 7 3
15 Oregon 13 64 209 3.27 2 37 21 11 2
21 South Carolina 12 71 97 1.37 6 56 22 5 2
21 Missouri 12 71 138 1.94 0 31 22 5 2
21 UTSA 12 82 187 2.28 3 76 22 8 1
21 Syracuse 11 51 195 3.82 5 34 22 7 2
21 UNLV 14 74 200 2.70 3 71 22 7 2
21 Louisiana Tech 12 59 218 3.69 3 30 22 8 1
21 Troy 12 58 225 3.88 4 42 22 10 5
21 Connecticut 12 56 235 4.20 4 46 22 9 5
29 SMU 14 79 103 1.30 2 25 23 6 1
29 Wyoming 12 71 347 4.89 5 40 23 14 4
31 Iowa 12 55 166 3.02 0 26 24 8 1
31 North Carolina 12 59 169 2.86 2 28 24 6 2
31 Buffalo 12 67 179 2.67 4 49 24 6 1
31 East Carolina 12 79 232 2.94 4 17 24 9 0
31 Tulane 14 68 260 3.82 7 29 24 13 4
31 Cincinnati 12 67 346 5.16 4 32 24 10 6
37 Mississippi 12 76 107 1.41 0 42 25 9 1
37 UCLA 12 55 131 2.38 3 16 25 4 0
37 West Virginia 12 57 154 2.70 3 23 25 6 1
37 Middle Tennessee 12 57 206 3.61 7 41 25 8 3
37 Fresno State 12 71 207 2.92 2 30 25 9 3
37 Florida State 12 67 265 3.96 4 35 25 12 2
37 Bowling Green 12 71 270 3.80 1 44 25 10 4
37 Texas A&M 12 68 306 4.50 2 52 25 10 4
45 Texas 14 76 142 1.87 2 18 26 7 0
45 Michigan 12 58 167 2.88 2 65 26 4 2
45 Oregon State 12 53 178 3.36 3 26 26 7 1
45 Stanford 12 59 214 3.63 3 34 26 9 2
45 Texas State 12 70 224 3.20 2 64 26 8 2
45 Georgia 13 77 242 3.14 1 38 26 8 1
45 Air Force 11 71 266 3.75 3 40 26 10 2
45 Charlotte 12 62 266 4.29 4 40 26 12 2
45 Virginia 12 62 273 4.40 6 58 26 6 3
54 Penn State 14 70 91 1.30 2 43 27 6 2
54 Northwestern 12 65 145 2.23 3 26 27 6 2
54 Notre Dame 13 89 196 2.20 3 27 27 8 1
54 Maryland 12 70 209 2.99 2 16 27 12 0
54 Kentucky 12 62 234 3.77 5 45 27 11 4
54 Tulsa 12 68 240 3.53 5 55 27 6 3
54 Baylor 12 79 258 3.27 1 38 27 9 2
54 Washington State 12 64 388 6.06 3 72 27 11 6
62 UCF 11 74 185 2.50 4 31 28 5 2
62 Arizona 12 68 279 4.10 3 33 28 8 3
62 Florida Atlantic 12 66 290 4.39 4 49 28 9 4
62 Central Michigan 12 68 305 4.49 4 35 28 11 5
66 Illinois 12 59 169 2.86 3 19 29 8 0
66 Georgia Southern 13 56 183 3.27 3 16 29 11 0
66 Alabama 12 68 186 2.74 4 18 29 8 0
66 Ohio State 13 83 191 2.30 3 38 29 8 5
66 Eastern Michigan 12 77 249 3.23 3 44 29 9 1
66 Minnesota 12 66 263 3.98 5 42 29 12 3
66 Iowa State 13 79 311 3.94 3 46 29 13 3
66 Southern Mississippi 12 74 312 4.22 2 43 29 11 5
66 Louisville 11 80 321 4.01 3 59 29 15 5
66 South Florida 12 81 376 4.64 5 91 29 15 3
76 Oklahoma 12 81 198 2.44 0 17 30 9 0
76 Ohio 14 77 219 2.84 0 25 30 13 2
76 Houston 12 72 222 3.08 2 36 30 10 1
76 Florida International 12 77 252 3.27 4 16 30 8 0
76 Duke 12 89 254 2.85 3 66 30 9 2
76 Jacksonville State 14 84 281 3.35 4 38 30 9 4
76 South Alabama 13 74 292 3.95 5 44 30 15 2
76 Akron 12 83 412 4.96 3 62 30 10 4
84 Arizona State 13 65 204 3.14 4 25 31 12 1
84 Boise State 13 91 220 2.42 3 29 31 14 2
84 North Texas 12 74 232 3.14 3 42 31 7 3
84 Army 13 67 236 3.52 4 20 31 9 1
84 Colorado State 12 79 269 3.41 3 20 31 10 1
84 Wisconsin 12 67 294 4.39 5 40 31 14 1
84 New Mexico State 12 68 320 4.71 5 50 31 10 2
84 Temple 12 76 341 4.49 6 51 31 8 2
84 Marshall 13 94 345 3.67 2 39 31 12 4
84 Purdue 12 70 346 4.94 5 48 31 14 2
94 Rice 12 77 229 2.97 3 48 32 12 3
94 Auburn 12 81 250 3.09 9 48 32 11 3
94 Virginia Tech 12 76 260 3.42 5 25 32 10 1
94 Vanderbilt 11 66 298 4.52 1 64 32 8 4
94 Appalachian State 11 68 315 4.63 5 83 32 9 4
94 UTEP 12 86 325 3.78 4 59 32 13 5
100 Colorado 12 76 282 3.71 2 23 33 12 3
100 Georgia State 12 75 363 4.84 5 46 33 13 2
100 LSU 12 71 364 5.13 5 72 33 11 4
100 Arkansas State 12 65 382 5.88 7 46 33 14 4
104 Wake Forest 12 69 294 4.26 7 38 34 14 1
104 Hawai'i 12 78 316 4.05 2 40 34 11 2
106 Kansas 12 65 314 4.83 0 46 35 14 2
106 Coastal Carolina 12 79 328 4.15 3 49 35 8 3
106 Old Dominion 12 79 343 4.34 7 63 35 14 3
106 Oklahoma State 12 76 344 4.53 4 48 35 12 5
106 New Mexico 12 68 355 5.22 7 51 35 13 4
106 UAB 12 77 369 4.79 5 33 35 10 3
106 BYU 12 76 370 4.87 3 54 35 12 3
106 Utah State 12 72 371 5.15 7 39 35 14 3
114 Mississippi State 12 82 247 3.01 5 17 36 11 0
114 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 57 266 4.67 1 26 36 10 2
114 Ball State 12 66 290 4.39 6 32 36 7 3
114 Toledo 12 83 373 4.49 2 45 36 13 4
114 Kennesaw State 12 88 381 4.33 4 41 36 14 8
114 Rutgers 12 61 393 6.44 5 73 36 13 6
120 Florida 13 94 199 2.12 1 25 37 10 2
120 Washington 12 79 210 2.66 4 37 37 9 2
120 Sam Houston State 13 82 335 4.09 6 38 37 9 1
123 Miami (Ohio) 13 90 278 3.09 1 40 38 11 3
123 Navy 12 88 369 4.19 4 37 38 11 3
125 Massachusetts 12 69 361 5.23 4 32 39 13 3
125 Clemson 14 93 494 5.31 3 50 39 22 10
127 Louisiana-Monroe 12 79 295 3.73 3 17 40 12 0
128 San Diego State 12 80 331 4.14 2 57 41 11 2
129 Western Michigan 13 90 371 4.12 2 41 42 9 4
129 Kent State 12 84 400 4.76 9 40 42 16 3
131 San Jose State 12 89 278 3.12 1 25 43 6 2
131 Western Kentucky 14 90 292 3.24 3 37 43 11 2
133 TCU 12 84 423 5.04 6 46 44 15 4
134 Nevada 13 84 363 4.32 6 30 46 14 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards