2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 12/14/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 9 | 16 | -30 | -1.88 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 10 | 16 | -24 | -1.50 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 9 | 14 | -17 | -1.21 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 10 | -15 | -1.50 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 5 | 6 | -14 | -2.33 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 6 | 9 | -13 | -1.44 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 13 | -13 | -1.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 7 | 9 | -8 | -0.89 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 10 | 15 | -7 | -0.47 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 7 | 13 | -4 | -0.31 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 13 | -3 | -0.23 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0.64 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 9 | 14 | 11 | 0.79 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 9 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 5 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 7 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 7 | 14 | 19 | 1.36 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 10 | 14 | 22 | 1.57 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 6 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 10 | 18 | 24 | 1.33 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 6 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 7 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 8 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 7 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 9 | 17 | 33 | 1.94 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 9 | 18 | 37 | 2.06 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | San Jose State | 10 | 21 | -5 | -0.24 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Memphis | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Arkansas State | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0.30 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0.50 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | BYU | 10 | 19 | 7 | 0.37 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | USC | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0.56 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Florida State | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Texas | 9 | 15 | 15 | 1.00 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Kansas State | 9 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Akron | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Stanford | 5 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Old Dominion | 6 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Minnesota | 5 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | South Carolina | 8 | 12 | 22 | 1.83 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Iowa | 5 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Oregon State | 8 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Arizona State | 7 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Clemson | 5 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Ohio | 10 | 13 | 25 | 1.92 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Appalachian State | 6 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | LSU | 7 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | UCF | 7 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | UAB | 6 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Western Michigan | 7 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Duke | 6 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Ball State | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Texas State | 8 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Tulane | 7 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 8 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | New Mexico State | 10 | 15 | 45 | 3.00 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Kent State | 6 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 1 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Rice | 5 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Maryland | 5 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | 12 | 17 | 66 | 3.88 | 3 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Syracuse | 6 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 1 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 15 | 81 | 5.40 | 0 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Notre Dame | 8 | 19 | -18 | -0.95 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 13 | -7 | -0.54 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Illinois | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Army | 12 | 16 | 20 | 1.25 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Mississippi | 8 | 16 | 29 | 1.81 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Georgia | 9 | 15 | 31 | 2.07 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Penn State | 7 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Liberty | 9 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | James Madison | 9 | 14 | 40 | 2.86 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | North Carolina State | 7 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 12 | 47 | 3.92 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | SMU | 10 | 18 | 49 | 2.72 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 84 | Troy | 6 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Connecticut | 8 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | South Florida | 8 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Cincinnati | 8 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 84 | San Diego State | 9 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Boise State | 10 | 20 | 57 | 2.85 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Georgia State | 9 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | West Virginia | 6 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Charlotte | 6 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Arkansas | 9 | 19 | 64 | 3.37 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Central Michigan | 7 | 14 | 64 | 4.57 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 84 | Utah | 9 | 19 | 67 | 3.53 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | New Mexico | 8 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 84 | Marshall | 11 | 22 | 69 | 3.14 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Purdue | 9 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Missouri | 6 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 84 | Wisconsin | 8 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 84 | California | 6 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | East Carolina | 9 | 17 | 90 | 5.29 | 2 | 66 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | UTSA | 6 | 11 | 90 | 8.18 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 119 | UNLV | 11 | 16 | 22 | 1.38 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 119 | Fresno State | 9 | 23 | 24 | 1.04 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 119 | Boston College | 8 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 119 | North Texas | 9 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 119 | Texas A&M | 9 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 119 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 16 | 81 | 5.06 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 119 | Bowling Green | 6 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 119 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 14 | 94 | 6.71 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 119 | Colorado State | 8 | 14 | 96 | 6.86 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 119 | Colorado | 9 | 18 | 125 | 6.94 | 3 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 129 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 129 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 129 | Arizona | 11 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 129 | Baylor | 8 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 129 | Florida International | 10 | 23 | 225 | 9.78 | 3 | 72 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
| 134 | Air Force | 10 | 22 | 106 | 4.82 | 3 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||