2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 12/30/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 9 | 16 | -30 | -1.88 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 11 | 18 | -24 | -1.33 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 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 | Ohio State | 10 | 15 | -9 | -0.60 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 7 | 9 | -8 | -0.89 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 7 | 13 | -4 | -0.31 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 11 | 16 | -4 | -0.25 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 11 | 22 | -3 | -0.14 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0.20 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 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 | Sam Houston State | 9 | 15 | 5 | 0.33 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 13 | 6 | 0.46 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 7 | 11 | 7 | 0.64 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 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 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0.56 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 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 | UNLV | 12 | 17 | 13 | 0.76 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 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 | Florida | 8 | 17 | 14 | 0.82 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 10 | 16 | 14 | 0.88 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 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 | Kansas State | 9 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 5 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1.67 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 6 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 10 | 14 | 22 | 1.57 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 6 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 6 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 8 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 7 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 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 | Appalachian State | 6 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 10 | 25 | 26 | 1.04 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 7 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 7 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 8 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 8 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 6 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 7 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 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 | Texas State | 8 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 9 | 18 | 37 | 2.06 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 9 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 10 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 9 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 9 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 6 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 11 | 22 | 69 | 3.14 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 6 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | Notre Dame | 9 | 20 | -14 | -0.70 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Coastal Carolina | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0.20 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Memphis | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0.27 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | BYU | 10 | 19 | 7 | 0.37 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 12 | 15 | 1.25 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Akron | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Army | 12 | 16 | 20 | 1.25 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Minnesota | 5 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | South Carolina | 8 | 12 | 22 | 1.83 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 25 | 6.25 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | LSU | 7 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Mississippi | 8 | 16 | 29 | 1.81 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Ohio | 11 | 14 | 30 | 2.14 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Georgia | 9 | 15 | 31 | 2.07 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 14 | 31 | 2.21 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Duke | 6 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Ball State | 5 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | New Mexico State | 10 | 15 | 45 | 3.00 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Kent State | 6 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Troy | 6 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Connecticut | 9 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 1 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 51 | 10.20 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Nebraska | 9 | 17 | 52 | 3.06 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | South Florida | 9 | 13 | 55 | 4.23 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 11 | 55 | 5.00 | 1 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Rice | 5 | 9 | 56 | 6.22 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Boise State | 10 | 20 | 57 | 2.85 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Maryland | 5 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Tulane | 8 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Charlotte | 6 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Arkansas | 10 | 20 | 63 | 3.15 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | North Texas | 9 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 72 | North Carolina State | 8 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 72 | Utah | 9 | 19 | 67 | 3.53 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Texas Tech | 13 | 18 | 68 | 3.78 | 3 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Boston College | 9 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 72 | Syracuse | 7 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 1 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Purdue | 9 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 15 | 78 | 5.20 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 72 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 16 | 81 | 5.06 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 72 | Kennesaw State | 8 | 15 | 81 | 5.40 | 0 | 49 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | California | 6 | 8 | 85 | 10.63 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | East Carolina | 10 | 19 | 93 | 4.89 | 2 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 72 | Colorado State | 8 | 14 | 96 | 6.86 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 72 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 16 | 98 | 6.13 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 121 | SMU | 11 | 19 | 49 | 2.58 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | Cincinnati | 8 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 16 | 62 | 3.88 | 1 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 121 | Central Michigan | 7 | 14 | 64 | 4.57 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | New Mexico | 8 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | Texas A&M | 9 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 121 | Missouri | 7 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | Wisconsin | 8 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | Arizona | 11 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 121 | UTSA | 7 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | Baylor | 8 | 13 | 94 | 7.23 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 121 | Air Force | 10 | 22 | 106 | 4.82 | 3 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 121 | Colorado | 9 | 18 | 125 | 6.94 | 3 | 62 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 134 | Florida International | 10 | 23 | 225 | 9.78 | 3 | 72 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||