2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 12/20/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Mississippi 12 54 69 1.28 0 15 8 5 0
2 Memphis 12 37 95 2.57 0 16 6 4 0
3 Nebraska 11 62 118 1.90 1 31 8 3 2
4 Boise State 13 53 134 2.53 1 31 11 8 2
5 Iowa 9 30 151 5.03 0 17 8 5 0
6 Penn State 12 66 157 2.38 0 28 13 5 1
7 Texas 10 60 161 2.68 0 17 13 8 0
8 Miami (Florida) 11 53 169 3.19 0 26 12 10 2
8 Indiana 11 48 169 3.52 0 23 11 6 3
10 Tennessee 12 66 173 2.62 0 15 16 6 0
11 Texas A&M 12 58 174 3.00 2 23 11 8 2
12 UTSA 12 60 183 3.05 2 39 15 7 2
13 Notre Dame 11 64 184 2.88 0 21 15 5 1
14 California 12 61 194 3.18 3 30 13 7 3
15 James Madison 11 55 197 3.58 3 38 9 9 3
16 Utah 12 77 201 2.61 1 37 18 9 2
17 SMU 13 73 204 2.79 0 24 17 7 1
18 Houston 12 74 207 2.80 0 37 12 7 2
19 USC 11 46 212 4.61 1 36 12 8 2
20 Ohio State 12 54 217 4.02 2 33 13 9 4
21 Boston College 11 57 226 3.96 0 25 17 9 2
22 South Carolina 11 60 227 3.78 2 36 19 6 3
22 Louisiana Tech 11 59 227 3.85 1 30 14 7 1
22 Missouri 11 54 227 4.20 1 35 13 8 2
25 Miami (Ohio) 13 78 228 2.92 1 22 19 7 2
26 Virginia Tech 12 69 232 3.36 0 19 13 8 0
27 Iowa State 12 68 234 3.44 1 27 13 7 2
28 Ohio 13 52 236 4.54 3 28 15 10 3
29 Georgia Tech 11 71 238 3.35 2 28 15 9 3
30 Kansas 12 87 239 2.75 0 16 20 11 0
30 Oregon 13 56 239 4.27 0 22 15 10 1
30 Army 12 54 239 4.43 0 21 16 9 2
33 Florida 13 87 240 2.76 1 25 21 7 3
34 Oklahoma 12 64 241 3.77 1 36 15 5 1
35 Navy 12 68 247 3.63 0 29 19 4 2
36 Colorado 12 81 257 3.17 0 24 17 10 3
37 Liberty 11 71 258 3.63 1 28 12 12 2
37 BYU 12 69 258 3.74 2 38 13 5 2
39 UCLA 12 55 266 4.84 0 23 16 9 3
40 Duke 12 74 268 3.62 3 29 18 11 4
41 Pittsburgh 12 83 269 3.24 2 36 20 13 3
41 Michigan 12 69 269 3.90 1 27 20 9 3
43 Auburn 12 67 271 4.04 1 32 17 9 4
44 Toledo 11 67 273 4.07 0 23 16 9 1
45 Buffalo 12 70 276 3.94 3 31 14 7 5
46 Texas Tech 12 67 277 4.13 3 35 13 8 4
47 Kansas State 11 82 282 3.44 3 38 14 8 4
48 North Carolina 11 66 285 4.32 2 27 19 6 2
49 Fresno State 12 58 288 4.97 0 23 16 7 2
50 Alabama 12 68 292 4.29 0 27 16 12 2
51 UTEP 12 73 293 4.01 2 39 16 9 3
51 Minnesota 11 66 293 4.44 1 27 15 10 2
53 UCF 12 65 294 4.52 1 35 19 8 4
53 Texas State 11 64 294 4.59 3 29 18 14 3
55 LSU 12 78 297 3.81 1 39 17 10 6
56 South Florida 12 74 300 4.05 2 30 15 11 2
57 South Alabama 12 71 303 4.27 1 33 23 14 3
58 Stanford 12 68 307 4.51 2 39 19 9 4
59 Connecticut 12 59 310 5.25 2 38 23 11 4
60 North Carolina State 11 68 311 4.57 4 38 15 7 4
61 Rutgers 12 50 313 6.26 4 30 17 12 4
62 Bowling Green 11 70 318 4.54 2 27 19 11 4
63 Coastal Carolina 12 85 322 3.79 1 38 17 10 4
64 North Texas 12 93 325 3.49 2 39 18 8 4
65 Washington State 12 62 326 5.26 2 33 17 11 2
66 Michigan State 12 65 327 5.03 1 36 15 11 3
67 Virginia 12 81 334 4.12 1 36 22 10 2
68 UNLV 12 62 335 5.40 3 33 18 13 4
69 Northern Illinois 12 71 336 4.73 2 36 19 11 3
70 Troy 12 75 338 4.51 5 39 19 14 7
70 Clemson 13 74 338 4.57 2 27 21 13 5
70 Arizona 12 69 338 4.90 2 32 21 11 3
73 Louisville 11 59 340 5.76 2 30 18 12 5
74 Northwestern 12 71 346 4.87 4 31 21 12 4
75 Eastern Michigan 12 97 351 3.62 2 25 25 12 2
76 TCU 10 69 356 5.16 3 35 20 14 4
77 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 71 357 5.03 0 26 24 13 4
77 Syracuse 12 67 357 5.33 3 34 19 11 4
79 Cincinnati 12 62 359 5.79 3 32 16 11 6
80 Sam Houston State 13 77 363 4.71 3 38 22 11 3
81 Arizona State 13 81 364 4.49 2 31 24 15 3
81 Rice 11 73 364 4.99 1 37 19 13 3
83 Baylor 12 80 365 4.56 2 31 17 9 3
84 Kentucky 12 68 366 5.38 1 24 25 16 2
85 New Mexico State 11 91 368 4.04 4 29 23 10 4
85 Old Dominion 12 80 368 4.60 3 30 20 12 3
87 Arkansas 11 87 370 4.25 2 36 20 8 4
88 Tulane 14 80 371 4.64 3 29 23 16 4
89 Maryland 12 95 372 3.92 0 17 21 11 0
90 San Diego State 12 97 376 3.88 0 27 25 15 1
90 Tulsa 12 69 376 5.45 5 30 21 13 8
92 Vanderbilt 11 77 377 4.90 3 33 24 10 5
93 Temple 12 81 385 4.75 2 39 21 11 3
94 Georgia 13 80 392 4.90 3 38 23 12 4
95 Akron 12 82 394 4.80 3 36 25 14 4
95 Colorado State 12 74 394 5.32 3 29 21 10 7
97 Jacksonville State 14 97 396 4.08 3 25 22 17 4
98 Illinois 11 74 400 5.41 1 34 25 13 4
99 Oklahoma State 12 104 402 3.87 0 26 33 15 3
100 Purdue 11 80 409 5.11 4 34 27 17 5
101 East Carolina 12 96 420 4.38 5 38 25 12 7
101 Middle Tennessee 12 66 420 6.36 2 26 22 19 4
103 Wisconsin 12 82 421 5.13 3 35 24 13 5
104 Florida International 12 88 425 4.83 2 30 28 15 4
105 New Mexico 12 89 429 4.82 3 36 26 12 6
106 Florida Atlantic 12 91 430 4.73 3 35 22 14 7
107 Washington 12 82 433 5.28 4 39 25 11 4
108 Florida State 12 90 436 4.84 2 35 24 16 6
109 Ball State 12 77 440 5.71 6 34 25 15 8
110 Marshall 12 81 442 5.46 2 36 21 14 7
111 Kennesaw State 12 88 447 5.08 5 35 27 14 6
111 Air Force 12 85 447 5.26 5 35 21 15 7
113 Central Michigan 12 107 457 4.27 5 35 28 20 10
114 Georgia Southern 13 82 460 5.61 4 38 24 19 8
115 Western Michigan 13 90 463 5.14 4 26 30 15 6
116 Wyoming 12 71 472 6.65 4 39 18 15 8
117 Wake Forest 12 87 476 5.47 3 30 33 21 6
117 Appalachian State 11 68 476 7.00 6 37 25 16 10
119 West Virginia 13 87 477 5.48 2 37 24 16 8
120 Georgia State 11 76 484 6.37 4 35 25 17 6
120 Hawai'i 11 71 484 6.82 5 37 23 15 6
122 San Jose State 11 89 490 5.51 3 36 29 19 7
123 Oregon State 11 87 492 5.66 2 33 30 17 6
124 Nevada 13 99 504 5.09 1 29 29 14 6
125 Arkansas State 12 74 519 7.01 3 37 22 18 9
126 Louisiana-Monroe 12 92 531 5.77 3 27 35 21 6
127 Charlotte 12 96 533 5.55 3 37 33 22 5
128 Mississippi State 12 124 540 4.35 2 33 32 14 5
129 Western Kentucky 13 100 544 5.44 5 39 30 15 8
130 Kent State 12 102 552 5.41 4 32 29 21 6
131 Southern Mississippi 12 91 562 6.18 7 36 31 20 9
132 Massachusetts 12 98 572 5.84 5 36 35 18 9
133 UAB 12 115 626 5.44 3 33 37 20 5
134 Utah State 12 121 710 5.87 4 33 38 23 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards