2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | 3 | 7 | -12 | -1.71 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 2 | 7 | -3 | -0.43 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0.83 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 3 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 3 | 16 | 26 | 1.63 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 2 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 15 | 34 | 2.27 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 3 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 3 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 2 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 2 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 1 | 4 | 35 | 8.75 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 3 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 2 | 15 | 37 | 2.47 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 14 | 37 | 2.64 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 14 | 38 | 2.71 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 3 | 22 | 41 | 1.86 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 14 | 46 | 3.29 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 2 | 9 | 46 | 5.11 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Colorado | 3 | 21 | 47 | 2.24 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 18 | 47 | 2.61 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 19 | 49 | 2.58 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 3 | 20 | 50 | 2.50 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 17 | 51 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 2 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 2 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 19 | 54 | 2.84 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 17 | 56 | 3.29 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 16 | 57 | 3.56 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 22 | 58 | 2.64 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 17 | 59 | 3.47 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 3 | 27 | 62 | 2.30 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 2 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 17 | 63 | 3.71 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Ohio | 3 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 3 | 20 | 65 | 3.25 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 3 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 3 | 23 | 69 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 20 | 70 | 3.50 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 21 | 71 | 3.38 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 13 | 73 | 5.62 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 28 | 76 | 2.71 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 3 | 15 | 76 | 5.07 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 3 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 22 | 77 | 3.50 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 23 | 79 | 3.43 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 24 | 86 | 3.58 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 22 | 94 | 4.27 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | UTEP | 3 | 21 | 99 | 4.71 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 3 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Akron | 3 | 19 | 101 | 5.32 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 3 | 18 | 107 | 5.94 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | 10 | 107 | 10.70 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 3 | 29 | 108 | 3.72 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 27 | 108 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 3 | 21 | 117 | 5.57 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 24 | 119 | 4.96 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 23 | 123 | 5.35 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 30 | 133 | 4.43 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 27 | 133 | 4.93 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | UAB | 3 | 31 | 138 | 4.45 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 92 | Iowa State | 2 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 92 | Purdue | 2 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 92 | New Mexico State | 3 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 92 | North Texas | 3 | 17 | 46 | 2.71 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 20 | 57 | 2.85 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 92 | Texas A&M | 3 | 17 | 61 | 3.59 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 92 | Oregon State | 2 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 92 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 92 | South Florida | 3 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 92 | UNLV | 2 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 92 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 92 | Georgia State | 2 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 92 | Auburn | 3 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 92 | TCU | 2 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 92 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 23 | 81 | 3.52 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 92 | BYU | 3 | 16 | 81 | 5.06 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 92 | Tulane | 3 | 21 | 82 | 3.90 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 92 | Buffalo | 3 | 12 | 87 | 7.25 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 92 | UTSA | 3 | 19 | 89 | 4.68 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 92 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 19 | 103 | 5.42 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 92 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 29 | 105 | 3.62 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 92 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 23 | 108 | 4.70 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 92 | Air Force | 3 | 30 | 112 | 3.73 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 92 | Charlotte | 3 | 24 | 119 | 4.96 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 92 | Rice | 3 | 19 | 121 | 6.37 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 92 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 26 | 134 | 5.15 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 92 | Nevada | 4 | 28 | 149 | 5.32 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 92 | Utah State | 3 | 19 | 165 | 8.68 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 92 | Kent State | 3 | 25 | 177 | 7.08 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 121 | Washington | 3 | 21 | 69 | 3.29 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 13 | 86 | 6.62 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | Syracuse | 2 | 12 | 98 | 8.17 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 121 | North Carolina State | 2 | 19 | 133 | 7.00 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 121 | Western Michigan | 3 | 20 | 138 | 6.90 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 121 | Arkansas State | 3 | 13 | 142 | 10.92 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 121 | Central Michigan | 3 | 24 | 145 | 6.04 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 121 | South Carolina | 3 | 20 | 151 | 7.55 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 121 | Old Dominion | 3 | 32 | 153 | 4.78 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 121 | Wisconsin | 3 | 20 | 159 | 7.95 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 121 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 18 | 175 | 9.72 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 132 | Wake Forest | 3 | 26 | 165 | 6.35 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 132 | New Mexico | 3 | 25 | 187 | 7.48 | 3 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 134 | Troy | 3 | 24 | 188 | 7.83 | 4 | 39 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||