2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Memphis 12 37 95 2.57 0 16 6 4 0
2 Mississippi 13 58 79 1.36 0 15 9 5 0
2 Iowa 10 33 153 4.64 0 17 9 5 0
2 Nebraska 12 71 154 2.17 1 31 10 5 2
2 Oklahoma 13 70 251 3.59 1 36 15 5 1
2 BYU 12 69 258 3.74 2 38 13 5 2
2 Navy 13 73 262 3.59 1 29 21 5 3
8 Indiana 11 48 169 3.52 0 23 11 6 3
8 South Carolina 12 68 249 3.66 2 36 20 6 3
8 North Carolina 12 74 328 4.43 2 27 22 6 2
11 UTSA 13 64 182 2.84 2 39 16 7 2
11 California 12 61 194 3.18 3 30 13 7 3
11 Houston 12 74 207 2.80 0 37 12 7 2
11 Florida 13 87 240 2.76 1 25 21 7 3
11 Notre Dame 14 84 265 3.15 0 21 22 7 1
11 Buffalo 13 76 277 3.64 3 31 14 7 5
17 Texas A&M 13 63 196 3.11 2 23 12 8 2
17 Tennessee 13 72 236 3.28 2 29 19 8 2
17 Penn State 15 84 239 2.85 0 28 17 8 1
17 Miami (Ohio) 14 81 252 3.11 1 28 20 8 3
17 Iowa State 13 75 275 3.67 1 27 16 8 3
17 Louisiana Tech 12 73 279 3.82 1 30 18 8 1
17 UCF 12 65 294 4.52 1 35 19 8 4
17 Texas Tech 13 72 302 4.19 3 35 14 8 4
17 North Texas 13 103 323 3.14 2 39 20 8 4
17 Fresno State 13 67 328 4.90 0 23 18 8 3
17 North Carolina State 12 77 355 4.61 4 38 17 8 5
28 James Madison 11 55 197 3.58 3 38 9 9 3
28 Utah 12 77 201 2.61 1 37 18 9 2
28 Army 13 57 240 4.21 0 21 16 9 2
28 SMU 14 84 249 2.96 1 25 21 9 2
28 Missouri 12 57 251 4.40 1 35 15 9 2
28 UCLA 12 55 266 4.84 0 23 16 9 3
28 Michigan 13 72 271 3.76 1 27 20 9 3
28 Auburn 12 67 271 4.04 1 32 17 9 4
28 UTEP 12 73 291 3.99 2 39 16 9 3
28 Stanford 12 68 307 4.51 2 39 19 9 4
28 Arkansas 12 90 391 4.34 2 36 21 9 4
39 Boise State 14 59 144 2.44 1 31 13 10 2
39 Texas 13 83 221 2.66 0 18 18 10 0
39 Ohio 13 52 236 4.54 3 28 15 10 3
39 Ohio State 16 66 269 4.08 2 33 18 10 5
39 Virginia Tech 13 77 291 3.78 1 28 17 10 1
39 Minnesota 11 66 293 4.44 1 27 15 10 2
39 LSU 13 83 316 3.81 1 39 18 10 6
39 Virginia 12 81 334 4.12 1 36 22 10 2
39 New Mexico State 11 91 368 4.04 4 29 23 10 4
39 Baylor 13 89 407 4.57 2 31 19 10 3
49 Miami (Florida) 12 54 199 3.69 1 30 13 11 3
49 Kansas 12 87 239 2.75 0 16 20 11 0
49 Boston College 12 65 260 4.00 0 25 19 11 3
49 Oregon 14 62 264 4.26 0 22 17 11 1
49 Georgia Tech 12 73 275 3.77 2 28 16 11 4
49 USC 12 57 291 5.11 1 36 17 11 2
49 Michigan State 12 65 327 5.03 1 36 15 11 3
49 Arizona 12 69 338 4.90 2 32 21 11 3
49 Kansas State 12 88 339 3.85 4 38 18 11 5
49 Cincinnati 12 62 359 5.79 3 32 16 11 6
49 Sam Houston State 13 77 363 4.71 3 38 22 11 3
49 Maryland 12 95 372 3.92 0 17 21 11 0
49 Syracuse 13 73 380 5.21 3 34 20 11 4
49 Temple 12 81 385 4.75 2 39 21 11 3
49 Colorado State 13 80 424 5.30 3 29 23 11 7
49 Vanderbilt 12 84 426 5.07 3 33 27 11 6
65 Duke 13 77 284 3.69 3 29 19 12 4
65 Colorado 13 91 288 3.16 0 24 19 12 4
65 Alabama 13 73 292 4.00 0 27 17 12 2
65 Connecticut 13 60 324 5.40 2 38 24 12 4
65 South Florida 13 79 331 4.19 2 30 17 12 2
65 Toledo 12 78 340 4.36 0 23 20 12 1
65 Northern Illinois 13 77 345 4.48 2 36 20 12 3
65 Northwestern 12 71 346 4.87 4 31 21 12 4
65 Bowling Green 12 78 347 4.45 2 27 20 12 4
65 Eastern Michigan 12 97 351 3.62 2 25 25 12 2
65 Old Dominion 12 80 368 4.60 3 30 20 12 3
65 Georgia 14 83 390 4.70 3 38 23 12 4
65 New Mexico 12 89 429 4.82 3 36 26 12 6
65 Washington 13 89 472 5.30 4 39 26 12 5
79 UNLV 12 62 335 5.40 3 33 18 13 4
79 Louisville 12 63 339 5.38 2 30 18 13 5
79 Washington State 13 64 357 5.58 2 33 19 13 2
79 Rice 11 73 364 4.99 1 37 19 13 3
79 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 80 371 4.64 0 26 26 13 4
79 Tulsa 12 69 376 5.45 5 30 21 13 8
79 Wisconsin 12 82 421 5.13 3 35 24 13 5
79 East Carolina 13 105 433 4.12 5 38 26 13 7
87 Pittsburgh 13 89 276 3.10 2 36 20 14 3
87 Texas State 12 66 285 4.32 3 29 18 14 3
87 South Alabama 12 71 303 4.27 1 33 23 14 3
87 Liberty 12 85 310 3.65 1 28 15 14 2
87 Troy 12 75 338 4.51 5 39 19 14 7
87 TCU 11 73 372 5.10 3 35 21 14 4
87 Akron 12 82 394 4.80 3 36 25 14 4
87 Coastal Carolina 13 95 417 4.39 2 38 21 14 6
87 Florida Atlantic 12 91 430 4.73 3 35 22 14 7
87 Marshall 12 81 442 5.46 2 36 21 14 7
87 Kennesaw State 12 88 447 5.08 5 35 27 14 6
87 Illinois 12 85 475 5.59 2 36 29 14 5
87 Nevada 13 99 504 5.09 1 29 29 14 6
87 Mississippi State 12 124 540 4.35 2 33 32 14 5
101 Arizona State 14 85 370 4.35 2 31 24 15 3
101 San Diego State 12 97 376 3.88 0 27 25 15 1
101 Rutgers 13 58 387 6.67 5 36 20 15 5
101 Oklahoma State 12 104 402 3.87 0 26 33 15 3
101 Florida International 12 88 425 4.83 2 30 28 15 4
101 Ball State 12 77 440 5.71 6 34 25 15 8
101 Air Force 12 85 447 5.26 5 35 21 15 7
101 Western Michigan 13 90 463 5.14 4 26 30 15 6
101 Wyoming 12 71 472 6.65 4 39 18 15 8
101 Hawai'i 11 71 484 6.82 5 37 23 15 6
101 Western Kentucky 13 100 544 5.44 5 39 30 15 8
112 Kentucky 12 68 366 5.38 1 24 25 16 2
112 Tulane 14 80 371 4.64 3 29 23 16 4
112 Florida State 12 90 436 4.84 2 35 24 16 6
112 Appalachian State 11 68 476 7.00 6 37 25 16 10
112 West Virginia 13 87 477 5.48 2 37 24 16 8
117 Jacksonville State 14 97 396 4.08 3 25 22 17 4
117 Purdue 11 80 409 5.11 4 34 27 17 5
117 Clemson 14 84 437 5.20 3 38 26 17 7
117 Georgia State 11 76 484 6.37 4 35 25 17 6
117 Oregon State 11 87 492 5.66 2 33 30 17 6
122 Arkansas State 13 79 506 6.41 3 37 22 18 9
122 Massachusetts 12 98 572 5.84 5 36 35 18 9
124 Middle Tennessee 12 66 420 6.36 2 26 22 19 4
124 Georgia Southern 13 82 460 5.61 4 38 24 19 8
124 San Jose State 12 90 494 5.49 3 36 29 19 7
127 Central Michigan 12 107 457 4.27 5 35 28 20 10
127 Southern Mississippi 12 91 562 6.18 7 36 31 20 9
127 UAB 12 115 626 5.44 3 33 37 20 5
130 Wake Forest 12 87 476 5.47 3 30 33 21 6
130 Louisiana-Monroe 12 92 531 5.77 3 27 35 21 6
130 Kent State 12 102 552 5.41 4 32 29 21 6
133 Charlotte 12 96 533 5.55 3 37 33 22 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