2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 12/20/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 UNLV 14 109 206 1.89 0 19 21 7 0
2 Mississippi 12 102 224 2.20 0 30 19 10 2
3 Ohio State 12 87 247 2.84 0 38 21 8 3
4 California 13 112 262 2.34 0 15 13 8 0
5 Michigan 11 74 266 3.59 0 55 19 7 3
6 Indiana 13 95 269 2.83 0 39 24 9 2
7 Georgia 13 112 279 2.49 0 28 21 10 1
8 Michigan State 12 93 287 3.09 0 24 19 9 2
9 James Madison 13 115 290 2.52 0 49 17 11 3
10 Arkansas 12 103 292 2.83 0 53 16 4 3
10 Northern Illinois 12 98 292 2.98 0 34 25 12 2
12 South Carolina 12 108 300 2.78 1 56 25 15 4
13 Memphis 13 89 306 3.44 2 56 14 8 3
14 Boston College 12 100 308 3.08 0 22 24 11 3
15 Tennessee 12 101 313 3.10 0 24 25 14 3
16 UCF 12 99 314 3.17 1 57 15 8 3
17 Nebraska 12 95 317 3.34 0 34 19 11 2
18 UCLA 12 94 322 3.43 0 30 21 9 1
19 Alabama 12 106 331 3.12 0 45 26 8 2
20 Texas 13 106 340 3.21 1 53 26 7 1
21 Ohio 14 139 341 2.45 1 58 23 11 4
22 Duke 12 109 349 3.20 0 28 31 17 1
23 Liberty 11 93 350 3.76 0 25 23 13 2
24 UTSA 12 98 355 3.62 3 45 19 9 5
25 Louisiana Tech 12 101 365 3.61 2 41 23 15 3
26 Washington 12 81 369 4.56 0 25 29 11 3
27 Army 13 80 370 4.63 1 58 24 7 4
28 Oklahoma 12 99 375 3.79 1 43 22 11 5
28 Missouri 11 93 375 4.03 1 43 25 8 4
30 Northwestern 12 94 378 4.02 1 41 27 8 4
31 SMU 13 123 381 3.10 0 37 24 9 2
32 Vanderbilt 12 99 383 3.87 0 39 22 9 3
32 Arizona State 13 92 383 4.16 1 55 19 11 4
34 San Jose State 12 134 384 2.87 0 25 30 12 3
35 Virginia Tech 12 107 385 3.60 0 33 23 12 2
35 Boise State 13 94 385 4.10 0 29 28 13 4
37 Iowa 12 92 397 4.32 0 29 27 18 2
38 Maryland 12 84 399 4.75 1 51 26 12 4
39 Penn State 13 106 400 3.77 1 41 28 13 4
40 Kennesaw State 12 96 404 4.21 0 49 21 12 5
41 Miami (Florida) 12 102 406 3.98 2 55 23 12 4
42 Pittsburgh 12 115 407 3.54 1 50 25 11 6
43 Utah State 12 93 410 4.41 1 54 22 10 2
44 Stanford 12 104 411 3.95 1 52 26 12 1
45 Louisville 12 117 413 3.53 1 59 29 17 3
46 Baylor 12 101 415 4.11 0 51 23 15 4
47 Oregon State 12 91 418 4.59 1 54 27 11 5
48 Navy 12 93 420 4.52 1 57 22 11 3
48 Syracuse 12 76 420 5.53 1 47 24 16 3
50 Bowling Green 12 112 421 3.76 1 41 26 14 5
51 Air Force 11 96 426 4.44 0 50 26 17 2
52 Minnesota 12 95 431 4.54 2 42 24 13 7
53 Texas State 12 90 439 4.88 2 57 23 15 6
54 Kansas State 12 92 442 4.80 1 41 25 18 8
55 Wisconsin 12 107 451 4.21 0 30 25 14 2
56 Utah 12 91 457 5.02 2 50 21 13 6
57 Notre Dame 13 125 459 3.67 1 47 30 11 7
57 Central Michigan 12 103 459 4.46 0 38 27 16 5
59 Colorado State 12 112 464 4.14 0 43 23 13 4
60 Auburn 12 133 465 3.50 1 48 31 15 4
61 Georgia Tech 12 81 467 5.77 1 53 29 15 5
62 LSU 12 101 470 4.65 2 55 36 16 4
63 Florida State 12 110 471 4.28 0 27 32 19 3
64 BYU 12 102 478 4.69 1 54 27 16 4
65 Kentucky 12 108 484 4.48 2 58 26 11 4
66 Rice 12 115 487 4.23 1 48 33 16 4
67 North Carolina State 12 101 492 4.87 3 55 30 20 4
68 Tulane 14 107 493 4.61 1 47 25 18 5
68 North Carolina 12 105 493 4.70 0 28 36 18 3
70 Oregon 13 95 494 5.20 0 53 30 14 6
71 Fresno State 12 110 495 4.50 0 30 33 14 5
72 Old Dominion 12 134 496 3.70 1 50 34 17 4
73 Cincinnati 12 126 498 3.95 0 28 27 16 4
73 South Alabama 13 115 498 4.33 1 44 30 20 3
73 USC 12 97 498 5.13 2 53 23 10 6
76 Illinois 12 112 499 4.46 0 35 38 21 2
77 South Florida 12 113 501 4.43 2 60 26 15 4
78 Wake Forest 12 107 505 4.72 0 30 40 20 5
78 Georgia Southern 13 107 505 4.72 0 33 24 17 4
80 Wyoming 12 96 507 5.28 1 40 28 21 5
81 Eastern Michigan 12 121 509 4.21 1 44 27 18 3
82 Houston 12 119 512 4.30 2 50 29 12 3
83 Massachusetts 12 109 513 4.71 0 34 31 16 3
84 Washington State 12 108 514 4.76 1 59 31 16 3
85 Texas A&M 12 114 517 4.54 3 52 28 16 7
86 Toledo 12 122 519 4.25 0 45 34 19 6
87 Ball State 12 125 520 4.16 2 57 30 13 5
88 Florida 13 137 529 3.86 0 33 38 15 2
89 Virginia 12 101 530 5.25 1 58 31 11 3
90 Rutgers 12 95 539 5.67 2 55 28 15 5
91 Connecticut 12 115 546 4.75 3 55 23 13 7
92 Appalachian State 11 122 549 4.50 0 27 35 20 3
93 Louisiana-Monroe 12 123 554 4.50 0 47 37 18 4
94 Sam Houston State 13 133 560 4.21 0 26 41 15 2
95 Tulsa 12 119 561 4.71 2 55 28 20 4
96 Hawai'i 12 110 564 5.13 1 54 28 17 5
97 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 110 565 5.14 2 60 39 20 6
98 West Virginia 13 96 566 5.90 3 51 31 18 6
99 Colorado 12 105 573 5.46 1 47 32 19 8
100 East Carolina 12 130 577 4.44 0 42 30 19 6
101 Arizona 12 97 592 6.10 0 39 33 23 8
102 Miami (Ohio) 13 115 594 5.17 1 50 38 20 6
103 TCU 12 122 596 4.89 1 46 39 22 6
104 Troy 12 106 603 5.69 2 49 32 20 9
105 Iowa State 13 118 608 5.15 1 46 31 19 6
106 Florida International 12 121 617 5.10 3 59 38 16 4
107 Texas Tech 12 101 620 6.14 1 44 28 21 8
108 Buffalo 12 136 626 4.60 3 54 37 18 6
109 Kansas 12 114 639 5.61 0 50 44 25 4
110 Florida Atlantic 12 106 649 6.12 1 46 31 23 9
111 North Texas 12 127 650 5.12 1 42 36 16 6
112 Nevada 13 128 653 5.10 0 46 34 22 4
113 Jacksonville State 14 150 655 4.37 1 40 41 17 3
114 Georgia State 12 114 664 5.82 0 52 36 18 6
115 Marshall 13 129 665 5.16 1 40 39 28 6
116 San Diego State 12 114 667 5.85 2 51 38 18 7
117 Arkansas State 12 117 672 5.74 1 46 39 29 8
118 New Mexico 12 119 681 5.72 2 51 36 18 6
119 Clemson 13 113 695 6.15 1 45 38 27 10
120 Coastal Carolina 12 112 704 6.29 1 56 41 23 9
121 Akron 12 112 707 6.31 2 58 28 22 8
122 UAB 12 119 710 5.97 2 51 38 20 6
123 Southern Mississippi 12 134 713 5.32 4 57 31 22 9
124 Middle Tennessee 12 141 727 5.16 3 49 35 21 8
125 Western Michigan 13 138 731 5.30 1 50 37 18 6
126 Temple 12 127 760 5.98 3 51 29 17 10
127 Western Kentucky 14 164 770 4.70 0 48 46 27 4
128 Mississippi State 12 132 774 5.86 0 39 44 25 5
129 UTEP 12 169 777 4.60 2 59 38 23 12
130 New Mexico State 12 131 781 5.96 4 50 39 24 7
131 Oklahoma State 12 128 820 6.41 4 59 35 26 10
132 Charlotte 12 123 863 7.02 4 58 43 28 11
133 Purdue 12 126 936 7.43 4 51 47 30 11
134 Kent State 12 151 982 6.50 4 53 56 30 12
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards