2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 40 to Own 40 Yard Line through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 19 | -1 | -0.05 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 3 | 19 | 5 | 0.26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | 17 | 15 | 0.88 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 3 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 13 | 18 | 1.38 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 3 | 21 | 19 | 0.90 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 19 | 25 | 1.32 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 14 | 27 | 1.93 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 3 | 19 | 28 | 1.47 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 19 | 29 | 1.53 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 15 | 32 | 2.13 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 3 | 24 | 34 | 1.42 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 3 | 23 | 34 | 1.48 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 3 | 26 | 35 | 1.35 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 3 | 23 | 40 | 1.74 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 3 | 23 | 41 | 1.78 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 22 | 42 | 1.91 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 3 | 19 | 43 | 2.26 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 18 | 43 | 2.39 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | 16 | 47 | 2.94 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 30 | 52 | 1.73 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 33 | 53 | 1.61 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 3 | 23 | 56 | 2.43 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 18 | 56 | 3.11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 3 | 18 | 56 | 3.11 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 3 | 16 | 56 | 3.50 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 3 | 17 | 58 | 3.41 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 16 | 64 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 20 | 66 | 3.30 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 21 | 67 | 3.19 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 2 | 18 | 71 | 3.94 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | 19 | 74 | 3.89 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 3 | 28 | 78 | 2.79 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 25 | 80 | 3.20 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 3 | 20 | 82 | 4.10 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 4 | 25 | 86 | 3.44 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 3 | 23 | 87 | 3.78 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 3 | 24 | 91 | 3.79 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 3 | 19 | 91 | 4.79 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 3 | 33 | 94 | 2.85 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 3 | 24 | 98 | 4.08 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 3 | 29 | 100 | 3.45 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 3 | 32 | 119 | 3.72 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 3 | 36 | 132 | 3.67 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 3 | 30 | 138 | 4.60 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 30 | 149 | 4.97 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 57 | Louisville | 2 | 15 | 8 | 0.53 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | South Carolina | 3 | 28 | 40 | 1.43 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 15 | 43 | 2.87 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Kansas State | 3 | 10 | 43 | 4.30 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Memphis | 3 | 20 | 46 | 2.30 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | Toledo | 3 | 23 | 64 | 2.78 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | San Jose State | 3 | 27 | 67 | 2.48 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | Air Force | 3 | 23 | 71 | 3.09 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | Iowa State | 2 | 27 | 74 | 2.74 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | Marshall | 2 | 19 | 74 | 3.89 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 17 | 74 | 4.35 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Clemson | 2 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Michigan | 3 | 28 | 78 | 2.79 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | BYU | 3 | 19 | 78 | 4.11 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 20 | 80 | 4.00 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | Auburn | 3 | 34 | 86 | 2.53 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 57 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 35 | 92 | 2.63 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Oregon | 3 | 19 | 98 | 5.16 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 18 | 100 | 5.56 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 21 | 103 | 4.90 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Rice | 3 | 28 | 105 | 3.75 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Wisconsin | 3 | 25 | 105 | 4.20 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Utah | 3 | 22 | 105 | 4.77 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Penn State | 2 | 17 | 105 | 6.18 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | Old Dominion | 3 | 44 | 109 | 2.48 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 23 | 110 | 4.78 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Utah State | 3 | 26 | 113 | 4.35 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | Massachusetts | 3 | 23 | 114 | 4.96 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Texas | 3 | 21 | 114 | 5.43 | 1 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 57 | Tulane | 3 | 27 | 115 | 4.26 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 57 | West Virginia | 3 | 23 | 116 | 5.04 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 57 | Baylor | 3 | 27 | 121 | 4.48 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | Houston | 3 | 31 | 124 | 4.00 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | South Florida | 3 | 23 | 125 | 5.43 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | UTSA | 3 | 27 | 126 | 4.67 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | Illinois | 3 | 25 | 126 | 5.04 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Notre Dame | 3 | 32 | 137 | 4.28 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Wake Forest | 3 | 28 | 138 | 4.93 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 57 | San Diego State | 3 | 28 | 140 | 5.00 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | Syracuse | 2 | 19 | 142 | 7.47 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 57 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 30 | 148 | 4.93 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 57 | UAB | 3 | 31 | 152 | 4.90 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 57 | Texas A&M | 3 | 28 | 152 | 5.43 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Virginia | 3 | 30 | 156 | 5.20 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 32 | 157 | 4.91 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 57 | Florida | 3 | 31 | 157 | 5.06 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Mississippi State | 3 | 34 | 204 | 6.00 | 0 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 57 | Florida International | 3 | 38 | 231 | 6.08 | 1 | 51 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| 105 | Maryland | 3 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 105 | Fresno State | 3 | 23 | 105 | 4.57 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 105 | Ball State | 2 | 15 | 112 | 7.47 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 105 | Colorado | 3 | 19 | 113 | 5.95 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 105 | Washington | 3 | 20 | 118 | 5.90 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 105 | Bowling Green | 2 | 21 | 119 | 5.67 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 105 | Washington State | 3 | 22 | 126 | 5.73 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 105 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 24 | 131 | 5.46 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 105 | Arkansas State | 3 | 22 | 135 | 6.14 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 105 | Georgia State | 3 | 20 | 141 | 7.05 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 105 | TCU | 3 | 31 | 142 | 4.58 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 105 | SMU | 3 | 30 | 150 | 5.00 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 105 | Sam Houston State | 3 | 25 | 156 | 6.24 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 105 | North Texas | 3 | 30 | 175 | 5.83 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 105 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 33 | 181 | 5.48 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 105 | Akron | 3 | 24 | 184 | 7.67 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 105 | New Mexico | 3 | 28 | 208 | 7.43 | 1 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 105 | Temple | 3 | 46 | 209 | 4.54 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 105 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 45 | 257 | 5.71 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 124 | Oregon State | 3 | 16 | 114 | 7.13 | 1 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 124 | Arizona | 3 | 22 | 165 | 7.50 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 124 | Troy | 3 | 31 | 166 | 5.35 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 124 | Charlotte | 3 | 23 | 170 | 7.39 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 124 | New Mexico State | 3 | 26 | 183 | 7.04 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 124 | Connecticut | 3 | 32 | 184 | 5.75 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 124 | Purdue | 2 | 21 | 185 | 8.81 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 124 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 23 | 213 | 9.26 | 2 | 50 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 132 | Texas Tech | 3 | 29 | 211 | 7.28 | 1 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 133 | UTEP | 3 | 42 | 307 | 7.31 | 1 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 134 | Kent State | 3 | 39 | 374 | 9.59 | 3 | 53 | 17 | 13 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||