2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 1 To 20 Yard Line through 12/14/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Indiana 10 33 4 0.12 0 11 1 1 0
2 Michigan 11 44 79 1.80 0 8 2 0 0
3 Maryland 11 42 79 1.88 0 16 4 4 0
4 Ohio State 9 39 78 2.00 0 8 2 0 0
5 Pittsburgh 12 43 88 2.05 0 28 6 4 1
6 Kansas 9 21 47 2.24 0 10 2 2 0
7 South Carolina 11 44 99 2.25 0 11 4 3 0
8 Texas 12 41 95 2.32 0 11 4 3 0
9 Connecticut 10 41 96 2.34 0 24 4 4 1
10 Penn State 11 40 97 2.43 0 25 4 4 1
11 UTSA 11 40 102 2.55 0 23 5 3 1
12 Ohio 11 41 111 2.71 0 18 5 4 0
13 Oklahoma 12 59 166 2.81 0 17 10 4 0
14 Tennessee 12 59 175 2.97 0 19 6 7 0
15 Miami (Ohio) 13 56 167 2.98 0 10 3 1 0
16 Clemson 12 34 102 3.00 0 23 3 4 1
17 UTEP 10 44 135 3.07 0 20 4 4 1
18 Central Michigan 10 29 90 3.10 0 17 5 4 0
19 Houston 11 47 147 3.13 0 16 6 4 0
19 Texas State 12 53 166 3.13 0 22 7 9 1
21 Buffalo 10 43 136 3.16 0 18 4 2 0
22 Iowa 12 48 153 3.19 0 13 3 2 0
23 North Carolina State 9 35 113 3.23 0 34 4 4 1
24 Troy 11 34 110 3.24 0 14 2 2 0
24 Jacksonville State 10 34 110 3.24 0 14 3 3 0
24 Louisiana Tech 12 58 188 3.24 0 18 7 7 0
27 East Carolina 12 73 241 3.30 0 29 9 5 2
28 Kansas State 10 32 107 3.34 0 11 4 3 0
29 BYU 12 39 132 3.38 0 15 9 5 0
29 Fresno State 11 47 159 3.38 0 21 11 9 1
31 LSU 11 35 119 3.40 0 36 3 2 1
31 Northern Illinois 12 45 153 3.40 0 28 7 6 1
33 SMU 12 42 146 3.48 0 15 4 4 0
34 West Virginia 11 45 157 3.49 0 16 9 4 0
35 Texas Tech 11 36 126 3.50 0 19 7 5 0
36 UNLV 13 63 221 3.51 0 18 10 11 0
37 Sam Houston State 12 45 159 3.53 0 14 3 2 0
38 Utah 12 53 188 3.55 0 46 6 7 1
39 Massachusetts 10 34 121 3.56 0 35 7 4 1
40 Auburn 11 44 157 3.57 0 15 7 4 0
40 Rice 12 56 200 3.57 0 28 9 8 1
42 Army 10 31 111 3.58 0 16 6 4 0
42 Minnesota 9 36 129 3.58 0 20 4 6 1
44 TCU 10 44 159 3.61 0 16 6 7 0
45 Mississippi 11 52 188 3.62 0 42 9 7 1
46 Alabama 12 44 161 3.66 0 21 5 2 1
46 Navy 11 53 194 3.66 0 14 9 7 0
48 Bowling Green 10 39 144 3.69 0 17 3 5 0
48 Georgia Tech 11 42 155 3.69 0 21 6 6 2
50 Miami (Florida) 9 29 108 3.72 0 65 3 2 2
51 Virginia 12 42 158 3.76 0 34 7 4 1
52 UCF 11 47 179 3.81 0 20 5 5 1
53 Georgia 12 45 174 3.87 0 26 7 6 4
54 Louisville 11 36 141 3.92 0 24 8 5 1
55 California 10 43 169 3.93 0 27 7 5 2
56 Purdue 10 39 155 3.97 0 21 7 6 1
57 North Carolina 10 27 110 4.07 0 22 2 2 1
58 UAB 11 43 176 4.09 0 15 7 4 0
58 Western Michigan 12 57 233 4.09 0 19 11 7 0
58 Toledo 12 58 237 4.09 0 29 10 6 3
61 Northwestern 12 51 209 4.10 0 22 7 9 2
62 Akron 12 49 202 4.12 0 38 7 5 1
63 UCLA 12 36 149 4.14 0 24 7 5 1
64 Baylor 12 55 234 4.25 0 27 9 7 2
65 Nebraska 12 42 180 4.29 0 20 5 5 1
66 Tulane 12 28 123 4.39 0 24 4 4 1
67 Duke 11 77 339 4.40 0 44 13 11 3
68 Vanderbilt 12 51 227 4.45 0 32 10 7 2
69 Old Dominion 11 47 210 4.47 0 23 7 3 2
70 San Jose State 12 42 188 4.48 0 24 9 4 1
71 Colorado State 12 49 221 4.51 0 21 5 6 2
72 Missouri 12 33 149 4.52 0 62 4 4 1
73 Liberty 10 36 163 4.53 0 18 4 6 0
74 Oregon 12 38 173 4.55 0 37 5 7 2
75 Wake Forest 8 37 172 4.65 0 22 9 7 1
76 Kennesaw State 10 48 224 4.67 0 28 10 7 2
77 Cincinnati 11 36 169 4.69 0 39 6 2 2
78 Wisconsin 10 39 184 4.72 0 19 7 7 0
79 James Madison 9 39 185 4.74 0 48 9 7 3
80 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 29 138 4.76 0 16 7 5 0
80 Utah State 12 49 233 4.76 0 43 4 7 2
82 San Diego State 11 60 286 4.77 0 63 13 9 1
83 New Mexico State 12 44 213 4.84 0 18 10 6 0
84 Michigan State 11 33 160 4.85 0 41 6 3 1
85 Arkansas 9 20 98 4.90 0 30 1 1 1
85 Air Force 10 40 196 4.90 0 18 8 7 0
87 Georgia Southern 9 37 188 5.08 0 21 5 7 1
88 Rutgers 10 50 259 5.18 0 33 13 8 3
89 Southern Mississippi 12 38 202 5.32 0 27 12 10 1
90 Arizona State 12 27 145 5.37 0 45 5 6 1
91 Texas A&M 11 54 294 5.44 0 47 11 9 2
92 Louisiana-Monroe 11 40 218 5.45 0 57 7 6 2
93 Florida 12 48 263 5.48 0 31 12 9 3
94 Florida Atlantic 10 43 236 5.49 0 28 10 7 1
95 Kentucky 11 38 211 5.55 0 50 8 7 2
96 Memphis 11 27 151 5.59 1 90 5 3 2
96 Florida State 12 46 257 5.59 0 53 10 9 3
98 Charlotte 10 39 223 5.72 0 48 12 10 1
99 USC 12 41 239 5.83 0 63 11 7 3
100 Iowa State 11 46 269 5.85 1 80 9 8 1
101 Illinois 11 38 226 5.95 0 26 9 6 3
101 Tulsa 12 42 250 5.95 1 93 5 5 1
101 Notre Dame 12 57 339 5.95 0 60 10 10 3
104 Georgia State 11 53 318 6.00 1 88 11 10 2
105 Florida International 12 48 291 6.06 0 42 9 8 2
106 Washington State 10 33 202 6.12 0 29 7 7 3
107 Middle Tennessee 12 51 313 6.14 0 60 13 11 3
108 Oregon State 11 37 229 6.19 0 28 8 7 3
109 Temple 12 61 382 6.26 0 88 12 9 3
110 Syracuse 12 29 182 6.28 0 53 5 4 3
111 Colorado 11 44 281 6.39 0 28 14 11 4
112 Boston College 12 39 250 6.41 1 83 6 7 3
113 North Texas 9 34 219 6.44 1 83 6 4 1
114 Marshall 13 60 393 6.55 2 86 11 6 5
115 Ball State 11 40 264 6.60 0 76 8 7 3
115 Boise State 12 52 343 6.60 1 86 9 9 3
117 Coastal Carolina 12 47 314 6.68 0 75 11 8 3
118 Arizona 10 36 242 6.72 0 34 6 7 2
119 South Florida 12 54 368 6.81 1 91 15 10 5
120 Mississippi State 12 42 301 7.17 1 89 6 8 2
121 Stanford 11 37 279 7.54 1 94 6 6 4
121 Virginia Tech 11 46 347 7.54 0 69 8 7 4
123 Western Kentucky 13 72 547 7.60 1 85 16 15 6
124 Nevada 11 45 344 7.64 1 80 7 5 5
125 Eastern Michigan 12 43 332 7.72 0 64 10 11 5
126 Oklahoma State 10 36 281 7.81 0 62 11 10 2
127 Wyoming 12 52 407 7.83 1 85 11 10 5
128 Arkansas State 10 52 442 8.50 2 92 13 11 3
129 Appalachian State 11 41 350 8.54 2 83 13 13 2
130 Washington 12 41 355 8.66 0 78 11 9 4
131 Hawai'i 12 41 360 8.78 0 86 12 12 2
132 New Mexico 11 45 399 8.87 2 93 12 11 3
133 South Alabama 12 38 356 9.37 0 86 11 10 4
134 Kent State 11 43 425 9.88 1 92 15 10 4
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards