2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 12/20/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Kent State 2 10 29 2.90 1 9 1 0 0
2 Purdue 4 20 99 4.95 0 14 7 6 0
3 Michigan 9 55 105 1.91 0 16 8 4 0
4 South Florida 7 42 115 2.74 1 21 7 5 1
5 Houston 4 20 118 5.90 2 20 6 4 1
6 Ohio 12 59 138 2.34 2 27 10 5 2
7 Texas A&M 10 59 143 2.42 1 23 12 7 1
8 Temple 5 47 156 3.32 2 17 9 7 0
9 Penn State 12 60 163 2.72 2 75 9 2 1
10 Navy 8 62 174 2.81 0 12 12 1 0
11 Oklahoma 9 92 181 1.97 0 11 14 3 0
12 Mississippi State 6 33 190 5.76 2 89 7 3 2
13 Buffalo 9 59 196 3.32 2 46 11 5 1
14 Auburn 8 65 200 3.08 3 16 15 7 0
15 UAB 7 49 202 4.12 3 26 9 5 2
16 Maryland 7 60 204 3.40 5 30 14 7 1
17 Tulsa 5 65 205 3.15 3 24 13 8 3
17 Florida State 5 61 205 3.36 2 26 12 6 2
19 Tulane 11 52 206 3.96 1 27 10 8 2
20 UCF 6 51 209 4.10 2 57 11 4 2
21 Stanford 7 68 215 3.16 3 16 18 7 0
21 Hawai'i 9 60 215 3.58 4 19 13 8 0
23 Boston College 11 55 216 3.93 2 29 13 8 3
24 Iowa 8 58 217 3.74 0 29 12 7 1
25 UCLA 7 83 223 2.69 3 20 12 10 1
26 Air Force 7 67 225 3.36 3 33 12 9 2
27 SMU 12 91 230 2.53 2 20 15 7 1
28 Oklahoma State 7 33 234 7.09 1 37 12 8 5
29 Tennessee 12 77 242 3.14 2 24 19 14 1
30 Colorado 10 65 243 3.74 4 21 16 8 2
31 South Carolina 10 106 245 2.31 3 20 18 9 1
31 Georgia 12 77 245 3.18 3 27 15 7 1
33 Nebraska 10 79 246 3.11 0 19 14 7 0
34 UTSA 10 84 249 2.96 4 76 15 6 2
35 Cincinnati 9 79 255 3.23 2 35 11 8 3
36 Florida Atlantic 7 67 257 3.84 3 64 11 7 4
36 New Mexico State 6 42 257 6.12 3 46 12 8 4
38 Kentucky 7 78 263 3.37 3 17 19 8 0
38 Southern Mississippi 6 29 263 9.07 2 59 9 8 5
40 Coastal Carolina 7 58 268 4.62 1 23 18 11 2
41 Connecticut 9 80 272 3.40 2 35 17 9 2
42 Indiana 12 65 276 4.25 2 75 10 6 2
43 California 11 101 277 2.74 3 27 16 10 1
44 Virginia 9 61 281 4.61 3 23 16 8 1
45 Northwestern 8 87 284 3.26 5 30 14 5 2
46 Louisiana Tech 10 99 286 2.89 6 40 17 7 2
47 Michigan State 8 79 290 3.67 4 36 14 12 2
48 Utah 10 91 292 3.21 3 50 19 13 1
48 Central Michigan 7 68 292 4.29 5 72 9 4 3
50 Western Michigan 9 63 295 4.68 4 49 16 10 1
51 Texas 12 100 301 3.01 2 18 19 7 0
51 Kansas State 10 88 301 3.42 4 41 16 10 4
51 Appalachian State 6 67 301 4.49 1 27 20 12 2
54 South Alabama 11 79 304 3.85 2 17 24 15 0
55 Rice 8 73 309 4.23 3 68 15 8 3
55 Pittsburgh 9 68 309 4.54 4 50 16 10 4
57 Sam Houston State 10 96 311 3.24 1 18 14 6 0
57 Rutgers 8 80 311 3.89 2 39 20 11 2
59 East Carolina 10 118 322 2.73 2 28 18 6 2
59 Louisville 11 72 322 4.47 1 26 18 12 3
59 Middle Tennessee 6 61 322 5.28 3 49 15 10 3
62 West Virginia 9 75 327 4.36 3 32 22 14 4
63 Miami (Ohio) 10 86 328 3.81 5 23 21 9 1
64 UNLV 13 118 330 2.80 4 29 26 14 3
65 LSU 8 74 332 4.49 3 66 19 11 3
66 Toledo 9 104 333 3.20 2 34 17 7 1
67 Fresno State 9 112 335 2.99 5 30 25 10 1
68 Charlotte 8 77 339 4.40 4 58 20 11 3
68 Missouri 9 74 339 4.58 3 31 23 13 2
70 Liberty 10 58 340 5.86 4 75 16 9 3
71 Mississippi 12 126 348 2.76 2 14 23 14 0
71 Vanderbilt 10 82 348 4.24 2 32 21 11 3
73 Kennesaw State 7 56 350 6.25 2 49 18 8 5
74 Eastern Michigan 9 76 351 4.62 4 66 17 14 3
75 James Madison 12 97 356 3.67 5 51 19 14 3
75 North Carolina 10 94 356 3.79 4 22 22 13 3
75 Virginia Tech 10 86 356 4.14 1 48 15 10 3
78 Washington 8 90 359 3.99 3 25 27 12 2
79 Army 11 79 360 4.56 3 21 25 12 2
80 UTEP 7 95 368 3.87 5 46 19 12 2
81 Arizona 7 72 371 5.15 0 38 23 13 3
82 Akron 10 89 375 4.21 4 58 19 11 3
83 Wake Forest 8 96 378 3.94 5 26 23 14 3
84 North Texas 9 93 381 4.10 5 31 24 10 2
84 Georgia State 6 76 381 5.01 5 26 24 14 2
86 TCU 10 107 383 3.58 6 35 25 11 2
87 Nevada 8 99 385 3.89 8 21 26 12 1
88 Colorado State 11 80 388 4.85 4 29 21 10 4
89 Troy 9 94 389 4.14 6 26 19 15 2
90 North Carolina State 8 81 394 4.86 6 75 22 16 2
91 Northern Illinois 9 98 397 4.05 4 36 21 15 3
92 New Mexico 8 79 399 5.05 4 84 22 9 2
93 Old Dominion 11 91 410 4.51 4 63 20 12 4
94 Georgia Tech 11 105 426 4.06 5 53 27 14 3
95 Miami (Florida) 11 122 427 3.50 2 55 25 14 3
96 Marshall 12 115 430 3.74 3 39 23 14 3
97 Baylor 10 138 432 3.13 5 26 28 15 1
98 Ohio State 11 104 433 4.16 4 38 21 11 5
98 Syracuse 11 66 433 6.56 6 71 16 13 5
100 BYU 10 106 435 4.10 3 50 26 13 4
100 Illinois 11 89 435 4.89 2 35 24 17 2
102 Jacksonville State 11 131 440 3.36 3 19 25 11 0
103 Texas Tech 9 123 444 3.61 7 36 24 15 4
104 Wisconsin 10 102 450 4.41 4 26 22 15 2
104 Clemson 12 84 450 5.36 4 43 24 16 9
106 Louisiana-Monroe 9 89 460 5.17 5 45 29 16 1
107 Arkansas 9 98 463 4.72 4 53 18 8 5
108 San Diego State 8 116 472 4.07 4 37 34 19 3
109 Duke 12 148 475 3.21 5 21 28 22 1
110 Oregon 13 116 476 4.10 3 70 25 10 4
111 Georgia Southern 10 93 481 5.17 4 75 20 17 4
112 Memphis 12 102 483 4.74 6 75 24 14 4
112 Texas State 11 79 483 6.11 6 64 21 15 7
114 Boise State 13 136 500 3.68 3 71 28 21 6
115 Minnesota 11 132 506 3.83 4 42 30 21 4
116 San Jose State 11 191 515 2.70 8 25 40 13 1
117 Notre Dame 13 127 520 4.09 3 27 26 15 4
117 Arkansas State 8 107 520 4.86 5 72 28 19 2
119 Utah State 8 92 524 5.70 5 54 21 13 4
120 Massachusetts 8 98 526 5.37 5 35 26 17 5
121 USC 11 100 530 5.30 6 63 25 13 6
122 Arizona State 12 119 539 4.53 7 31 34 22 6
123 Ball State 8 79 540 6.84 4 76 25 16 8
124 Oregon State 8 95 543 5.72 6 33 29 17 4
125 Florida 10 145 559 3.86 2 35 34 14 4
126 Wyoming 8 91 593 6.52 8 75 27 18 5
127 Alabama 11 118 598 5.07 3 45 30 21 8
128 Florida International 10 134 612 4.57 7 59 35 12 2
129 Iowa State 12 125 619 4.95 4 80 27 24 3
130 Bowling Green 10 142 671 4.73 5 38 33 24 9
131 Western Kentucky 12 121 673 5.56 4 51 31 20 6
132 Washington State 11 145 713 4.92 6 66 35 20 7
133 Kansas 11 162 739 4.56 4 39 49 31 4
134 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 164 862 5.26 5 60 45 23 5
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards