2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/20/2025

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
2 Houston 4 20 118 5.90 2 20 6 4 1
4 Southern Mississippi 6 29 263 9.07 2 59 9 8 5
5 Mississippi State 6 33 190 5.76 2 89 7 3 2
5 Oklahoma State 7 33 234 7.09 1 37 12 8 5
7 New Mexico State 6 42 257 6.12 3 46 12 8 4
8 Temple 5 47 156 3.32 2 17 9 7 0
9 UAB 7 49 202 4.12 3 26 9 5 2
10 South Florida 8 51 154 3.02 2 21 10 6 1
10 UCF 6 51 209 4.10 2 57 11 4 2
12 Tulane 11 52 206 3.96 1 27 10 8 2
13 Boston College 11 55 216 3.93 2 29 13 8 3
14 Kennesaw State 7 56 350 6.25 2 49 18 8 5
15 Coastal Carolina 7 58 268 4.62 1 23 18 11 2
15 Liberty 10 58 340 5.86 4 75 16 9 3
17 Ohio 12 59 138 2.34 2 27 10 5 2
18 Maryland 7 60 204 3.40 5 30 14 7 1
18 Hawai'i 9 60 215 3.58 4 19 13 8 0
20 Florida State 5 61 205 3.36 2 26 12 6 2
20 Virginia 9 61 281 4.61 3 23 16 8 1
20 Middle Tennessee 6 61 322 5.28 3 49 15 10 3
23 Michigan 10 62 83 1.34 0 16 9 4 0
24 Western Michigan 9 63 295 4.68 4 49 16 10 1
25 Buffalo 10 64 199 3.11 2 46 11 5 1
26 Auburn 8 65 200 3.08 3 16 15 7 0
26 Tulsa 5 65 205 3.15 3 24 13 8 3
26 Colorado 10 65 243 3.74 4 21 16 8 2
26 Indiana 12 65 276 4.25 2 75 10 6 2
30 Navy 9 66 174 2.64 0 12 12 1 0
31 Air Force 7 67 225 3.36 3 33 12 9 2
31 Florida Atlantic 7 67 257 3.84 3 64 11 7 4
31 Appalachian State 6 67 301 4.49 1 27 20 12 2
34 Stanford 7 68 215 3.16 3 16 18 7 0
34 Central Michigan 7 68 292 4.29 5 72 9 4 3
36 Syracuse 12 70 447 6.39 6 71 17 13 5
37 Iowa 9 71 246 3.46 0 29 15 9 1
38 Arizona 7 72 371 5.15 0 38 23 13 3
39 Rice 8 73 309 4.23 3 68 15 8 3
40 Texas A&M 11 75 199 2.65 1 23 18 8 1
40 West Virginia 9 75 327 4.36 3 32 22 14 4
42 Pittsburgh 10 76 319 4.20 5 50 16 11 4
42 LSU 9 76 348 4.58 3 66 20 12 3
42 Eastern Michigan 9 76 351 4.62 4 66 17 14 3
42 Georgia State 6 76 381 5.01 5 26 24 14 2
46 Tennessee 12 77 242 3.14 2 24 19 14 1
46 Missouri 10 77 330 4.29 3 31 23 13 2
46 Charlotte 8 77 339 4.40 4 58 20 11 3
49 Kentucky 7 78 263 3.37 3 17 19 8 0
50 Cincinnati 9 79 255 3.23 2 35 11 8 3
50 Michigan State 8 79 290 3.67 4 36 14 12 2
50 South Alabama 11 79 304 3.85 2 17 24 15 0
50 New Mexico 8 79 399 5.05 4 84 22 9 2
50 Ball State 8 79 540 6.84 4 76 25 16 8
55 Georgia 13 81 287 3.54 3 32 17 8 2
56 Army 12 82 364 4.44 3 21 26 12 2
57 UCLA 7 83 223 2.69 3 20 12 10 1
57 Colorado State 12 83 389 4.69 4 29 21 10 4
59 Connecticut 10 84 278 3.31 2 35 17 9 2
60 Penn State 15 86 243 2.83 3 75 15 4 1
60 UTSA 11 86 272 3.16 4 76 16 7 2
60 Texas State 12 86 502 5.84 6 64 22 15 7
63 Nebraska 11 87 267 3.07 0 19 15 8 0
63 Northwestern 8 87 284 3.26 5 30 14 5 2
63 North Carolina State 9 87 502 5.77 7 86 24 18 3
66 Akron 10 89 375 4.21 4 58 19 11 3
66 Louisiana-Monroe 9 89 460 5.17 5 45 29 16 1
68 Washington 8 90 359 3.99 3 25 27 12 2
69 SMU 12 91 230 2.53 2 20 15 7 1
69 Utah 10 91 292 3.21 3 50 19 13 1
69 Old Dominion 11 91 410 4.51 4 63 20 12 4
69 Clemson 13 91 477 5.24 5 43 26 17 10
69 Wyoming 8 91 593 6.52 8 75 27 18 5
74 Virginia Tech 11 92 383 4.16 1 48 17 11 3
74 Utah State 8 92 524 5.70 5 54 21 13 4
76 Miami (Ohio) 11 93 360 3.87 5 26 22 10 2
76 Georgia Southern 10 93 481 5.17 4 75 20 17 4
78 North Carolina 10 94 356 3.79 4 22 22 13 3
78 Troy 9 94 389 4.14 6 26 19 15 2
78 Louisville 12 94 403 4.29 2 26 23 16 3
81 UTEP 7 95 368 3.87 5 46 19 12 2
81 Rutgers 9 95 451 4.75 4 39 25 16 4
81 Oregon State 8 95 543 5.72 6 33 29 17 4
84 Sam Houston State 10 96 311 3.24 1 18 14 6 0
84 Wake Forest 8 96 378 3.94 5 26 23 14 3
86 James Madison 12 97 356 3.67 5 51 19 14 3
87 Northern Illinois 9 98 397 4.05 4 36 21 15 3
87 Massachusetts 8 98 526 5.37 5 35 26 17 5
89 Louisiana Tech 10 99 286 2.89 6 40 17 7 2
89 Nevada 8 99 385 3.89 8 21 26 12 1
91 North Texas 10 100 403 4.03 5 31 26 11 2
91 Arkansas 10 100 472 4.72 4 53 18 8 5
93 California 11 101 277 2.74 3 27 16 10 1
93 Kansas State 11 101 344 3.41 5 41 20 11 4
93 Vanderbilt 11 101 406 4.02 2 32 25 13 3
96 Wisconsin 10 102 450 4.41 4 26 22 15 2
96 Memphis 12 102 483 4.74 6 75 24 14 4
98 Texas 13 103 336 3.26 2 41 20 8 1
98 USC 12 103 564 5.48 7 63 26 14 6
100 Georgia Tech 11 105 426 4.06 5 53 27 14 3
101 Oklahoma 10 107 307 2.87 1 95 16 4 1
101 BYU 11 107 425 3.97 3 50 26 13 4
103 TCU 11 110 396 3.60 6 35 25 11 2
104 Illinois 12 111 530 4.77 3 36 30 19 3
105 Marshall 12 115 430 3.74 3 39 23 14 3
106 San Diego State 8 116 472 4.07 4 37 34 19 3
106 Oregon 13 116 476 4.10 3 70 25 10 4
108 UNLV 13 118 330 2.80 4 29 26 14 3
108 Arkansas State 9 118 541 4.58 5 72 29 19 2
108 Alabama 11 118 598 5.07 3 45 30 21 8
111 Toledo 10 120 412 3.43 3 34 22 10 1
111 Arizona State 13 120 539 4.49 7 31 34 22 6
113 Western Kentucky 12 121 673 5.56 4 51 31 20 6
114 Texas Tech 9 123 444 3.61 7 36 24 15 4
115 Mississippi 12 126 348 2.76 2 14 23 14 0
115 Fresno State 10 126 392 3.11 5 30 28 12 2
117 East Carolina 11 127 418 3.29 2 44 22 9 4
118 South Carolina 11 128 353 2.76 5 20 27 12 1
119 Jacksonville State 11 131 440 3.36 3 19 25 11 0
120 Miami (Florida) 12 134 459 3.43 3 55 27 16 3
120 Florida International 10 134 612 4.57 7 59 35 12 2
122 Ohio State 15 135 480 3.56 4 38 28 12 5
122 Minnesota 12 135 490 3.63 4 42 30 21 4
124 Boise State 13 136 500 3.68 3 71 28 21 6
124 Iowa State 13 136 760 5.59 5 80 31 26 5
126 Baylor 10 138 432 3.13 5 26 28 15 1
126 Notre Dame 16 138 564 4.09 4 27 30 17 4
128 Bowling Green 10 142 671 4.73 5 38 33 24 9
129 Florida 10 145 559 3.86 2 35 34 14 4
130 Duke 12 148 475 3.21 5 21 28 22 1
131 Washington State 12 154 784 5.09 7 66 39 23 7
132 Kansas 11 162 739 4.56 4 39 49 31 4
133 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 164 862 5.26 5 60 45 23 5
134 San Jose State 12 197 504 2.56 8 25 40 13 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards