2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When The Game Is Tied through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 2 | 6 | -15 | -2.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 8 | -14 | -1.75 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 2 | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 8 | -3 | -0.38 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0.07 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 2 | 15 | 9 | 0.60 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 2 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 3 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 3 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 3 | 14 | 22 | 1.57 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 13 | 22 | 1.69 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 12 | 27 | 2.25 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 3 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 2 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 2 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 3 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 31 | 4.43 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 3 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 18 | 33 | 1.83 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 3 | 18 | 36 | 2.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 15 | 36 | 2.40 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 1 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 3 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 1 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 14 | 40 | 2.86 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 3 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 2 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 3 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 2 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 3 | 14 | 45 | 3.21 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 2 | 18 | 46 | 2.56 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 3 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 18 | 50 | 2.78 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 2 | 22 | 51 | 2.32 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 33 | 52 | 1.58 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | 26 | 53 | 2.04 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 2 | 13 | 55 | 4.23 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 2 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | 12 | 59 | 4.92 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 2 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 22 | 63 | 2.86 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 21 | 76 | 3.62 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 2 | 19 | 76 | 4.00 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 16 | 78 | 4.88 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 2 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 11 | 79 | 7.18 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 3 | 28 | 80 | 2.86 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 3 | 19 | 81 | 4.26 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 2 | 27 | 85 | 3.15 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 19 | 89 | 4.68 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 25 | 97 | 3.88 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 25 | 104 | 4.16 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 2 | 23 | 115 | 5.00 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 22 | 116 | 5.27 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 19 | 117 | 6.16 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Texas Tech | 2 | 6 | 37 | 6.17 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | North Texas | 2 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Iowa State | 1 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Kent State | 3 | 6 | 48 | 8.00 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Charlotte | 3 | 17 | 50 | 2.94 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | TCU | 3 | 22 | 62 | 2.82 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | Purdue | 2 | 5 | 67 | 13.40 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Wake Forest | 3 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Arkansas State | 2 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | South Alabama | 3 | 15 | 76 | 5.07 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Arizona State | 3 | 21 | 77 | 3.67 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | San Jose State | 2 | 16 | 78 | 4.88 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Connecticut | 2 | 9 | 79 | 8.78 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 84 | Washington State | 3 | 11 | 84 | 7.64 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Nevada | 3 | 28 | 85 | 3.04 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | LSU | 3 | 24 | 88 | 3.67 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 84 | James Madison | 2 | 23 | 88 | 3.83 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Notre Dame | 2 | 23 | 91 | 3.96 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | Colorado | 3 | 15 | 92 | 6.13 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 84 | UTEP | 3 | 19 | 95 | 5.00 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Oregon State | 3 | 9 | 95 | 10.56 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | North Carolina State | 3 | 19 | 97 | 5.11 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 84 | Oregon | 3 | 18 | 99 | 5.50 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Penn State | 2 | 21 | 100 | 4.76 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 84 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 19 | 110 | 5.79 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 84 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 26 | 111 | 4.27 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 84 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 25 | 115 | 4.60 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 84 | Utah State | 3 | 19 | 115 | 6.05 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 23 | 122 | 5.30 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | Washington | 3 | 29 | 131 | 4.52 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 84 | Florida International | 3 | 14 | 144 | 10.29 | 1 | 72 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 117 | Illinois | 3 | 14 | 99 | 7.07 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 18 | 108 | 6.00 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 117 | Duke | 3 | 17 | 117 | 6.88 | 1 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 117 | Old Dominion | 3 | 25 | 118 | 4.72 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 117 | Akron | 3 | 13 | 120 | 9.23 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 117 | Rice | 3 | 12 | 123 | 10.25 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 117 | Kansas State | 3 | 26 | 125 | 4.81 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 117 | Florida | 3 | 20 | 127 | 6.35 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 117 | Tulsa | 3 | 18 | 129 | 7.17 | 1 | 75 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 117 | Florida State | 3 | 36 | 154 | 4.28 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 117 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 31 | 155 | 5.00 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 117 | SMU | 3 | 31 | 163 | 5.26 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 117 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 18 | 174 | 9.67 | 2 | 77 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 130 | Texas A&M | 1 | 22 | 174 | 7.91 | 2 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 130 | Troy | 3 | 32 | 197 | 6.16 | 3 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||