2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 1 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | UCF | 1 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ball State | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | SMU | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Ohio | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Appalachian State | 2 | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 1 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Buffalo | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Nevada | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Marshall | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4.75 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Western Michigan | 2 | 4 | 46 | 11.50 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | North Carolina State | 2 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Michigan | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Colorado State | 2 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 1 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | UNLV | 1 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Arkansas State | 2 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Purdue | 1 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | UTSA | 2 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 7 | 28 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | New Mexico | 2 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Arizona | 1 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Texas Tech | 1 | 8 | 32 | 4.00 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Wyoming | 2 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Fresno State | 1 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | South Florida | 1 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | West Virginia | 1 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | Iowa State | 1 | 9 | 78 | 8.67 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 39 | LSU | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | 2 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | UAB | 2 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | New Mexico State | 1 | 10 | 78 | 7.80 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Hawai'i | 1 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Colorado | 1 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 12 | 26 | 2.17 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Utah State | 2 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Old Dominion | 1 | 12 | 61 | 5.08 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Tulane | 1 | 12 | 70 | 5.83 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Troy | 3 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | South Alabama | 2 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Virginia | 2 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Central Michigan | 2 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 51 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 13 | 122 | 9.38 | 2 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 56 | Boston College | 1 | 14 | 46 | 3.29 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | UCLA | 2 | 14 | 46 | 3.29 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 59 | Oregon State | 1 | 15 | 74 | 4.93 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 15 | 97 | 6.47 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 59 | San Diego State | 2 | 15 | 121 | 8.07 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 62 | Air Force | 2 | 16 | 34 | 2.13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Connecticut | 2 | 16 | 58 | 3.63 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 64 | UTEP | 2 | 17 | 78 | 4.59 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 65 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 18 | 43 | 2.39 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | Akron | 3 | 19 | 73 | 3.84 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Rice | 2 | 21 | 69 | 3.29 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Houston | 2 | 21 | 85 | 4.05 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Baylor | 1 | 21 | 116 | 5.52 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 70 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 22 | 68 | 3.09 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Florida International | 2 | 22 | 78 | 3.55 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | Liberty | 1 | 24 | 34 | 1.42 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 24 | 47 | 1.96 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Temple | 3 | 24 | 126 | 5.25 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Jacksonville State | 3 | 29 | 100 | 3.45 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Massachusetts | 3 | 32 | 116 | 3.63 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 76 | Florida | 2 | 32 | 166 | 5.19 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 78 | Florida State | 2 | 34 | 146 | 4.29 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 79 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 39 | 305 | 7.82 | 2 | 63 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 80 | Charlotte | 3 | 40 | 157 | 3.93 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 81 | Kent State | 3 | 43 | 163 | 3.79 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||