2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Bowling Green 1 2 -3 -1.50 0 -1 0 0 0
2 Virginia Tech 1 8 3 0.38 0 7 0 0 0
3 James Madison 1 7 5 0.71 0 7 0 0 0
4 Boise State 1 4 4 1.00 0 3 0 0 0
5 Memphis 1 6 10 1.67 0 9 1 0 0
6 Minnesota 2 21 41 1.95 0 10 4 1 0
7 Northern Illinois 1 1 2 2.00 0 2 0 0 0
7 BYU 1 6 12 2.00 0 6 1 0 0
9 Washington State 2 7 16 2.29 0 6 0 0 0
10 Arizona State 1 6 14 2.33 0 8 3 0 0
11 Duke 3 28 67 2.39 2 15 2 2 0
11 Oklahoma 4 76 182 2.39 1 25 9 5 1
13 Utah 1 2 5 2.50 1 5 0 0 0
14 Kansas State 3 33 86 2.61 1 21 6 3 1
15 Texas 1 17 46 2.71 0 14 2 1 0
16 Georgia Tech 3 27 75 2.78 1 14 5 2 0
17 California 2 18 51 2.83 0 14 3 2 0
18 Alabama 2 24 69 2.88 0 18 4 1 0
19 Toledo 3 24 74 3.08 0 29 2 3 1
20 Baylor 4 33 104 3.15 0 27 5 1 1
21 Syracuse 1 17 54 3.18 0 13 4 2 0
22 Michigan State 5 81 266 3.28 4 30 14 6 2
23 Iowa 1 16 54 3.38 0 10 4 2 0
24 Pittsburgh 3 62 216 3.48 2 26 14 9 1
25 Notre Dame 1 12 42 3.50 0 11 3 1 0
26 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 47 166 3.53 1 33 14 6 2
27 Nebraska 1 17 61 3.59 2 12 3 3 0
28 UNLV 1 14 51 3.64 0 10 3 1 0
29 South Carolina 1 18 66 3.67 0 19 4 3 0
30 Arkansas 2 45 166 3.69 2 31 7 2 1
30 Ohio 3 48 177 3.69 3 23 11 5 1
32 UCLA 4 47 174 3.70 1 16 11 2 0
33 Vanderbilt 2 17 63 3.71 0 11 5 1 0
34 Colorado 3 58 221 3.81 2 23 13 8 3
35 Louisiana Tech 2 32 124 3.88 1 11 8 1 0
36 UTSA 2 59 231 3.92 3 45 11 9 3
37 Georgia State 5 61 240 3.93 0 30 10 7 1
38 Iowa State 2 37 147 3.97 1 13 10 7 0
39 UCF 5 42 167 3.98 0 34 8 5 2
40 San Jose State 1 15 60 4.00 0 11 4 1 0
40 Boston College 2 23 92 4.00 0 20 3 4 1
42 SMU 2 33 133 4.03 2 18 7 4 0
43 Marshall 3 31 126 4.06 1 20 5 2 1
44 Connecticut 2 31 130 4.19 2 22 5 3 1
45 Tennessee 1 24 102 4.25 2 24 6 3 1
46 North Carolina 3 68 292 4.29 2 27 16 6 2
46 Rice 4 90 386 4.29 4 37 20 10 4
48 Liberty 3 32 139 4.34 0 13 8 4 0
49 Georgia 4 21 92 4.38 1 36 2 2 2
50 Houston 5 74 325 4.39 3 54 16 6 2
51 Old Dominion 1 19 84 4.42 1 22 5 1 1
52 Maryland 5 73 327 4.48 3 51 17 13 2
52 San Diego State 5 89 399 4.48 6 35 22 12 2
54 Troy 6 74 335 4.53 2 42 17 9 5
55 Virginia 5 81 368 4.54 4 76 17 8 1
56 Oregon State 4 53 242 4.57 4 27 13 8 2
56 Kennesaw State 6 89 407 4.57 6 41 25 14 6
58 Utah State 6 116 531 4.58 8 62 25 17 5
59 Northwestern 7 101 466 4.61 5 41 28 14 5
60 Auburn 2 13 60 4.62 1 17 4 2 0
60 Tulane 3 47 217 4.62 3 25 13 8 1
62 Sam Houston State 3 40 186 4.65 3 26 8 5 1
62 Akron 4 83 386 4.65 7 45 21 9 4
64 Indiana 2 19 90 4.74 2 39 4 1 1
65 Middle Tennessee 7 156 743 4.76 8 42 43 28 8
66 Cincinnati 3 35 168 4.80 1 19 7 4 0
66 New Mexico State 8 128 615 4.80 6 72 32 20 4
68 Florida State 7 91 439 4.82 3 53 21 16 4
69 Kentucky 4 50 242 4.84 2 67 10 5 2
69 Appalachian State 3 57 276 4.84 5 20 17 12 1
71 Wisconsin 6 63 307 4.87 5 34 17 9 1
72 Jacksonville State 3 54 265 4.91 3 53 10 4 2
73 Clemson 3 23 115 5.00 1 40 5 4 1
74 North Texas 3 42 211 5.02 3 37 9 6 2
75 Michigan 2 14 71 5.07 0 55 2 1 1
76 Wyoming 4 74 376 5.08 2 28 16 15 3
77 South Florida 6 97 496 5.11 5 91 24 17 3
77 Oklahoma State 5 113 577 5.11 7 59 34 21 4
79 Charlotte 7 126 658 5.22 9 45 41 26 4
80 Eastern Michigan 5 42 220 5.24 2 44 8 7 2
81 TCU 2 23 122 5.30 2 29 8 5 1
82 Florida 3 49 260 5.31 2 45 13 7 2
83 Florida International 2 40 213 5.33 3 51 12 7 1
84 Fresno State 2 25 134 5.36 2 24 7 4 2
85 Louisiana-Monroe 4 91 492 5.41 8 24 30 14 5
85 UTEP 6 98 530 5.41 5 59 27 16 5
87 Arizona 8 99 540 5.45 4 39 22 16 8
88 Texas A&M 2 12 66 5.50 1 17 5 2 0
89 South Alabama 1 20 111 5.55 2 26 4 3 1
90 Central Michigan 6 65 370 5.69 6 75 10 9 5
90 Mississippi State 7 129 734 5.69 4 75 39 21 6
90 Purdue 10 155 882 5.69 11 70 44 29 9
93 New Mexico 4 34 195 5.74 4 36 12 7 3
94 North Carolina State 2 53 307 5.79 5 38 16 8 3
95 Colorado State 4 54 313 5.80 5 97 12 8 3
96 Stanford 5 84 488 5.81 5 94 22 14 4
97 Miami (Ohio) 3 37 216 5.84 2 50 13 5 2
97 Hawai'i 4 64 374 5.84 5 53 16 12 5
97 UAB 5 133 777 5.84 8 29 42 22 5
100 Temple 7 136 802 5.90 8 65 39 23 7
101 Ball State 4 87 519 5.97 5 56 22 14 6
102 Coastal Carolina 4 82 491 5.99 3 75 20 14 5
103 Buffalo 3 68 410 6.03 5 41 20 11 5
104 Florida Atlantic 4 83 501 6.04 5 46 23 15 6
105 Kansas 1 27 164 6.07 1 50 8 4 1
106 Tulsa 8 164 1002 6.11 9 93 37 23 11
107 Massachusetts 5 65 399 6.14 6 72 24 14 4
108 Air Force 5 56 349 6.23 4 57 14 11 4
109 Georgia Southern 3 57 356 6.25 5 30 17 11 4
110 Kent State 10 242 1532 6.33 15 74 75 51 15
111 Texas Tech 3 54 343 6.35 2 68 14 11 5
111 West Virginia 3 55 349 6.35 5 40 17 9 5
113 Navy 2 39 250 6.41 1 24 12 7 2
114 Southern Mississippi 10 111 719 6.48 7 68 31 21 8
115 Arkansas State 4 89 578 6.49 8 38 32 23 3
116 Illinois 1 26 169 6.50 1 24 10 5 1
117 Washington 3 45 296 6.58 3 78 13 5 2
118 Western Michigan 2 50 331 6.62 4 60 15 10 3
119 Wake Forest 4 55 366 6.65 2 61 24 15 1
120 Miami (Florida) 1 7 47 6.71 1 22 2 2 2
121 Texas State 1 20 135 6.75 2 57 6 5 1
122 LSU 2 25 169 6.76 3 72 6 3 2
123 Oregon 1 23 160 6.96 2 66 6 4 1
124 East Carolina 2 56 392 7.00 6 65 16 11 7
125 Western Kentucky 3 79 558 7.06 9 85 24 18 6
126 Rutgers 2 30 225 7.50 3 55 8 5 2
127 Nevada 4 64 505 7.89 3 80 23 17 6
128 Missouri 3 45 364 8.09 5 75 13 11 4
129 Army 2 20 220 11.00 3 68 4 4 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards