2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 10/12/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Mississippi 7 238 466 1.96 1 34.00 66.57
2 Kansas State 6 170 430 2.53 5 28.33 71.67
3 Michigan 6 160 458 2.86 4 26.67 76.33
4 Army 6 151 470 3.11 2 25.17 78.33
5 Tennessee 6 213 478 2.24 3 35.50 79.67
6 Indiana 6 167 503 3.01 4 27.83 83.83
7 Nebraska 6 187 505 2.70 0 31.17 84.17
8 Ohio State 6 192 518 2.70 4 32.00 86.33
9 Northwestern 6 181 525 2.90 4 30.17 87.50
10 Kentucky 6 175 536 3.06 4 29.17 89.33
11 Miami (Florida) 6 162 538 3.32 6 27.00 89.67
12 UCF 6 169 547 3.24 5 28.17 91.17
13 UCLA 6 175 555 3.17 7 29.17 92.50
14 Louisiana Tech 5 160 465 2.91 5 32.00 93.00
15 Penn State 6 178 570 3.20 3 29.67 95.00
16 UTSA 6 208 572 2.75 10 34.67 95.33
17 SMU 6 196 576 2.94 5 32.67 96.00
18 Northern Illinois 6 188 578 3.07 4 31.33 96.33
18 Iowa 6 173 578 3.34 1 28.83 96.33
20 UNLV 6 181 594 3.28 8 30.17 99.00
21 Memphis 6 172 619 3.60 9 28.67 103.17
22 Arizona State 6 195 620 3.18 5 32.50 103.33
23 Texas 6 208 622 2.99 2 34.67 103.67
24 Georgia Tech 7 201 726 3.61 4 28.71 103.71
25 Boston College 6 202 628 3.11 2 33.67 104.67
26 Boise State 6 206 634 3.08 9 34.33 105.67
27 Maryland 6 199 638 3.21 8 33.17 106.33
28 Arkansas 6 184 639 3.47 5 30.67 106.50
29 James Madison 6 186 647 3.48 4 31.00 107.83
30 Oregon 6 172 648 3.77 9 28.67 108.00
31 Pittsburgh 6 232 651 2.81 4 38.67 108.50
32 South Carolina 6 212 660 3.11 10 35.33 110.00
33 Toledo 6 209 663 3.17 6 34.83 110.50
34 Ohio 6 190 664 3.49 9 31.67 110.67
35 Stanford 6 176 670 3.81 10 29.33 111.67
36 Liberty 5 171 560 3.27 9 34.20 112.00
37 Texas A&M 6 180 687 3.82 5 30.00 114.50
38 Missouri 6 196 698 3.56 6 32.67 116.33
39 California 6 192 703 3.66 8 32.00 117.17
40 Oklahoma 6 230 705 3.07 4 38.33 117.50
41 Utah 6 186 712 3.83 4 31.00 118.67
42 Louisville 6 205 717 3.50 9 34.17 119.50
43 Georgia 6 197 721 3.66 5 32.83 120.17
44 BYU 6 197 722 3.66 6 32.83 120.33
45 Notre Dame 6 212 728 3.43 2 35.33 121.33
46 Vanderbilt 6 184 736 4.00 8 30.67 122.67
47 Minnesota 7 227 859 3.78 9 32.43 122.71
48 Virginia 6 199 740 3.72 7 33.17 123.33
49 Auburn 6 220 746 3.39 8 36.67 124.33
50 Texas State 6 224 749 3.34 9 37.33 124.83
51 Syracuse 6 166 765 4.61 6 27.67 127.50
52 LSU 6 198 766 3.87 9 33.00 127.67
53 Eastern Michigan 6 202 768 3.80 6 33.67 128.00
54 Alabama 6 233 775 3.33 6 38.83 129.17
54 Sam Houston State 6 186 775 4.17 9 31.00 129.17
54 Tulane 6 185 775 4.19 8 30.83 129.17
57 West Virginia 6 219 780 3.56 9 36.50 130.00
58 South Alabama 6 190 784 4.13 10 31.67 130.67
59 Michigan State 6 220 785 3.57 7 36.67 130.83
60 Houston 6 199 800 4.02 5 33.17 133.33
61 Colorado State 6 188 806 4.29 9 31.33 134.33
62 Hawai'i 6 200 836 4.18 7 33.33 139.33
63 Buffalo 6 220 838 3.81 9 36.67 139.67
63 Iowa State 6 198 838 4.23 3 33.00 139.67
65 Clemson 6 187 842 4.50 6 31.17 140.33
66 Wisconsin 6 193 852 4.41 8 32.17 142.00
67 Fresno State 6 192 859 4.47 6 32.00 143.17
68 Washington 7 237 1003 4.23 7 33.86 143.29
69 South Florida 6 221 860 3.89 12 36.83 143.33
70 Arizona 6 195 866 4.44 7 32.50 144.33
71 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 194 868 4.47 10 32.33 144.67
72 Nevada 7 224 1026 4.58 13 32.00 146.57
73 North Carolina State 7 223 1030 4.62 13 31.86 147.14
74 Connecticut 6 214 886 4.14 7 35.67 147.67
75 Texas Tech 6 207 889 4.29 14 34.50 148.17
76 East Carolina 6 257 891 3.47 9 42.83 148.50
77 Illinois 6 197 895 4.54 5 32.83 149.17
78 Louisiana-Monroe 6 228 909 3.99 9 38.00 151.50
79 Duke 6 240 910 3.79 5 40.00 151.67
80 USC 6 191 911 4.77 9 31.83 151.83
81 North Texas 6 223 915 4.10 7 37.17 152.50
82 Kansas 6 221 943 4.27 6 36.83 157.17
83 Rice 6 242 946 3.91 8 40.33 157.67
84 Old Dominion 6 258 947 3.67 11 43.00 157.83
85 Navy 5 188 790 4.20 7 37.60 158.00
86 North Carolina 7 260 1122 4.32 13 37.14 160.29
87 Colorado 6 237 965 4.07 9 39.50 160.83
88 Baylor 6 257 969 3.77 6 42.83 161.50
89 Western Kentucky 6 228 970 4.25 9 38.00 161.67
90 Tulsa 6 219 971 4.43 13 36.50 161.83
91 Cincinnati 6 200 989 4.95 2 33.33 164.83
92 San Jose State 6 250 997 3.99 12 41.67 166.17
93 Washington State 6 190 999 5.26 10 31.67 166.50
94 San Diego State 6 239 1003 4.20 8 39.83 167.17
95 Miami (Ohio) 6 220 1005 4.57 10 36.67 167.50
96 Florida 6 262 1006 3.84 11 43.67 167.67
97 Western Michigan 6 228 1007 4.42 15 38.00 167.83
97 Middle Tennessee 6 209 1007 4.82 14 34.83 167.83
99 Virginia Tech 6 238 1025 4.31 9 39.67 170.83
100 Wyoming 6 229 1028 4.49 9 38.17 171.33
101 Massachusetts 7 248 1202 4.85 16 35.43 171.71
102 Marshall 6 243 1047 4.31 13 40.50 174.50
103 Georgia State 5 189 874 4.62 12 37.80 174.80
104 Central Michigan 6 225 1057 4.70 10 37.50 176.17
105 Wake Forest 6 220 1067 4.85 11 36.67 177.83
106 TCU 6 245 1081 4.41 10 40.83 180.17
107 Troy 6 213 1091 5.12 12 35.50 181.83
108 Charlotte 6 211 1092 5.18 13 35.17 182.00
109 Florida State 6 248 1094 4.41 7 41.33 182.33
110 Rutgers 6 206 1097 5.33 12 34.33 182.83
111 Kennesaw State 5 186 931 5.01 14 37.20 186.20
112 Ball State 6 191 1124 5.88 14 31.83 187.33
113 Bowling Green 6 233 1125 4.83 6 38.83 187.50
114 Air Force 6 228 1151 5.05 17 38.00 191.83
115 Georgia Southern 6 202 1158 5.73 14 33.67 193.00
116 Akron 7 287 1376 4.79 17 41.00 196.57
117 Oregon State 6 184 1186 6.45 13 30.67 197.67
118 Jacksonville State 6 269 1188 4.42 11 44.83 198.00
119 Coastal Carolina 6 243 1200 4.94 10 40.50 200.00
120 Florida International 6 246 1211 4.92 17 41.00 201.83
120 Mississippi State 6 236 1211 5.13 12 39.33 201.83
122 Appalachian State 6 222 1253 5.64 15 37.00 208.83
123 Florida Atlantic 6 238 1260 5.29 9 39.67 210.00
124 Southern Mississippi 6 244 1326 5.43 16 40.67 221.00
125 Arkansas State 6 230 1368 5.95 14 38.33 228.00
126 Purdue 6 256 1373 5.36 19 42.67 228.83
127 Temple 6 263 1395 5.30 15 43.83 232.50
128 Utah State 6 242 1396 5.77 15 40.33 232.67
129 UTEP 6 273 1405 5.15 15 45.50 234.17
130 Oklahoma State 6 258 1410 5.47 12 43.00 235.00
131 New Mexico State 6 252 1500 5.95 21 42.00 250.00
132 New Mexico 6 244 1538 6.30 19 40.67 256.33
133 UAB 6 275 1549 5.63 20 45.83 258.17
134 Kent State 6 273 1637 6.00 21 45.50 272.83