2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 11/13/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Mississippi 10 358 799 2.23 5 35.80 79.90
2 Indiana 10 293 722 2.46 8 29.30 72.20
3 UTSA 9 298 797 2.67 13 33.11 88.56
4 SMU 9 292 810 2.77 7 32.44 90.00
5 Tennessee 9 322 900 2.80 6 35.78 100.00
6 Oklahoma 10 377 1090 2.89 8 37.70 109.00
6 Pittsburgh 9 342 988 2.89 12 38.00 109.78
8 Ohio State 9 295 857 2.91 5 32.78 95.22
9 South Carolina 9 323 965 2.99 12 35.89 107.22
10 Auburn 9 317 981 3.09 11 35.22 109.00
11 Kansas State 9 287 895 3.12 10 31.89 99.44
12 California 9 288 904 3.14 12 32.00 100.44
13 UCLA 9 273 883 3.23 15 30.33 98.11
14 Army 9 229 743 3.24 3 25.44 82.56
14 Penn State 9 278 901 3.24 4 30.89 100.11
14 Louisiana Tech 9 335 1087 3.24 13 37.22 120.78
17 Nebraska 9 281 923 3.28 5 31.22 102.56
18 Georgia 9 298 998 3.35 7 33.11 110.89
19 Michigan 10 305 1024 3.36 10 30.50 102.40
19 Texas 9 310 1041 3.36 8 34.44 115.67
21 Boise State 9 298 1010 3.39 12 33.11 112.22
22 Northwestern 9 286 973 3.40 11 31.78 108.11
23 Ohio 10 321 1103 3.44 11 32.10 110.30
24 James Madison 9 297 1024 3.45 6 33.00 113.78
25 Notre Dame 9 327 1134 3.47 5 36.33 126.00
26 UNLV 9 289 1008 3.49 13 32.11 112.00
27 Northern Illinois 10 326 1142 3.50 7 32.60 114.20
28 Toledo 10 371 1313 3.54 10 37.10 131.30
29 UCF 10 326 1159 3.56 11 32.60 115.90
30 Arkansas 9 305 1091 3.58 10 33.89 121.22
31 Maryland 9 283 1022 3.61 11 31.44 113.56
31 West Virginia 9 313 1129 3.61 15 34.78 125.44
33 Baylor 9 358 1297 3.62 10 39.78 144.11
34 Georgia Tech 10 297 1081 3.64 8 29.70 108.10
35 Arizona State 9 293 1069 3.65 14 32.56 118.78
35 San Jose State 9 373 1361 3.65 14 41.44 151.22
37 North Carolina 9 317 1171 3.69 13 35.22 130.11
38 Alabama 9 339 1260 3.72 8 37.67 140.00
39 Sam Houston State 9 304 1135 3.73 10 33.78 126.11
40 Minnesota 10 320 1198 3.74 11 32.00 119.80
40 East Carolina 9 383 1434 3.74 16 42.56 159.33
42 Michigan State 9 306 1159 3.79 12 34.00 128.78
43 Texas State 9 334 1271 3.81 15 37.11 141.22
44 Duke 10 390 1493 3.83 10 39.00 149.30
45 Iowa 10 304 1168 3.84 2 30.40 116.80
46 Oregon 10 303 1174 3.87 11 30.30 117.40
46 Virginia 9 309 1196 3.87 13 34.33 132.89
48 Boston College 9 299 1164 3.89 11 33.22 129.33
48 Colorado 9 349 1356 3.89 11 38.78 150.67
50 Miami (Ohio) 10 351 1368 3.90 14 35.10 136.80
51 Vanderbilt 10 312 1220 3.91 11 31.20 122.00
51 Liberty 8 288 1127 3.91 15 36.00 140.88
53 Connecticut 10 350 1372 3.92 12 35.00 137.20
54 Miami (Florida) 10 286 1128 3.94 11 28.60 112.80
55 Missouri 9 304 1201 3.95 10 33.78 133.44
56 Utah 9 301 1192 3.96 6 33.44 132.44
56 Louisville 9 331 1312 3.96 14 36.78 145.78
58 Memphis 10 293 1162 3.97 16 29.30 116.20
59 Texas A&M 9 282 1122 3.98 9 31.33 124.67
59 South Alabama 9 286 1139 3.98 13 31.78 126.56
59 Virginia Tech 10 398 1585 3.98 13 39.80 158.50
62 Kentucky 9 312 1244 3.99 14 34.67 138.22
63 Rice 10 407 1628 4.00 14 40.70 162.80
64 Old Dominion 9 356 1430 4.02 12 39.56 158.89
65 Hawai'i 10 335 1362 4.07 13 33.50 136.20
66 Fresno State 10 365 1490 4.08 11 36.50 149.00
67 Tulsa 9 310 1268 4.09 15 34.44 140.89
68 Houston 9 292 1199 4.11 10 32.44 133.22
69 Colorado State 9 315 1302 4.13 12 35.00 144.67
70 South Florida 9 352 1461 4.15 17 39.11 162.33
71 Florida 9 362 1506 4.16 16 40.22 167.33
72 USC 9 286 1201 4.20 15 31.78 133.44
73 Tulane 10 272 1146 4.21 11 27.20 114.60
73 UTEP 10 406 1710 4.21 20 40.60 171.00
75 Jacksonville State 9 394 1672 4.24 15 43.78 185.78
76 Kansas 9 315 1345 4.27 8 35.00 149.44
77 TCU 10 401 1721 4.29 19 40.10 172.10
78 Buffalo 10 365 1572 4.31 17 36.50 157.20
79 LSU 9 314 1357 4.32 20 34.89 150.78
79 Navy 9 326 1407 4.32 13 36.22 156.33
81 Stanford 9 301 1303 4.33 17 33.44 144.78
82 Texas Tech 10 332 1454 4.38 20 33.20 145.40
83 Clemson 9 264 1160 4.39 9 29.33 128.89
83 Wake Forest 9 303 1330 4.39 14 33.67 147.78
85 North Carolina State 10 318 1403 4.41 19 31.80 140.30
86 Marshall 9 364 1617 4.44 14 40.44 179.67
87 Bowling Green 10 360 1611 4.48 11 36.00 161.10
88 BYU 9 293 1319 4.50 11 32.56 146.56
88 Kennesaw State 9 334 1502 4.50 18 37.11 166.89
90 Illinois 9 306 1386 4.53 9 34.00 154.00
90 Cincinnati 9 308 1395 4.53 7 34.22 155.00
90 Washington 10 358 1623 4.53 14 35.80 162.30
93 San Diego State 9 360 1636 4.54 15 40.00 181.78
93 Western Kentucky 9 362 1642 4.54 14 40.22 182.44
95 Eastern Michigan 10 345 1588 4.60 16 34.50 158.80
96 North Texas 9 366 1712 4.68 18 40.67 190.22
96 Florida International 9 378 1769 4.68 21 42.00 196.56
98 Florida State 10 410 1924 4.69 19 41.00 192.40
99 Wisconsin 9 313 1481 4.73 14 34.78 164.56
100 Nevada 11 387 1838 4.75 26 35.18 167.09
101 Troy 9 323 1543 4.78 18 35.89 171.44
102 Louisiana-Monroe 9 373 1788 4.79 22 41.44 198.67
103 Arizona 9 318 1525 4.80 16 35.33 169.44
104 Central Michigan 10 378 1824 4.83 16 37.80 182.40
104 Charlotte 9 350 1692 4.83 20 38.89 188.00
106 Akron 10 406 1972 4.86 23 40.60 197.20
107 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 300 1462 4.87 14 33.33 162.44
107 Coastal Carolina 9 377 1835 4.87 16 41.89 203.89
109 Rutgers 9 279 1362 4.88 18 31.00 151.33
109 Syracuse 9 287 1400 4.88 12 31.89 155.56
109 Air Force 9 319 1558 4.88 21 35.44 173.11
112 Massachusetts 9 328 1605 4.89 22 36.44 178.33
113 Iowa State 9 317 1558 4.91 11 35.22 173.11
114 Western Michigan 10 377 1866 4.95 23 37.70 186.60
115 New Mexico State 9 367 1843 5.02 24 40.78 204.78
116 Purdue 9 356 1799 5.05 26 39.56 199.89
117 UAB 9 405 2073 5.12 25 45.00 230.33
118 Mississippi State 10 416 2145 5.16 19 41.60 214.50
119 Washington State 9 269 1420 5.28 14 29.89 157.78
120 Temple 9 382 2022 5.29 22 42.44 224.67
121 Georgia State 9 344 1831 5.32 21 38.22 203.44
121 Middle Tennessee 10 390 2075 5.32 23 39.00 207.50
123 Georgia Southern 9 311 1665 5.35 18 34.56 185.00
124 Ball State 10 322 1731 5.38 21 32.20 173.10
125 Appalachian State 9 333 1816 5.45 21 37.00 201.78
126 Florida Atlantic 9 359 1962 5.47 17 39.89 218.00
127 New Mexico 10 414 2281 5.51 26 41.40 228.10
128 Southern Mississippi 9 371 2073 5.59 22 41.22 230.33
129 Oregon State 9 277 1556 5.62 18 30.78 172.89
130 Wyoming 9 313 1764 5.64 17 34.78 196.00
131 Arkansas State 9 346 1979 5.72 26 38.44 219.89
132 Oklahoma State 10 409 2408 5.89 24 40.90 240.80
133 Utah State 9 380 2255 5.93 25 42.22 250.56
134 Kent State 10 441 2649 6.01 30 44.10 264.90