2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Indiana 13 381 1043 2.74 12 29.31 80.23
2 Mississippi 13 456 1046 2.29 7 35.08 80.46
3 UCLA 12 345 1154 3.34 17 28.75 96.17
4 Michigan 13 385 1179 3.06 10 29.62 90.69
5 Ohio 14 430 1268 2.95 14 30.71 90.57
6 Nebraska 13 390 1316 3.37 8 30.00 101.23
7 Tennessee 13 455 1351 2.97 13 35.00 103.92
8 Ohio State 16 530 1402 2.65 13 33.13 87.63
9 SMU 14 483 1403 2.90 13 34.50 100.21
10 Auburn 12 459 1413 3.08 18 38.25 117.75
11 UTSA 13 461 1421 3.08 19 35.46 109.31
12 Minnesota 13 407 1425 3.50 14 31.31 109.62
13 California 13 437 1428 3.27 19 33.62 109.85
14 UCF 12 412 1444 3.50 14 34.33 120.33
15 Memphis 13 367 1453 3.96 21 28.23 111.77
16 Northern Illinois 13 412 1458 3.54 10 31.69 112.15
17 South Carolina 13 454 1459 3.21 18 34.92 112.23
18 Pittsburgh 13 476 1466 3.08 18 36.62 112.77
18 Miami (Florida) 13 391 1466 3.75 16 30.08 112.77
20 Boston College 13 413 1494 3.62 16 31.77 114.92
21 Oklahoma 13 476 1496 3.14 11 36.62 115.08
22 Iowa 13 406 1499 3.69 4 31.23 115.31
23 James Madison 13 430 1500 3.49 13 33.08 115.38
24 Michigan State 12 404 1501 3.72 19 33.67 125.08
25 Kansas State 13 433 1543 3.56 15 33.31 118.69
26 Utah 12 404 1553 3.84 13 33.67 129.42
27 Northwestern 12 390 1559 4.00 22 32.50 129.92
28 Army 14 381 1568 4.12 12 27.21 112.00
29 Arizona State 14 430 1581 3.68 19 30.71 112.93
30 Georgia Tech 13 390 1588 4.07 15 30.00 122.15
31 Stanford 12 379 1602 4.23 21 31.58 133.50
32 UNLV 14 457 1610 3.52 17 32.64 115.00
33 Penn State 16 534 1630 3.05 10 33.38 101.88
34 Houston 12 416 1631 3.92 14 34.67 135.92
35 Maryland 12 427 1641 3.84 19 35.58 136.75
36 BYU 13 426 1642 3.85 18 32.77 126.31
37 Arkansas 13 463 1679 3.63 15 35.62 129.15
38 Boise State 14 453 1712 3.78 15 32.36 122.29
39 Connecticut 13 453 1720 3.80 16 34.85 132.31
40 Louisville 13 464 1723 3.71 15 35.69 132.54
41 Virginia 12 422 1743 4.13 20 35.17 145.25
42 Troy 12 405 1744 4.31 24 33.75 145.33
43 Texas 16 542 1754 3.24 15 33.88 109.63
44 Texas A&M 13 442 1757 3.98 14 34.00 135.15
45 Louisiana Tech 13 491 1762 3.59 21 37.77 135.54
46 Missouri 13 435 1771 4.07 15 33.46 136.23
47 Alabama 13 487 1792 3.68 10 37.46 137.85
48 Fresno State 13 474 1812 3.82 14 36.46 139.38
49 Georgia 14 489 1815 3.71 14 34.93 129.64
50 Oregon 14 440 1820 4.14 16 31.43 130.00
51 LSU 13 425 1821 4.28 26 32.69 140.08
52 Vanderbilt 13 427 1830 4.29 13 32.85 140.77
53 USC 13 404 1836 4.54 19 31.08 141.23
54 Air Force 12 403 1841 4.57 23 33.58 153.42
55 Kansas 12 412 1842 4.47 10 34.33 153.50
56 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 35.00 142.15
57 Liberty 12 462 1849 4.00 21 38.50 154.08
58 Texas State 13 478 1859 3.89 24 36.77 143.00
59 West Virginia 13 444 1877 4.23 28 34.15 144.38
60 Sam Houston State 13 475 1879 3.96 17 36.54 144.54
61 Wake Forest 12 414 1886 4.56 20 34.50 157.17
62 Bowling Green 13 443 1897 4.28 14 34.08 145.92
63 Buffalo 13 467 1906 4.08 17 35.92 146.62
64 Virginia Tech 13 488 1912 3.92 17 37.54 147.08
65 Miami (Ohio) 14 491 1920 3.91 20 35.07 137.14
66 San Jose State 13 545 1921 3.52 25 41.92 147.77
67 Rice 12 471 1927 4.09 17 39.25 160.58
68 Illinois 13 441 1929 4.37 12 33.92 148.38
69 Kentucky 12 436 1942 4.45 20 36.33 161.83
70 Florida 13 512 1943 3.79 17 39.38 149.46
70 North Carolina 13 493 1943 3.94 21 37.92 149.46
72 Duke 13 519 1945 3.75 15 39.92 149.62
73 Cincinnati 12 414 1952 4.71 15 34.50 162.67
74 Syracuse 13 389 1953 5.02 19 29.92 150.23
75 Eastern Michigan 12 436 1954 4.48 19 36.33 162.83
76 Toledo 13 525 1959 3.73 16 40.38 150.69
77 Colorado 13 509 1968 3.87 17 39.15 151.38
78 Baylor 13 491 1976 4.02 16 37.77 152.00
79 Texas Tech 13 443 1977 4.46 28 34.08 152.08
80 Wisconsin 12 428 1980 4.63 20 35.67 165.00
81 Hawai'i 12 426 1988 4.67 20 35.50 165.67
82 Navy 13 487 2029 4.17 17 37.46 156.08
83 Central Michigan 12 445 2037 4.58 20 37.08 169.75
84 Tulane 14 456 2041 4.48 20 32.57 145.79
84 North Carolina State 13 421 2041 4.85 25 32.38 157.00
86 South Florida 13 510 2056 4.03 25 39.23 158.15
87 Old Dominion 12 485 2071 4.27 18 40.42 172.58
88 Colorado State 13 457 2077 4.54 21 35.15 159.77
89 TCU 13 496 2086 4.21 21 38.15 160.46
90 Arizona 12 430 2088 4.86 25 35.83 174.00
91 Washington 13 461 2104 4.56 20 35.46 161.85
91 Ball State 12 404 2104 5.21 24 33.67 175.33
93 Kennesaw State 12 458 2111 4.61 25 38.17 175.92
94 Rutgers 13 406 2116 5.21 26 31.23 162.77
95 UTEP 12 501 2152 4.30 25 41.75 179.33
96 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 477 2159 4.53 20 34.07 154.21
97 Tulsa 12 447 2169 4.85 27 37.25 180.75
98 Appalachian State 11 411 2174 5.29 24 37.36 197.64
99 Akron 12 476 2200 4.62 23 39.67 183.33
100 Florida Atlantic 12 450 2202 4.89 18 37.50 183.50
101 East Carolina 13 543 2208 4.07 21 41.77 169.85
102 Notre Dame 16 584 2209 3.78 16 36.50 138.06
103 Georgia Southern 13 447 2210 4.94 23 34.38 170.00
104 Florida State 12 477 2216 4.65 21 39.75 184.67
105 Oregon State 12 419 2230 5.32 26 34.92 185.83
106 Washington State 13 427 2237 5.24 23 32.85 172.08
107 Clemson 14 477 2249 4.71 18 34.07 160.64
108 Florida International 12 492 2296 4.67 28 41.00 191.33
109 Wyoming 12 420 2300 5.48 21 35.00 191.67
110 Marshall 13 527 2327 4.42 21 40.54 179.00
111 New Mexico State 12 459 2343 5.10 29 38.25 195.25
112 Middle Tennessee 12 465 2364 5.08 26 38.75 197.00
113 Massachusetts 12 454 2375 5.23 32 37.83 197.92
114 Purdue 12 472 2400 5.08 33 39.33 200.00
115 Louisiana-Monroe 12 494 2401 4.86 27 41.17 200.08
116 Coastal Carolina 13 512 2419 4.72 22 39.38 186.08
117 Jacksonville State 14 574 2447 4.26 21 41.00 174.79
118 San Diego State 12 509 2487 4.89 25 42.42 207.25
119 Western Michigan 13 500 2502 5.00 28 38.46 192.46
120 Nevada 13 496 2507 5.05 31 38.15 192.85
121 Georgia State 12 483 2524 5.23 28 40.25 210.33
121 Charlotte 12 483 2524 5.23 29 40.25 210.33
123 North Texas 13 544 2547 4.68 28 41.85 195.92
124 UAB 12 505 2555 5.06 31 42.08 212.92
124 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 39.25 212.92
126 Utah State 12 478 2574 5.38 27 39.83 214.50
127 Oklahoma State 12 477 2580 5.41 28 39.75 215.00
128 Mississippi State 12 523 2603 4.98 24 43.58 216.92
129 Iowa State 14 493 2637 5.35 19 35.21 188.36
130 Temple 12 490 2713 5.54 30 40.83 226.08
131 Arkansas State 13 483 2752 5.70 32 37.15 211.69
132 Southern Mississippi 12 474 2792 5.89 31 39.50 232.67
133 Western Kentucky 14 619 3097 5.00 26 44.21 221.21
134 Kent State 12 539 3179 5.90 36 44.92 264.92