2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 12/20/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Mississippi 12 433 1002 2.31 7 36.08 83.50
2 Indiana 13 381 1043 2.74 12 29.31 80.23
3 Michigan 12 356 1111 3.12 10 29.67 92.58
4 UCLA 12 345 1154 3.34 17 28.75 96.17
5 Ohio State 12 408 1162 2.85 9 34.00 96.83
6 Tennessee 12 422 1195 2.83 9 35.17 99.58
7 SMU 13 443 1214 2.74 10 34.08 93.38
8 Ohio 14 430 1268 2.95 14 30.71 90.57
9 Nebraska 12 364 1269 3.49 6 30.33 105.75
10 Oklahoma 12 436 1270 2.91 8 36.33 105.83
11 South Carolina 12 419 1276 3.05 16 34.92 106.33
12 Miami (Florida) 12 360 1321 3.67 13 30.00 110.08
13 UTSA 12 420 1323 3.15 19 35.00 110.25
14 Northern Illinois 12 385 1341 3.48 8 32.08 111.75
15 Penn State 13 416 1347 3.24 7 32.00 103.62
16 Minnesota 12 377 1351 3.58 13 31.42 112.58
17 Boston College 12 380 1363 3.59 14 31.67 113.58
18 Kansas State 12 397 1379 3.47 11 33.08 114.92
19 Texas 13 445 1383 3.11 11 34.23 106.38
20 Pittsburgh 12 451 1386 3.07 17 37.58 115.50
21 Iowa 12 373 1410 3.78 3 31.08 117.50
22 Auburn 12 459 1413 3.08 18 38.25 117.75
23 California 13 437 1428 3.27 19 33.62 109.85
24 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1441 3.37 17 35.58 120.08
25 Georgia Tech 12 352 1442 4.10 13 29.33 120.17
26 UCF 12 412 1444 3.50 14 34.33 120.33
27 Memphis 13 367 1453 3.96 21 28.23 111.77
28 Arkansas 12 426 1462 3.43 13 35.50 121.83
29 Boise State 13 412 1496 3.63 14 31.69 115.08
30 James Madison 13 430 1500 3.49 13 33.08 115.38
31 Michigan State 12 404 1501 3.72 19 33.67 125.08
32 Army 13 359 1519 4.23 12 27.62 116.85
33 Arizona State 13 400 1528 3.82 18 30.77 117.54
34 Utah 12 404 1553 3.84 13 33.67 129.42
35 Northwestern 12 390 1559 4.00 22 32.50 129.92
36 Stanford 12 379 1602 4.23 21 31.58 133.50
37 Missouri 12 397 1605 4.04 14 33.08 133.75
38 UNLV 14 457 1610 3.52 17 32.64 115.00
39 Connecticut 12 425 1624 3.82 16 35.42 135.33
40 Louisville 12 428 1625 3.80 14 35.67 135.42
41 Liberty 11 406 1627 4.01 20 36.91 147.91
42 Houston 12 416 1631 3.92 14 34.67 135.92
43 Oregon 13 409 1639 4.01 14 31.46 126.08
44 BYU 12 407 1640 4.03 18 33.92 136.67
44 Vanderbilt 12 391 1640 4.19 13 32.58 136.67
46 Maryland 12 427 1641 3.84 19 35.58 136.75
47 Fresno State 12 426 1651 3.88 14 35.50 137.58
48 Texas A&M 12 411 1652 4.02 13 34.25 137.67
49 Toledo 12 459 1658 3.61 14 38.25 138.17
50 Georgia 13 452 1661 3.67 14 34.77 127.77
51 Alabama 12 436 1677 3.85 10 36.33 139.75
52 USC 12 374 1685 4.51 18 31.17 140.42
53 North Carolina State 12 382 1715 4.49 22 31.83 142.92
54 Notre Dame 13 472 1729 3.66 11 36.31 133.00
55 North Carolina 12 447 1733 3.88 20 37.25 144.42
56 Virginia 12 422 1743 4.13 20 35.17 145.25
57 Buffalo 12 432 1744 4.04 17 36.00 145.33
57 Troy 12 405 1744 4.31 24 33.75 145.33
59 Virginia Tech 12 452 1745 3.86 16 37.67 145.42
60 Texas Tech 12 398 1759 4.42 26 33.17 146.58
60 LSU 12 392 1759 4.49 24 32.67 146.58
62 Texas State 12 453 1761 3.89 22 37.75 146.75
63 Bowling Green 12 411 1769 4.30 12 34.25 147.42
63 Rutgers 12 364 1769 4.86 23 30.33 147.42
65 Miami (Ohio) 13 461 1779 3.86 19 35.46 136.85
66 Colorado 12 467 1788 3.83 14 38.92 149.00
67 Duke 12 486 1794 3.69 13 40.50 149.50
68 Illinois 12 408 1799 4.41 11 34.00 149.92
69 Air Force 12 403 1841 4.57 23 33.58 153.42
70 Kansas 12 412 1842 4.47 10 34.33 153.50
71 Syracuse 12 358 1844 5.15 18 29.83 153.67
72 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 35.00 142.15
73 Colorado State 12 423 1860 4.40 16 35.25 155.00
74 Baylor 12 464 1862 4.01 15 38.67 155.17
75 San Jose State 12 511 1865 3.65 22 42.58 155.42
76 Navy 12 447 1871 4.19 16 37.25 155.92
77 West Virginia 13 444 1877 4.23 28 34.15 144.38
78 Sam Houston State 13 475 1879 3.96 17 36.54 144.54
79 Wake Forest 12 414 1886 4.56 20 34.50 157.17
80 South Florida 12 474 1895 4.00 23 39.50 157.92
81 Washington 12 428 1897 4.43 19 35.67 158.08
82 Rice 12 471 1927 4.09 17 39.25 160.58
83 Kentucky 12 436 1942 4.45 20 36.33 161.83
84 Florida 13 512 1943 3.79 17 39.38 149.46
85 Cincinnati 12 414 1952 4.71 15 34.50 162.67
86 Eastern Michigan 12 436 1954 4.48 19 36.33 162.83
87 Clemson 13 429 1957 4.56 14 33.00 150.54
88 TCU 12 463 1972 4.26 21 38.58 164.33
89 Wisconsin 12 428 1980 4.63 20 35.67 165.00
90 Hawai'i 12 426 1988 4.67 20 35.50 165.67
91 East Carolina 12 508 2010 3.96 21 42.33 167.50
92 Central Michigan 12 445 2037 4.58 20 37.08 169.75
93 Tulane 14 456 2041 4.48 20 32.57 145.79
94 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 444 2049 4.61 20 34.15 157.62
95 Old Dominion 12 485 2071 4.27 18 40.42 172.58
96 Washington State 12 401 2084 5.20 21 33.42 173.67
97 Arizona 12 430 2088 4.86 25 35.83 174.00
98 Ball State 12 404 2104 5.21 24 33.67 175.33
99 Kennesaw State 12 458 2111 4.61 25 38.17 175.92
100 UTEP 12 501 2154 4.30 25 41.75 179.50
101 Coastal Carolina 12 481 2162 4.49 19 40.08 180.17
102 Tulsa 12 447 2169 4.85 27 37.25 180.75
103 Appalachian State 11 411 2174 5.29 24 37.36 197.64
104 Akron 12 476 2200 4.62 23 39.67 183.33
105 Florida Atlantic 12 450 2202 4.89 18 37.50 183.50
106 Georgia Southern 13 447 2210 4.94 23 34.38 170.00
107 Florida State 12 477 2216 4.65 21 39.75 184.67
108 Oregon State 12 419 2230 5.32 26 34.92 185.83
109 Florida International 12 492 2296 4.67 28 41.00 191.33
110 Wyoming 12 420 2300 5.48 21 35.00 191.67
111 Marshall 13 527 2327 4.42 21 40.54 179.00
112 Iowa State 13 454 2329 5.13 17 34.92 179.15
113 New Mexico State 12 459 2343 5.10 29 38.25 195.25
114 North Texas 12 500 2346 4.69 26 41.67 195.50
115 Middle Tennessee 12 465 2364 5.08 26 38.75 197.00
116 Massachusetts 12 454 2375 5.23 32 37.83 197.92
117 Purdue 12 472 2400 5.08 33 39.33 200.00
118 Louisiana-Monroe 12 494 2401 4.86 27 41.17 200.08
119 Jacksonville State 14 574 2447 4.26 21 41.00 174.79
120 San Diego State 12 509 2487 4.89 25 42.42 207.25
121 Western Michigan 13 500 2502 5.00 28 38.46 192.46
122 Nevada 13 496 2507 5.05 31 38.15 192.85
123 Georgia State 12 483 2524 5.23 28 40.25 210.33
123 Charlotte 12 483 2524 5.23 29 40.25 210.33
125 UAB 12 505 2555 5.06 31 42.08 212.92
125 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 39.25 212.92
127 Utah State 12 478 2574 5.38 27 39.83 214.50
128 Oklahoma State 12 477 2580 5.41 28 39.75 215.00
129 Mississippi State 12 523 2603 4.98 24 43.58 216.92
130 Arkansas State 12 459 2706 5.90 32 38.25 225.50
131 Temple 12 490 2713 5.54 30 40.83 226.08
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