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

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