2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Army 10 257 957 3.72 6 25.70 95.70
2 Memphis 8 217 1013 4.67 14 27.13 126.63
3 Oregon State 1 28 134 4.79 2 28.00 134.00
4 Indiana 9 257 648 2.52 9 28.56 72.00
5 Georgia Tech 8 230 1004 4.37 9 28.75 125.50
6 Boston College 8 231 877 3.80 12 28.88 109.63
7 Ohio 9 264 705 2.67 5 29.33 78.33
8 Tulane 9 274 1143 4.17 12 30.44 127.00
9 Boise State 8 244 896 3.67 5 30.50 112.00
10 UCLA 9 276 939 3.40 16 30.67 104.33
10 Rutgers 9 276 1285 4.66 18 30.67 142.78
12 Michigan 9 277 901 3.25 9 30.78 100.11
13 Clemson 9 278 1084 3.90 8 30.89 120.44
14 Nebraska 9 279 1058 3.79 6 31.00 117.56
14 Arizona State 10 310 1332 4.30 17 31.00 133.20
16 Bowling Green 8 252 929 3.69 8 31.50 116.13
16 Syracuse 8 252 1322 5.25 14 31.50 165.25
18 Texas Tech 9 284 1214 4.27 17 31.56 134.89
19 Air Force 7 222 892 4.02 13 31.71 127.43
20 Miami (Florida) 8 255 1062 4.16 11 31.88 132.75
21 Michigan State 9 287 1200 4.18 17 31.89 133.33
22 USC 9 288 1227 4.26 15 32.00 136.33
22 North Carolina State 8 256 1193 4.66 16 32.00 149.13
24 Kansas State 10 322 1194 3.71 10 32.20 119.40
25 Oregon 11 355 1419 4.00 10 32.27 129.00
26 Penn State 10 323 1093 3.38 5 32.30 109.30
27 Iowa 9 291 1241 4.26 3 32.33 137.89
28 UNLV 8 259 850 3.28 8 32.38 106.25
29 Minnesota 9 292 1128 3.86 12 32.44 125.33
30 Ohio State 10 327 939 2.87 9 32.70 93.90
31 Stanford 8 264 1179 4.47 15 33.00 147.38
32 BYU 10 332 1325 3.99 14 33.20 132.50
33 Northern Illinois 8 267 947 3.55 5 33.38 118.38
33 Wake Forest 8 267 1180 4.42 14 33.38 147.50
35 Georgia 9 302 1013 3.35 9 33.56 112.56
36 UTSA 8 269 840 3.12 12 33.63 105.00
36 Troy 8 269 980 3.64 15 33.63 122.50
38 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 303 1373 4.53 12 33.67 152.56
39 Kansas 9 304 1507 4.96 8 33.78 167.44
40 Georgia Southern 8 271 1227 4.53 8 33.88 153.38
41 Iowa State 10 339 1887 5.57 15 33.90 188.70
42 Utah 10 340 1334 3.92 12 34.00 133.40
43 SMU 9 307 833 2.71 6 34.11 92.56
44 Missouri 8 273 1289 4.72 14 34.13 161.13
45 Wyoming 7 239 1476 6.18 14 34.14 210.86
46 West Virginia 9 308 1329 4.31 22 34.22 147.67
47 Vanderbilt 8 277 1290 4.66 10 34.63 161.25
47 LSU 8 277 1416 5.11 20 34.63 177.00
49 Texas A&M 8 278 1063 3.82 10 34.75 132.88
50 California 8 279 911 3.27 16 34.88 113.88
50 Buffalo 8 279 1117 4.00 10 34.88 139.63
50 Ball State 8 279 1434 5.14 16 34.88 179.25
53 James Madison 8 280 1026 3.66 10 35.00 128.25
53 Houston 9 315 1286 4.08 13 35.00 142.89
55 Northwestern 9 316 1386 4.39 22 35.11 154.00
56 Miami (Ohio) 9 319 973 3.05 12 35.44 108.11
57 Louisiana Tech 8 284 890 3.13 11 35.50 111.25
58 Navy 9 320 1317 4.12 10 35.56 146.33
58 Illinois 9 320 1430 4.47 11 35.56 158.89
60 Virginia 8 285 1152 4.04 15 35.63 144.00
61 UCF 9 321 1180 3.68 12 35.67 131.11
62 Virginia Tech 8 287 1021 3.56 8 35.88 127.63
63 Cincinnati 9 323 1538 4.76 15 35.89 170.89
64 Washington 9 324 1531 4.73 17 36.00 170.11
65 Arizona 10 361 1805 5.00 23 36.10 180.50
66 Tennessee 8 289 947 3.28 9 36.13 118.38
66 South Alabama 8 289 1128 3.90 9 36.13 141.00
68 Texas 9 326 1000 3.07 10 36.22 111.11
69 Western Michigan 8 291 1385 4.76 15 36.38 173.13
70 Colorado State 7 255 1155 4.53 8 36.43 165.00
71 Purdue 9 328 1593 4.86 23 36.44 177.00
72 Baylor 10 367 1568 4.27 15 36.70 156.80
73 Pittsburgh 8 294 945 3.21 15 36.75 118.13
73 Old Dominion 8 294 1329 4.52 9 36.75 166.13
73 Central Michigan 8 294 1403 4.77 13 36.75 175.38
73 Tulsa 8 294 1698 5.78 21 36.75 212.25
77 Liberty 8 295 1121 3.80 11 36.88 140.13
77 Texas State 8 295 1246 4.22 13 36.88 155.75
79 Wisconsin 9 333 1556 4.67 14 37.00 172.89
79 Florida Atlantic 8 296 1495 5.05 12 37.00 186.88
81 Maryland 9 335 1355 4.04 17 37.22 150.56
82 Louisville 8 298 1189 3.99 11 37.25 148.63
82 Alabama 8 298 1218 4.09 9 37.25 152.25
84 Eastern Michigan 8 299 1462 4.89 16 37.38 182.75
85 Oklahoma 8 302 930 3.08 7 37.75 116.25
86 Hawai'i 7 265 1361 5.14 13 37.86 194.43
87 Arkansas State 8 303 1770 5.84 19 37.88 221.25
88 South Carolina 8 305 964 3.16 13 38.13 120.50
88 Rice 8 305 1293 4.24 11 38.13 161.63
90 Appalachian State 8 307 1641 5.35 19 38.38 205.13
91 Fresno State 7 269 1117 4.15 11 38.43 159.57
92 Jacksonville State 9 346 1420 4.10 8 38.44 157.78
93 Mississippi 8 309 864 2.80 7 38.63 108.00
93 Sam Houston State 8 309 1120 3.62 7 38.63 140.00
93 Arkansas 8 309 1238 4.01 11 38.63 154.75
96 North Carolina 8 311 1306 4.20 15 38.88 163.25
97 TCU 9 350 1554 4.44 17 38.89 172.67
98 New Mexico State 8 312 1465 4.70 16 39.00 183.13
99 Akron 8 315 1373 4.36 12 39.38 171.63
99 Kentucky 8 315 1376 4.37 15 39.38 172.00
101 Coastal Carolina 8 317 1384 4.37 12 39.63 173.00
102 Marshall 9 357 1553 4.35 13 39.67 172.56
103 Southern Mississippi 8 318 1900 5.97 19 39.75 237.50
104 Colorado 10 400 1531 3.83 12 40.00 153.10
104 Utah State 7 280 1484 5.30 16 40.00 212.00
106 UTEP 8 325 1196 3.68 14 40.63 149.50
106 Toledo 8 325 1279 3.94 11 40.63 159.88
106 Florida International 8 325 1445 4.45 16 40.63 180.63
106 Kennesaw State 8 325 1564 4.81 19 40.63 195.50
110 Auburn 8 327 1057 3.23 15 40.88 132.13
111 Charlotte 8 328 1789 5.45 17 41.00 223.63
111 Massachusetts 1 41 253 6.17 2 41.00 253.00
113 Oklahoma State 9 370 2108 5.70 24 41.11 234.22
114 Florida 8 333 1462 4.39 12 41.63 182.75
115 New Mexico 7 292 1263 4.33 13 41.71 180.43
116 South Florida 8 334 1370 4.10 14 41.75 171.25
116 Mississippi State 8 334 1763 5.28 19 41.75 220.38
118 Duke 8 335 1285 3.84 9 41.88 160.63
118 Temple 8 335 2032 6.07 24 41.88 254.00
120 Connecticut 1 42 184 4.38 2 42.00 184.00
120 Middle Tennessee 8 336 1729 5.15 14 42.00 216.13
122 UAB 8 338 1774 5.25 23 42.25 221.75
123 East Carolina 8 341 1600 4.69 19 42.63 200.00
124 Nevada 7 299 1595 5.33 20 42.71 227.86
125 San Diego State 7 300 1644 5.48 17 42.86 234.86
126 Washington State 1 43 170 3.95 3 43.00 170.00
126 Georgia State 8 344 1842 5.35 19 43.00 230.25
128 Louisiana-Monroe 8 345 1808 5.24 20 43.13 226.00
129 Florida State 8 346 1658 4.79 15 43.25 207.25
130 San Jose State 7 305 1078 3.53 13 43.57 154.00
131 Kent State 8 355 2006 5.65 24 44.38 250.75
132 Western Kentucky 9 409 2125 5.20 16 45.44 236.11
133 North Texas 8 367 1828 4.98 20 45.88 228.50