2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 12/20/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Mississippi 4 124 138 1.11 0 31.00 34.50
2 Arkansas 4 117 224 1.91 2 29.25 56.00
3 Iowa 3 82 169 2.06 0 27.33 56.33
4 Northwestern 3 74 173 2.34 0 24.67 57.67
5 Tennessee 4 133 248 1.86 0 33.25 62.00
6 Miami (Florida) 4 105 259 2.47 2 26.25 64.75
7 Arizona State 3 90 196 2.18 1 30.00 65.33
8 Ohio State 3 109 200 1.83 1 36.33 66.67
9 Michigan 3 79 210 2.66 1 26.33 70.00
10 Nebraska 3 85 211 2.48 0 28.33 70.33
11 UCLA 3 69 215 3.12 1 23.00 71.67
12 Minnesota 3 85 223 2.62 1 28.33 74.33
13 South Carolina 4 114 312 2.74 3 28.50 78.00
14 Missouri 4 124 316 2.55 0 31.00 79.00
15 Penn State 3 93 254 2.73 2 31.00 84.67
16 Oklahoma 4 134 340 2.54 1 33.50 85.00
17 LSU 4 115 343 2.98 4 28.75 85.75
18 Vanderbilt 4 114 350 3.07 3 28.50 87.50
19 UCF 3 91 264 2.90 2 30.33 88.00
19 Memphis 5 150 440 2.93 7 30.00 88.00
21 Auburn 4 132 356 2.70 3 33.00 89.00
22 Kansas State 2 75 185 2.47 1 37.50 92.50
23 Toledo 4 134 379 2.83 3 33.50 94.75
24 James Madison 5 150 474 3.16 3 30.00 94.80
25 SMU 4 136 381 2.80 4 34.00 95.25
26 Maryland 3 92 286 3.11 2 30.67 95.33
27 Texas 4 119 383 3.22 1 29.75 95.75
28 Florida 5 179 481 2.69 5 35.80 96.20
29 Northern Illinois 4 118 394 3.34 3 29.50 98.50
30 Indiana 4 124 395 3.19 3 31.00 98.75
31 Michigan State 3 117 301 2.57 2 39.00 100.33
32 East Carolina 4 167 410 2.46 2 41.75 102.50
33 California 5 158 517 3.27 3 31.60 103.40
34 BYU 3 94 317 3.37 4 31.33 105.67
35 Stanford 4 115 423 3.68 6 28.75 105.75
36 North Carolina 4 136 427 3.14 5 34.00 106.75
37 Fresno State 5 157 534 3.40 3 31.40 106.80
38 Louisville 4 130 436 3.35 3 32.50 109.00
39 Utah 2 64 219 3.42 1 32.00 109.50
39 Georgia Tech 4 122 438 3.59 4 30.50 109.50
41 Pittsburgh 4 157 441 2.81 2 39.25 110.25
42 Kansas 3 108 335 3.10 2 36.00 111.67
43 Ohio 5 166 563 3.39 9 33.20 112.60
44 Alabama 4 138 459 3.33 1 34.50 114.75
45 Houston 3 101 345 3.42 1 33.67 115.00
46 Tulsa 4 153 471 3.08 6 38.25 117.75
47 Boise State 5 168 600 3.57 9 33.60 120.00
48 UTSA 4 151 483 3.20 7 37.75 120.75
49 Boston College 4 149 486 3.26 2 37.25 121.50
50 Washington 3 104 366 3.52 2 34.67 122.00
51 Eastern Michigan 4 137 492 3.59 3 34.25 123.00
51 Illinois 3 88 369 4.19 0 29.33 123.00
53 Hawai'i 5 161 627 3.89 7 32.20 125.40
54 UNLV 6 198 760 3.84 9 33.00 126.67
55 Duke 4 151 509 3.37 4 37.75 127.25
56 Texas State 4 158 515 3.26 9 39.50 128.75
57 North Texas 4 133 518 3.89 6 33.25 129.50
58 North Carolina State 4 126 522 4.14 6 31.50 130.50
58 Syracuse 4 106 522 4.92 4 26.50 130.50
60 Connecticut 11 383 1440 3.76 14 34.82 130.91
61 South Florida 4 140 525 3.75 9 35.00 131.25
62 Notre Dame 13 472 1729 3.66 11 36.31 133.00
63 Oregon 3 85 401 4.72 6 28.33 133.67
64 Kennesaw State 4 133 547 4.11 6 33.25 136.75
65 West Virginia 4 136 548 4.03 6 34.00 137.00
66 Louisiana Tech 4 143 551 3.85 6 35.75 137.75
67 Cincinnati 3 91 414 4.55 0 30.33 138.00
68 TCU 3 113 418 3.70 4 37.67 139.33
69 Florida State 4 131 558 4.26 6 32.75 139.50
70 Colorado State 5 168 705 4.20 8 33.60 141.00
71 Wisconsin 3 95 424 4.46 6 31.67 141.33
72 Arizona 2 69 283 4.10 2 34.50 141.50
72 Kentucky 4 121 566 4.68 5 30.25 141.50
74 South Alabama 5 166 720 4.34 10 33.20 144.00
75 Colorado 3 109 437 4.01 5 36.33 145.67
76 Baylor 2 97 294 3.03 0 48.50 147.00
77 Texas A&M 4 133 589 4.43 3 33.25 147.25
78 Iowa State 3 115 442 3.84 2 38.33 147.33
79 Virginia 4 137 591 4.31 5 34.25 147.75
80 Louisiana-Monroe 4 149 593 3.98 7 37.25 148.25
81 Sam Houston State 5 166 759 4.57 10 33.20 151.80
82 Nevada 6 197 912 4.63 11 32.83 152.00
83 USC 3 86 458 5.33 3 28.67 152.67
84 Buffalo 4 153 627 4.10 7 38.25 156.75
85 Oklahoma State 3 107 472 4.41 4 35.67 157.33
86 San Jose State 5 206 787 3.82 9 41.20 157.40
87 Rice 4 166 634 3.82 6 41.50 158.50
87 Central Michigan 4 151 634 4.20 7 37.75 158.50
89 Middle Tennessee 4 129 635 4.92 12 32.25 158.75
90 Rutgers 3 88 484 5.50 5 29.33 161.33
91 Georgia 4 150 648 4.32 5 37.50 162.00
92 Wyoming 5 181 824 4.55 7 36.20 164.80
93 Ball State 4 125 670 5.36 8 31.25 167.50
94 San Diego State 5 209 843 4.03 8 41.80 168.60
95 Liberty 3 111 506 4.56 9 37.00 168.67
96 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 141 676 4.79 8 35.25 169.00
97 Temple 4 155 681 4.39 6 38.75 170.25
98 Georgia State 4 139 682 4.91 9 34.75 170.50
99 Washington State 11 358 1914 5.35 18 32.55 174.00
100 Wake Forest 4 147 706 4.80 6 36.75 176.50
101 Florida Atlantic 4 154 707 4.59 6 38.50 176.75
102 Appalachian State 3 104 533 5.13 5 34.67 177.67
103 Tulane 5 182 898 4.93 8 36.40 179.60
104 Virginia Tech 4 165 724 4.39 8 41.25 181.00
105 Texas Tech 3 114 545 4.78 9 38.00 181.67
106 Charlotte 4 155 735 4.74 12 38.75 183.75
107 Navy 3 127 554 4.36 6 42.33 184.67
108 Old Dominion 4 191 742 3.88 9 47.75 185.50
109 Army 3 102 562 5.51 6 34.00 187.33
110 Air Force 5 181 949 5.24 10 36.20 189.80
111 Oregon State 11 391 2096 5.36 24 35.55 190.55
112 Troy 4 136 764 5.62 9 34.00 191.00
113 Massachusetts 11 413 2122 5.14 30 37.55 192.91
114 Marshall 4 170 774 4.55 8 42.50 193.50
115 Western Kentucky 5 210 972 4.63 10 42.00 194.40
116 Coastal Carolina 4 164 778 4.74 7 41.00 194.50
117 UAB 4 167 781 4.68 8 41.75 195.25
118 Georgia Southern 5 176 983 5.59 15 35.20 196.60
119 Miami (Ohio) 4 142 806 5.68 7 35.50 201.50
120 Jacksonville State 5 228 1027 4.50 13 45.60 205.40
121 Akron 4 161 827 5.14 11 40.25 206.75
122 Mississippi State 4 189 840 4.44 5 47.25 210.00
122 Bowling Green 4 159 840 5.28 4 39.75 210.00
124 Florida International 4 167 851 5.10 12 41.75 212.75
125 Utah State 5 198 1090 5.51 11 39.60 218.00
126 Clemson 4 151 873 5.78 6 37.75 218.25
127 New Mexico State 4 147 878 5.97 13 36.75 219.50
128 Southern Mississippi 4 156 892 5.72 12 39.00 223.00
129 Western Michigan 5 209 1117 5.34 13 41.80 223.40
130 Arkansas State 4 156 936 6.00 13 39.00 234.00
131 UTEP 4 176 958 5.44 11 44.00 239.50
132 New Mexico 5 179 1292 7.22 14 35.80 258.40
133 Purdue 3 144 807 5.60 10 48.00 269.00
134 Kent State 4 184 1173 6.38 12 46.00 293.25