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

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Northwestern 3 74 173 2.34 0 24.67 57.67
2 Mississippi 5 147 182 1.24 0 29.40 36.40
3 UCLA 3 69 215 3.12 1 23.00 71.67
4 Utah 2 64 219 3.42 1 32.00 109.50
5 Arizona State 4 120 249 2.08 2 30.00 62.25
6 Iowa 4 115 258 2.24 1 28.75 64.50
6 Nebraska 4 111 258 2.32 2 27.75 64.50
8 UCF 3 91 264 2.90 2 30.33 88.00
9 Michigan 4 108 278 2.57 1 27.00 69.50
10 Arizona 2 69 283 4.10 2 34.50 141.50
11 Maryland 3 92 286 3.11 2 30.67 95.33
12 Minnesota 4 115 297 2.58 2 28.75 74.25
13 Michigan State 3 117 301 2.57 2 39.00 100.33
14 BYU 3 94 317 3.37 4 31.33 105.67
15 Kansas 3 108 335 3.10 2 36.00 111.67
16 Houston 3 101 345 3.42 1 33.67 115.00
17 Kansas State 3 111 349 3.14 5 37.00 116.33
18 Auburn 4 132 356 2.70 3 33.00 89.00
19 Indiana 4 124 395 3.19 3 31.00 98.75
20 Oregon 3 85 401 4.72 6 28.33 133.67
21 Tennessee 5 166 404 2.43 4 33.20 80.80
21 Miami (Florida) 5 136 404 2.97 5 27.20 80.80
23 LSU 5 148 405 2.74 6 29.60 81.00
24 Baylor 3 124 408 3.29 1 41.33 136.00
25 Cincinnati 3 91 414 4.55 0 30.33 138.00
26 Stanford 4 115 423 3.68 6 28.75 105.75
27 Wisconsin 3 95 424 4.46 6 31.67 141.33
28 Colorado 3 109 437 4.01 5 36.33 145.67
29 Memphis 5 150 440 2.93 7 30.00 88.00
30 Arkansas 5 154 441 2.86 4 30.80 88.20
31 Ohio State 6 203 463 2.28 4 33.83 77.17
32 Tulsa 4 153 471 3.08 6 38.25 117.75
33 Oklahoma State 3 107 472 4.41 4 35.67 157.33
34 James Madison 5 150 474 3.16 3 30.00 94.80
35 Florida 5 179 481 2.69 5 35.80 96.20
36 Missouri 5 162 482 2.98 1 32.40 96.40
37 Eastern Michigan 4 137 492 3.59 3 34.25 123.00
38 South Carolina 5 149 495 3.32 5 29.80 99.00
39 Illinois 4 121 499 4.12 1 30.25 124.75
40 Northern Illinois 5 145 511 3.52 5 29.00 102.20
41 California 5 158 517 3.27 3 31.60 103.40
42 Pittsburgh 5 182 521 2.86 3 36.40 104.20
43 TCU 4 146 532 3.64 4 36.50 133.00
44 Appalachian State 3 104 533 5.13 5 34.67 177.67
45 Louisville 5 166 534 3.22 4 33.20 106.80
46 Penn State 6 211 537 2.55 5 35.17 89.50
47 Vanderbilt 5 150 540 3.60 3 30.00 108.00
48 Kennesaw State 4 133 547 4.11 6 33.25 136.75
49 West Virginia 4 136 548 4.03 6 34.00 137.00
50 Florida State 4 131 558 4.26 6 32.75 139.50
51 Ohio 5 166 563 3.39 9 33.20 112.60
52 Oklahoma 5 174 566 3.25 4 34.80 113.20
52 Kentucky 4 121 566 4.68 5 30.25 141.50
54 SMU 5 176 570 3.24 7 35.20 114.00
55 Washington 4 137 573 4.18 3 34.25 143.25
56 Alabama 5 189 574 3.04 1 37.80 114.80
57 UTSA 5 192 581 3.03 7 38.40 116.20
58 Georgia Tech 5 160 584 3.65 6 32.00 116.80
59 Virginia 4 137 591 4.31 5 34.25 147.75
60 Louisiana-Monroe 4 149 593 3.98 7 37.25 148.25
61 East Carolina 5 202 608 3.01 2 40.40 121.60
62 USC 4 116 609 5.25 4 29.00 152.25
63 Army 4 124 611 4.93 6 31.00 152.75
64 Texas State 5 183 613 3.35 11 36.60 122.60
65 Boston College 5 182 617 3.39 4 36.40 123.40
66 Hawai'i 5 161 627 3.89 7 32.20 125.40
67 Syracuse 5 137 631 4.61 5 27.40 126.20
68 Rice 4 166 634 3.82 6 41.50 158.50
68 Central Michigan 4 151 634 4.20 7 37.75 158.50
70 Middle Tennessee 4 129 635 4.92 12 32.25 158.75
71 North Carolina 5 182 637 3.50 6 36.40 127.40
72 Duke 5 184 660 3.59 6 36.80 132.00
73 Ball State 4 125 670 5.36 8 31.25 167.50
74 Toledo 5 200 680 3.40 5 40.00 136.00
75 Temple 4 155 681 4.39 6 38.75 170.25
76 Georgia State 4 139 682 4.91 9 34.75 170.50
77 South Florida 5 176 686 3.90 11 35.20 137.20
78 Texas A&M 5 164 694 4.23 4 32.80 138.80
79 Fresno State 6 205 695 3.39 3 34.17 115.83
80 Wake Forest 4 147 706 4.80 6 36.75 176.50
81 Florida Atlantic 4 154 707 4.59 6 38.50 176.75
82 Navy 4 167 712 4.26 7 41.75 178.00
83 North Texas 5 177 719 4.06 8 35.40 143.80
84 South Alabama 5 166 720 4.34 10 33.20 144.00
85 Liberty 4 167 728 4.36 10 41.75 182.00
86 Charlotte 4 155 735 4.74 12 38.75 183.75
87 Old Dominion 4 191 742 3.88 9 47.75 185.50
88 Iowa State 4 154 750 4.87 4 38.50 187.50
89 Texas 7 216 754 3.49 5 30.86 107.71
90 Sam Houston State 5 166 759 4.57 10 33.20 151.80
91 UNLV 6 198 760 3.84 9 33.00 126.67
92 Texas Tech 4 159 763 4.80 11 39.75 190.75
93 Troy 4 136 764 5.62 9 34.00 191.00
94 Marshall 4 170 774 4.55 8 42.50 193.50
95 UAB 4 167 781 4.68 8 41.75 195.25
96 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 174 786 4.52 8 34.80 157.20
97 Buffalo 5 188 789 4.20 7 37.60 157.80
98 Georgia 5 187 802 4.29 5 37.40 160.40
99 Purdue 3 144 807 5.60 10 48.00 269.00
100 Boise State 6 209 816 3.90 10 34.83 136.00
101 Wyoming 5 181 824 4.55 7 36.20 164.80
102 Akron 4 161 827 5.14 11 40.25 206.75
103 Rutgers 4 130 831 6.39 8 32.50 207.75
104 Mississippi State 4 189 840 4.44 5 47.25 210.00
105 San Jose State 6 240 843 3.51 12 40.00 140.50
105 San Diego State 5 209 843 4.03 8 41.80 168.60
107 North Carolina State 5 165 848 5.14 9 33.00 169.60
108 Florida International 4 167 851 5.10 12 41.75 212.75
109 Louisiana Tech 5 207 872 4.21 10 41.40 174.40
110 New Mexico State 4 147 878 5.97 13 36.75 219.50
111 Virginia Tech 5 201 891 4.43 9 40.20 178.20
112 Southern Mississippi 4 156 892 5.72 12 39.00 223.00
113 Tulane 5 182 898 4.93 8 36.40 179.60
114 Nevada 6 197 912 4.63 11 32.83 152.00
115 Colorado State 6 202 922 4.56 13 33.67 153.67
116 Miami (Ohio) 5 172 947 5.51 8 34.40 189.40
117 Air Force 5 181 949 5.24 10 36.20 189.80
118 UTEP 4 176 956 5.43 11 44.00 239.00
119 Bowling Green 5 191 968 5.07 6 38.20 193.60
120 Western Kentucky 5 210 972 4.63 10 42.00 194.40
121 Arkansas State 5 180 982 5.46 13 36.00 196.40
122 Georgia Southern 5 176 983 5.59 15 35.20 196.60
123 Jacksonville State 5 228 1027 4.50 13 45.60 205.40
124 Coastal Carolina 5 195 1035 5.31 10 39.00 207.00
125 Utah State 5 198 1090 5.51 11 39.60 218.00
126 Western Michigan 5 209 1117 5.34 13 41.80 223.40
127 Clemson 5 199 1165 5.85 10 39.80 233.00
128 Kent State 4 184 1173 6.38 12 46.00 293.25
129 New Mexico 5 179 1292 7.22 14 35.80 258.40
130 Connecticut 12 411 1536 3.74 14 34.25 128.00
131 Washington State 12 384 2067 5.38 20 32.00 172.25
132 Oregon State 11 391 2096 5.36 24 35.55 190.55
133 Massachusetts 11 413 2122 5.14 30 37.55 192.91
134 Notre Dame 16 584 2209 3.78 16 36.50 138.06