2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 12/14/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Rutgers 2 55 217 3.95 4 27.50 108.50
2 Memphis 2 57 418 7.33 6 28.50 209.00
3 Indiana 2 63 184 2.92 3 31.50 92.00
4 New Mexico 2 67 364 5.43 1 33.50 182.00
5 James Madison 2 78 331 4.24 3 39.00 165.50
6 Colorado State 3 80 400 5.00 4 26.67 133.33
7 Washington State 3 84 540 6.43 7 28.00 180.00
8 Iowa 3 89 371 4.17 1 29.67 123.67
9 Connecticut 3 99 285 2.88 2 33.00 95.00
10 Tennessee 3 105 319 3.04 3 35.00 106.33
11 Louisiana Tech 3 112 359 3.21 6 37.33 119.67
12 Army 4 124 746 6.02 8 31.00 186.50
13 Tulsa 3 125 684 5.47 10 41.67 228.00
14 California 4 129 545 4.22 9 32.25 136.25
15 San Diego State 3 133 586 4.41 9 44.33 195.33
16 UNLV 4 135 568 4.21 7 33.75 142.00
17 TCU 3 136 675 4.96 11 45.33 225.00
18 Marshall 4 145 673 4.64 9 36.25 168.25
19 Arizona State 5 150 640 4.27 5 30.00 128.00
20 BYU 4 151 562 3.72 4 37.75 140.50
21 Liberty 4 152 727 4.78 8 38.00 181.75
22 Fresno State 5 154 711 4.62 7 30.80 142.20
22 East Carolina 3 154 775 5.03 10 51.33 258.33
24 Miami (Florida) 5 158 695 4.40 8 31.60 139.00
24 Florida Atlantic 3 158 1064 6.73 8 52.67 354.67
26 Colorado 4 161 595 3.70 5 40.25 148.75
26 Oregon 5 161 891 5.53 8 32.20 178.20
28 Northern Illinois 5 163 527 3.23 4 32.60 105.40
28 Sam Houston State 4 163 678 4.16 6 40.75 169.50
28 Utah State 4 163 996 6.11 11 40.75 249.00
31 Kansas State 5 164 522 3.18 4 32.80 104.40
31 Clemson 5 164 888 5.41 9 32.80 177.60
33 Missouri 5 167 779 4.66 9 33.40 155.80
33 Duke 4 167 761 4.56 7 41.75 190.25
35 Ohio 6 168 597 3.55 4 28.00 99.50
35 Georgia Tech 6 168 629 3.74 4 28.00 104.83
37 Eastern Michigan 5 169 770 4.56 9 33.80 154.00
38 Pittsburgh 5 174 565 3.25 11 34.80 113.00
38 Hawai'i 4 174 903 5.19 7 43.50 225.75
40 Auburn 4 175 590 3.37 10 43.75 147.50
41 Penn State 5 177 620 3.50 4 35.40 124.00
42 Florida International 4 180 880 4.89 11 45.00 220.00
43 Mississippi 5 182 496 2.73 2 36.40 99.20
43 Coastal Carolina 5 182 613 3.37 5 36.40 122.60
43 Georgia Southern 5 182 1041 5.72 12 36.40 208.20
46 Nebraska 6 183 588 3.21 5 30.50 98.00
47 Bowling Green 5 187 858 4.59 5 37.40 171.60
48 Minnesota 5 188 779 4.14 9 37.60 155.80
49 Baylor 5 190 759 3.99 8 38.00 151.80
50 Jacksonville State 5 192 874 4.55 8 38.40 174.80
51 Texas State 5 193 888 4.60 12 38.60 177.60
52 San Jose State 4 194 800 4.12 12 48.50 200.00
53 Boston College 6 195 630 3.23 6 32.50 105.00
53 Buffalo 5 195 981 5.03 12 39.00 196.20
55 Texas 6 197 742 3.77 7 32.83 123.67
55 UTSA 5 197 708 3.59 10 39.40 141.60
55 Iowa State 6 197 865 4.39 6 32.83 144.17
55 Arkansas State 5 197 1243 6.31 15 39.40 248.60
59 Alabama 6 198 739 3.73 5 33.00 123.17
59 Illinois 5 198 943 4.76 9 39.60 188.60
61 Navy 5 199 1003 5.04 11 39.80 200.60
62 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 200 943 4.72 10 40.00 188.60
62 Air Force 5 200 1021 5.11 11 40.00 204.20
64 Utah 6 201 724 3.60 11 33.50 120.67
64 Texas Tech 6 201 960 4.78 13 33.50 160.00
64 Tulane 5 201 1061 5.28 10 40.20 212.20
67 Wake Forest 6 202 1070 5.30 12 33.67 178.33
68 Boise State 6 203 779 3.84 8 33.83 129.83
68 Virginia 6 203 908 4.47 10 33.83 151.33
70 Oregon State 6 205 1076 5.25 13 34.17 179.33
71 Stanford 7 206 915 4.44 14 29.43 130.71
72 UCLA 7 207 719 3.47 13 29.57 102.71
73 New Mexico State 5 208 1156 5.56 14 41.60 231.20
74 West Virginia 6 209 935 4.47 15 34.83 155.83
74 Syracuse 7 209 1165 5.57 13 29.86 166.43
74 Wyoming 6 209 1093 5.23 8 34.83 182.17
77 Michigan 7 211 719 3.41 8 30.14 102.71
77 South Florida 5 211 1043 4.94 14 42.20 208.60
79 Arizona 6 214 1075 5.02 16 35.67 179.17
80 Ohio State 6 216 771 3.57 7 36.00 128.50
80 Miami (Ohio) 6 216 869 4.02 12 36.00 144.83
82 North Carolina State 6 217 866 3.99 12 36.17 144.33
82 Vanderbilt 6 217 1038 4.78 9 36.17 173.00
84 UTEP 5 218 1157 5.31 14 43.60 231.40
85 Central Michigan 6 219 1194 5.45 11 36.50 199.00
86 South Carolina 6 222 803 3.62 14 37.00 133.83
86 USC 6 222 1093 4.92 11 37.00 182.17
88 Kennesaw State 6 224 1272 5.68 15 37.33 212.00
89 South Alabama 6 225 1020 4.53 13 37.50 170.00
90 Western Michigan 6 226 1505 6.66 16 37.67 250.83
91 Texas A&M 7 228 957 4.20 9 32.57 136.71
91 UAB 5 228 1373 6.02 19 45.60 274.60
93 LSU 6 229 1199 5.24 18 38.17 199.83
94 Houston 6 230 900 3.91 6 38.33 150.00
95 Purdue 6 231 1310 5.67 20 38.50 218.33
96 Northwestern 7 232 1070 4.61 17 33.14 152.86
97 SMU 7 237 776 3.27 9 33.86 110.86
97 Nevada 7 237 1246 5.26 14 33.86 178.00
97 Wisconsin 6 237 1170 4.94 12 39.50 195.00
97 Temple 5 237 1371 5.78 17 47.40 274.20
101 UCF 7 240 990 4.13 10 34.29 141.43
102 Arkansas 6 241 930 3.86 10 40.17 155.00
102 Ball State 7 241 1298 5.39 14 34.43 185.43
104 Toledo 6 242 983 4.06 10 40.33 163.83
105 Charlotte 6 245 1164 4.75 16 40.83 194.00
106 Troy 7 248 1225 4.94 18 35.43 175.00
106 North Carolina 6 248 1225 4.94 15 41.33 204.17
108 Middle Tennessee 6 249 1495 6.00 21 41.50 249.17
109 Oklahoma State 7 253 1470 5.81 19 36.14 210.00
110 Appalachian State 7 260 1428 5.49 17 37.14 204.00
111 Washington 7 266 1390 5.23 18 38.00 198.57
112 Rice 6 267 1148 4.30 10 44.50 191.33
113 Georgia 8 270 933 3.46 10 33.75 116.63
113 North Texas 6 270 1434 5.31 20 45.00 239.00
115 Florida 7 274 1222 4.46 10 39.14 174.57
116 Notre Dame 7 276 1070 3.88 6 39.43 152.86
116 Cincinnati 8 276 1322 4.79 14 34.50 165.25
116 Maryland 7 276 1161 4.21 13 39.43 165.86
119 Michigan State 8 280 1270 4.54 17 35.00 158.75
119 Southern Mississippi 7 280 1661 5.93 16 40.00 237.29
121 Georgia State 7 285 1681 5.90 20 40.71 240.14
122 Louisville 8 288 1205 4.18 13 36.00 150.63
123 Virginia Tech 8 292 1089 3.73 10 36.50 136.13
124 Oklahoma 8 293 892 3.04 7 36.63 111.50
125 Kentucky 8 311 1376 4.42 18 38.88 172.00
126 Massachusetts 8 314 1748 5.57 22 39.25 218.50
126 Louisiana-Monroe 7 314 1676 5.34 24 44.86 239.43
128 Kansas 9 320 1521 4.75 8 35.56 169.00
128 Kent State 7 320 1873 5.85 19 45.71 267.57
130 Western Kentucky 7 324 1769 5.46 20 46.29 252.71
131 Old Dominion 8 333 1393 4.18 13 41.63 174.13
132 Akron 8 344 1732 5.03 20 43.00 216.50
133 Florida State 9 356 1763 4.95 17 39.56 195.89
134 Mississippi State 9 399 1919 4.81 21 44.33 213.22