2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 New Mexico 2 67 364 5.43 1 33.50 182.00
2 James Madison 3 98 347 3.54 3 32.67 115.67
3 Connecticut 3 99 285 2.88 2 33.00 95.00
4 Washington State 4 110 693 6.30 9 27.50 173.25
5 Memphis 4 111 543 4.89 7 27.75 135.75
6 Colorado State 4 114 617 5.41 9 28.50 154.25
7 Indiana 4 127 447 3.52 6 31.75 111.75
8 San Diego State 3 133 586 4.41 9 44.33 195.33
9 UNLV 4 135 568 4.21 7 33.75 142.00
10 Marshall 4 145 673 4.64 9 36.25 168.25
11 Army 5 150 863 5.75 10 30.00 172.60
12 Rutgers 5 162 796 4.91 13 32.40 159.20
13 Northern Illinois 5 163 527 3.23 4 32.60 105.40
14 Iowa 5 165 604 3.66 3 33.00 120.80
15 Eastern Michigan 5 169 770 4.56 9 33.80 154.00
15 TCU 4 169 789 4.67 11 42.25 197.25
17 BYU 5 170 564 3.32 4 34.00 112.80
17 California 5 170 688 4.05 10 34.00 137.60
19 Hawai'i 4 174 903 5.19 7 43.50 225.75
20 Arizona State 6 180 693 3.85 6 30.00 115.50
20 Florida International 4 180 880 4.89 11 45.00 220.00
22 Oregon 6 192 1072 5.58 10 32.00 178.67
22 East Carolina 4 192 945 4.92 11 48.00 236.25
24 UTSA 5 197 708 3.59 10 39.40 141.60
25 Pittsburgh 6 199 645 3.24 12 33.17 107.50
26 Kansas State 6 200 686 3.43 8 33.33 114.33
26 Duke 5 200 912 4.56 9 40.00 182.40
26 Air Force 5 200 1021 5.11 11 40.00 204.20
26 Utah State 5 200 1245 6.23 16 40.00 249.00
30 Utah 6 201 724 3.60 11 33.50 120.67
31 Fresno State 6 202 872 4.32 7 33.67 145.33
31 Wake Forest 6 202 1070 5.30 12 33.67 178.33
33 Ohio 7 203 639 3.15 7 29.00 91.29
33 Virginia 6 203 908 4.47 10 33.83 151.33
35 Sam Houston State 5 205 859 4.19 8 41.00 171.80
35 Oregon State 6 205 1076 5.25 13 34.17 179.33
37 Georgia Tech 7 206 775 3.76 6 29.43 110.71
37 Stanford 7 206 915 4.44 14 29.43 130.71
39 Liberty 5 208 949 4.56 9 41.60 189.80
39 New Mexico State 5 208 1156 5.56 14 41.60 231.20
41 Wyoming 6 209 1093 5.23 8 34.83 182.17
42 Clemson 6 212 1180 5.57 13 35.33 196.67
43 Tennessee 6 213 720 3.38 10 35.50 120.00
43 Coastal Carolina 6 213 870 4.08 8 35.50 145.00
45 Arizona 6 214 1075 5.02 16 35.67 179.17
45 Georgia Southern 6 214 1095 5.12 14 35.67 182.50
47 Minnesota 6 216 952 4.41 10 36.00 158.67
47 Louisiana Tech 5 216 913 4.23 13 43.20 182.60
49 Baylor 6 217 873 4.02 9 36.17 145.50
49 Tulsa 5 217 1095 5.05 16 43.40 219.00
51 Bowling Green 6 219 986 4.50 7 36.50 164.33
51 Central Michigan 6 219 1194 5.45 11 36.50 199.00
53 Miami (Florida) 7 221 902 4.08 11 31.57 128.86
53 Arkansas State 6 221 1289 5.83 15 36.83 214.83
55 Texas State 6 223 953 4.27 12 37.17 158.83
56 Navy 6 224 1063 4.75 11 37.33 177.17
57 South Alabama 6 225 1020 4.53 13 37.50 170.00
58 Western Michigan 6 226 1505 6.66 16 37.67 250.83
59 Boston College 7 228 761 3.34 8 32.57 108.71
59 San Jose State 5 228 856 3.75 15 45.60 171.20
61 Houston 6 230 900 3.91 6 38.33 150.00
61 Buffalo 6 230 1143 4.97 12 38.33 190.50
63 Northwestern 7 232 1070 4.61 17 33.14 152.86
64 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 233 1053 4.52 10 38.83 175.50
65 Iowa State 7 236 1173 4.97 8 33.71 167.57
66 Nevada 7 237 1246 5.26 14 33.86 178.00
67 Colorado 6 238 924 3.88 10 39.67 154.00
67 Jacksonville State 6 238 1108 4.66 11 39.67 184.67
69 West Virginia 7 239 1115 4.67 18 34.14 159.29
70 UCF 7 240 990 4.13 10 34.29 141.43
70 Syracuse 8 240 1274 5.31 14 30.00 159.25
72 Nebraska 8 241 817 3.39 8 30.13 102.13
73 Mississippi 7 242 667 2.76 5 34.57 95.29
74 Boise State 7 244 995 4.08 9 34.86 142.14
75 Florida Atlantic 5 245 1528 6.24 14 49.00 305.60
76 Miami (Ohio) 7 246 1010 4.11 13 35.14 144.29
76 Texas Tech 7 246 1178 4.79 15 35.14 168.29
78 South Florida 6 247 1204 4.87 16 41.17 200.67
79 Troy 7 248 1225 4.94 18 35.43 175.00
80 Middle Tennessee 6 249 1495 6.00 21 41.50 249.17
81 Vanderbilt 7 253 1228 4.85 9 36.14 175.43
82 North Carolina State 7 256 1192 4.66 15 36.57 170.29
83 Kennesaw State 7 258 1348 5.22 16 36.86 192.57
84 Appalachian State 7 260 1428 5.49 17 37.14 204.00
85 Michigan 9 261 883 3.38 8 29.00 98.11
86 Purdue 7 263 1471 5.59 22 37.57 210.14
87 Illinois 7 264 1121 4.25 10 37.71 160.14
88 UTEP 6 265 1378 5.20 17 44.17 229.67
89 Auburn 6 268 857 3.20 12 44.67 142.83
90 Tulane 7 270 1311 4.86 13 38.57 187.29
91 UCLA 9 274 918 3.35 15 30.44 102.00
92 Missouri 8 276 1239 4.49 14 34.50 154.88
92 Cincinnati 8 276 1322 4.79 14 34.50 165.25
92 Temple 6 276 1680 6.09 21 46.00 280.00
95 SMU 8 277 965 3.48 12 34.63 120.63
95 USC 8 277 1363 4.92 12 34.63 170.38
97 Arkansas 7 278 1147 4.13 12 39.71 163.86
97 Ball State 8 278 1443 5.19 15 34.75 180.38
99 Michigan State 8 280 1270 4.54 17 35.00 158.75
100 South Carolina 8 285 1094 3.84 17 35.63 136.75
101 Louisville 8 288 1205 4.18 13 36.00 150.63
102 Texas A&M 9 289 1162 4.02 11 32.11 129.11
103 Charlotte 7 293 1589 5.42 22 41.86 227.00
104 North Carolina 7 294 1435 4.88 16 42.00 205.00
105 Maryland 8 300 1242 4.14 14 37.50 155.25
105 Oklahoma State 8 300 1702 5.67 22 37.50 212.75
107 Florida 8 301 1291 4.29 10 37.63 161.38
108 Georgia 9 307 1087 3.54 10 34.11 120.78
108 UAB 7 307 1787 5.82 26 43.86 255.29
110 Toledo 7 308 1284 4.17 12 44.00 183.43
111 Wisconsin 8 310 1511 4.87 17 38.75 188.88
112 Massachusetts 8 314 1748 5.57 22 39.25 218.50
112 Louisiana-Monroe 7 314 1676 5.34 24 44.86 239.43
114 Penn State 9 319 1092 3.42 8 35.44 121.33
114 Georgia State 8 319 1791 5.61 22 39.88 223.88
116 Kansas 9 320 1521 4.75 8 35.56 169.00
116 Kent State 7 320 1873 5.85 19 45.71 267.57
118 LSU 10 328 1490 4.54 23 32.80 149.00
118 Washington 9 328 1763 5.38 20 36.44 195.89
120 Southern Mississippi 8 331 2030 6.13 21 41.38 253.75
121 Rice 8 332 1395 4.20 11 41.50 174.38
122 Oklahoma 9 333 1118 3.36 10 37.00 124.22
122 Old Dominion 8 333 1393 4.18 13 41.63 174.13
124 Akron 8 344 1732 5.03 20 43.00 216.50
125 Kentucky 9 348 1521 4.37 18 38.67 169.00
126 Alabama 9 349 1226 3.51 8 38.78 136.22
127 Florida State 9 356 1763 4.95 17 39.56 195.89
128 North Texas 8 362 1937 5.35 25 45.25 242.13
129 Western Kentucky 8 370 1981 5.35 21 46.25 247.63
130 Ohio State 11 371 1132 3.05 12 33.73 102.91
131 Virginia Tech 10 376 1437 3.82 13 37.60 143.70
132 Texas 12 398 1437 3.61 14 33.17 119.75
133 Mississippi State 10 436 2278 5.22 23 43.60 227.80
134 Notre Dame 12 443 1810 4.09 13 36.92 150.83