2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/20/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Indiana 11 317 735 2.32 8 28.82 66.82
2 Michigan 7 195 488 2.50 4 27.86 69.71
3 Mississippi 10 357 792 2.22 6 35.70 79.20
4 Ohio 13 400 1142 2.86 13 30.77 87.85
5 UCLA 9 250 793 3.17 12 27.78 88.11
6 UCF 8 251 709 2.82 6 31.38 88.63
7 Ohio State 9 304 804 2.64 5 33.78 89.33
8 SMU 11 376 1016 2.70 9 34.18 92.36
9 South Carolina 8 271 749 2.76 6 33.88 93.63
10 Oregon 9 276 853 3.09 6 30.67 94.78
11 UTSA 9 304 857 2.82 15 33.78 95.22
12 Penn State 10 301 954 3.17 5 30.10 95.40
13 UNLV 11 347 1073 3.09 10 31.55 97.55
14 Boise State 10 305 982 3.22 11 30.50 98.20
15 California 9 295 884 3.00 11 32.78 98.22
16 Oklahoma 6 206 594 2.88 1 34.33 99.00
17 Nebraska 8 239 808 3.38 1 29.88 101.00
18 Tennessee 10 357 1014 2.84 6 35.70 101.40
19 Arkansas 8 260 824 3.17 7 32.50 103.00
20 Texas 11 378 1134 3.00 6 34.36 103.09
21 Army 12 330 1246 3.78 7 27.50 103.83
22 Michigan State 8 269 843 3.13 10 33.63 105.38
23 Vanderbilt 7 206 741 3.60 6 29.43 105.86
24 Texas A&M 8 254 860 3.39 7 31.75 107.50
25 Louisville 8 277 877 3.17 5 34.63 109.63
26 Auburn 9 336 990 2.95 10 37.33 110.00
27 Northern Illinois 11 357 1218 3.41 6 32.45 110.73
28 Minnesota 10 315 1108 3.52 10 31.50 110.80
29 Miami (Florida) 11 326 1222 3.75 11 29.64 111.09
30 Memphis 13 367 1453 3.96 21 28.23 111.77
31 Iowa 10 305 1118 3.67 2 30.50 111.80
32 Houston 9 291 1007 3.46 10 32.33 111.89
33 Boston College 9 282 1008 3.57 10 31.33 112.00
34 Northwestern 9 286 1025 3.58 14 31.78 113.89
34 LSU 9 261 1025 3.93 13 29.00 113.89
36 James Madison 13 430 1500 3.49 13 33.08 115.38
37 Georgia Tech 8 231 944 4.09 9 28.88 118.00
38 Arizona State 11 345 1307 3.79 16 31.36 118.82
39 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1441 3.37 17 35.58 120.08
40 Maryland 9 305 1091 3.58 11 33.89 121.22
41 Missouri 10 324 1225 3.78 10 32.40 122.50
41 Tulane 12 351 1470 4.19 13 29.25 122.50
43 North Carolina State 9 272 1119 4.11 14 30.22 124.33
44 Miami (Ohio) 12 425 1509 3.55 16 35.42 125.75
44 Kansas State 8 270 1006 3.73 8 33.75 125.75
46 Fresno State 11 387 1399 3.61 11 35.18 127.18
47 Stanford 8 255 1018 3.99 13 31.88 127.25
48 Pittsburgh 9 359 1161 3.23 10 39.89 129.00
49 Wake Forest 9 296 1163 3.93 12 32.89 129.22
50 USC 10 305 1309 4.29 14 30.50 130.90
51 Notre Dame 11 387 1459 3.77 9 35.18 132.64
52 Illinois 10 325 1331 4.10 6 32.50 133.10
53 Utah 8 276 1069 3.87 3 34.50 133.63
54 Virginia 9 311 1204 3.87 13 34.56 133.78
55 West Virginia 10 327 1346 4.12 21 32.70 134.60
56 Buffalo 11 391 1489 3.81 12 35.55 135.36
57 Navy 9 330 1219 3.69 8 36.67 135.44
58 Alabama 8 289 1084 3.75 5 36.13 135.50
59 Washington 9 299 1221 4.08 8 33.22 135.67
60 Clemson 10 325 1367 4.21 9 32.50 136.70
61 BYU 10 327 1369 4.19 15 32.70 136.90
62 Toledo 12 459 1658 3.61 14 38.25 138.17
63 Troy 11 376 1533 4.08 20 34.18 139.36
64 Bowling Green 11 374 1535 4.10 10 34.00 139.55
65 Connecticut 11 392 1556 3.97 14 35.64 141.45
66 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 35.00 142.15
67 Virginia Tech 9 341 1283 3.76 12 37.89 142.56
68 Rice 10 374 1432 3.83 12 37.40 143.20
69 Rutgers 11 328 1587 4.84 20 29.82 144.27
70 North Carolina 12 447 1733 3.88 20 37.25 144.42
71 Sam Houston State 13 475 1879 3.96 17 36.54 144.54
72 Florida 8 337 1159 3.44 8 42.13 144.88
73 Duke 10 405 1457 3.60 8 40.50 145.70
74 Hawai'i 10 336 1465 4.36 17 33.60 146.50
75 Georgia Southern 11 376 1620 4.31 13 34.18 147.27
76 Liberty 11 406 1627 4.01 20 36.91 147.91
77 Air Force 11 360 1634 4.54 21 32.73 148.55
78 San Jose State 10 405 1488 3.67 16 40.50 148.80
79 Colorado 12 467 1788 3.83 14 38.92 149.00
80 Baylor 9 341 1357 3.98 9 37.89 150.78
81 Texas State 11 411 1660 4.04 19 37.36 150.91
82 South Florida 9 372 1371 3.69 15 41.33 152.33
83 East Carolina 11 452 1715 3.79 16 41.09 155.91
84 Colorado State 10 363 1561 4.30 13 36.30 156.10
85 Syracuse 10 302 1563 5.18 14 30.20 156.30
86 Georgia 7 267 1103 4.13 8 38.14 157.57
87 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 444 2049 4.61 20 34.15 157.62
88 TCU 11 421 1734 4.12 18 38.27 157.64
89 Eastern Michigan 12 436 1954 4.48 19 36.33 162.83
90 Florida Atlantic 11 392 1797 4.58 16 35.64 163.36
91 Texas Tech 9 303 1472 4.86 22 33.67 163.56
92 Washington State 11 365 1808 4.95 17 33.18 164.36
93 Cincinnati 9 300 1486 4.95 8 33.33 165.11
94 Kansas 6 215 991 4.61 6 35.83 165.17
95 Wisconsin 9 319 1490 4.67 15 35.44 165.56
96 Tulsa 11 407 1848 4.54 22 37.00 168.00
96 Arizona 9 324 1512 4.67 19 36.00 168.00
98 Ball State 11 373 1861 4.99 22 33.91 169.18
99 Oregon State 9 299 1532 5.12 18 33.22 170.22
100 Marshall 12 496 2047 4.13 16 41.33 170.58
101 Old Dominion 11 429 1897 4.42 16 39.00 172.45
102 Central Michigan 11 416 1900 4.57 19 37.82 172.73
103 Iowa State 12 415 2084 5.02 14 34.58 173.67
104 UTEP 11 462 1913 4.14 21 42.00 173.91
105 Jacksonville State 14 574 2447 4.26 21 41.00 174.79
106 Akron 10 390 1757 4.51 17 39.00 175.70
107 Kennesaw State 12 458 2111 4.61 25 38.17 175.92
108 Kentucky 7 251 1234 4.92 12 35.86 176.29
109 Nevada 10 373 1782 4.78 24 37.30 178.20
110 Florida State 7 282 1251 4.44 12 40.29 178.71
111 Coastal Carolina 12 481 2162 4.49 19 40.08 180.17
112 Purdue 6 241 1090 4.52 13 40.17 181.67
113 North Texas 10 404 1846 4.57 18 40.40 184.60
114 Western Michigan 12 461 2229 4.84 22 38.42 185.75
115 Florida International 11 452 2062 4.56 25 41.09 187.45
116 UAB 10 409 1915 4.68 23 40.90 191.50
117 Middle Tennessee 10 391 1920 4.91 17 39.10 192.00
118 Appalachian State 10 377 1922 5.10 20 37.70 192.20
119 Wyoming 9 313 1734 5.54 17 34.78 192.67
120 Massachusetts 10 379 1936 5.11 25 37.90 193.60
121 New Mexico State 12 459 2343 5.10 29 38.25 195.25
122 Utah State 10 389 1965 5.05 20 38.90 196.50
123 Louisiana-Monroe 11 442 2162 4.89 22 40.18 196.55
124 San Diego State 10 416 2015 4.84 18 41.60 201.50
125 Mississippi State 6 242 1215 5.02 11 40.33 202.50
126 Temple 11 433 2296 5.30 25 39.36 208.73
127 Charlotte 10 394 2090 5.30 21 39.40 209.00
128 Georgia State 12 483 2524 5.23 28 40.25 210.33
129 Western Kentucky 13 572 2763 4.83 20 44.00 212.54
130 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 39.25 212.92
131 Arkansas State 11 411 2469 6.01 27 37.36 224.45
132 Oklahoma State 9 363 2067 5.69 21 40.33 229.67
133 Southern Mississippi 12 474 2792 5.89 31 39.50 232.67
134 Kent State 10 434 2414 5.56 27 43.40 241.40