2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/20/2025

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 11 380 836 2.20 6 34.55 76.00
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 Nebraska 9 265 855 3.23 3 29.44 95.00
12 Penn State 10 301 954 3.17 5 30.10 95.40
13 UTSA 10 345 955 2.77 15 34.50 95.50
14 UNLV 11 347 1073 3.09 10 31.55 97.55
15 Boise State 10 305 982 3.22 11 30.50 98.20
16 California 9 295 884 3.00 11 32.78 98.22
17 Army 13 352 1295 3.68 7 27.08 99.62
18 Tennessee 10 357 1014 2.84 6 35.70 101.40
19 Texas 11 378 1134 3.00 6 34.36 103.09
20 Michigan State 8 269 843 3.13 10 33.63 105.38
21 Texas A&M 9 285 965 3.39 8 31.67 107.22
22 Minnesota 11 345 1182 3.43 11 31.36 107.45
23 Louisville 9 313 975 3.12 6 34.78 108.33
24 LSU 10 294 1087 3.70 15 29.40 108.70
25 Auburn 9 336 990 2.95 10 37.33 110.00
26 Miami (Florida) 11 326 1222 3.75 11 29.64 111.09
27 Northern Illinois 12 384 1335 3.48 8 32.00 111.25
28 Memphis 13 367 1453 3.96 21 28.23 111.77
29 Iowa 10 305 1118 3.67 2 30.50 111.80
30 Houston 9 291 1007 3.46 10 32.33 111.89
31 Northwestern 9 286 1025 3.58 14 31.78 113.89
32 Boston College 10 315 1139 3.62 12 31.50 113.90
33 James Madison 13 430 1500 3.49 13 33.08 115.38
34 Arkansas 9 297 1041 3.51 9 33.00 115.67
35 Vanderbilt 8 242 931 3.85 6 30.25 116.38
36 Oklahoma 7 246 820 3.33 4 35.14 117.14
37 Arizona State 11 345 1307 3.79 16 31.36 118.82
38 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1441 3.37 17 35.58 120.08
39 Georgia Tech 9 269 1090 4.05 11 29.89 121.11
40 Maryland 9 305 1091 3.58 11 33.89 121.22
41 Tulane 12 351 1470 4.19 13 29.25 122.50
42 Pittsburgh 10 384 1241 3.23 11 38.40 124.10
43 Missouri 11 362 1391 3.84 11 32.91 126.45
44 Miami (Ohio) 13 455 1650 3.63 17 35.00 126.92
45 Stanford 8 255 1018 3.99 13 31.88 127.25
46 Wake Forest 9 296 1163 3.93 12 32.89 129.22
47 Fresno State 12 435 1560 3.59 11 36.25 130.00
47 Kansas State 9 306 1170 3.82 12 34.00 130.00
49 Notre Dame 11 387 1459 3.77 9 35.18 132.64
50 USC 11 335 1460 4.36 15 30.45 132.73
51 Illinois 10 325 1331 4.10 6 32.50 133.10
52 Alabama 9 340 1199 3.53 5 37.78 133.22
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 Clemson 10 325 1367 4.21 9 32.50 136.70
57 BYU 10 327 1369 4.19 15 32.70 136.90
58 Buffalo 12 426 1651 3.88 12 35.50 137.58
59 Connecticut 12 420 1652 3.93 14 35.00 137.67
60 Navy 10 370 1377 3.72 9 37.00 137.70
61 Bowling Green 12 406 1663 4.10 12 33.83 138.58
62 Troy 11 376 1533 4.08 20 34.18 139.36
63 San Jose State 11 439 1544 3.52 19 39.91 140.36
64 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 35.00 142.15
65 Washington 10 332 1428 4.30 9 33.20 142.80
66 Rice 10 374 1432 3.83 12 37.40 143.20
67 North Carolina State 10 311 1445 4.65 17 31.10 144.50
68 Sam Houston State 13 475 1879 3.96 17 36.54 144.54
69 Florida 8 337 1159 3.44 8 42.13 144.88
70 Virginia Tech 10 377 1450 3.85 13 37.70 145.00
71 Duke 10 405 1457 3.60 8 40.50 145.70
72 Texas State 12 436 1758 4.03 21 36.33 146.50
72 Hawai'i 10 336 1465 4.36 17 33.60 146.50
74 Baylor 10 368 1471 4.00 10 36.80 147.10
75 Georgia Southern 11 376 1620 4.31 13 34.18 147.27
76 Air Force 11 360 1634 4.54 21 32.73 148.55
77 Colorado 12 467 1788 3.83 14 38.92 149.00
78 North Carolina 13 493 1943 3.94 21 37.92 149.46
79 Toledo 13 525 1959 3.73 16 40.38 150.69
80 Syracuse 11 333 1672 5.02 15 30.27 152.00
81 South Florida 10 408 1532 3.75 17 40.80 153.20
82 TCU 12 454 1848 4.07 18 37.83 154.00
83 Liberty 12 462 1849 4.00 21 38.50 154.08
84 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 477 2159 4.53 20 34.07 154.21
85 Georgia 7 267 1103 4.13 8 38.14 157.57
86 East Carolina 12 487 1913 3.93 16 40.58 159.42
87 Rutgers 12 370 1934 5.23 23 30.83 161.17
88 Colorado State 11 397 1778 4.48 18 36.09 161.64
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 Washington State 11 365 1808 4.95 17 33.18 164.36
92 Cincinnati 9 300 1486 4.95 8 33.33 165.11
93 Kansas 6 215 991 4.61 6 35.83 165.17
94 Wisconsin 9 319 1490 4.67 15 35.44 165.56
95 Tulsa 11 407 1848 4.54 22 37.00 168.00
95 Arizona 9 324 1512 4.67 19 36.00 168.00
97 Texas Tech 10 348 1690 4.86 24 34.80 169.00
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 1911 4.14 21 42.00 173.73
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 Purdue 6 241 1090 4.52 13 40.17 181.67
112 Western Michigan 12 461 2229 4.84 22 38.42 185.75
113 Coastal Carolina 13 512 2419 4.72 22 39.38 186.08
114 North Texas 11 448 2047 4.57 20 40.73 186.09
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 Arkansas State 12 435 2515 5.78 27 36.25 209.58
129 Georgia State 12 483 2524 5.23 28 40.25 210.33
130 Western Kentucky 13 572 2763 4.83 20 44.00 212.54
131 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 39.25 212.92
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