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 Michigan 7 195 488 2.50 4 27.86 69.71
2 UCF 8 251 709 2.82 6 31.38 88.63
3 Indiana 11 317 735 2.32 8 28.82 66.82
4 South Carolina 8 271 749 2.76 6 33.88 93.63
5 UCLA 9 250 793 3.17 12 27.78 88.11
6 Ohio State 9 304 804 2.64 5 33.78 89.33
7 Oklahoma 7 246 820 3.33 4 35.14 117.14
8 Mississippi 11 380 836 2.20 6 34.55 76.00
9 Michigan State 8 269 843 3.13 10 33.63 105.38
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 California 9 295 884 3.00 11 32.78 98.22
13 Vanderbilt 8 242 931 3.85 6 30.25 116.38
14 Penn State 10 301 954 3.17 5 30.10 95.40
15 UTSA 10 345 955 2.77 15 34.50 95.50
16 Texas A&M 9 285 965 3.39 8 31.67 107.22
17 Louisville 9 313 975 3.12 6 34.78 108.33
18 Boise State 10 305 982 3.22 11 30.50 98.20
19 Auburn 9 336 990 2.95 10 37.33 110.00
20 Kansas 6 215 991 4.61 6 35.83 165.17
21 Houston 9 291 1007 3.46 10 32.33 111.89
22 Tennessee 10 357 1014 2.84 6 35.70 101.40
23 SMU 11 376 1016 2.70 9 34.18 92.36
24 Stanford 8 255 1018 3.99 13 31.88 127.25
25 Northwestern 9 286 1025 3.58 14 31.78 113.89
26 Arkansas 9 297 1041 3.51 9 33.00 115.67
27 Utah 8 276 1069 3.87 3 34.50 133.63
28 UNLV 11 347 1073 3.09 10 31.55 97.55
29 LSU 10 294 1087 3.70 15 29.40 108.70
30 Georgia Tech 9 269 1090 4.05 11 29.89 121.11
30 Purdue 6 241 1090 4.52 13 40.17 181.67
32 Maryland 9 305 1091 3.58 11 33.89 121.22
33 Georgia 7 267 1103 4.13 8 38.14 157.57
34 Iowa 10 305 1118 3.67 2 30.50 111.80
35 Texas 11 378 1134 3.00 6 34.36 103.09
36 Boston College 10 315 1139 3.62 12 31.50 113.90
37 Ohio 13 400 1142 2.86 13 30.77 87.85
38 Florida 8 337 1159 3.44 8 42.13 144.88
39 Wake Forest 9 296 1163 3.93 12 32.89 129.22
40 Kansas State 9 306 1170 3.82 12 34.00 130.00
41 Minnesota 11 345 1182 3.43 11 31.36 107.45
42 Alabama 9 340 1199 3.53 5 37.78 133.22
43 Virginia 9 311 1204 3.87 13 34.56 133.78
44 Mississippi State 6 242 1215 5.02 11 40.33 202.50
45 Miami (Florida) 11 326 1222 3.75 11 29.64 111.09
46 Kentucky 7 251 1234 4.92 12 35.86 176.29
47 Pittsburgh 10 384 1241 3.23 11 38.40 124.10
48 Florida State 7 282 1251 4.44 12 40.29 178.71
49 Army 13 352 1295 3.68 7 27.08 99.62
50 Arizona State 11 345 1307 3.79 16 31.36 118.82
51 Illinois 10 325 1331 4.10 6 32.50 133.10
52 Northern Illinois 12 384 1335 3.48 8 32.00 111.25
53 West Virginia 10 327 1346 4.12 21 32.70 134.60
54 Clemson 10 325 1367 4.21 9 32.50 136.70
55 BYU 10 327 1369 4.19 15 32.70 136.90
56 Navy 10 370 1377 3.72 9 37.00 137.70
57 Missouri 11 362 1391 3.84 11 32.91 126.45
58 Washington 10 332 1428 4.30 9 33.20 142.80
59 Rice 10 374 1432 3.83 12 37.40 143.20
60 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1441 3.37 17 35.58 120.08
61 North Carolina State 10 311 1445 4.65 17 31.10 144.50
62 Virginia Tech 10 377 1450 3.85 13 37.70 145.00
63 Memphis 13 367 1453 3.96 21 28.23 111.77
64 Duke 10 405 1457 3.60 8 40.50 145.70
65 Notre Dame 11 387 1459 3.77 9 35.18 132.64
66 USC 11 335 1460 4.36 15 30.45 132.73
67 Hawai'i 10 336 1465 4.36 17 33.60 146.50
68 Tulane 12 351 1470 4.19 13 29.25 122.50
69 Baylor 10 368 1471 4.00 10 36.80 147.10
70 Cincinnati 9 300 1486 4.95 8 33.33 165.11
71 Wisconsin 9 319 1490 4.67 15 35.44 165.56
72 James Madison 13 430 1500 3.49 13 33.08 115.38
73 Arizona 9 324 1512 4.67 19 36.00 168.00
74 South Florida 10 408 1532 3.75 17 40.80 153.20
74 Oregon State 9 299 1532 5.12 18 33.22 170.22
76 Troy 11 376 1533 4.08 20 34.18 139.36
77 San Jose State 11 439 1544 3.52 19 39.91 140.36
78 Fresno State 12 435 1560 3.59 11 36.25 130.00
79 Georgia Southern 11 376 1620 4.31 13 34.18 147.27
80 Air Force 11 360 1634 4.54 21 32.73 148.55
81 Miami (Ohio) 13 455 1650 3.63 17 35.00 126.92
82 Buffalo 12 426 1651 3.88 12 35.50 137.58
83 Connecticut 12 420 1652 3.93 14 35.00 137.67
84 Bowling Green 12 406 1663 4.10 12 33.83 138.58
85 Syracuse 11 333 1672 5.02 15 30.27 152.00
86 Texas Tech 10 348 1690 4.86 24 34.80 169.00
87 Wyoming 9 313 1734 5.54 17 34.78 192.67
88 Akron 10 390 1757 4.51 17 39.00 175.70
89 Texas State 12 436 1758 4.03 21 36.33 146.50
90 Colorado State 11 397 1778 4.48 18 36.09 161.64
91 Nevada 10 373 1782 4.78 24 37.30 178.20
92 Colorado 12 467 1788 3.83 14 38.92 149.00
93 Florida Atlantic 11 392 1797 4.58 16 35.64 163.36
94 Washington State 11 365 1808 4.95 17 33.18 164.36
95 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 35.00 142.15
95 TCU 12 454 1848 4.07 18 37.83 154.00
95 Tulsa 11 407 1848 4.54 22 37.00 168.00
98 Liberty 12 462 1849 4.00 21 38.50 154.08
99 Ball State 11 373 1861 4.99 22 33.91 169.18
100 Sam Houston State 13 475 1879 3.96 17 36.54 144.54
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 UTEP 11 462 1911 4.14 21 42.00 173.73
104 East Carolina 12 487 1913 3.93 16 40.58 159.42
105 UAB 10 409 1915 4.68 23 40.90 191.50
106 Middle Tennessee 10 391 1920 4.91 17 39.10 192.00
107 Appalachian State 10 377 1922 5.10 20 37.70 192.20
108 Rutgers 12 370 1934 5.23 23 30.83 161.17
109 Massachusetts 10 379 1936 5.11 25 37.90 193.60
110 North Carolina 13 493 1943 3.94 21 37.92 149.46
111 Eastern Michigan 12 436 1954 4.48 19 36.33 162.83
112 Toledo 13 525 1959 3.73 16 40.38 150.69
113 Utah State 10 389 1965 5.05 20 38.90 196.50
114 San Diego State 10 416 2015 4.84 18 41.60 201.50
115 Marshall 12 496 2047 4.13 16 41.33 170.58
115 North Texas 11 448 2047 4.57 20 40.73 186.09
117 Florida International 11 452 2062 4.56 25 41.09 187.45
118 Oklahoma State 9 363 2067 5.69 21 40.33 229.67
119 Iowa State 12 415 2084 5.02 14 34.58 173.67
120 Charlotte 10 394 2090 5.30 21 39.40 209.00
121 Kennesaw State 12 458 2111 4.61 25 38.17 175.92
122 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 477 2159 4.53 20 34.07 154.21
123 Louisiana-Monroe 11 442 2162 4.89 22 40.18 196.55
124 Western Michigan 12 461 2229 4.84 22 38.42 185.75
125 Temple 11 433 2296 5.30 25 39.36 208.73
126 New Mexico State 12 459 2343 5.10 29 38.25 195.25
127 Kent State 10 434 2414 5.56 27 43.40 241.40
128 Coastal Carolina 13 512 2419 4.72 22 39.38 186.08
129 Jacksonville State 14 574 2447 4.26 21 41.00 174.79
130 Arkansas State 12 435 2515 5.78 27 36.25 209.58
131 Georgia State 12 483 2524 5.23 28 40.25 210.33
132 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 39.25 212.92
133 Western Kentucky 13 572 2763 4.83 20 44.00 212.54
134 Southern Mississippi 12 474 2792 5.89 31 39.50 232.67