2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/14/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Michigan 7 195 488 2.50 4 27.86 69.71
2 Oklahoma 6 206 594 2.88 1 34.33 99.00
3 UCF 8 251 709 2.82 6 31.38 88.63
4 Indiana 11 317 735 2.32 8 28.82 66.82
5 Vanderbilt 7 206 741 3.60 6 29.43 105.86
6 South Carolina 8 271 749 2.76 6 33.88 93.63
7 Mississippi 10 357 792 2.22 6 35.70 79.20
8 UCLA 9 250 793 3.17 12 27.78 88.11
9 Ohio State 9 304 804 2.64 5 33.78 89.33
10 Nebraska 8 239 808 3.38 1 29.88 101.00
11 Arkansas 8 260 824 3.17 7 32.50 103.00
12 Michigan State 8 269 843 3.13 10 33.63 105.38
13 Oregon 9 276 853 3.09 6 30.67 94.78
14 UTSA 9 304 857 2.82 15 33.78 95.22
15 Texas A&M 8 254 860 3.39 7 31.75 107.50
16 Louisville 8 277 877 3.17 5 34.63 109.63
17 California 9 295 884 3.00 11 32.78 98.22
18 UNLV 10 304 891 2.93 9 30.40 89.10
19 Georgia Tech 8 231 944 4.09 9 28.88 118.00
20 Penn State 10 301 954 3.17 5 30.10 95.40
21 Boise State 10 305 982 3.22 11 30.50 98.20
22 Auburn 9 336 990 2.95 10 37.33 110.00
23 Kansas 6 215 991 4.61 6 35.83 165.17
24 Kansas State 8 270 1006 3.73 8 33.75 125.75
25 Houston 9 291 1007 3.46 10 32.33 111.89
26 Boston College 9 282 1008 3.57 10 31.33 112.00
27 Tennessee 10 357 1014 2.84 6 35.70 101.40
28 SMU 11 376 1016 2.70 9 34.18 92.36
29 Stanford 8 255 1018 3.99 13 31.88 127.25
30 Northwestern 9 286 1025 3.58 14 31.78 113.89
30 LSU 9 261 1025 3.93 13 29.00 113.89
32 Utah 8 276 1069 3.87 3 34.50 133.63
33 Alabama 8 289 1084 3.75 5 36.13 135.50
34 Florida 7 310 1090 3.52 8 44.29 155.71
34 Purdue 6 241 1090 4.52 13 40.17 181.67
36 Maryland 9 305 1091 3.58 11 33.89 121.22
37 Ohio 12 365 1100 3.01 10 30.42 91.67
38 Georgia 7 267 1103 4.13 8 38.14 157.57
39 Minnesota 10 315 1108 3.52 10 31.50 110.80
40 Iowa 10 305 1118 3.67 2 30.50 111.80
41 North Carolina State 9 272 1119 4.11 14 30.22 124.33
42 Texas 11 378 1134 3.00 6 34.36 103.09
43 Pittsburgh 9 359 1161 3.23 10 39.89 129.00
44 Wake Forest 9 296 1163 3.93 12 32.89 129.22
45 Virginia 9 311 1204 3.87 13 34.56 133.78
46 Mississippi State 6 242 1215 5.02 11 40.33 202.50
47 Northern Illinois 11 357 1218 3.41 6 32.45 110.73
48 Navy 9 330 1219 3.69 8 36.67 135.44
49 Washington 9 299 1221 4.08 8 33.22 135.67
50 Miami (Florida) 11 326 1222 3.75 11 29.64 111.09
51 Missouri 10 324 1225 3.78 10 32.40 122.50
52 Kentucky 7 251 1234 4.92 12 35.86 176.29
53 Army 12 330 1246 3.78 7 27.50 103.83
53 Tulane 11 307 1246 4.06 11 27.91 113.27
55 Memphis 12 331 1247 3.77 18 27.58 103.92
56 Florida State 7 282 1251 4.44 12 40.29 178.71
57 Virginia Tech 9 341 1283 3.76 12 37.89 142.56
58 Arizona State 11 345 1307 3.79 16 31.36 118.82
59 USC 10 305 1309 4.29 14 30.50 130.90
60 Illinois 10 325 1331 4.10 6 32.50 133.10
61 West Virginia 10 327 1346 4.12 21 32.70 134.60
62 Baylor 9 341 1357 3.98 9 37.89 150.78
63 Clemson 10 325 1367 4.21 9 32.50 136.70
64 BYU 10 327 1369 4.19 15 32.70 136.90
65 South Florida 9 372 1371 3.69 15 41.33 152.33
66 Fresno State 11 387 1399 3.61 11 35.18 127.18
67 Rice 10 374 1432 3.83 12 37.40 143.20
68 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1441 3.37 17 35.58 120.08
69 Duke 10 405 1457 3.60 8 40.50 145.70
70 Notre Dame 11 387 1459 3.77 9 35.18 132.64
71 Hawai'i 10 336 1465 4.36 17 33.60 146.50
72 Texas Tech 9 303 1472 4.86 22 33.67 163.56
73 James Madison 12 410 1484 3.62 13 34.17 123.67
74 Cincinnati 9 300 1486 4.95 8 33.33 165.11
75 San Jose State 10 405 1488 3.67 16 40.50 148.80
76 Buffalo 11 391 1489 3.81 12 35.55 135.36
77 Wisconsin 9 319 1490 4.67 15 35.44 165.56
78 Miami (Ohio) 12 425 1509 3.55 16 35.42 125.75
79 Arizona 9 324 1512 4.67 19 36.00 168.00
80 Oregon State 9 299 1532 5.12 18 33.22 170.22
81 Troy 11 376 1533 4.08 20 34.18 139.36
82 Bowling Green 11 374 1535 4.10 10 34.00 139.55
83 Connecticut 11 392 1556 3.97 14 35.64 141.45
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 Southern 10 344 1566 4.55 11 34.40 156.60
87 Rutgers 11 328 1587 4.84 20 29.82 144.27
88 Liberty 11 406 1627 4.01 20 36.91 147.91
89 Air Force 11 360 1634 4.54 21 32.73 148.55
90 Toledo 12 459 1658 3.61 14 38.25 138.17
91 Texas State 11 411 1660 4.04 19 37.36 150.91
92 Sam Houston State 12 433 1698 3.92 15 36.08 141.50
93 East Carolina 11 452 1715 3.79 16 41.09 155.91
94 North Carolina 12 447 1733 3.88 20 37.25 144.42
95 TCU 11 421 1734 4.12 18 38.27 157.64
95 Wyoming 9 313 1734 5.54 17 34.78 192.67
97 Akron 10 390 1757 4.51 17 39.00 175.70
98 Nevada 10 373 1782 4.78 24 37.30 178.20
99 Colorado 12 467 1788 3.83 14 38.92 149.00
100 Florida Atlantic 11 392 1797 4.58 16 35.64 163.36
101 Washington State 11 365 1808 4.95 17 33.18 164.36
102 North Texas 10 404 1846 4.57 18 40.40 184.60
103 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 35.00 142.15
103 Tulsa 11 407 1848 4.54 22 37.00 168.00
105 Ball State 11 373 1861 4.99 22 33.91 169.18
106 Old Dominion 11 429 1897 4.42 16 39.00 172.45
107 Central Michigan 11 416 1900 4.57 19 37.82 172.73
108 UTEP 11 462 1913 4.14 21 42.00 173.91
109 UAB 10 409 1915 4.68 23 40.90 191.50
110 Middle Tennessee 10 391 1920 4.91 17 39.10 192.00
111 Appalachian State 10 377 1922 5.10 20 37.70 192.20
112 Massachusetts 10 379 1936 5.11 25 37.90 193.60
113 Eastern Michigan 12 436 1954 4.48 19 36.33 162.83
114 Utah State 10 389 1965 5.05 20 38.90 196.50
115 San Diego State 10 416 2015 4.84 18 41.60 201.50
116 Marshall 12 496 2047 4.13 16 41.33 170.58
117 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 444 2049 4.61 20 34.15 157.62
118 Florida International 11 452 2062 4.56 25 41.09 187.45
119 Oklahoma State 9 363 2067 5.69 21 40.33 229.67
120 Iowa State 12 415 2084 5.02 14 34.58 173.67
121 Charlotte 10 394 2090 5.30 21 39.40 209.00
122 Kennesaw State 12 458 2111 4.61 25 38.17 175.92
123 Coastal Carolina 12 481 2162 4.49 19 40.08 180.17
123 Louisiana-Monroe 11 442 2162 4.89 22 40.18 196.55
125 Jacksonville State 13 528 2213 4.19 18 40.62 170.23
126 Western Michigan 12 461 2229 4.84 22 38.42 185.75
127 Temple 11 433 2296 5.30 25 39.36 208.73
128 New Mexico State 12 459 2343 5.10 29 38.25 195.25
129 Kent State 10 434 2414 5.56 27 43.40 241.40
130 Arkansas State 11 411 2469 6.01 27 37.36 224.45
131 Georgia State 12 483 2524 5.23 28 40.25 210.33
132 Western Kentucky 12 526 2551 4.85 19 43.83 212.58
133 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 39.25 212.92
134 Southern Mississippi 12 474 2792 5.89 31 39.50 232.67