2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/13/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 LSU 5 134 381 2.84 4 26.80 76.20
2 Oklahoma 4 143 378 2.64 1 35.75 94.50
3 UCLA 5 150 420 2.80 9 30.00 84.00
4 Arkansas 5 152 493 3.24 3 30.40 98.60
4 Texas A&M 5 152 546 3.59 3 30.40 109.20
6 Florida 4 167 553 3.31 6 41.75 138.25
7 Alabama 4 168 563 3.35 3 42.00 140.75
8 South Carolina 5 170 445 2.62 2 34.00 89.00
9 Vanderbilt 6 174 602 3.46 4 29.00 100.33
9 Kentucky 5 174 786 4.52 8 34.80 157.20
11 Louisville 5 180 564 3.13 5 36.00 112.80
11 Georgia 5 180 617 3.43 3 36.00 123.40
13 Stanford 6 194 745 3.84 10 32.33 124.17
14 Nebraska 6 195 628 3.22 0 32.50 104.67
15 Michigan State 6 202 639 3.16 6 33.67 106.50
16 Kansas State 6 204 683 3.35 7 34.00 113.83
17 Georgia Tech 7 207 768 3.71 5 29.57 109.71
18 Michigan 7 208 665 3.20 5 29.71 95.00
19 Maryland 7 210 691 3.29 7 30.00 98.71
19 Clemson 7 210 781 3.72 4 30.00 111.57
21 Arizona 6 211 995 4.72 12 35.17 165.83
22 BYU 7 214 974 4.55 11 30.57 139.14
23 Wake Forest 7 217 835 3.85 8 31.00 119.29
24 SMU 7 223 544 2.44 5 31.86 77.71
24 Boise State 7 223 812 3.64 10 31.86 116.00
24 Illinois 7 223 918 4.12 4 31.86 131.14
27 Boston College 7 224 859 3.83 8 32.00 122.71
28 Army 9 229 743 3.24 3 25.44 82.56
28 USC 7 229 966 4.22 14 32.71 138.00
30 Missouri 7 231 694 3.00 1 33.00 99.14
30 South Florida 6 231 876 3.79 6 38.50 146.00
32 Ohio State 7 232 582 2.51 3 33.14 83.14
33 Washington State 8 233 1144 4.91 10 29.13 143.00
34 Washington 7 236 1033 4.38 6 33.71 147.57
35 Oregon 8 237 812 3.43 6 29.63 101.50
36 Penn State 8 238 725 3.05 4 29.75 90.63
37 Tulane 9 239 931 3.90 10 26.56 103.44
38 Virginia 7 240 825 3.44 8 34.29 117.86
38 Georgia Southern 7 240 1075 4.48 8 34.29 153.57
40 North Carolina State 8 241 885 3.67 12 30.13 110.63
41 Purdue 6 242 1133 4.68 15 40.33 188.83
42 Wisconsin 7 244 1127 4.62 10 34.86 161.00
43 West Virginia 7 245 793 3.24 12 35.00 113.29
43 Oregon State 8 245 1316 5.37 14 30.63 164.50
45 UCF 8 246 779 3.17 7 30.75 97.38
46 Florida State 6 247 1024 4.15 10 41.17 170.67
47 Auburn 7 248 759 3.06 7 35.43 108.43
48 UNLV 8 249 823 3.31 11 31.13 102.88
49 Northwestern 8 251 824 3.28 9 31.38 103.00
50 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 253 1190 4.70 12 31.63 148.75
51 Notre Dame 7 254 857 3.37 4 36.29 122.43
52 California 8 255 766 3.00 9 31.88 95.75
52 Colorado State 7 255 1003 3.93 9 36.43 143.29
52 North Texas 7 255 1122 4.40 13 36.43 160.29
55 Hawai'i 8 256 1006 3.93 9 32.00 125.75
56 Mississippi 7 258 505 1.96 4 36.86 72.14
56 Houston 8 258 1110 4.30 9 32.25 138.75
58 South Alabama 8 259 902 3.48 9 32.38 112.75
58 Texas Tech 8 259 1093 4.22 15 32.38 136.63
60 Charlotte 7 260 1253 4.82 11 37.14 179.00
61 Mississippi State 6 262 1425 5.44 10 43.67 237.50
62 UTSA 8 263 610 2.32 12 32.88 76.25
63 Iowa 9 264 965 3.66 1 29.33 107.22
64 Miami (Florida) 9 265 1022 3.86 10 29.44 113.56
65 Cincinnati 8 268 1272 4.75 5 33.50 159.00
66 Utah 8 269 1072 3.99 5 33.63 134.00
67 Tulsa 8 270 947 3.51 10 33.75 118.38
68 Temple 7 273 1278 4.68 12 39.00 182.57
69 San Diego State 7 274 1303 4.76 10 39.14 186.14
70 Air Force 8 276 1351 4.89 19 34.50 168.88
71 Kansas 8 277 1119 4.04 7 34.63 139.88
72 Rutgers 9 279 1362 4.88 18 31.00 151.33
73 Texas 8 280 933 3.33 5 35.00 116.63
73 Bowling Green 8 280 1142 4.08 9 35.00 142.75
73 Baylor 7 280 1057 3.78 6 40.00 151.00
76 Wyoming 8 285 1624 5.70 17 35.63 203.00
77 Navy 8 286 1142 3.99 9 35.75 142.75
78 Syracuse 9 287 1400 4.88 12 31.89 155.56
79 Tennessee 8 288 825 2.86 5 36.00 103.13
79 Liberty 8 288 1127 3.91 15 36.00 140.88
81 Massachusetts 8 290 1374 4.74 18 36.25 171.75
82 Ball State 9 291 1488 5.11 19 32.33 165.33
83 Indiana 10 293 722 2.46 8 29.30 72.20
83 Memphis 10 293 1162 3.97 16 29.30 116.20
83 Arizona State 9 293 1069 3.65 14 32.56 118.78
83 Utah State 7 293 1656 5.65 18 41.86 236.57
87 James Madison 9 297 1024 3.45 6 33.00 113.78
88 Northern Illinois 9 298 1019 3.42 5 33.11 113.22
89 UAB 7 299 1343 4.49 14 42.71 191.86
89 Appalachian State 8 299 1564 5.23 17 37.38 195.50
91 Old Dominion 8 300 1256 4.19 10 37.50 157.00
92 Florida Atlantic 8 301 1557 5.17 15 37.63 194.63
93 Sam Houston State 9 304 1135 3.73 10 33.78 126.11
94 Pittsburgh 8 306 827 2.70 8 38.25 103.38
94 Colorado 8 306 1171 3.83 9 38.25 146.38
94 Nevada 9 306 1464 4.78 21 34.00 162.67
97 Duke 8 309 1156 3.74 5 38.63 144.50
98 Rice 8 311 1186 3.81 10 38.88 148.25
99 Miami (Ohio) 9 315 1098 3.49 11 35.00 122.00
99 Western Kentucky 8 315 1308 4.15 8 39.38 163.50
101 North Carolina 9 317 1171 3.69 13 35.22 130.11
101 Iowa State 9 317 1558 4.91 11 35.22 173.11
103 Minnesota 10 320 1198 3.74 11 32.00 119.80
103 Virginia Tech 8 320 1253 3.92 12 40.00 156.63
103 Akron 8 320 1529 4.78 17 40.00 191.13
106 Ohio 10 321 1103 3.44 11 32.10 110.30
106 Louisiana-Monroe 8 321 1549 4.83 17 40.13 193.63
108 Troy 9 323 1543 4.78 18 35.89 171.44
109 San Jose State 8 324 1124 3.47 11 40.50 140.50
109 Buffalo 9 324 1317 4.06 12 36.00 146.33
111 East Carolina 8 327 1139 3.48 11 40.88 142.38
112 Fresno State 9 331 1367 4.13 9 36.78 151.89
113 Marshall 8 333 1337 4.02 9 41.63 167.13
114 Texas State 9 334 1271 3.81 15 37.11 141.22
114 Kennesaw State 9 334 1502 4.50 18 37.11 166.89
116 Louisiana Tech 9 335 1087 3.24 13 37.22 120.78
117 Kent State 8 336 1884 5.61 21 42.00 235.50
118 Western Michigan 9 338 1593 4.71 17 37.56 177.00
118 Florida International 8 338 1535 4.54 18 42.25 191.88
120 Oklahoma State 8 339 1853 5.47 18 42.38 231.63
121 Georgia State 9 344 1831 5.32 21 38.22 203.44
122 Eastern Michigan 10 345 1588 4.60 16 34.50 158.80
123 Arkansas State 9 346 1979 5.72 26 38.44 219.89
124 Middle Tennessee 9 348 1817 5.22 17 38.67 201.89
125 Connecticut 10 350 1372 3.92 12 35.00 137.20
126 Jacksonville State 8 358 1439 4.02 10 44.75 179.88
127 TCU 9 359 1483 4.13 16 39.89 164.78
128 New Mexico State 9 367 1843 5.02 24 40.78 204.78
129 Toledo 10 371 1313 3.54 10 37.10 131.30
129 Southern Mississippi 9 371 2073 5.59 22 41.22 230.33
131 Coastal Carolina 9 377 1835 4.87 16 41.89 203.89
132 Central Michigan 10 378 1824 4.83 16 37.80 182.40
133 UTEP 10 406 1710 4.21 20 40.60 171.00
134 New Mexico 10 414 2281 5.51 26 41.40 228.10