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 Kansas 6 215 991 4.61 6 35.83 165.17
3 Purdue 6 241 1090 4.52 13 40.17 181.67
4 Vanderbilt 8 242 931 3.85 6 30.25 116.38
4 Mississippi State 6 242 1215 5.02 11 40.33 202.50
6 Oklahoma 7 246 820 3.33 4 35.14 117.14
7 UCLA 9 250 793 3.17 12 27.78 88.11
8 UCF 8 251 709 2.82 6 31.38 88.63
8 Kentucky 7 251 1234 4.92 12 35.86 176.29
10 Stanford 8 255 1018 3.99 13 31.88 127.25
11 Nebraska 9 265 855 3.23 3 29.44 95.00
12 Georgia 7 267 1103 4.13 8 38.14 157.57
13 Michigan State 8 269 843 3.13 10 33.63 105.38
13 Georgia Tech 9 269 1090 4.05 11 29.89 121.11
15 South Carolina 8 271 749 2.76 6 33.88 93.63
16 Oregon 9 276 853 3.09 6 30.67 94.78
16 Utah 8 276 1069 3.87 3 34.50 133.63
18 Florida State 7 282 1251 4.44 12 40.29 178.71
19 Texas A&M 9 285 965 3.39 8 31.67 107.22
20 Northwestern 9 286 1025 3.58 14 31.78 113.89
21 Houston 9 291 1007 3.46 10 32.33 111.89
22 LSU 10 294 1087 3.70 15 29.40 108.70
23 California 9 295 884 3.00 11 32.78 98.22
24 Wake Forest 9 296 1163 3.93 12 32.89 129.22
25 Arkansas 9 297 1041 3.51 9 33.00 115.67
26 Oregon State 9 299 1532 5.12 18 33.22 170.22
27 Cincinnati 9 300 1486 4.95 8 33.33 165.11
28 Penn State 10 301 954 3.17 5 30.10 95.40
29 Ohio State 9 304 804 2.64 5 33.78 89.33
30 Boise State 10 305 982 3.22 11 30.50 98.20
30 Iowa 10 305 1118 3.67 2 30.50 111.80
30 Maryland 9 305 1091 3.58 11 33.89 121.22
33 Kansas State 9 306 1170 3.82 12 34.00 130.00
34 Virginia 9 311 1204 3.87 13 34.56 133.78
34 North Carolina State 10 311 1445 4.65 17 31.10 144.50
36 Louisville 9 313 975 3.12 6 34.78 108.33
36 Wyoming 9 313 1734 5.54 17 34.78 192.67
38 Boston College 10 315 1139 3.62 12 31.50 113.90
39 Indiana 11 317 735 2.32 8 28.82 66.82
40 Wisconsin 9 319 1490 4.67 15 35.44 165.56
41 Arizona 9 324 1512 4.67 19 36.00 168.00
42 Illinois 10 325 1331 4.10 6 32.50 133.10
42 Clemson 10 325 1367 4.21 9 32.50 136.70
44 Miami (Florida) 11 326 1222 3.75 11 29.64 111.09
45 West Virginia 10 327 1346 4.12 21 32.70 134.60
45 BYU 10 327 1369 4.19 15 32.70 136.90
47 Washington 10 332 1428 4.30 9 33.20 142.80
48 Syracuse 11 333 1672 5.02 15 30.27 152.00
49 USC 11 335 1460 4.36 15 30.45 132.73
50 Auburn 9 336 990 2.95 10 37.33 110.00
50 Hawai'i 10 336 1465 4.36 17 33.60 146.50
52 Florida 8 337 1159 3.44 8 42.13 144.88
53 Alabama 9 340 1199 3.53 5 37.78 133.22
54 UTSA 10 345 955 2.77 15 34.50 95.50
54 Minnesota 11 345 1182 3.43 11 31.36 107.45
54 Arizona State 11 345 1307 3.79 16 31.36 118.82
57 UNLV 11 347 1073 3.09 10 31.55 97.55
58 Texas Tech 10 348 1690 4.86 24 34.80 169.00
59 Tulane 12 351 1470 4.19 13 29.25 122.50
60 Army 13 352 1295 3.68 7 27.08 99.62
61 Tennessee 10 357 1014 2.84 6 35.70 101.40
62 Air Force 11 360 1634 4.54 21 32.73 148.55
63 Missouri 11 362 1391 3.84 11 32.91 126.45
64 Oklahoma State 9 363 2067 5.69 21 40.33 229.67
65 Washington State 11 365 1808 4.95 17 33.18 164.36
66 Memphis 13 367 1453 3.96 21 28.23 111.77
67 Baylor 10 368 1471 4.00 10 36.80 147.10
68 Navy 10 370 1377 3.72 9 37.00 137.70
68 Rutgers 12 370 1934 5.23 23 30.83 161.17
70 Ball State 11 373 1861 4.99 22 33.91 169.18
70 Nevada 10 373 1782 4.78 24 37.30 178.20
72 Rice 10 374 1432 3.83 12 37.40 143.20
73 SMU 11 376 1016 2.70 9 34.18 92.36
73 Troy 11 376 1533 4.08 20 34.18 139.36
73 Georgia Southern 11 376 1620 4.31 13 34.18 147.27
76 Virginia Tech 10 377 1450 3.85 13 37.70 145.00
76 Appalachian State 10 377 1922 5.10 20 37.70 192.20
78 Texas 11 378 1134 3.00 6 34.36 103.09
79 Massachusetts 10 379 1936 5.11 25 37.90 193.60
80 Mississippi 11 380 836 2.20 6 34.55 76.00
81 Northern Illinois 12 384 1335 3.48 8 32.00 111.25
81 Pittsburgh 10 384 1241 3.23 11 38.40 124.10
83 Notre Dame 11 387 1459 3.77 9 35.18 132.64
84 Utah State 10 389 1965 5.05 20 38.90 196.50
85 Akron 10 390 1757 4.51 17 39.00 175.70
86 Middle Tennessee 10 391 1920 4.91 17 39.10 192.00
87 Florida Atlantic 11 392 1797 4.58 16 35.64 163.36
88 Charlotte 10 394 2090 5.30 21 39.40 209.00
89 Colorado State 11 397 1778 4.48 18 36.09 161.64
90 Ohio 13 400 1142 2.86 13 30.77 87.85
91 Duke 10 405 1457 3.60 8 40.50 145.70
92 Bowling Green 12 406 1663 4.10 12 33.83 138.58
93 Tulsa 11 407 1848 4.54 22 37.00 168.00
94 South Florida 10 408 1532 3.75 17 40.80 153.20
95 UAB 10 409 1915 4.68 23 40.90 191.50
96 Iowa State 12 415 2084 5.02 14 34.58 173.67
97 Central Michigan 11 416 1900 4.57 19 37.82 172.73
97 San Diego State 10 416 2015 4.84 18 41.60 201.50
99 Connecticut 12 420 1652 3.93 14 35.00 137.67
100 Buffalo 12 426 1651 3.88 12 35.50 137.58
101 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1441 3.37 17 35.58 120.08
102 Old Dominion 11 429 1897 4.42 16 39.00 172.45
103 James Madison 13 430 1500 3.49 13 33.08 115.38
104 Temple 11 433 2296 5.30 25 39.36 208.73
105 Kent State 10 434 2414 5.56 27 43.40 241.40
106 Fresno State 12 435 1560 3.59 11 36.25 130.00
106 Arkansas State 12 435 2515 5.78 27 36.25 209.58
108 Texas State 12 436 1758 4.03 21 36.33 146.50
108 Eastern Michigan 12 436 1954 4.48 19 36.33 162.83
110 San Jose State 11 439 1544 3.52 19 39.91 140.36
111 Louisiana-Monroe 11 442 2162 4.89 22 40.18 196.55
112 North Texas 11 448 2047 4.57 20 40.73 186.09
113 Florida International 11 452 2062 4.56 25 41.09 187.45
114 TCU 12 454 1848 4.07 18 37.83 154.00
115 Miami (Ohio) 13 455 1650 3.63 17 35.00 126.92
115 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 35.00 142.15
117 Kennesaw State 12 458 2111 4.61 25 38.17 175.92
118 New Mexico State 12 459 2343 5.10 29 38.25 195.25
119 Western Michigan 12 461 2229 4.84 22 38.42 185.75
120 Liberty 12 462 1849 4.00 21 38.50 154.08
120 UTEP 11 462 1911 4.14 21 42.00 173.73
122 Colorado 12 467 1788 3.83 14 38.92 149.00
123 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 39.25 212.92
124 Southern Mississippi 12 474 2792 5.89 31 39.50 232.67
125 Sam Houston State 13 475 1879 3.96 17 36.54 144.54
126 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 477 2159 4.53 20 34.07 154.21
127 Georgia State 12 483 2524 5.23 28 40.25 210.33
128 East Carolina 12 487 1913 3.93 16 40.58 159.42
129 North Carolina 13 493 1943 3.94 21 37.92 149.46
130 Marshall 12 496 2047 4.13 16 41.33 170.58
131 Coastal Carolina 13 512 2419 4.72 22 39.38 186.08
132 Toledo 13 525 1959 3.73 16 40.38 150.69
133 Western Kentucky 13 572 2763 4.83 20 44.00 212.54
134 Jacksonville State 14 574 2447 4.26 21 41.00 174.79