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 Oklahoma 6 206 594 2.88 1 34.33 99.00
1 Nebraska 8 239 808 3.38 1 29.88 101.00
3 Iowa 10 305 1118 3.67 2 30.50 111.80
4 Utah 8 276 1069 3.87 3 34.50 133.63
5 Michigan 7 195 488 2.50 4 27.86 69.71
6 Ohio State 9 304 804 2.64 5 33.78 89.33
6 Penn State 10 301 954 3.17 5 30.10 95.40
6 Louisville 8 277 877 3.17 5 34.63 109.63
6 Alabama 8 289 1084 3.75 5 36.13 135.50
10 Mississippi 10 357 792 2.22 6 35.70 79.20
10 UCF 8 251 709 2.82 6 31.38 88.63
10 South Carolina 8 271 749 2.76 6 33.88 93.63
10 Oregon 9 276 853 3.09 6 30.67 94.78
10 Tennessee 10 357 1014 2.84 6 35.70 101.40
10 Texas 11 378 1134 3.00 6 34.36 103.09
10 Vanderbilt 7 206 741 3.60 6 29.43 105.86
10 Northern Illinois 11 357 1218 3.41 6 32.45 110.73
10 Illinois 10 325 1331 4.10 6 32.50 133.10
10 Kansas 6 215 991 4.61 6 35.83 165.17
20 Arkansas 8 260 824 3.17 7 32.50 103.00
20 Army 12 330 1246 3.78 7 27.50 103.83
20 Texas A&M 8 254 860 3.39 7 31.75 107.50
23 Indiana 11 317 735 2.32 8 28.82 66.82
23 Kansas State 8 270 1006 3.73 8 33.75 125.75
23 Navy 9 330 1219 3.69 8 36.67 135.44
23 Washington 9 299 1221 4.08 8 33.22 135.67
23 Duke 10 405 1457 3.60 8 40.50 145.70
23 Florida 7 310 1090 3.52 8 44.29 155.71
23 Georgia 7 267 1103 4.13 8 38.14 157.57
23 Cincinnati 9 300 1486 4.95 8 33.33 165.11
31 UNLV 10 304 891 2.93 9 30.40 89.10
31 SMU 11 376 1016 2.70 9 34.18 92.36
31 Georgia Tech 8 231 944 4.09 9 28.88 118.00
31 Notre Dame 11 387 1459 3.77 9 35.18 132.64
31 Clemson 10 325 1367 4.21 9 32.50 136.70
31 Baylor 9 341 1357 3.98 9 37.89 150.78
37 Ohio 12 365 1100 3.01 10 30.42 91.67
37 Michigan State 8 269 843 3.13 10 33.63 105.38
37 Auburn 9 336 990 2.95 10 37.33 110.00
37 Minnesota 10 315 1108 3.52 10 31.50 110.80
37 Houston 9 291 1007 3.46 10 32.33 111.89
37 Boston College 9 282 1008 3.57 10 31.33 112.00
37 Missouri 10 324 1225 3.78 10 32.40 122.50
37 Pittsburgh 9 359 1161 3.23 10 39.89 129.00
37 Bowling Green 11 374 1535 4.10 10 34.00 139.55
46 Boise State 10 305 982 3.22 11 30.50 98.20
46 California 9 295 884 3.00 11 32.78 98.22
46 Miami (Florida) 11 326 1222 3.75 11 29.64 111.09
46 Tulane 11 307 1246 4.06 11 27.91 113.27
46 Maryland 9 305 1091 3.58 11 33.89 121.22
46 Fresno State 11 387 1399 3.61 11 35.18 127.18
46 Georgia Southern 10 344 1566 4.55 11 34.40 156.60
46 Mississippi State 6 242 1215 5.02 11 40.33 202.50
54 UCLA 9 250 793 3.17 12 27.78 88.11
54 Wake Forest 9 296 1163 3.93 12 32.89 129.22
54 Buffalo 11 391 1489 3.81 12 35.55 135.36
54 Virginia Tech 9 341 1283 3.76 12 37.89 142.56
54 Rice 10 374 1432 3.83 12 37.40 143.20
54 Kentucky 7 251 1234 4.92 12 35.86 176.29
54 Florida State 7 282 1251 4.44 12 40.29 178.71
61 LSU 9 261 1025 3.93 13 29.00 113.89
61 James Madison 12 410 1484 3.62 13 34.17 123.67
61 Stanford 8 255 1018 3.99 13 31.88 127.25
61 Virginia 9 311 1204 3.87 13 34.56 133.78
61 Colorado State 10 363 1561 4.30 13 36.30 156.10
61 Purdue 6 241 1090 4.52 13 40.17 181.67
67 Northwestern 9 286 1025 3.58 14 31.78 113.89
67 North Carolina State 9 272 1119 4.11 14 30.22 124.33
67 USC 10 305 1309 4.29 14 30.50 130.90
67 Toledo 12 459 1658 3.61 14 38.25 138.17
67 Connecticut 11 392 1556 3.97 14 35.64 141.45
67 Colorado 12 467 1788 3.83 14 38.92 149.00
67 Syracuse 10 302 1563 5.18 14 30.20 156.30
67 Iowa State 12 415 2084 5.02 14 34.58 173.67
75 UTSA 9 304 857 2.82 15 33.78 95.22
75 BYU 10 327 1369 4.19 15 32.70 136.90
75 Sam Houston State 12 433 1698 3.92 15 36.08 141.50
75 South Florida 9 372 1371 3.69 15 41.33 152.33
75 Wisconsin 9 319 1490 4.67 15 35.44 165.56
80 Arizona State 11 345 1307 3.79 16 31.36 118.82
80 Miami (Ohio) 12 425 1509 3.55 16 35.42 125.75
80 San Jose State 10 405 1488 3.67 16 40.50 148.80
80 East Carolina 11 452 1715 3.79 16 41.09 155.91
80 Florida Atlantic 11 392 1797 4.58 16 35.64 163.36
80 Marshall 12 496 2047 4.13 16 41.33 170.58
80 Old Dominion 11 429 1897 4.42 16 39.00 172.45
87 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1441 3.37 17 35.58 120.08
87 Hawai'i 10 336 1465 4.36 17 33.60 146.50
87 Washington State 11 365 1808 4.95 17 33.18 164.36
87 Akron 10 390 1757 4.51 17 39.00 175.70
87 Middle Tennessee 10 391 1920 4.91 17 39.10 192.00
87 Wyoming 9 313 1734 5.54 17 34.78 192.67
93 Memphis 12 331 1247 3.77 18 27.58 103.92
93 TCU 11 421 1734 4.12 18 38.27 157.64
93 Oregon State 9 299 1532 5.12 18 33.22 170.22
93 Jacksonville State 13 528 2213 4.19 18 40.62 170.23
93 North Texas 10 404 1846 4.57 18 40.40 184.60
93 San Diego State 10 416 2015 4.84 18 41.60 201.50
99 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 35.00 142.15
99 Texas State 11 411 1660 4.04 19 37.36 150.91
99 Eastern Michigan 12 436 1954 4.48 19 36.33 162.83
99 Arizona 9 324 1512 4.67 19 36.00 168.00
99 Central Michigan 11 416 1900 4.57 19 37.82 172.73
99 Coastal Carolina 12 481 2162 4.49 19 40.08 180.17
99 Western Kentucky 12 526 2551 4.85 19 43.83 212.58
106 Troy 11 376 1533 4.08 20 34.18 139.36
106 Rutgers 11 328 1587 4.84 20 29.82 144.27
106 North Carolina 12 447 1733 3.88 20 37.25 144.42
106 Liberty 11 406 1627 4.01 20 36.91 147.91
106 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 444 2049 4.61 20 34.15 157.62
106 Appalachian State 10 377 1922 5.10 20 37.70 192.20
106 Utah State 10 389 1965 5.05 20 38.90 196.50
113 West Virginia 10 327 1346 4.12 21 32.70 134.60
113 Air Force 11 360 1634 4.54 21 32.73 148.55
113 UTEP 11 462 1913 4.14 21 42.00 173.91
113 Charlotte 10 394 2090 5.30 21 39.40 209.00
113 Oklahoma State 9 363 2067 5.69 21 40.33 229.67
118 Texas Tech 9 303 1472 4.86 22 33.67 163.56
118 Tulsa 11 407 1848 4.54 22 37.00 168.00
118 Ball State 11 373 1861 4.99 22 33.91 169.18
118 Western Michigan 12 461 2229 4.84 22 38.42 185.75
118 Louisiana-Monroe 11 442 2162 4.89 22 40.18 196.55
123 UAB 10 409 1915 4.68 23 40.90 191.50
124 Nevada 10 373 1782 4.78 24 37.30 178.20
125 Kennesaw State 12 458 2111 4.61 25 38.17 175.92
125 Florida International 11 452 2062 4.56 25 41.09 187.45
125 Massachusetts 10 379 1936 5.11 25 37.90 193.60
125 Temple 11 433 2296 5.30 25 39.36 208.73
129 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 39.25 212.92
129 Arkansas State 11 411 2469 6.01 27 37.36 224.45
129 Kent State 10 434 2414 5.56 27 43.40 241.40
132 Georgia State 12 483 2524 5.23 28 40.25 210.33
133 New Mexico State 12 459 2343 5.10 29 38.25 195.25
134 Southern Mississippi 12 474 2792 5.89 31 39.50 232.67