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 Iowa 10 305 1118 3.67 2 30.50 111.80
2 Nebraska 9 265 855 3.23 3 29.44 95.00
2 Utah 8 276 1069 3.87 3 34.50 133.63
4 Michigan 7 195 488 2.50 4 27.86 69.71
4 Oklahoma 7 246 820 3.33 4 35.14 117.14
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 Alabama 9 340 1199 3.53 5 37.78 133.22
9 Mississippi 11 380 836 2.20 6 34.55 76.00
9 UCF 8 251 709 2.82 6 31.38 88.63
9 South Carolina 8 271 749 2.76 6 33.88 93.63
9 Oregon 9 276 853 3.09 6 30.67 94.78
9 Tennessee 10 357 1014 2.84 6 35.70 101.40
9 Texas 11 378 1134 3.00 6 34.36 103.09
9 Louisville 9 313 975 3.12 6 34.78 108.33
9 Vanderbilt 8 242 931 3.85 6 30.25 116.38
9 Illinois 10 325 1331 4.10 6 32.50 133.10
9 Kansas 6 215 991 4.61 6 35.83 165.17
19 Army 13 352 1295 3.68 7 27.08 99.62
20 Indiana 11 317 735 2.32 8 28.82 66.82
20 Texas A&M 9 285 965 3.39 8 31.67 107.22
20 Northern Illinois 12 384 1335 3.48 8 32.00 111.25
20 Florida 8 337 1159 3.44 8 42.13 144.88
20 Duke 10 405 1457 3.60 8 40.50 145.70
20 Georgia 7 267 1103 4.13 8 38.14 157.57
20 Cincinnati 9 300 1486 4.95 8 33.33 165.11
27 SMU 11 376 1016 2.70 9 34.18 92.36
27 Arkansas 9 297 1041 3.51 9 33.00 115.67
27 Notre Dame 11 387 1459 3.77 9 35.18 132.64
27 Clemson 10 325 1367 4.21 9 32.50 136.70
27 Navy 10 370 1377 3.72 9 37.00 137.70
27 Washington 10 332 1428 4.30 9 33.20 142.80
33 UNLV 11 347 1073 3.09 10 31.55 97.55
33 Michigan State 8 269 843 3.13 10 33.63 105.38
33 Auburn 9 336 990 2.95 10 37.33 110.00
33 Houston 9 291 1007 3.46 10 32.33 111.89
33 Baylor 10 368 1471 4.00 10 36.80 147.10
38 Boise State 10 305 982 3.22 11 30.50 98.20
38 California 9 295 884 3.00 11 32.78 98.22
38 Minnesota 11 345 1182 3.43 11 31.36 107.45
38 Miami (Florida) 11 326 1222 3.75 11 29.64 111.09
38 Georgia Tech 9 269 1090 4.05 11 29.89 121.11
38 Maryland 9 305 1091 3.58 11 33.89 121.22
38 Pittsburgh 10 384 1241 3.23 11 38.40 124.10
38 Missouri 11 362 1391 3.84 11 32.91 126.45
38 Fresno State 12 435 1560 3.59 11 36.25 130.00
38 Mississippi State 6 242 1215 5.02 11 40.33 202.50
48 UCLA 9 250 793 3.17 12 27.78 88.11
48 Boston College 10 315 1139 3.62 12 31.50 113.90
48 Wake Forest 9 296 1163 3.93 12 32.89 129.22
48 Kansas State 9 306 1170 3.82 12 34.00 130.00
48 Buffalo 12 426 1651 3.88 12 35.50 137.58
48 Bowling Green 12 406 1663 4.10 12 33.83 138.58
48 Rice 10 374 1432 3.83 12 37.40 143.20
48 Kentucky 7 251 1234 4.92 12 35.86 176.29
48 Florida State 7 282 1251 4.44 12 40.29 178.71
57 Ohio 13 400 1142 2.86 13 30.77 87.85
57 James Madison 13 430 1500 3.49 13 33.08 115.38
57 Tulane 12 351 1470 4.19 13 29.25 122.50
57 Stanford 8 255 1018 3.99 13 31.88 127.25
57 Virginia 9 311 1204 3.87 13 34.56 133.78
57 Virginia Tech 10 377 1450 3.85 13 37.70 145.00
57 Georgia Southern 11 376 1620 4.31 13 34.18 147.27
57 Purdue 6 241 1090 4.52 13 40.17 181.67
65 Northwestern 9 286 1025 3.58 14 31.78 113.89
65 Connecticut 12 420 1652 3.93 14 35.00 137.67
65 Colorado 12 467 1788 3.83 14 38.92 149.00
65 Iowa State 12 415 2084 5.02 14 34.58 173.67
69 UTSA 10 345 955 2.77 15 34.50 95.50
69 LSU 10 294 1087 3.70 15 29.40 108.70
69 USC 11 335 1460 4.36 15 30.45 132.73
69 BYU 10 327 1369 4.19 15 32.70 136.90
69 Syracuse 11 333 1672 5.02 15 30.27 152.00
69 Wisconsin 9 319 1490 4.67 15 35.44 165.56
75 Arizona State 11 345 1307 3.79 16 31.36 118.82
75 Toledo 13 525 1959 3.73 16 40.38 150.69
75 East Carolina 12 487 1913 3.93 16 40.58 159.42
75 Florida Atlantic 11 392 1797 4.58 16 35.64 163.36
75 Marshall 12 496 2047 4.13 16 41.33 170.58
75 Old Dominion 11 429 1897 4.42 16 39.00 172.45
81 Louisiana Tech 12 427 1441 3.37 17 35.58 120.08
81 Miami (Ohio) 13 455 1650 3.63 17 35.00 126.92
81 North Carolina State 10 311 1445 4.65 17 31.10 144.50
81 Sam Houston State 13 475 1879 3.96 17 36.54 144.54
81 Hawai'i 10 336 1465 4.36 17 33.60 146.50
81 South Florida 10 408 1532 3.75 17 40.80 153.20
81 Washington State 11 365 1808 4.95 17 33.18 164.36
81 Akron 10 390 1757 4.51 17 39.00 175.70
81 Middle Tennessee 10 391 1920 4.91 17 39.10 192.00
81 Wyoming 9 313 1734 5.54 17 34.78 192.67
91 TCU 12 454 1848 4.07 18 37.83 154.00
91 Colorado State 11 397 1778 4.48 18 36.09 161.64
91 Oregon State 9 299 1532 5.12 18 33.22 170.22
91 San Diego State 10 416 2015 4.84 18 41.60 201.50
95 San Jose State 11 439 1544 3.52 19 39.91 140.36
95 South Alabama 13 455 1848 4.06 19 35.00 142.15
95 Eastern Michigan 12 436 1954 4.48 19 36.33 162.83
95 Arizona 9 324 1512 4.67 19 36.00 168.00
95 Central Michigan 11 416 1900 4.57 19 37.82 172.73
100 Troy 11 376 1533 4.08 20 34.18 139.36
100 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 477 2159 4.53 20 34.07 154.21
100 North Texas 11 448 2047 4.57 20 40.73 186.09
100 Appalachian State 10 377 1922 5.10 20 37.70 192.20
100 Utah State 10 389 1965 5.05 20 38.90 196.50
100 Western Kentucky 13 572 2763 4.83 20 44.00 212.54
106 Memphis 13 367 1453 3.96 21 28.23 111.77
106 West Virginia 10 327 1346 4.12 21 32.70 134.60
106 Texas State 12 436 1758 4.03 21 36.33 146.50
106 Air Force 11 360 1634 4.54 21 32.73 148.55
106 North Carolina 13 493 1943 3.94 21 37.92 149.46
106 Liberty 12 462 1849 4.00 21 38.50 154.08
106 UTEP 11 462 1911 4.14 21 42.00 173.73
106 Jacksonville State 14 574 2447 4.26 21 41.00 174.79
106 Charlotte 10 394 2090 5.30 21 39.40 209.00
106 Oklahoma State 9 363 2067 5.69 21 40.33 229.67
116 Tulsa 11 407 1848 4.54 22 37.00 168.00
116 Ball State 11 373 1861 4.99 22 33.91 169.18
116 Western Michigan 12 461 2229 4.84 22 38.42 185.75
116 Coastal Carolina 13 512 2419 4.72 22 39.38 186.08
116 Louisiana-Monroe 11 442 2162 4.89 22 40.18 196.55
121 Rutgers 12 370 1934 5.23 23 30.83 161.17
121 UAB 10 409 1915 4.68 23 40.90 191.50
123 Texas Tech 10 348 1690 4.86 24 34.80 169.00
123 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 Arkansas State 12 435 2515 5.78 27 36.25 209.58
129 New Mexico 12 471 2555 5.42 27 39.25 212.92
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