2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Mississippi 12 426 1020 2.39 7 35.50 85.00
2 Indiana 12 355 1031 2.90 12 29.58 85.92
3 Ohio State 16 530 1402 2.65 13 33.13 87.63
4 Michigan 13 385 1179 3.06 10 29.62 90.69
5 Ohio 13 397 1193 3.01 14 30.54 91.77
6 UCLA 12 345 1154 3.34 17 28.75 96.17
7 Nebraska 12 351 1177 3.35 8 29.25 98.08
8 Penn State 16 534 1630 3.05 10 33.38 101.88
9 SMU 13 457 1369 3.00 13 35.15 105.31
10 Tennessee 12 420 1277 3.04 13 35.00 106.42
11 Army 13 348 1396 4.01 11 26.77 107.38
12 Texas 16 542 1754 3.24 15 33.88 109.63
13 California 12 412 1345 3.26 18 34.33 112.08
14 Arizona State 14 430 1581 3.68 19 30.71 112.93
15 Northern Illinois 12 383 1364 3.56 10 31.92 113.67
16 UTSA 12 429 1371 3.20 18 35.75 114.25
17 Memphis 12 336 1386 4.13 21 28.00 115.50
18 Oklahoma 12 447 1389 3.11 10 37.25 115.75
19 James Madison 12 395 1391 3.52 13 32.92 115.92
20 Pittsburgh 12 439 1395 3.18 18 36.58 116.25
21 Minnesota 12 394 1407 3.57 14 32.83 117.25
22 Miami (Florida) 12 366 1414 3.86 16 30.50 117.83
23 UNLV 13 433 1543 3.56 17 33.31 118.69
24 South Carolina 12 427 1431 3.35 18 35.58 119.25
25 Boston College 12 379 1434 3.78 16 31.58 119.50
26 Iowa 12 373 1443 3.87 4 31.08 120.25
27 Boise State 13 415 1565 3.77 13 31.92 120.38
28 Auburn 11 423 1377 3.26 18 38.45 125.18
28 UCF 11 383 1377 3.60 14 34.82 125.18
30 Kansas State 12 395 1507 3.82 15 32.92 125.58
31 BYU 12 401 1519 3.79 16 33.42 126.58
32 Georgia 13 449 1699 3.78 14 34.54 130.69
33 Georgia Tech 12 362 1576 4.35 15 30.17 131.33
34 Texas A&M 12 404 1577 3.90 14 33.67 131.42
35 Connecticut 12 414 1596 3.86 15 34.50 133.00
36 Utah 11 374 1474 3.94 13 34.00 134.00
37 Michigan State 11 377 1484 3.94 19 34.27 134.91
38 Houston 12 416 1631 3.92 14 34.67 135.92
39 Oregon 13 420 1771 4.22 15 32.31 136.23
40 Miami (Ohio) 14 491 1920 3.91 20 35.07 137.14
41 Notre Dame 16 584 2209 3.78 16 36.50 138.06
42 Northwestern 11 370 1519 4.11 22 33.64 138.09
43 LSU 12 387 1671 4.32 24 32.25 139.25
44 Arkansas 12 440 1672 3.80 15 36.67 139.33
45 Louisville 12 430 1689 3.93 15 35.83 140.75
46 USC 13 404 1836 4.54 19 31.08 141.23
47 Louisiana Tech 12 454 1700 3.74 21 37.83 141.67
47 Fresno State 12 449 1700 3.79 14 37.42 141.67
49 Maryland 11 395 1566 3.96 18 35.91 142.36
50 Missouri 12 400 1713 4.28 15 33.33 142.75
51 Bowling Green 12 400 1715 4.29 14 33.33 142.92
52 Stanford 11 359 1577 4.39 21 32.64 143.36
53 Alabama 12 463 1730 3.74 10 38.58 144.17
54 Sam Houston State 13 475 1879 3.96 17 36.54 144.54
55 Virginia 11 384 1596 4.16 19 34.91 145.09
56 San Jose State 12 504 1744 3.46 23 42.00 145.33
57 Virginia Tech 13 488 1912 3.92 17 37.54 147.08
58 South Alabama 12 424 1782 4.20 19 35.33 148.50
59 Tulane 13 424 1939 4.57 20 32.62 149.15
60 Vanderbilt 12 399 1790 4.49 13 33.25 149.17
61 Texas State 12 449 1808 4.03 23 37.42 150.67
62 West Virginia 12 409 1809 4.42 27 34.08 150.75
63 Clemson 13 422 1961 4.65 17 32.46 150.85
64 Colorado 12 466 1811 3.89 15 38.83 150.92
65 Toledo 12 496 1836 3.70 16 41.33 153.00
66 Troy 11 377 1689 4.48 24 34.27 153.55
67 Wake Forest 11 370 1701 4.60 19 33.64 154.64
68 Buffalo 12 438 1863 4.25 17 36.50 155.25
69 North Carolina 12 454 1867 4.11 20 37.83 155.58
70 Texas Tech 12 408 1868 4.58 24 34.00 155.67
71 Baylor 12 450 1875 4.17 16 37.50 156.25
72 Illinois 12 419 1880 4.49 12 34.92 156.67
73 Florida 12 477 1882 3.95 16 39.75 156.83
74 Air Force 11 376 1727 4.59 23 34.18 157.00
75 Liberty 11 430 1733 4.03 19 39.09 157.55
76 Navy 12 448 1898 4.24 15 37.33 158.17
77 Duke 12 483 1915 3.96 15 40.25 159.58
78 Cincinnati 11 377 1758 4.66 15 34.27 159.82
79 North Carolina State 12 402 1921 4.78 24 33.50 160.08
80 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 457 2084 4.56 19 35.15 160.31
81 Kansas 11 385 1767 4.59 10 35.00 160.64
82 Syracuse 12 364 1944 5.34 19 30.33 162.00
83 Washington 12 424 1949 4.60 20 35.33 162.42
84 Colorado State 12 421 1970 4.68 21 35.08 164.17
85 Rutgers 12 370 1971 5.33 25 30.83 164.25
86 South Florida 12 469 2008 4.28 25 39.08 167.33
87 Central Michigan 11 401 1843 4.60 19 36.45 167.55
88 Kentucky 11 410 1852 4.52 20 37.27 168.36
89 Washington State 12 379 2022 5.34 21 31.58 168.50
90 Wisconsin 11 400 1857 4.64 19 36.36 168.82
91 TCU 12 462 2027 4.39 21 38.50 168.92
92 UTEP 11 454 1884 4.15 23 41.27 171.27
93 Rice 11 437 1889 4.32 17 39.73 171.73
94 Old Dominion 12 485 2071 4.27 18 40.42 172.58
95 Eastern Michigan 11 401 1911 4.77 19 36.45 173.73
96 Jacksonville State 14 574 2447 4.26 21 41.00 174.79
97 Georgia Southern 12 416 2098 5.04 21 34.67 174.83
98 Kennesaw State 11 420 1959 4.66 23 38.18 178.09
99 East Carolina 12 498 2165 4.35 21 41.50 180.42
100 Hawai'i 10 369 1812 4.91 17 36.90 181.20
101 Arizona 11 399 2015 5.05 25 36.27 183.18
102 Ball State 11 381 2042 5.36 22 34.64 185.64
103 Marshall 12 480 2233 4.65 21 40.00 186.08
104 Tulsa 11 413 2055 4.98 25 37.55 186.82
105 Iowa State 13 451 2463 5.46 19 34.69 189.46
106 Coastal Carolina 12 472 2277 4.82 20 39.33 189.75
107 Akron 11 445 2101 4.72 22 40.45 191.00
108 Florida International 11 457 2117 4.63 24 41.55 192.45
109 Nevada 12 463 2337 5.05 30 38.58 194.75
110 Oregon State 11 403 2148 5.33 26 36.64 195.27
111 Florida State 11 448 2159 4.82 21 40.73 196.27
112 Western Michigan 12 453 2363 5.22 26 37.75 196.92
113 Wyoming 11 381 2176 5.71 20 34.64 197.82
114 Florida Atlantic 11 424 2182 5.15 18 38.55 198.36
115 Appalachian State 10 371 1991 5.37 23 37.10 199.10
116 New Mexico 11 424 2193 5.17 24 38.55 199.36
117 North Texas 12 513 2480 4.83 28 42.75 206.67
118 New Mexico State 11 438 2286 5.22 29 39.82 207.82
119 Purdue 11 429 2296 5.35 33 39.00 208.73
120 Middle Tennessee 11 445 2297 5.16 26 40.45 208.82
121 Arkansas State 12 451 2517 5.58 29 37.58 209.75
122 Massachusetts 10 379 2123 5.60 29 37.90 212.30
123 Louisiana-Monroe 11 470 2342 4.98 26 42.73 212.91
124 San Diego State 11 475 2424 5.10 24 43.18 220.36
125 Utah State 11 444 2437 5.49 26 40.36 221.55
126 UAB 11 464 2438 5.25 31 42.18 221.64
127 Georgia State 11 455 2448 5.38 27 41.36 222.55
128 Oklahoma State 11 449 2456 5.47 28 40.82 223.27
129 Western Kentucky 13 579 2907 5.02 26 44.54 223.62
130 Charlotte 11 454 2474 5.45 28 41.27 224.91
131 Mississippi State 11 485 2477 5.11 24 44.09 225.18
132 Temple 12 490 2713 5.54 30 40.83 226.08
133 Southern Mississippi 11 441 2690 6.10 30 40.09 244.55
134 Kent State 11 492 2972 6.04 35 44.73 270.18