2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/20/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Army 8 196 571 2.91 2 24.50 71.38
2 Indiana 9 267 710 2.66 8 29.67 78.89
3 Mississippi 9 328 773 2.36 5 36.44 85.89
4 Ohio State 10 325 907 2.79 6 32.50 90.70
5 Penn State 10 306 986 3.22 4 30.60 98.60
6 Boise State 9 282 900 3.19 10 31.33 100.00
7 UCLA 10 303 1006 3.32 17 30.30 100.60
8 Michigan 10 305 1024 3.36 10 30.50 102.40
9 Tennessee 9 318 932 2.93 8 35.33 103.56
10 Ohio 10 313 1047 3.35 11 31.30 104.70
11 SMU 9 309 956 3.09 10 34.33 106.22
12 Nebraska 9 274 966 3.53 6 30.44 107.33
13 California 9 301 969 3.22 13 33.44 107.67
14 Pittsburgh 9 332 975 2.94 13 36.89 108.33
15 Kansas State 9 287 982 3.42 10 31.89 109.11
16 Oklahoma 9 348 983 2.82 7 38.67 109.22
17 UTSA 9 291 986 3.39 15 32.33 109.56
18 South Carolina 10 360 1109 3.08 14 36.00 110.90
19 Auburn 9 317 1009 3.18 12 35.22 112.11
20 Texas 10 344 1123 3.26 9 34.40 112.30
20 Memphis 10 282 1123 3.98 17 28.20 112.30
22 Northern Illinois 10 325 1135 3.49 8 32.50 113.50
23 Georgia 9 297 1028 3.46 9 33.00 114.22
24 Tulane 10 275 1144 4.16 11 27.50 114.40
25 UNLV 9 300 1048 3.49 14 33.33 116.44
26 Texas A&M 9 282 1064 3.77 9 31.33 118.22
27 Georgia Tech 9 269 1069 3.97 8 29.89 118.78
28 Miami (Florida) 9 261 1076 4.12 11 29.00 119.56
29 Maryland 9 288 1079 3.75 12 32.00 119.89
30 Louisiana Tech 9 320 1088 3.40 14 35.56 120.89
31 James Madison 9 299 1089 3.64 10 33.22 121.00
32 UCF 9 297 1092 3.68 11 33.00 121.33
33 Arizona State 10 318 1223 3.85 16 31.80 122.30
34 Northwestern 9 299 1106 3.70 13 33.22 122.89
35 Iowa 9 271 1112 4.10 2 30.11 123.56
36 Sam Houston State 10 339 1241 3.66 11 33.90 124.10
37 Clemson 10 297 1248 4.20 10 29.70 124.80
38 Oregon 10 317 1255 3.96 10 31.70 125.50
39 Notre Dame 10 359 1262 3.52 7 35.90 126.20
40 Utah 9 291 1178 4.05 9 32.33 130.89
41 Minnesota 9 307 1180 3.84 11 34.11 131.11
41 Vanderbilt 9 284 1180 4.15 11 31.56 131.11
43 USC 10 311 1320 4.24 15 31.10 132.00
44 Houston 10 328 1321 4.03 11 32.80 132.10
45 North Carolina 9 310 1209 3.90 14 34.44 134.33
46 South Alabama 9 290 1210 4.17 14 32.22 134.44
47 Arkansas 9 323 1223 3.79 10 35.89 135.89
48 Miami (Ohio) 11 391 1496 3.83 15 35.55 136.00
49 Colorado 9 336 1230 3.66 9 37.33 136.67
50 Kentucky 9 312 1244 3.99 14 34.67 138.22
50 West Virginia 9 312 1244 3.99 18 34.67 138.22
50 Boston College 9 295 1244 4.22 12 32.78 138.22
53 Connecticut 9 311 1248 4.01 11 34.56 138.67
54 Missouri 9 305 1252 4.10 10 33.89 139.11
55 Alabama 9 339 1260 3.72 8 37.67 140.00
56 BYU 9 301 1269 4.22 11 33.44 141.00
57 Michigan State 9 310 1280 4.13 15 34.44 142.22
58 Virginia 9 309 1283 4.15 14 34.33 142.56
58 North Carolina State 9 299 1283 4.29 18 33.22 142.56
60 Toledo 10 396 1428 3.61 13 39.60 142.80
61 Colorado State 9 306 1312 4.29 13 34.00 145.78
62 LSU 9 293 1320 4.51 20 32.56 146.67
63 Rutgers 9 268 1339 5.00 18 29.78 148.78
64 Texas State 9 354 1344 3.80 14 39.33 149.33
65 Texas Tech 9 297 1345 4.53 16 33.00 149.44
66 Cincinnati 9 305 1353 4.44 10 33.89 150.33
67 San Jose State 9 373 1354 3.63 16 41.44 150.44
68 Louisville 9 334 1361 4.07 14 37.11 151.22
69 Washington 10 354 1520 4.29 14 35.40 152.00
70 Wake Forest 9 312 1375 4.41 15 34.67 152.78
71 Tulsa 9 318 1376 4.33 17 35.33 152.89
72 Fresno State 9 340 1378 4.05 11 37.78 153.11
73 Illinois 9 312 1424 4.56 9 34.67 158.22
74 Virginia Tech 10 398 1585 3.98 13 39.80 158.50
75 Bowling Green 9 317 1427 4.50 11 35.22 158.56
76 Kansas 9 322 1432 4.45 8 35.78 159.11
77 Liberty 8 303 1274 4.20 17 37.88 159.25
78 Buffalo 10 367 1595 4.35 17 36.70 159.50
79 Stanford 9 307 1440 4.69 21 34.11 160.00
80 UTEP 9 359 1442 4.02 18 39.89 160.22
81 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 310 1455 4.69 16 34.44 161.67
82 Baylor 9 366 1458 3.98 13 40.67 162.00
83 Duke 9 354 1463 4.13 10 39.33 162.56
84 Wisconsin 9 325 1494 4.60 14 36.11 166.00
85 Navy 9 335 1496 4.47 14 37.22 166.22
86 Old Dominion 10 404 1663 4.12 15 40.40 166.30
87 East Carolina 9 374 1497 4.00 16 41.56 166.33
88 Nevada 10 354 1668 4.71 25 35.40 166.80
89 South Florida 9 346 1504 4.35 19 38.44 167.11
90 Hawai'i 9 320 1507 4.71 13 35.56 167.44
91 Central Michigan 10 359 1680 4.68 16 35.90 168.00
92 Eastern Michigan 10 351 1681 4.79 17 35.10 168.10
93 Air Force 9 316 1513 4.79 21 35.11 168.11
94 Kennesaw State 9 339 1553 4.58 19 37.67 172.56
95 Syracuse 9 285 1557 5.46 14 31.67 173.00
96 Troy 9 315 1563 4.96 20 35.00 173.67
97 Washington State 9 270 1565 5.80 16 30.00 173.89
98 Florida 9 371 1573 4.24 15 41.22 174.78
99 Arizona 9 321 1587 4.94 16 35.67 176.33
100 Rice 9 373 1590 4.26 14 41.44 176.67
101 Marshall 9 353 1647 4.67 15 39.22 183.00
102 Jacksonville State 10 428 1845 4.31 17 42.80 184.50
103 Western Kentucky 9 371 1661 4.48 14 41.22 184.56
104 TCU 9 367 1662 4.53 19 40.78 184.67
105 Ball State 9 299 1669 5.58 19 33.22 185.44
106 Iowa State 9 314 1671 5.32 13 34.89 185.67
107 Western Michigan 10 379 1894 5.00 22 37.90 189.40
108 Georgia Southern 9 321 1706 5.31 18 35.67 189.56
109 Coastal Carolina 9 369 1728 4.68 14 41.00 192.00
110 Florida State 10 410 1924 4.69 19 41.00 192.40
111 Akron 10 403 1925 4.78 22 40.30 192.50
112 Oregon State 9 327 1744 5.33 22 36.33 193.78
113 Arkansas State 9 337 1809 5.37 23 37.44 201.00
114 Florida International 9 390 1824 4.68 20 43.33 202.67
115 San Diego State 9 373 1826 4.90 18 41.44 202.89
116 Appalachian State 8 293 1633 5.57 20 36.63 204.13
117 Massachusetts 8 301 1662 5.52 24 37.63 207.75
118 New Mexico 10 398 2091 5.25 24 39.80 209.10
119 Wyoming 9 318 1888 5.94 17 35.33 209.78
120 Purdue 9 347 1929 5.56 29 38.56 214.33
121 Louisiana-Monroe 9 387 1932 4.99 22 43.00 214.67
122 Temple 10 413 2151 5.21 24 41.30 215.10
123 North Texas 9 383 1947 5.08 21 42.56 216.33
124 New Mexico State 9 380 1995 5.25 26 42.22 221.67
125 Middle Tennessee 9 370 2008 5.43 23 41.11 223.11
126 Georgia State 9 365 2016 5.52 23 40.56 224.00
127 Mississippi State 9 378 2019 5.34 19 42.00 224.33
128 Charlotte 9 369 2067 5.60 25 41.00 229.67
129 Florida Atlantic 9 372 2072 5.57 18 41.33 230.22
130 Utah State 9 377 2165 5.74 24 41.89 240.56
131 UAB 9 404 2183 5.40 28 44.89 242.56
132 Southern Mississippi 9 370 2237 6.05 24 41.11 248.56
133 Oklahoma State 9 381 2284 5.99 24 42.33 253.78
134 Kent State 10 440 2719 6.18 32 44.00 271.90