2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/20/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Indiana 12 355 1031 2.90 12 29.58 85.92
2 Mississippi 11 403 976 2.42 7 36.64 88.73
3 Ohio 13 397 1193 3.01 14 30.54 91.77
4 Michigan 12 356 1111 3.12 10 29.67 92.58
5 UCLA 12 345 1154 3.34 17 28.75 96.17
6 Ohio State 12 408 1162 2.85 9 34.00 96.83
7 SMU 12 417 1180 2.83 10 34.75 98.33
8 Tennessee 11 387 1121 2.90 9 35.18 101.91
9 Nebraska 11 325 1130 3.48 6 29.55 102.73
10 Penn State 13 416 1347 3.24 7 32.00 103.62
11 Oklahoma 11 407 1163 2.86 7 37.00 105.73
12 Texas 13 445 1383 3.11 11 34.23 106.38
13 California 12 412 1345 3.26 18 34.33 112.08
14 Army 12 326 1347 4.13 11 27.17 112.25
15 Boise State 12 374 1349 3.61 12 31.17 112.42
16 Northern Illinois 11 356 1247 3.50 8 32.36 113.36
17 South Carolina 11 392 1248 3.18 16 35.64 113.45
18 Miami (Florida) 11 335 1269 3.79 13 30.45 115.36
19 Memphis 12 336 1386 4.13 21 28.00 115.50
20 UTSA 11 388 1273 3.28 18 35.27 115.73
21 James Madison 12 395 1391 3.52 13 32.92 115.92
22 Arizona State 13 400 1528 3.82 18 30.77 117.54
23 Boston College 11 346 1303 3.77 14 31.45 118.45
24 UNLV 13 433 1543 3.56 17 33.31 118.69
25 Pittsburgh 11 414 1315 3.18 17 37.64 119.55
26 Minnesota 11 364 1333 3.66 13 33.09 121.18
27 Kansas State 11 359 1343 3.74 11 32.64 122.09
28 Iowa 11 340 1354 3.98 3 30.91 123.09
29 Auburn 11 423 1377 3.26 18 38.45 125.18
29 UCF 11 383 1377 3.60 14 34.82 125.18
31 Louisiana Tech 11 390 1379 3.54 17 35.45 125.36
32 Georgia 12 412 1545 3.75 14 34.33 128.75
33 Georgia Tech 11 324 1430 4.41 13 29.45 130.00
34 Arkansas 11 403 1455 3.61 13 36.64 132.27
35 Oregon 12 389 1590 4.09 13 32.42 132.50
36 Notre Dame 13 472 1729 3.66 11 36.31 133.00
37 Texas A&M 11 373 1472 3.95 13 33.91 133.82
38 Utah 11 374 1474 3.94 13 34.00 134.00
39 Michigan State 11 377 1484 3.94 19 34.27 134.91
40 Houston 12 416 1631 3.92 14 34.67 135.92
41 Connecticut 11 386 1500 3.89 15 35.09 136.36
42 Miami (Ohio) 13 461 1779 3.86 19 35.46 136.85
43 BYU 11 382 1517 3.97 16 34.73 137.91
44 Northwestern 11 370 1519 4.11 22 33.64 138.09
45 Clemson 12 374 1669 4.46 13 31.17 139.08
46 Toledo 11 430 1535 3.57 14 39.09 139.55
47 Fresno State 11 401 1539 3.84 14 36.45 139.91
48 USC 12 374 1685 4.51 18 31.17 140.42
49 Missouri 11 362 1547 4.27 14 32.91 140.64
50 Maryland 11 395 1566 3.96 18 35.91 142.36
51 Stanford 11 359 1577 4.39 21 32.64 143.36
52 Bowling Green 11 368 1587 4.31 12 33.45 144.27
53 Sam Houston State 13 475 1879 3.96 17 36.54 144.54
54 Louisville 11 394 1591 4.04 14 35.82 144.64
55 North Carolina State 11 363 1595 4.39 21 33.00 145.00
56 Virginia 11 384 1596 4.16 19 34.91 145.09
57 Virginia Tech 12 452 1745 3.86 16 37.67 145.42
58 Vanderbilt 11 363 1600 4.41 13 33.00 145.45
59 LSU 11 354 1609 4.55 22 32.18 146.27
60 Alabama 11 412 1615 3.92 10 37.45 146.82
61 Rutgers 11 328 1624 4.95 22 29.82 147.64
62 Colorado 11 424 1631 3.85 12 38.55 148.27
63 South Alabama 12 424 1782 4.20 19 35.33 148.50
64 Tulane 13 424 1939 4.57 20 32.62 149.15
65 Texas Tech 11 363 1650 4.55 22 33.00 150.00
66 North Carolina 11 408 1657 4.06 19 37.09 150.64
67 West Virginia 12 409 1809 4.42 27 34.08 150.75
68 Liberty 10 374 1511 4.04 18 37.40 151.10
69 San Jose State 11 470 1688 3.59 20 42.73 153.45
70 Troy 11 377 1689 4.48 24 34.27 153.55
71 Buffalo 11 403 1701 4.22 17 36.64 154.64
71 Wake Forest 11 370 1701 4.60 19 33.64 154.64
73 Texas State 11 424 1710 4.03 21 38.55 155.45
74 Florida 12 477 1882 3.95 16 39.75 156.83
75 Air Force 11 376 1727 4.59 23 34.18 157.00
76 Navy 11 408 1740 4.26 14 37.09 158.18
77 Washington 11 391 1742 4.46 19 35.55 158.36
78 Illinois 11 386 1750 4.53 11 35.09 159.09
79 Colorado State 11 387 1753 4.53 16 35.18 159.36
80 Cincinnati 11 377 1758 4.66 15 34.27 159.82
81 Baylor 11 423 1761 4.16 15 38.45 160.09
82 Duke 11 450 1764 3.92 13 40.91 160.36
83 Kansas 11 385 1767 4.59 10 35.00 160.64
84 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 424 1974 4.66 19 35.33 164.50
85 Syracuse 11 333 1835 5.51 18 30.27 166.82
86 Central Michigan 11 401 1843 4.60 19 36.45 167.55
87 South Florida 11 433 1847 4.27 23 39.36 167.91
88 Kentucky 11 410 1852 4.52 20 37.27 168.36
89 Wisconsin 11 400 1857 4.64 19 36.36 168.82
90 Washington State 11 353 1869 5.29 19 32.09 169.91
91 UTEP 11 454 1886 4.15 23 41.27 171.45
92 Rice 11 437 1889 4.32 17 39.73 171.73
93 Old Dominion 12 485 2071 4.27 18 40.42 172.58
94 Eastern Michigan 11 401 1911 4.77 19 36.45 173.73
95 TCU 11 429 1913 4.46 21 39.00 173.91
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 11 463 1967 4.25 21 42.09 178.82
100 Iowa State 12 412 2155 5.23 17 34.33 179.58
101 Hawai'i 10 369 1812 4.91 17 36.90 181.20
102 Arizona 11 399 2015 5.05 25 36.27 183.18
103 Coastal Carolina 11 441 2020 4.58 17 40.09 183.64
104 Ball State 11 381 2042 5.36 22 34.64 185.64
105 Marshall 12 480 2233 4.65 21 40.00 186.08
106 Tulsa 11 413 2055 4.98 25 37.55 186.82
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 11 469 2279 4.86 26 42.64 207.18
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 Massachusetts 10 379 2123 5.60 29 37.90 212.30
122 Louisiana-Monroe 11 470 2342 4.98 26 42.73 212.91
123 San Diego State 11 475 2424 5.10 24 43.18 220.36
124 Utah State 11 444 2437 5.49 26 40.36 221.55
125 UAB 11 464 2438 5.25 31 42.18 221.64
126 Georgia State 11 455 2448 5.38 27 41.36 222.55
127 Oklahoma State 11 449 2456 5.47 28 40.82 223.27
128 Western Kentucky 13 579 2907 5.02 26 44.54 223.62
129 Arkansas State 11 427 2471 5.79 29 38.82 224.64
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