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