2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/13/2024

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 UTSA 8 266 747 2.81 12 33.25 93.38
4 Mississippi 9 328 773 2.36 5 36.44 85.89
5 SMU 8 266 776 2.92 7 33.25 97.00
6 Nebraska 8 242 784 3.24 5 30.25 98.00
7 California 8 263 821 3.12 11 32.88 102.63
8 Tennessee 8 287 826 2.88 6 35.88 103.25
9 Ohio State 9 295 857 2.91 5 32.78 95.22
10 Kansas State 8 249 859 3.45 10 31.13 107.38
11 Boise State 8 260 863 3.32 10 32.50 107.88
12 Georgia 8 258 882 3.42 7 32.25 110.25
13 UCLA 9 273 883 3.23 15 30.33 98.11
14 Penn State 9 278 901 3.24 4 30.89 100.11
15 James Madison 8 262 915 3.49 6 32.75 114.38
16 Pittsburgh 8 305 917 3.01 12 38.13 114.63
17 Northwestern 8 266 933 3.51 11 33.25 116.63
18 UNLV 8 265 941 3.55 13 33.13 117.63
19 Texas A&M 8 244 942 3.86 9 30.50 117.75
20 Auburn 8 281 945 3.36 11 35.13 118.13
21 Maryland 8 251 947 3.77 10 31.38 118.38
22 South Carolina 9 323 965 2.99 12 35.89 107.22
23 Oklahoma 9 348 983 2.82 7 38.67 109.22
24 Liberty 7 256 1011 3.95 13 36.57 144.43
25 Michigan 10 305 1024 3.36 10 30.50 102.40
26 Louisiana Tech 8 298 1025 3.44 13 37.25 128.13
27 Ohio 9 288 1028 3.57 11 32.00 114.22
28 Texas 9 310 1041 3.36 8 34.44 115.67
29 Tulane 9 240 1044 4.35 11 26.67 116.00
30 Northern Illinois 9 297 1048 3.53 7 33.00 116.44
31 Virginia 8 271 1049 3.87 12 33.88 131.13
32 West Virginia 8 278 1061 3.82 14 34.75 132.63
33 Arizona State 9 293 1069 3.65 14 32.56 118.78
33 Georgia Tech 9 269 1069 3.97 8 29.89 118.78
35 South Alabama 8 255 1073 4.21 13 31.88 134.13
36 Miami (Florida) 9 261 1076 4.12 11 29.00 119.56
37 Arkansas 8 282 1084 3.84 10 35.25 135.50
38 UCF 9 297 1092 3.68 11 33.00 121.33
39 Memphis 9 262 1095 4.18 16 29.11 121.67
39 North Carolina 8 278 1095 3.94 12 34.75 136.88
41 Boston College 8 265 1104 4.17 11 33.13 138.00
42 Iowa 9 271 1112 4.10 2 30.11 123.56
43 Utah 8 271 1113 4.11 6 33.88 139.13
44 Oregon 9 283 1125 3.98 10 31.44 125.00
45 Notre Dame 9 327 1134 3.47 5 36.33 126.00
46 Sam Houston State 9 304 1135 3.73 10 33.78 126.11
47 Michigan State 8 279 1142 4.09 12 34.88 142.75
48 Missouri 8 269 1143 4.25 10 33.63 142.88
49 Wake Forest 8 259 1145 4.42 13 32.38 143.13
50 Tulsa 8 276 1154 4.18 13 34.50 144.25
51 Clemson 9 264 1160 4.39 9 29.33 128.89
52 Minnesota 9 307 1180 3.84 11 34.11 131.11
52 Vanderbilt 9 284 1180 4.15 11 31.56 131.11
54 San Jose State 8 332 1184 3.57 12 41.50 148.00
55 Hawai'i 8 278 1186 4.27 10 34.75 148.25
56 Toledo 9 342 1190 3.48 10 38.00 132.22
57 Colorado State 8 279 1195 4.28 12 34.88 149.38
58 Baylor 8 317 1196 3.77 10 39.63 149.50
58 BYU 8 268 1196 4.46 9 33.50 149.50
60 Houston 9 292 1199 4.11 10 32.44 133.22
60 Colorado 8 306 1199 3.92 9 38.25 149.88
62 USC 9 286 1201 4.20 15 31.78 133.44
62 Cincinnati 8 271 1201 4.43 7 33.88 150.13
64 Washington State 8 221 1205 5.45 12 27.63 150.63
65 LSU 8 276 1207 4.37 18 34.50 150.88
66 Rutgers 8 243 1217 5.01 17 30.38 152.13
67 Texas State 8 305 1220 4.00 14 38.13 152.50
68 Kentucky 9 312 1244 3.99 14 34.67 138.22
69 Connecticut 9 311 1248 4.01 11 34.56 138.67
70 Alabama 9 339 1260 3.72 8 37.67 140.00
71 Kansas 8 288 1270 4.41 8 36.00 158.75
72 Navy 8 287 1276 4.45 11 35.88 159.50
73 Louisville 8 297 1278 4.30 14 37.13 159.75
73 Stanford 8 281 1278 4.55 17 35.13 159.75
75 North Carolina State 9 299 1283 4.29 18 33.22 142.56
76 Illinois 8 284 1337 4.71 9 35.50 167.13
77 Texas Tech 9 297 1345 4.53 16 33.00 149.44
78 Kennesaw State 8 296 1350 4.56 16 37.00 168.75
79 Massachusetts 7 253 1353 5.35 19 36.14 193.29
80 Wisconsin 8 285 1358 4.76 13 35.63 169.75
81 Miami (Ohio) 10 351 1368 3.90 14 35.10 136.80
82 Fresno State 9 340 1378 4.05 11 37.78 153.11
83 Iowa State 8 275 1384 5.03 11 34.38 173.00
84 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 280 1387 4.95 13 35.00 173.38
85 East Carolina 8 338 1391 4.12 16 42.25 173.88
85 Syracuse 8 262 1391 5.31 12 32.75 173.88
87 South Florida 8 311 1413 4.54 17 38.88 176.63
88 Bowling Green 9 317 1429 4.51 11 35.22 158.78
89 Old Dominion 9 356 1430 4.02 12 39.56 158.89
90 UTEP 9 359 1442 4.02 18 39.89 160.22
91 Air Force 8 292 1444 4.95 21 36.50 180.50
92 Florida 8 327 1445 4.42 15 40.88 180.63
93 Western Kentucky 8 322 1452 4.51 14 40.25 181.50
93 Arizona 8 287 1452 5.06 16 35.88 181.50
95 Duke 9 354 1463 4.13 10 39.33 162.56
96 Washington 9 321 1468 4.57 14 35.67 163.11
97 Oregon State 8 261 1474 5.65 18 32.63 184.25
98 Troy 8 295 1488 5.04 18 36.88 186.00
99 Marshall 8 317 1523 4.80 14 39.63 190.38
100 Buffalo 9 336 1529 4.55 17 37.33 169.89
101 Eastern Michigan 9 310 1545 4.98 16 34.44 171.67
102 Georgia Southern 8 280 1553 5.55 16 35.00 194.13
103 San Diego State 8 326 1573 4.83 14 40.75 196.63
104 Virginia Tech 10 398 1585 3.98 13 39.80 158.50
105 Rice 9 373 1590 4.26 14 41.44 176.67
105 Florida International 8 343 1590 4.64 17 42.88 198.75
107 Central Michigan 9 334 1630 4.88 15 37.11 181.11
108 Appalachian State 8 293 1633 5.57 20 36.63 204.13
109 Wyoming 8 274 1640 5.99 16 34.25 205.00
110 Charlotte 8 321 1642 5.12 19 40.13 205.25
111 North Texas 8 335 1645 4.91 18 41.88 205.63
112 TCU 9 367 1662 4.53 19 40.78 184.67
113 Nevada 10 354 1668 4.71 25 35.40 166.80
114 Ball State 9 299 1669 5.58 19 33.22 185.44
115 Jacksonville State 9 394 1672 4.24 15 43.78 185.78
116 Coastal Carolina 8 337 1693 5.02 14 42.13 211.63
117 Purdue 8 313 1695 5.42 26 39.13 211.88
118 Western Michigan 9 330 1727 5.23 21 36.67 191.89
119 Louisiana-Monroe 8 349 1729 4.95 21 43.63 216.13
120 Arkansas State 8 314 1744 5.55 23 39.25 218.00
121 Georgia State 8 316 1755 5.55 20 39.50 219.38
122 New Mexico State 8 346 1786 5.16 24 43.25 223.25
123 Akron 9 375 1873 4.99 22 41.67 208.11
124 New Mexico 9 367 1919 5.23 23 40.78 213.22
125 Florida State 10 410 1924 4.69 19 41.00 192.40
126 Florida Atlantic 8 333 1942 5.83 17 41.63 242.75
127 UAB 8 364 1956 5.37 25 45.50 244.50
128 Southern Mississippi 8 338 1971 5.83 21 42.25 246.38
129 Middle Tennessee 9 370 2008 5.43 23 41.11 223.11
130 Mississippi State 9 378 2019 5.34 19 42.00 224.33
131 Temple 9 382 2022 5.29 22 42.44 224.67
132 Utah State 8 346 2118 6.12 24 43.25 264.75
133 Oklahoma State 9 381 2284 5.99 24 42.33 253.78
134 Kent State 9 394 2442 6.20 29 43.78 271.33