2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 12/14/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Indiana 11 320 838 2.62 10 29.09 76.18
2 Mississippi 11 403 976 2.42 7 36.64 88.73
3 Michigan 12 356 1111 3.12 10 29.67 92.58
4 Tennessee 11 387 1121 2.90 9 35.18 101.91
5 Nebraska 11 325 1130 3.48 6 29.55 102.73
6 Ohio 12 362 1151 3.18 11 30.17 95.92
7 UCLA 12 345 1154 3.34 17 28.75 96.17
8 Ohio State 12 408 1162 2.85 9 34.00 96.83
9 Oklahoma 11 407 1163 2.86 7 37.00 105.73
10 SMU 12 417 1180 2.83 10 34.75 98.33
10 Memphis 11 300 1180 3.93 18 27.27 107.27
12 California 11 371 1202 3.24 17 33.73 109.27
13 Northern Illinois 11 356 1247 3.50 8 32.36 113.36
14 South Carolina 11 392 1248 3.18 16 35.64 113.45
15 Miami (Florida) 11 335 1269 3.79 13 30.45 115.36
16 UTSA 11 388 1273 3.28 18 35.27 115.73
17 Boston College 11 346 1303 3.77 14 31.45 118.45
18 Pittsburgh 11 414 1315 3.18 17 37.64 119.55
19 Minnesota 11 364 1333 3.66 13 33.09 121.18
20 Kansas State 11 359 1343 3.74 11 32.64 122.09
21 Penn State 13 416 1347 3.24 7 32.00 103.62
21 Army 12 326 1347 4.13 11 27.17 112.25
23 Boise State 12 374 1349 3.61 12 31.17 112.42
24 Iowa 11 340 1354 3.98 3 30.91 123.09
25 UNLV 12 390 1361 3.49 16 32.50 113.42
26 James Madison 11 375 1375 3.67 13 34.09 125.00
27 Auburn 11 423 1377 3.26 18 38.45 125.18
27 UCF 11 383 1377 3.60 14 34.82 125.18
29 Louisiana Tech 11 390 1379 3.54 17 35.45 125.36
30 Texas 13 445 1383 3.11 11 34.23 106.38
31 Georgia Tech 11 324 1430 4.41 13 29.45 130.00
32 Arkansas 11 403 1455 3.61 13 36.64 132.27
33 Texas A&M 11 373 1472 3.95 13 33.91 133.82
34 Utah 11 374 1474 3.94 13 34.00 134.00
35 Michigan State 11 377 1484 3.94 19 34.27 134.91
36 Connecticut 11 386 1500 3.89 15 35.09 136.36
37 Liberty 10 374 1511 4.04 18 37.40 151.10
38 BYU 11 382 1517 3.97 16 34.73 137.91
39 Northwestern 11 370 1519 4.11 22 33.64 138.09
40 Arizona State 13 400 1528 3.82 18 30.77 117.54
41 Toledo 11 430 1535 3.57 14 39.09 139.55
42 Fresno State 11 401 1539 3.84 14 36.45 139.91
43 Georgia 12 412 1545 3.75 14 34.33 128.75
44 Missouri 11 362 1547 4.27 14 32.91 140.64
45 Maryland 11 395 1566 3.96 18 35.91 142.36
46 Stanford 11 359 1577 4.39 21 32.64 143.36
47 Bowling Green 11 368 1587 4.31 12 33.45 144.27
48 Oregon 12 389 1590 4.09 13 32.42 132.50
49 Louisville 11 394 1591 4.04 14 35.82 144.64
50 North Carolina State 11 363 1595 4.39 21 33.00 145.00
51 Virginia 11 384 1596 4.16 19 34.91 145.09
52 Vanderbilt 11 363 1600 4.41 13 33.00 145.45
53 LSU 11 354 1609 4.55 22 32.18 146.27
54 Alabama 11 412 1615 3.92 10 37.45 146.82
55 Rutgers 11 328 1624 4.95 22 29.82 147.64
56 West Virginia 11 379 1629 4.30 24 34.45 148.09
57 Houston 12 416 1631 3.92 14 34.67 135.92
57 Colorado 11 424 1631 3.85 12 38.55 148.27
59 Texas Tech 11 363 1650 4.55 22 33.00 150.00
60 North Carolina 11 408 1657 4.06 19 37.09 150.64
61 Notre Dame 12 445 1666 3.74 11 37.08 138.83
62 Clemson 12 374 1669 4.46 13 31.17 139.08
63 USC 12 374 1685 4.51 18 31.17 140.42
64 San Jose State 11 470 1688 3.59 20 42.73 153.45
65 Troy 11 377 1689 4.48 24 34.27 153.55
66 Sam Houston State 12 433 1698 3.92 15 36.08 141.50
67 Buffalo 11 403 1701 4.22 17 36.64 154.64
67 Wake Forest 11 370 1701 4.60 19 33.64 154.64
69 Texas State 11 424 1710 4.03 21 38.55 155.45
70 Tulane 12 380 1715 4.51 18 31.67 142.92
71 Air Force 11 376 1727 4.59 23 34.18 157.00
72 Navy 11 408 1740 4.26 14 37.09 158.18
73 Washington 11 391 1742 4.46 19 35.55 158.36
74 Virginia Tech 12 452 1745 3.86 16 37.67 145.42
75 Illinois 11 386 1750 4.53 11 35.09 159.09
76 Colorado State 11 387 1753 4.53 16 35.18 159.36
77 Cincinnati 11 377 1758 4.66 15 34.27 159.82
78 Baylor 11 423 1761 4.16 15 38.45 160.09
79 Duke 11 450 1764 3.92 13 40.91 160.36
80 Kansas 11 385 1767 4.59 10 35.00 160.64
81 Miami (Ohio) 13 461 1779 3.86 19 35.46 136.85
82 South Alabama 12 424 1782 4.20 19 35.33 148.50
83 Hawai'i 10 369 1812 4.91 17 36.90 181.20
84 Florida 11 450 1813 4.03 16 40.91 164.82
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 Eastern Michigan 11 401 1911 4.77 19 36.45 173.73
94 TCU 11 429 1913 4.46 21 39.00 173.91
95 Kennesaw State 11 420 1959 4.66 23 38.18 178.09
96 East Carolina 11 463 1967 4.25 21 42.09 178.82
97 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 424 1974 4.66 19 35.33 164.50
98 Appalachian State 10 371 1991 5.37 23 37.10 199.10
99 Arizona 11 399 2015 5.05 25 36.27 183.18
100 Coastal Carolina 11 441 2020 4.58 17 40.09 183.64
101 Ball State 11 381 2042 5.36 22 34.64 185.64
102 Georgia Southern 11 384 2044 5.32 19 34.91 185.82
103 Tulsa 11 413 2055 4.98 25 37.55 186.82
104 Old Dominion 12 485 2071 4.27 18 40.42 172.58
105 Akron 11 445 2101 4.72 22 40.45 191.00
106 Florida International 11 457 2117 4.63 24 41.55 192.45
107 Massachusetts 10 379 2123 5.60 29 37.90 212.30
108 Oregon State 11 403 2148 5.33 26 36.64 195.27
109 Iowa State 12 412 2155 5.23 17 34.33 179.58
110 Florida State 11 448 2159 4.82 21 40.73 196.27
111 Wyoming 11 381 2176 5.71 20 34.64 197.82
112 Florida Atlantic 11 424 2182 5.15 18 38.55 198.36
113 New Mexico 11 424 2193 5.17 24 38.55 199.36
114 Jacksonville State 13 528 2213 4.19 18 40.62 170.23
115 Marshall 12 480 2233 4.65 21 40.00 186.08
116 North Texas 11 469 2279 4.86 26 42.64 207.18
117 New Mexico State 11 438 2286 5.22 29 39.82 207.82
118 Purdue 11 429 2296 5.35 33 39.00 208.73
119 Middle Tennessee 11 445 2297 5.16 26 40.45 208.82
120 Nevada 12 463 2337 5.05 30 38.58 194.75
121 Louisiana-Monroe 11 470 2342 4.98 26 42.73 212.91
122 Western Michigan 12 453 2363 5.22 26 37.75 196.92
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 Arkansas State 11 427 2471 5.79 29 38.82 224.64
129 Charlotte 11 454 2474 5.45 28 41.27 224.91
130 Mississippi State 11 485 2477 5.11 24 44.09 225.18
131 Southern Mississippi 11 441 2690 6.10 30 40.09 244.55
132 Western Kentucky 12 533 2695 5.06 25 44.42 224.58
133 Temple 12 490 2713 5.54 30 40.83 226.08
134 Kent State 11 492 2972 6.04 35 44.73 270.18