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 Iowa 11 340 1354 3.98 3 30.91 123.09
2 Nebraska 11 325 1130 3.48 6 29.55 102.73
3 Mississippi 11 403 976 2.42 7 36.64 88.73
3 Penn State 13 416 1347 3.24 7 32.00 103.62
3 Oklahoma 11 407 1163 2.86 7 37.00 105.73
6 Northern Illinois 11 356 1247 3.50 8 32.36 113.36
7 Ohio State 12 408 1162 2.85 9 34.00 96.83
7 Tennessee 11 387 1121 2.90 9 35.18 101.91
9 Indiana 11 320 838 2.62 10 29.09 76.18
9 Michigan 12 356 1111 3.12 10 29.67 92.58
9 SMU 12 417 1180 2.83 10 34.75 98.33
9 Alabama 11 412 1615 3.92 10 37.45 146.82
9 Kansas 11 385 1767 4.59 10 35.00 160.64
14 Ohio 12 362 1151 3.18 11 30.17 95.92
14 Texas 13 445 1383 3.11 11 34.23 106.38
14 Army 12 326 1347 4.13 11 27.17 112.25
14 Kansas State 11 359 1343 3.74 11 32.64 122.09
14 Notre Dame 12 445 1666 3.74 11 37.08 138.83
14 Illinois 11 386 1750 4.53 11 35.09 159.09
20 Boise State 12 374 1349 3.61 12 31.17 112.42
20 Bowling Green 11 368 1587 4.31 12 33.45 144.27
20 Colorado 11 424 1631 3.85 12 38.55 148.27
23 Miami (Florida) 11 335 1269 3.79 13 30.45 115.36
23 Minnesota 11 364 1333 3.66 13 33.09 121.18
23 James Madison 11 375 1375 3.67 13 34.09 125.00
23 Georgia Tech 11 324 1430 4.41 13 29.45 130.00
23 Arkansas 11 403 1455 3.61 13 36.64 132.27
23 Oregon 12 389 1590 4.09 13 32.42 132.50
23 Texas A&M 11 373 1472 3.95 13 33.91 133.82
23 Utah 11 374 1474 3.94 13 34.00 134.00
23 Clemson 12 374 1669 4.46 13 31.17 139.08
23 Vanderbilt 11 363 1600 4.41 13 33.00 145.45
23 Duke 11 450 1764 3.92 13 40.91 160.36
34 Boston College 11 346 1303 3.77 14 31.45 118.45
34 UCF 11 383 1377 3.60 14 34.82 125.18
34 Georgia 12 412 1545 3.75 14 34.33 128.75
34 Houston 12 416 1631 3.92 14 34.67 135.92
34 Toledo 11 430 1535 3.57 14 39.09 139.55
34 Fresno State 11 401 1539 3.84 14 36.45 139.91
34 Missouri 11 362 1547 4.27 14 32.91 140.64
34 Louisville 11 394 1591 4.04 14 35.82 144.64
34 Navy 11 408 1740 4.26 14 37.09 158.18
43 Connecticut 11 386 1500 3.89 15 35.09 136.36
43 Sam Houston State 12 433 1698 3.92 15 36.08 141.50
43 Cincinnati 11 377 1758 4.66 15 34.27 159.82
43 Baylor 11 423 1761 4.16 15 38.45 160.09
47 UNLV 12 390 1361 3.49 16 32.50 113.42
47 South Carolina 11 392 1248 3.18 16 35.64 113.45
47 BYU 11 382 1517 3.97 16 34.73 137.91
47 Virginia Tech 12 452 1745 3.86 16 37.67 145.42
47 Colorado State 11 387 1753 4.53 16 35.18 159.36
47 Florida 11 450 1813 4.03 16 40.91 164.82
53 UCLA 12 345 1154 3.34 17 28.75 96.17
53 California 11 371 1202 3.24 17 33.73 109.27
53 Pittsburgh 11 414 1315 3.18 17 37.64 119.55
53 Louisiana Tech 11 390 1379 3.54 17 35.45 125.36
53 Buffalo 11 403 1701 4.22 17 36.64 154.64
53 Rice 11 437 1889 4.32 17 39.73 171.73
53 Iowa State 12 412 2155 5.23 17 34.33 179.58
53 Hawai'i 10 369 1812 4.91 17 36.90 181.20
53 Coastal Carolina 11 441 2020 4.58 17 40.09 183.64
62 Memphis 11 300 1180 3.93 18 27.27 107.27
62 UTSA 11 388 1273 3.28 18 35.27 115.73
62 Arizona State 13 400 1528 3.82 18 30.77 117.54
62 Auburn 11 423 1377 3.26 18 38.45 125.18
62 USC 12 374 1685 4.51 18 31.17 140.42
62 Maryland 11 395 1566 3.96 18 35.91 142.36
62 Tulane 12 380 1715 4.51 18 31.67 142.92
62 Liberty 10 374 1511 4.04 18 37.40 151.10
62 Syracuse 11 333 1835 5.51 18 30.27 166.82
62 Jacksonville State 13 528 2213 4.19 18 40.62 170.23
62 Old Dominion 12 485 2071 4.27 18 40.42 172.58
62 Florida Atlantic 11 424 2182 5.15 18 38.55 198.36
74 Michigan State 11 377 1484 3.94 19 34.27 134.91
74 Miami (Ohio) 13 461 1779 3.86 19 35.46 136.85
74 Virginia 11 384 1596 4.16 19 34.91 145.09
74 South Alabama 12 424 1782 4.20 19 35.33 148.50
74 North Carolina 11 408 1657 4.06 19 37.09 150.64
74 Wake Forest 11 370 1701 4.60 19 33.64 154.64
74 Washington 11 391 1742 4.46 19 35.55 158.36
74 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 424 1974 4.66 19 35.33 164.50
74 Central Michigan 11 401 1843 4.60 19 36.45 167.55
74 Wisconsin 11 400 1857 4.64 19 36.36 168.82
74 Washington State 11 353 1869 5.29 19 32.09 169.91
74 Eastern Michigan 11 401 1911 4.77 19 36.45 173.73
74 Georgia Southern 11 384 2044 5.32 19 34.91 185.82
87 San Jose State 11 470 1688 3.59 20 42.73 153.45
87 Kentucky 11 410 1852 4.52 20 37.27 168.36
87 Wyoming 11 381 2176 5.71 20 34.64 197.82
90 Stanford 11 359 1577 4.39 21 32.64 143.36
90 North Carolina State 11 363 1595 4.39 21 33.00 145.00
90 Texas State 11 424 1710 4.03 21 38.55 155.45
90 TCU 11 429 1913 4.46 21 39.00 173.91
90 East Carolina 11 463 1967 4.25 21 42.09 178.82
90 Marshall 12 480 2233 4.65 21 40.00 186.08
90 Florida State 11 448 2159 4.82 21 40.73 196.27
97 Northwestern 11 370 1519 4.11 22 33.64 138.09
97 LSU 11 354 1609 4.55 22 32.18 146.27
97 Rutgers 11 328 1624 4.95 22 29.82 147.64
97 Texas Tech 11 363 1650 4.55 22 33.00 150.00
97 Ball State 11 381 2042 5.36 22 34.64 185.64
97 Akron 11 445 2101 4.72 22 40.45 191.00
103 Air Force 11 376 1727 4.59 23 34.18 157.00
103 South Florida 11 433 1847 4.27 23 39.36 167.91
103 UTEP 11 454 1886 4.15 23 41.27 171.45
103 Kennesaw State 11 420 1959 4.66 23 38.18 178.09
103 Appalachian State 10 371 1991 5.37 23 37.10 199.10
108 West Virginia 11 379 1629 4.30 24 34.45 148.09
108 Troy 11 377 1689 4.48 24 34.27 153.55
108 Florida International 11 457 2117 4.63 24 41.55 192.45
108 New Mexico 11 424 2193 5.17 24 38.55 199.36
108 San Diego State 11 475 2424 5.10 24 43.18 220.36
108 Mississippi State 11 485 2477 5.11 24 44.09 225.18
114 Arizona 11 399 2015 5.05 25 36.27 183.18
114 Tulsa 11 413 2055 4.98 25 37.55 186.82
114 Western Kentucky 12 533 2695 5.06 25 44.42 224.58
117 Oregon State 11 403 2148 5.33 26 36.64 195.27
117 Western Michigan 12 453 2363 5.22 26 37.75 196.92
117 North Texas 11 469 2279 4.86 26 42.64 207.18
117 Middle Tennessee 11 445 2297 5.16 26 40.45 208.82
117 Louisiana-Monroe 11 470 2342 4.98 26 42.73 212.91
117 Utah State 11 444 2437 5.49 26 40.36 221.55
123 Georgia State 11 455 2448 5.38 27 41.36 222.55
124 Oklahoma State 11 449 2456 5.47 28 40.82 223.27
124 Charlotte 11 454 2474 5.45 28 41.27 224.91
126 New Mexico State 11 438 2286 5.22 29 39.82 207.82
126 Massachusetts 10 379 2123 5.60 29 37.90 212.30
126 Arkansas State 11 427 2471 5.79 29 38.82 224.64
129 Nevada 12 463 2337 5.05 30 38.58 194.75
129 Temple 12 490 2713 5.54 30 40.83 226.08
129 Southern Mississippi 11 441 2690 6.10 30 40.09 244.55
132 UAB 11 464 2438 5.25 31 42.18 221.64
133 Purdue 11 429 2296 5.35 33 39.00 208.73
134 Kent State 11 492 2972 6.04 35 44.73 270.18