2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FCS (I-AA) Teams Only through 12/14/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1.38 | 0 | 13.00 | 18.00 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 1 | 16 | 82 | 5.13 | 0 | 16.00 | 82.00 |
| 3 | North Carolina State | 1 | 19 | 120 | 6.32 | 1 | 19.00 | 120.00 |
| 4 | Stanford | 1 | 20 | 25 | 1.25 | 0 | 20.00 | 25.00 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 1 | 20 | 40 | 2.00 | 0 | 20.00 | 40.00 |
| 4 | Oregon | 1 | 20 | 49 | 2.45 | 1 | 20.00 | 49.00 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 20 | 67 | 3.35 | 0 | 20.00 | 67.00 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 20 | 75 | 3.75 | 1 | 20.00 | 75.00 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 1 | 21 | 57 | 2.71 | 0 | 21.00 | 57.00 |
| 10 | Illinois | 1 | 22 | 49 | 2.23 | 0 | 22.00 | 49.00 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 1 | 23 | 7 | 0.30 | 0 | 23.00 | 7.00 |
| 11 | Ball State | 1 | 23 | 62 | 2.70 | 2 | 23.00 | 62.00 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 24 | 59 | 2.46 | 1 | 24.00 | 59.00 |
| 13 | Alabama | 1 | 24 | 62 | 2.58 | 0 | 24.00 | 62.00 |
| 13 | UNLV | 1 | 24 | 67 | 2.79 | 0 | 24.00 | 67.00 |
| 16 | Syracuse | 1 | 25 | 9 | 0.36 | 0 | 25.00 | 9.00 |
| 16 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 25 | 52 | 2.08 | 0 | 25.00 | 52.00 |
| 16 | California | 1 | 25 | 83 | 3.32 | 1 | 25.00 | 83.00 |
| 16 | Fresno State | 1 | 25 | 112 | 4.48 | 0 | 25.00 | 112.00 |
| 16 | BYU | 1 | 25 | 123 | 4.92 | 2 | 25.00 | 123.00 |
| 21 | Indiana | 1 | 26 | 12 | 0.46 | 0 | 26.00 | 12.00 |
| 21 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 26 | 20 | 0.77 | 0 | 26.00 | 20.00 |
| 21 | SMU | 1 | 26 | 34 | 1.31 | 0 | 26.00 | 34.00 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 1 | 26 | 90 | 3.46 | 0 | 26.00 | 90.00 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 1 | 27 | 17 | 0.63 | 0 | 27.00 | 17.00 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 1 | 27 | 28 | 1.04 | 0 | 27.00 | 28.00 |
| 25 | Kansas | 1 | 27 | 75 | 2.78 | 0 | 27.00 | 75.00 |
| 25 | Air Force | 1 | 27 | 114 | 4.22 | 0 | 27.00 | 114.00 |
| 29 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 28 | 12 | 0.43 | 0 | 28.00 | 12.00 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 28 | 40 | 1.43 | 0 | 28.00 | 40.00 |
| 29 | Troy | 1 | 28 | 55 | 1.96 | 0 | 28.00 | 55.00 |
| 29 | Georgia State | 1 | 28 | 76 | 2.71 | 1 | 28.00 | 76.00 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 1 | 28 | 123 | 4.39 | 1 | 28.00 | 123.00 |
| 29 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 28 | 124 | 4.43 | 0 | 28.00 | 124.00 |
| 35 | Hawai'i | 2 | 57 | 176 | 3.09 | 3 | 28.50 | 88.00 |
| 36 | Buffalo | 1 | 29 | 43 | 1.48 | 0 | 29.00 | 43.00 |
| 36 | Charlotte | 1 | 29 | 50 | 1.72 | 1 | 29.00 | 50.00 |
| 36 | Texas State | 1 | 29 | 51 | 1.76 | 1 | 29.00 | 51.00 |
| 36 | Florida State | 1 | 29 | 57 | 1.97 | 0 | 29.00 | 57.00 |
| 36 | UCF | 1 | 29 | 67 | 2.31 | 0 | 29.00 | 67.00 |
| 36 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 29 | 94 | 3.24 | 0 | 29.00 | 94.00 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 1 | 29 | 107 | 3.69 | 1 | 29.00 | 107.00 |
| 36 | Toledo | 1 | 29 | 123 | 4.24 | 0 | 29.00 | 123.00 |
| 44 | Mississippi | 1 | 30 | 26 | 0.87 | 0 | 30.00 | 26.00 |
| 44 | Utah | 1 | 30 | 79 | 2.63 | 0 | 30.00 | 79.00 |
| 46 | South Alabama | 1 | 31 | 66 | 2.13 | 0 | 31.00 | 66.00 |
| 46 | Memphis | 1 | 31 | 67 | 2.16 | 0 | 31.00 | 67.00 |
| 46 | North Texas | 1 | 31 | 67 | 2.16 | 0 | 31.00 | 67.00 |
| 46 | Arizona | 1 | 31 | 73 | 2.35 | 0 | 31.00 | 73.00 |
| 46 | Akron | 1 | 31 | 99 | 3.19 | 1 | 31.00 | 99.00 |
| 46 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 31 | 112 | 3.61 | 2 | 31.00 | 112.00 |
| 52 | UTSA | 1 | 32 | 50 | 1.56 | 1 | 32.00 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Maryland | 1 | 32 | 75 | 2.34 | 1 | 32.00 | 75.00 |
| 52 | Tulane | 1 | 32 | 102 | 3.19 | 0 | 32.00 | 102.00 |
| 52 | Liberty | 1 | 32 | 116 | 3.63 | 2 | 32.00 | 116.00 |
| 52 | Arkansas State | 1 | 32 | 235 | 7.34 | 3 | 32.00 | 235.00 |
| 57 | Iowa | 1 | 33 | 56 | 1.70 | 0 | 33.00 | 56.00 |
| 57 | Ohio | 1 | 33 | 75 | 2.27 | 0 | 33.00 | 75.00 |
| 57 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 33 | 102 | 3.09 | 1 | 33.00 | 102.00 |
| 57 | Nevada | 1 | 33 | 170 | 5.15 | 1 | 33.00 | 170.00 |
| 57 | Army | 1 | 33 | 172 | 5.21 | 1 | 33.00 | 172.00 |
| 62 | Louisville | 1 | 34 | 34 | 1.00 | 0 | 34.00 | 34.00 |
| 62 | Rice | 1 | 34 | 38 | 1.12 | 0 | 34.00 | 38.00 |
| 62 | TCU | 1 | 34 | 59 | 1.74 | 0 | 34.00 | 59.00 |
| 62 | Boston College | 1 | 34 | 60 | 1.76 | 0 | 34.00 | 60.00 |
| 62 | San Diego State | 1 | 34 | 63 | 1.85 | 1 | 34.00 | 63.00 |
| 62 | Tulsa | 1 | 34 | 114 | 3.35 | 2 | 34.00 | 114.00 |
| 62 | Utah State | 1 | 34 | 137 | 4.03 | 1 | 34.00 | 137.00 |
| 69 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 35 | 43 | 1.23 | 0 | 35.00 | 43.00 |
| 69 | Missouri | 1 | 35 | 58 | 1.66 | 0 | 35.00 | 58.00 |
| 69 | Florida | 1 | 35 | 61 | 1.74 | 1 | 35.00 | 61.00 |
| 69 | West Virginia | 1 | 35 | 68 | 1.94 | 1 | 35.00 | 68.00 |
| 69 | Tennessee | 1 | 35 | 74 | 2.11 | 0 | 35.00 | 74.00 |
| 69 | James Madison | 1 | 35 | 109 | 3.11 | 0 | 35.00 | 109.00 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | 1 | 35 | 109 | 3.11 | 4 | 35.00 | 109.00 |
| 69 | Florida International | 1 | 35 | 179 | 5.11 | 4 | 35.00 | 179.00 |
| 77 | Duke | 1 | 36 | 30 | 0.83 | 0 | 36.00 | 30.00 |
| 77 | Auburn | 1 | 36 | 36 | 1.00 | 0 | 36.00 | 36.00 |
| 77 | Colorado State | 1 | 36 | 107 | 2.97 | 0 | 36.00 | 107.00 |
| 77 | Rutgers | 1 | 36 | 145 | 4.03 | 1 | 36.00 | 145.00 |
| 81 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 37 | 62 | 1.68 | 0 | 37.00 | 62.00 |
| 81 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 37 | 71 | 1.92 | 0 | 37.00 | 71.00 |
| 81 | Washington | 1 | 37 | 155 | 4.19 | 0 | 37.00 | 155.00 |
| 81 | Cincinnati | 1 | 37 | 194 | 5.24 | 0 | 37.00 | 194.00 |
| 85 | Massachusetts | 2 | 75 | 252 | 3.36 | 3 | 37.50 | 126.00 |
| 86 | Kansas State | 1 | 38 | 36 | 0.95 | 0 | 38.00 | 36.00 |
| 86 | Mississippi State | 1 | 38 | 126 | 3.32 | 0 | 38.00 | 126.00 |
| 86 | Virginia | 1 | 38 | 147 | 3.87 | 1 | 38.00 | 147.00 |
| 86 | Boise State | 1 | 38 | 147 | 3.87 | 2 | 38.00 | 147.00 |
| 86 | LSU | 1 | 38 | 150 | 3.95 | 2 | 38.00 | 150.00 |
| 86 | Kennesaw State | 1 | 38 | 152 | 4.00 | 2 | 38.00 | 152.00 |
| 86 | Texas A&M | 1 | 38 | 180 | 4.74 | 0 | 38.00 | 180.00 |
| 93 | North Carolina | 1 | 39 | 76 | 1.95 | 1 | 39.00 | 76.00 |
| 93 | Connecticut | 1 | 39 | 124 | 3.18 | 1 | 39.00 | 124.00 |
| 93 | Wyoming | 1 | 39 | 124 | 3.18 | 1 | 39.00 | 124.00 |
| 93 | Navy | 1 | 39 | 131 | 3.36 | 2 | 39.00 | 131.00 |
| 93 | Nebraska | 1 | 39 | 139 | 3.56 | 0 | 39.00 | 139.00 |
| 98 | Georgia | 1 | 40 | 116 | 2.90 | 0 | 40.00 | 116.00 |
| 98 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 40 | 142 | 3.55 | 2 | 40.00 | 142.00 |
| 98 | Appalachian State | 1 | 40 | 183 | 4.58 | 1 | 40.00 | 183.00 |
| 98 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 40 | 190 | 4.75 | 0 | 40.00 | 190.00 |
| 102 | South Florida | 1 | 41 | 48 | 1.17 | 0 | 41.00 | 48.00 |
| 102 | Baylor | 1 | 41 | 101 | 2.46 | 0 | 41.00 | 101.00 |
| 102 | UAB | 1 | 41 | 117 | 2.85 | 0 | 41.00 | 117.00 |
| 102 | San Jose State | 1 | 41 | 177 | 4.32 | 2 | 41.00 | 177.00 |
| 106 | Iowa State | 1 | 42 | 174 | 4.14 | 0 | 42.00 | 174.00 |
| 107 | Purdue | 1 | 43 | 104 | 2.42 | 0 | 43.00 | 104.00 |
| 107 | Colorado | 1 | 43 | 157 | 3.65 | 2 | 43.00 | 157.00 |
| 107 | Bowling Green | 1 | 43 | 182 | 4.23 | 0 | 43.00 | 182.00 |
| 110 | Wake Forest | 1 | 44 | 185 | 4.20 | 1 | 44.00 | 185.00 |
| 110 | Central Michigan | 1 | 44 | 194 | 4.41 | 1 | 44.00 | 194.00 |
| 112 | East Carolina | 1 | 45 | 43 | 0.96 | 0 | 45.00 | 43.00 |
| 113 | Marshall | 1 | 47 | 94 | 2.00 | 0 | 47.00 | 94.00 |
| 113 | Western Michigan | 1 | 47 | 139 | 2.96 | 2 | 47.00 | 139.00 |
| 113 | Kent State | 1 | 47 | 207 | 4.40 | 1 | 47.00 | 207.00 |
| 113 | UTEP | 1 | 47 | 268 | 5.70 | 2 | 47.00 | 268.00 |
| 113 | New Mexico | 1 | 47 | 362 | 7.70 | 3 | 47.00 | 362.00 |
| 118 | Washington State | 1 | 48 | 215 | 4.48 | 2 | 48.00 | 215.00 |
| 119 | Clemson | 1 | 55 | 288 | 5.24 | 1 | 55.00 | 288.00 |