2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Northern Illinois 1 27 62 2.30 1 27.00 62.00
2 Texas State 1 42 101 2.40 3 42.00 101.00
3 Tulsa 1 35 129 3.69 1 35.00 129.00
4 Central Michigan 1 29 137 4.72 1 29.00 137.00
5 James Madison 1 31 141 4.55 3 31.00 141.00
6 Southern Mississippi 1 24 148 6.17 1 24.00 148.00
7 Navy 1 40 158 3.95 1 40.00 158.00
8 Florida Atlantic 1 37 179 4.84 2 37.00 179.00
9 Eastern Michigan 1 28 185 6.61 0 28.00 185.00
10 UTSA 1 35 187 5.34 1 35.00 187.00
11 Hawai'i 2 57 194 3.40 3 28.50 97.00
12 East Carolina 1 35 198 5.66 0 35.00 198.00
13 New Mexico State 1 34 209 6.15 2 34.00 209.00
14 Georgia Southern 1 36 219 6.08 3 36.00 219.00
15 Temple 1 36 220 6.11 1 36.00 220.00
16 North Texas 1 37 232 6.27 4 37.00 232.00
17 Jacksonville State 1 36 233 6.47 5 36.00 233.00
18 Florida International 1 40 234 5.85 3 40.00 234.00
19 Rice 1 42 237 5.64 3 42.00 237.00
19 South Alabama 1 27 237 8.78 4 27.00 237.00
21 Memphis 2 60 243 4.05 4 30.00 121.50
22 Appalachian State 1 34 252 7.41 4 34.00 252.00
23 Buffalo 1 41 255 6.22 5 41.00 255.00
24 UAB 1 38 266 7.00 4 38.00 266.00
25 Troy 1 45 284 6.31 3 45.00 284.00
26 Air Force 2 62 299 4.82 3 31.00 149.50
27 Louisiana-Lafayette 2 70 328 4.69 4 35.00 164.00
28 Ohio 2 71 332 4.68 5 35.50 166.00
29 Georgia State 2 68 335 4.93 5 34.00 167.50
30 Fresno State 3 100 345 3.45 3 33.33 115.00
31 Miami (Ohio) 2 65 365 5.62 3 32.50 182.50
32 Toledo 2 93 367 3.95 2 46.50 183.50
33 Middle Tennessee 2 77 382 4.96 9 38.50 191.00
34 Louisiana Tech 2 76 384 5.05 5 38.00 192.00
34 Coastal Carolina 1 58 384 6.62 3 58.00 384.00
34 Sam Houston State 1 57 384 6.74 6 57.00 384.00
37 South Florida 2 71 387 5.45 8 35.50 193.50
38 Ball State 2 68 388 5.71 3 34.00 194.00
39 Louisiana-Monroe 2 90 442 4.91 6 45.00 221.00
40 Western Kentucky 2 82 445 5.43 8 41.00 222.50
41 Old Dominion 2 107 463 4.33 5 53.50 231.50
42 UTEP 2 86 464 5.40 7 43.00 232.00
43 Western Michigan 2 85 469 5.52 9 42.50 234.50
43 Bowling Green 2 80 469 5.86 2 40.00 234.50
45 Wyoming 3 110 484 4.40 3 36.67 161.33
46 Marshall 2 82 488 5.95 7 41.00 244.00
47 Charlotte 2 86 491 5.71 9 43.00 245.50
48 Nevada 3 109 509 4.67 8 36.33 169.67
49 Boise State 4 136 530 3.90 4 34.00 132.50
50 Arkansas State 2 92 538 5.85 8 46.00 269.00
51 San Jose State 3 126 546 4.33 6 42.00 182.00
52 Colorado State 3 107 550 5.14 8 35.67 183.33
53 Washington State 4 127 597 4.70 5 31.75 149.25
54 Tulane 3 122 621 5.09 6 40.67 207.00
55 San Diego State 3 133 626 4.71 6 44.33 208.67
56 New Mexico 3 97 645 6.65 7 32.33 215.00
57 Indiana 9 257 648 2.52 9 28.56 72.00
58 Connecticut 5 189 671 3.55 7 37.80 134.20
59 Massachusetts 3 105 680 6.48 12 35.00 226.67
60 UNLV 5 174 693 3.98 9 34.80 138.60
61 Akron 3 130 728 5.60 10 43.33 242.67
62 Oregon State 4 125 751 6.01 10 31.25 187.75
63 Utah State 3 123 773 6.28 9 41.00 257.67
64 Mississippi 10 364 954 2.62 7 36.40 95.40
65 Kent State 3 137 966 7.05 11 45.67 322.00
66 Oklahoma 9 337 988 2.93 7 37.44 109.78
67 UCLA 10 304 1041 3.42 17 30.40 104.10
68 California 10 336 1092 3.25 17 33.60 109.20
69 Michigan 11 338 1112 3.29 10 30.73 101.09
70 Nebraska 11 327 1121 3.43 8 29.73 101.91
71 Tennessee 10 350 1142 3.26 13 35.00 114.20
72 Ohio State 12 395 1149 2.91 11 32.92 95.75
73 Auburn 9 361 1156 3.20 16 40.11 128.44
74 Texas A&M 9 309 1168 3.78 11 34.33 129.78
75 SMU 12 414 1221 2.95 12 34.50 101.75
76 Penn State 12 396 1236 3.12 6 33.00 103.00
77 Georgia Tech 10 294 1258 4.28 12 29.40 125.80
78 Virginia 9 322 1280 3.98 16 35.78 142.22
79 Stanford 9 298 1283 4.31 17 33.11 142.56
80 Pittsburgh 10 376 1284 3.41 17 37.60 128.40
81 South Carolina 10 372 1286 3.46 17 37.20 128.60
82 UCF 10 353 1310 3.71 14 35.30 131.00
83 Boston College 11 340 1311 3.86 16 30.91 119.18
84 Georgia 11 372 1319 3.55 12 33.82 119.91
85 Utah 10 340 1334 3.92 12 34.00 133.40
86 Miami (Florida) 10 314 1346 4.29 16 31.40 134.60
87 Minnesota 11 363 1349 3.72 14 33.00 122.64
88 Michigan State 10 330 1352 4.10 19 33.00 135.20
89 Kansas State 11 358 1358 3.79 14 32.55 123.45
90 Houston 10 344 1361 3.96 13 34.40 136.10
91 North Carolina 9 344 1385 4.03 17 38.22 153.89
92 Arizona State 12 367 1409 3.84 19 30.58 117.42
93 Iowa 11 352 1419 4.03 4 32.00 129.00
94 Syracuse 9 283 1431 5.06 15 31.44 159.00
95 BYU 11 368 1442 3.92 14 33.45 131.09
95 Louisville 10 367 1442 3.93 12 36.70 144.20
95 North Carolina State 9 300 1442 4.81 19 33.33 160.22
98 Texas 13 446 1451 3.25 14 34.31 111.62
99 Wake Forest 9 312 1452 4.65 17 34.67 161.33
100 Maryland 10 365 1478 4.05 18 36.50 147.80
101 Northwestern 10 346 1479 4.27 22 34.60 147.90
102 Notre Dame 12 410 1480 3.61 12 34.17 123.33
103 Alabama 10 390 1482 3.80 9 39.00 148.20
104 USC 11 343 1491 4.35 16 31.18 135.55
105 Missouri 10 337 1504 4.46 15 33.70 150.40
106 Arkansas 10 372 1514 4.07 15 37.20 151.40
107 Virginia Tech 11 423 1522 3.60 14 38.45 138.36
108 Oregon 12 387 1550 4.01 12 32.25 129.17
109 Vanderbilt 10 343 1555 4.53 11 34.30 155.50
110 LSU 11 355 1561 4.40 24 32.27 141.91
111 Duke 10 406 1568 3.86 13 40.60 156.80
112 Kansas 10 338 1586 4.69 9 33.80 158.60
113 West Virginia 11 379 1629 4.30 24 34.45 148.09
114 Colorado 11 435 1680 3.86 14 39.55 152.73
115 Baylor 11 394 1682 4.27 16 35.82 152.91
116 Texas Tech 11 375 1733 4.62 23 34.09 157.55
117 Cincinnati 10 356 1734 4.87 15 35.60 173.40
117 Kentucky 9 366 1734 4.74 19 40.67 192.67
119 Wisconsin 10 367 1737 4.73 17 36.70 173.70
120 Illinois 11 386 1738 4.50 12 35.09 158.00
121 Arizona 10 361 1805 5.00 23 36.10 180.50
122 Clemson 12 395 1812 4.59 16 32.92 151.00
123 Florida 11 450 1813 4.03 16 40.91 164.82
124 Rutgers 11 345 1815 5.26 24 31.36 165.00
125 Washington 11 387 1874 4.84 20 35.18 170.36
126 Florida State 9 384 1893 4.93 17 42.67 210.33
127 TCU 11 429 1913 4.46 21 39.00 173.91
128 Purdue 10 385 1934 5.02 27 38.50 193.40
129 Mississippi State 9 391 2109 5.39 21 43.44 234.33
130 Oklahoma State 10 417 2340 5.61 27 41.70 234.00
131 Iowa State 12 416 2399 5.77 19 34.67 199.92