2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/14/2024

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Memphis 1 24 37 1.54 1 24.00 37.00
2 Northern Illinois 1 27 62 2.30 1 27.00 62.00
3 Toledo 1 27 66 2.44 0 27.00 66.00
4 Texas State 1 42 101 2.40 3 42.00 101.00
5 Tulsa 1 35 129 3.69 1 35.00 129.00
6 Central Michigan 1 29 137 4.72 1 29.00 137.00
7 James Madison 1 31 141 4.55 3 31.00 141.00
8 Southern Mississippi 1 24 148 6.17 1 24.00 148.00
9 Florida Atlantic 1 37 179 4.84 2 37.00 179.00
10 Eastern Michigan 1 28 185 6.61 0 28.00 185.00
11 UTSA 1 35 187 5.34 1 35.00 187.00
12 Hawai'i 2 57 194 3.40 3 28.50 97.00
13 New Mexico State 1 34 209 6.15 2 34.00 209.00
14 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 37 218 5.89 4 37.00 218.00
15 Georgia Southern 1 36 219 6.08 3 36.00 219.00
16 Temple 1 36 220 6.11 1 36.00 220.00
17 North Texas 1 37 232 6.27 4 37.00 232.00
18 Jacksonville State 1 36 233 6.47 5 36.00 233.00
19 Florida International 1 40 234 5.85 3 40.00 234.00
20 Rice 1 42 237 5.64 3 42.00 237.00
20 South Alabama 1 27 237 8.78 4 27.00 237.00
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 Boise State 3 95 314 3.31 3 31.67 104.67
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 Middle Tennessee 2 77 382 4.96 9 38.50 191.00
33 Louisiana Tech 2 76 384 5.05 5 38.00 192.00
33 Coastal Carolina 1 58 384 6.62 3 58.00 384.00
33 Sam Houston State 1 57 384 6.74 6 57.00 384.00
36 South Florida 2 71 387 5.45 8 35.50 193.50
37 Ball State 2 68 388 5.71 3 34.00 194.00
38 Tulane 2 78 397 5.09 4 39.00 198.50
39 Louisiana-Monroe 2 90 442 4.91 6 45.00 221.00
40 Washington State 3 101 444 4.40 3 33.67 148.00
41 Western Kentucky 2 82 445 5.43 8 41.00 222.50
42 Old Dominion 2 107 463 4.33 5 53.50 231.50
43 UTEP 2 86 464 5.40 7 43.00 232.00
44 Western Michigan 2 85 469 5.52 9 42.50 234.50
44 Bowling Green 2 80 469 5.86 2 40.00 234.50
46 Wyoming 3 110 484 4.40 3 36.67 161.33
47 Marshall 2 82 488 5.95 7 41.00 244.00
48 Charlotte 2 86 491 5.71 9 43.00 245.50
49 Nevada 3 109 509 4.67 8 36.33 169.67
50 UNLV 4 131 511 3.90 8 32.75 127.75
51 Arkansas State 2 92 538 5.85 8 46.00 269.00
52 San Jose State 3 126 546 4.33 6 42.00 182.00
53 Colorado State 3 107 550 5.14 8 35.67 183.33
54 Connecticut 4 161 575 3.57 7 40.25 143.75
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 Massachusetts 3 105 680 6.48 12 35.00 226.67
59 Akron 3 130 728 5.60 10 43.33 242.67
60 Oregon State 4 125 751 6.01 10 31.25 187.75
61 Utah State 3 123 773 6.28 9 41.00 257.67
62 Mississippi 9 341 910 2.67 7 37.89 101.11
63 Notre Dame 8 271 937 3.46 7 33.88 117.13
64 Ohio State 9 299 962 3.22 8 33.22 106.89
65 Kent State 3 137 966 7.05 11 45.67 322.00
66 Tennessee 9 317 986 3.11 9 35.22 109.56
67 Oklahoma 9 337 988 2.93 7 37.44 109.78
68 SMU 11 374 1032 2.76 9 34.00 93.82
69 UCLA 10 304 1041 3.42 17 30.40 104.10
70 Michigan 10 309 1044 3.38 10 30.90 104.40
71 Texas A&M 8 278 1063 3.82 10 34.75 132.88
72 Nebraska 10 301 1074 3.57 6 30.10 107.40
73 Texas 10 349 1080 3.09 10 34.90 108.00
74 California 10 336 1092 3.25 17 33.60 109.20
75 South Carolina 9 337 1103 3.27 15 37.44 122.56
76 Georgia Tech 9 256 1112 4.34 10 28.44 123.56
77 Auburn 9 361 1156 3.20 16 40.11 128.44
78 Penn State 11 360 1178 3.27 6 32.73 107.09
79 Boston College 10 307 1180 3.84 14 30.70 118.00
80 Kansas State 10 322 1194 3.71 10 32.20 119.40
81 Miami (Florida) 9 283 1201 4.24 13 31.44 133.44
82 Minnesota 10 333 1275 3.83 13 33.30 127.50
83 Virginia 9 322 1280 3.98 16 35.78 142.22
84 Stanford 9 298 1283 4.31 17 33.11 142.56
85 Pittsburgh 10 376 1284 3.41 17 37.60 128.40
86 Arkansas 9 335 1297 3.87 13 37.22 144.11
87 UCF 10 353 1310 3.71 14 35.30 131.00
88 Georgia 11 372 1319 3.55 12 33.82 119.91
89 Syracuse 8 252 1322 5.25 14 31.50 165.25
90 Iowa 10 319 1330 4.17 3 31.90 133.00
91 Utah 10 340 1334 3.92 12 34.00 133.40
92 Missouri 9 299 1338 4.47 14 33.22 148.67
93 USC 10 313 1340 4.28 15 31.30 134.00
94 Louisville 9 331 1344 4.06 11 36.78 149.33
95 Michigan State 10 330 1352 4.10 19 33.00 135.20
96 Virginia Tech 10 387 1355 3.50 13 38.70 135.50
97 Arizona State 11 337 1356 4.02 18 30.64 123.27
98 Houston 10 344 1361 3.96 13 34.40 136.10
99 Vanderbilt 9 307 1365 4.45 11 34.11 151.67
100 Alabama 9 339 1367 4.03 9 37.67 151.89
101 Oregon 11 356 1369 3.85 10 32.36 124.45
102 North Carolina 9 344 1385 4.03 17 38.22 153.89
103 Duke 9 373 1417 3.80 11 41.44 157.44
104 BYU 10 349 1440 4.13 14 34.90 144.00
105 North Carolina State 9 300 1442 4.81 19 33.33 160.22
106 Wake Forest 9 312 1452 4.65 17 34.67 161.33
107 Rutgers 10 303 1468 4.84 21 30.30 146.80
108 Maryland 10 365 1478 4.05 18 36.50 147.80
109 Northwestern 10 346 1479 4.27 22 34.60 147.90
110 LSU 10 322 1499 4.66 22 32.20 149.90
111 Colorado 10 393 1500 3.82 11 39.30 150.00
112 Texas Tech 10 330 1515 4.59 21 33.00 151.50
113 Clemson 11 347 1520 4.38 12 31.55 138.18
114 Baylor 10 367 1568 4.27 15 36.70 156.80
115 Kansas 10 338 1586 4.69 9 33.80 158.60
116 Illinois 10 353 1608 4.56 11 35.30 160.80
117 West Virginia 11 379 1629 4.30 24 34.45 148.09
118 Washington 10 354 1667 4.71 19 35.40 166.70
119 Cincinnati 10 356 1734 4.87 15 35.60 173.40
119 Kentucky 9 366 1734 4.74 19 40.67 192.67
121 Wisconsin 10 367 1737 4.73 17 36.70 173.70
122 Arizona 10 361 1805 5.00 23 36.10 180.50
123 Florida 11 450 1813 4.03 16 40.91 164.82
124 Florida State 9 384 1893 4.93 17 42.67 210.33
125 TCU 11 429 1913 4.46 21 39.00 173.91
126 Purdue 10 385 1934 5.02 27 38.50 193.40
127 Iowa State 11 377 2091 5.55 17 34.27 190.09
128 Mississippi State 9 391 2109 5.39 21 43.44 234.33
129 Oklahoma State 10 417 2340 5.61 27 41.70 234.00