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
1 Southern Mississippi 1 24 148 6.17 1 24.00 148.00
3 Northern Illinois 1 27 62 2.30 1 27.00 62.00
3 Toledo 1 27 66 2.44 0 27.00 66.00
3 South Alabama 1 27 237 8.78 4 27.00 237.00
6 Eastern Michigan 1 28 185 6.61 0 28.00 185.00
7 Central Michigan 1 29 137 4.72 1 29.00 137.00
8 James Madison 1 31 141 4.55 3 31.00 141.00
9 New Mexico State 1 34 209 6.15 2 34.00 209.00
9 Appalachian State 1 34 252 7.41 4 34.00 252.00
11 Tulsa 1 35 129 3.69 1 35.00 129.00
11 UTSA 1 35 187 5.34 1 35.00 187.00
13 Georgia Southern 1 36 219 6.08 3 36.00 219.00
13 Temple 1 36 220 6.11 1 36.00 220.00
13 Jacksonville State 1 36 233 6.47 5 36.00 233.00
16 Florida Atlantic 1 37 179 4.84 2 37.00 179.00
16 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 37 218 5.89 4 37.00 218.00
16 North Texas 1 37 232 6.27 4 37.00 232.00
19 UAB 1 38 266 7.00 4 38.00 266.00
20 Florida International 1 40 234 5.85 3 40.00 234.00
21 Buffalo 1 41 255 6.22 5 41.00 255.00
22 Texas State 1 42 101 2.40 3 42.00 101.00
22 Rice 1 42 237 5.64 3 42.00 237.00
24 Troy 1 45 284 6.31 3 45.00 284.00
25 Hawai'i 2 57 194 3.40 3 28.50 97.00
25 Sam Houston State 1 57 384 6.74 6 57.00 384.00
27 Coastal Carolina 1 58 384 6.62 3 58.00 384.00
28 Air Force 2 62 299 4.82 3 31.00 149.50
29 Miami (Ohio) 2 65 365 5.62 3 32.50 182.50
30 Georgia State 2 68 335 4.93 5 34.00 167.50
30 Ball State 2 68 388 5.71 3 34.00 194.00
32 Ohio 2 71 332 4.68 5 35.50 166.00
32 South Florida 2 71 387 5.45 8 35.50 193.50
34 Louisiana Tech 2 76 384 5.05 5 38.00 192.00
35 Middle Tennessee 2 77 382 4.96 9 38.50 191.00
36 Tulane 2 78 397 5.09 4 39.00 198.50
37 Bowling Green 2 80 469 5.86 2 40.00 234.50
38 Western Kentucky 2 82 445 5.43 8 41.00 222.50
38 Marshall 2 82 488 5.95 7 41.00 244.00
40 Western Michigan 2 85 469 5.52 9 42.50 234.50
41 UTEP 2 86 464 5.40 7 43.00 232.00
41 Charlotte 2 86 491 5.71 9 43.00 245.50
43 Louisiana-Monroe 2 90 442 4.91 6 45.00 221.00
44 Arkansas State 2 92 538 5.85 8 46.00 269.00
45 Boise State 3 95 314 3.31 3 31.67 104.67
46 New Mexico 3 97 645 6.65 7 32.33 215.00
47 Fresno State 3 100 345 3.45 3 33.33 115.00
48 Washington State 3 101 444 4.40 3 33.67 148.00
49 Massachusetts 3 105 680 6.48 12 35.00 226.67
50 Colorado State 3 107 550 5.14 8 35.67 183.33
50 Old Dominion 2 107 463 4.33 5 53.50 231.50
52 Nevada 3 109 509 4.67 8 36.33 169.67
53 Wyoming 3 110 484 4.40 3 36.67 161.33
54 Utah State 3 123 773 6.28 9 41.00 257.67
55 Oregon State 4 125 751 6.01 10 31.25 187.75
56 San Jose State 3 126 546 4.33 6 42.00 182.00
57 Akron 3 130 728 5.60 10 43.33 242.67
58 UNLV 4 131 511 3.90 8 32.75 127.75
59 San Diego State 3 133 626 4.71 6 44.33 208.67
60 Kent State 3 137 966 7.05 11 45.67 322.00
61 Connecticut 4 161 575 3.57 7 40.25 143.75
62 Syracuse 8 252 1322 5.25 14 31.50 165.25
63 Georgia Tech 9 256 1112 4.34 10 28.44 123.56
64 Indiana 9 257 648 2.52 9 28.56 72.00
65 Notre Dame 8 271 937 3.46 7 33.88 117.13
66 Texas A&M 8 278 1063 3.82 10 34.75 132.88
67 Miami (Florida) 9 283 1201 4.24 13 31.44 133.44
68 Stanford 9 298 1283 4.31 17 33.11 142.56
69 Ohio State 9 299 962 3.22 8 33.22 106.89
69 Missouri 9 299 1338 4.47 14 33.22 148.67
71 North Carolina State 9 300 1442 4.81 19 33.33 160.22
72 Nebraska 10 301 1074 3.57 6 30.10 107.40
73 Rutgers 10 303 1468 4.84 21 30.30 146.80
74 UCLA 10 304 1041 3.42 17 30.40 104.10
75 Boston College 10 307 1180 3.84 14 30.70 118.00
75 Vanderbilt 9 307 1365 4.45 11 34.11 151.67
77 Michigan 10 309 1044 3.38 10 30.90 104.40
78 Wake Forest 9 312 1452 4.65 17 34.67 161.33
79 USC 10 313 1340 4.28 15 31.30 134.00
80 Tennessee 9 317 986 3.11 9 35.22 109.56
81 Iowa 10 319 1330 4.17 3 31.90 133.00
82 Kansas State 10 322 1194 3.71 10 32.20 119.40
82 Virginia 9 322 1280 3.98 16 35.78 142.22
82 LSU 10 322 1499 4.66 22 32.20 149.90
85 Michigan State 10 330 1352 4.10 19 33.00 135.20
85 Texas Tech 10 330 1515 4.59 21 33.00 151.50
87 Louisville 9 331 1344 4.06 11 36.78 149.33
88 Minnesota 10 333 1275 3.83 13 33.30 127.50
89 Arkansas 9 335 1297 3.87 13 37.22 144.11
90 California 10 336 1092 3.25 17 33.60 109.20
91 Oklahoma 9 337 988 2.93 7 37.44 109.78
91 South Carolina 9 337 1103 3.27 15 37.44 122.56
91 Arizona State 11 337 1356 4.02 18 30.64 123.27
94 Kansas 10 338 1586 4.69 9 33.80 158.60
95 Alabama 9 339 1367 4.03 9 37.67 151.89
96 Utah 10 340 1334 3.92 12 34.00 133.40
97 Mississippi 9 341 910 2.67 7 37.89 101.11
98 Houston 10 344 1361 3.96 13 34.40 136.10
98 North Carolina 9 344 1385 4.03 17 38.22 153.89
100 Northwestern 10 346 1479 4.27 22 34.60 147.90
101 Clemson 11 347 1520 4.38 12 31.55 138.18
102 Texas 10 349 1080 3.09 10 34.90 108.00
102 BYU 10 349 1440 4.13 14 34.90 144.00
104 UCF 10 353 1310 3.71 14 35.30 131.00
104 Illinois 10 353 1608 4.56 11 35.30 160.80
106 Washington 10 354 1667 4.71 19 35.40 166.70
107 Oregon 11 356 1369 3.85 10 32.36 124.45
107 Cincinnati 10 356 1734 4.87 15 35.60 173.40
109 Penn State 11 360 1178 3.27 6 32.73 107.09
110 Auburn 9 361 1156 3.20 16 40.11 128.44
110 Arizona 10 361 1805 5.00 23 36.10 180.50
112 Maryland 10 365 1478 4.05 18 36.50 147.80
113 Kentucky 9 366 1734 4.74 19 40.67 192.67
114 Baylor 10 367 1568 4.27 15 36.70 156.80
114 Wisconsin 10 367 1737 4.73 17 36.70 173.70
116 Georgia 11 372 1319 3.55 12 33.82 119.91
117 Duke 9 373 1417 3.80 11 41.44 157.44
118 SMU 11 374 1032 2.76 9 34.00 93.82
119 Pittsburgh 10 376 1284 3.41 17 37.60 128.40
120 Iowa State 11 377 2091 5.55 17 34.27 190.09
121 West Virginia 11 379 1629 4.30 24 34.45 148.09
122 Florida State 9 384 1893 4.93 17 42.67 210.33
123 Purdue 10 385 1934 5.02 27 38.50 193.40
124 Virginia Tech 10 387 1355 3.50 13 38.70 135.50
125 Mississippi State 9 391 2109 5.39 21 43.44 234.33
126 Colorado 10 393 1500 3.82 11 39.30 150.00
127 Oklahoma State 10 417 2340 5.61 27 41.70 234.00
128 TCU 11 429 1913 4.46 21 39.00 173.91
129 Florida 11 450 1813 4.03 16 40.91 164.82