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