2016 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida International | 3 | 5 | -18 | -3.60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Boston College | 8 | 16 | -56 | -3.50 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Alabama | 11 | 16 | -55 | -3.44 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Marshall | 6 | 10 | -24 | -2.40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 5 | -12 | -2.40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Stanford | 5 | 9 | -18 | -2.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Clemson | 9 | 16 | -31 | -1.94 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Houston | 6 | 13 | -25 | -1.92 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 10 | 12 | -23 | -1.92 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Georgia | 8 | 9 | -16 | -1.78 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 6 | 8 | -14 | -1.75 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 9 | 11 | -19 | -1.73 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | SMU | 6 | 11 | -19 | -1.73 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Akron | 4 | 6 | -9 | -1.50 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | UNLV | 6 | 9 | -13 | -1.44 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | BYU | 10 | 14 | -17 | -1.21 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | UTEP | 7 | 14 | -15 | -1.07 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Maryland | 7 | 16 | -17 | -1.06 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Iowa | 6 | 8 | -7 | -0.88 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Colorado | 9 | 15 | -13 | -0.87 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Utah State | 5 | 7 | -6 | -0.86 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Tennessee | 6 | 11 | -8 | -0.73 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Oregon | 6 | 6 | -4 | -0.67 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Utah | 4 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Wyoming | 5 | 10 | -3 | -0.30 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Northwestern | 10 | 17 | -1 | -0.06 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | UCF | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | USC | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Florida State | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0.31 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0.58 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Illinois | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Duke | 7 | 15 | 10 | 0.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Texas | 10 | 16 | 12 | 0.75 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Kentucky | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Troy | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Purdue | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Arizona | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | TCU | 11 | 23 | 23 | 1.00 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Temple | 9 | 14 | 15 | 1.07 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Syracuse | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Florida | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Bowling Green | 7 | 13 | 15 | 1.15 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Fresno State | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Tulsa | 9 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Washington State | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Appalachian State | 7 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Wake Forest | 7 | 14 | 20 | 1.43 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | San Diego State | 9 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Missouri | 8 | 11 | 18 | 1.64 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Michigan State | 7 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Hawai'i | 9 | 13 | 23 | 1.77 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Baylor | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Minnesota | 10 | 15 | 27 | 1.80 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 13 | 24 | 1.85 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 7 | 13 | 1.86 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 14 | 26 | 1.86 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 60 | Texas A&M | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 18 | 38 | 2.11 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 62 | Ohio | 5 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 14 | 32 | 2.29 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Penn State | 9 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Charlotte | 10 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Kansas | 6 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Indiana | 9 | 13 | 35 | 2.69 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 68 | South Florida | 7 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | San Jose State | 8 | 14 | 38 | 2.71 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Cincinnati | 8 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Kansas State | 9 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 | Oklahoma | 10 | 16 | 44 | 2.75 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Rice | 6 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | UTSA | 12 | 23 | 67 | 2.91 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 75 | Auburn | 10 | 14 | 43 | 3.07 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | New Mexico State | 7 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | North Carolina State | 8 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | South Alabama | 10 | 19 | 65 | 3.42 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Arizona State | 4 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | South Carolina | 9 | 14 | 48 | 3.43 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Louisville | 7 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Army | 6 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Memphis | 8 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 86 | Rutgers | 9 | 17 | 62 | 3.65 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 87 | Iowa State | 8 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Tulane | 10 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Old Dominion | 7 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 90 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Boise State | 7 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 92 | Toledo | 7 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 93 | Michigan | 11 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 94 | North Carolina | 6 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Georgia State | 7 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | Buffalo | 8 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 97 | West Virginia | 7 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 98 | UCLA | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Texas State | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Kent State | 7 | 12 | 60 | 5.00 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 101 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | Mississippi State | 9 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 103 | Connecticut | 7 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 104 | Massachusetts | 8 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 105 | Texas Tech | 9 | 12 | 65 | 5.42 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 106 | California | 7 | 12 | 66 | 5.50 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 107 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 12 | 67 | 5.58 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 108 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Air Force | 8 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 108 | Mississippi | 8 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 111 | North Texas | 8 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 112 | Ball State | 7 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 113 | Arkansas | 6 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 0 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 114 | Central Michigan | 9 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 115 | Washington | 8 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 116 | Nebraska | 6 | 9 | 58 | 6.44 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 117 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 118 | Navy | 9 | 11 | 73 | 6.64 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 119 | Colorado State | 9 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 120 | LSU | 8 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 121 | Virginia | 8 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 122 | Oregon State | 6 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 123 | Nevada | 5 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 124 | East Carolina | 6 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 125 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 13 | 106 | 8.15 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 126 | Arkansas State | 9 | 18 | 148 | 8.22 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 127 | Notre Dame | 6 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 128 | Idaho | 8 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||