2016 National Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | 12 | 27 | 199 | 7.37 | 2 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Navy | 11 | 23 | 183 | 7.96 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | Air Force | 11 | 18 | 126 | 7.00 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 10 | 16 | 120 | 7.50 | 1 | 62 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Army | 7 | 17 | 117 | 6.88 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 11 | 28 | 95 | 3.39 | 1 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 10 | 20 | 93 | 4.65 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 11 | 20 | 89 | 4.45 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 11 | 88 | 8.00 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 8 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 9 | 87 | 9.67 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Wyoming | 10 | 16 | 83 | 5.19 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | New Mexico | 10 | 18 | 82 | 4.56 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Utah | 10 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | New Mexico State | 7 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Virginia | 6 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Arizona | 9 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | 8 | 11 | 75 | 6.82 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Appalachian State | 7 | 10 | 70 | 7.00 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Ohio | 11 | 17 | 68 | 4.00 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Utah State | 7 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Western Michigan | 5 | 6 | 62 | 10.33 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Baylor | 11 | 17 | 62 | 3.65 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Troy | 8 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | UCF | 9 | 17 | 59 | 3.47 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Alabama | 8 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Boston College | 8 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | San Jose State | 8 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 1 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Florida State | 7 | 8 | 53 | 6.63 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Arkansas State | 9 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 7 | 50 | 7.14 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Hawai'i | 8 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Louisville | 6 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | UNLV | 7 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 9 | 42 | 4.67 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 14 | 42 | 3.00 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | Kansas | 8 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Texas Tech | 9 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 44 | Kent State | 9 | 16 | 41 | 2.56 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Mississippi | 9 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | UTEP | 5 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | San Diego State | 10 | 22 | 35 | 1.59 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Ohio State | 8 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | Notre Dame | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Penn State | 9 | 22 | 29 | 1.32 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Washington | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Temple | 9 | 13 | 28 | 2.15 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Buffalo | 8 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Kansas State | 8 | 12 | 27 | 2.25 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Fresno State | 8 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Michigan | 7 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | BYU | 5 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | SMU | 9 | 13 | 22 | 1.69 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | South Carolina | 5 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Minnesota | 9 | 11 | 21 | 1.91 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Iowa | 8 | 12 | 21 | 1.75 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | South Florida | 10 | 17 | 19 | 1.12 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | Duke | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Texas | 8 | 16 | 18 | 1.13 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | Central Michigan | 6 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | East Carolina | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Missouri | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 71 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Illinois | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Connecticut | 9 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | Colorado | 8 | 14 | 13 | 0.93 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | TCU | 8 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Oregon | 7 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Oklahoma | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | North Carolina State | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | LSU | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | USC | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Idaho | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Arizona State | 11 | 17 | 10 | 0.59 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Iowa State | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Charlotte | 6 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Akron | 7 | 12 | 9 | 0.75 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Clemson | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Wisconsin | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | California | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Cincinnati | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Memphis | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Tulane | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 93 | Houston | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Marshall | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Michigan State | 7 | 9 | -1 | -0.11 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 11 | -2 | -0.18 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Colorado State | 5 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Georgia | 7 | 8 | -4 | -0.50 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 101 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | -4 | -0.57 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Nevada | 7 | 8 | -5 | -0.63 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Oregon State | 6 | 7 | -5 | -0.71 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 105 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Nebraska | 6 | 6 | -7 | -1.17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 107 | UTSA | 7 | 8 | -8 | -1.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Purdue | 3 | 4 | -9 | -2.25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 109 | Tennessee | 9 | 11 | -11 | -1.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Georgia State | 5 | 7 | -12 | -1.71 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | -12 | -3.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Florida International | 6 | 8 | -13 | -1.63 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 112 | Auburn | 6 | 6 | -13 | -2.17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | North Texas | 9 | 11 | -14 | -1.27 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Washington State | 5 | 5 | -14 | -2.80 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | -14 | -3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Maryland | 11 | 16 | -20 | -1.25 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 117 | Texas State | 9 | 14 | -20 | -1.43 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 119 | Rutgers | 8 | 15 | -21 | -1.40 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 120 | Rice | 8 | 10 | -24 | -2.40 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 121 | South Alabama | 4 | 4 | -25 | -6.25 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | Ball State | 5 | 5 | -26 | -5.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Indiana | 10 | 16 | -29 | -1.81 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 123 | Florida | 6 | 9 | -29 | -3.22 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 125 | West Virginia | 10 | 17 | -31 | -1.82 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 126 | Massachusetts | 8 | 15 | -37 | -2.47 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 127 | Bowling Green | 6 | 7 | -40 | -5.71 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | Tulsa | 7 | 13 | -44 | -3.38 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||