2017 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 9 | 19 | -43 | -2.26 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 8 | 12 | -8 | -0.67 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 9 | 13 | -7 | -0.54 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 15 | -6 | -0.40 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 10 | 15 | -1 | -0.07 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0.20 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0.36 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas State | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 9 | 17 | 9 | 0.53 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 7 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 9 | 16 | 17 | 1.06 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 8 | 11 | 17 | 1.55 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 8 | 15 | 18 | 1.20 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 8 | 15 | 18 | 1.20 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 9 | 19 | 20 | 1.05 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 9 | 18 | 20 | 1.11 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 7 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 6 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 9 | 12 | 22 | 1.83 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 7 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 9 | 21 | 27 | 1.29 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 8 | 15 | 27 | 1.80 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 8 | 14 | 28 | 2.00 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 8 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 8 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 7 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 10 | 19 | 29 | 1.53 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 10 | 15 | 30 | 2.00 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 5 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 8 | 14 | 32 | 2.29 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 7 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 10 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 5 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 18 | 37 | 2.06 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 10 | 18 | 37 | 2.06 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 12 | 20 | 39 | 1.95 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 9 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 9 | 14 | 40 | 2.86 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 7 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 7 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 6 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 10 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 9 | 17 | 47 | 2.76 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 7 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 8 | 18 | 48 | 2.67 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 7 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 6 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 11 | 53 | 4.82 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 9 | 16 | 54 | 3.38 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 9 | 16 | 55 | 3.44 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 11 | 21 | 56 | 2.67 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 11 | 22 | 57 | 2.59 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 7 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 7 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 9 | 12 | 61 | 5.08 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 9 | 15 | 62 | 4.13 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 9 | 17 | 63 | 3.71 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 8 | 20 | 64 | 3.20 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 9 | 22 | 70 | 3.18 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 14 | 77 | 5.50 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 9 | 28 | 78 | 2.79 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 11 | 20 | 86 | 4.30 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 10 | 23 | 96 | 4.17 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 9 | 20 | 98 | 4.90 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 7 | 16 | 98 | 6.13 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Central Michigan | 11 | 20 | 8 | 0.40 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Penn State | 11 | 16 | 19 | 1.19 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | Clemson | 12 | 24 | 28 | 1.17 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Cincinnati | 7 | 10 | 31 | 3.10 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 15 | 37 | 2.47 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | Kansas | 8 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Virginia | 11 | 21 | 41 | 1.95 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Texas A&M | 10 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | Notre Dame | 12 | 21 | 57 | 2.71 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 79 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 19 | 57 | 3.00 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | UNLV | 10 | 22 | 58 | 2.64 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Toledo | 7 | 14 | 66 | 4.71 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | Northwestern | 10 | 21 | 68 | 3.24 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 79 | Stanford | 9 | 13 | 69 | 5.31 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Rice | 8 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | USC | 11 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | San Diego State | 8 | 17 | 75 | 4.41 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Maryland | 9 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 79 | Duke | 6 | 11 | 81 | 7.36 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Arizona | 7 | 15 | 82 | 5.47 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | Tulsa | 9 | 15 | 83 | 5.53 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 79 | Memphis | 8 | 19 | 84 | 4.42 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 79 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 19 | 84 | 4.42 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Minnesota | 9 | 16 | 84 | 5.25 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 79 | Ball State | 8 | 16 | 87 | 5.44 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | 10 | 20 | 89 | 4.45 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 12 | 91 | 7.58 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Massachusetts | 7 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 3 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 19 | 99 | 5.21 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Washington State | 12 | 15 | 103 | 6.87 | 1 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | Connecticut | 3 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 1 | 65 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | Army | 10 | 20 | 110 | 5.50 | 1 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | UTEP | 10 | 22 | 111 | 5.05 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 79 | Wake Forest | 10 | 16 | 113 | 7.06 | 2 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | North Texas | 11 | 22 | 117 | 5.32 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 117 | Georgia | 9 | 16 | 42 | 2.63 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 117 | Nebraska | 10 | 18 | 57 | 3.17 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 117 | Tennessee | 8 | 9 | 64 | 7.11 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 117 | Mississippi | 8 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 117 | Florida State | 7 | 11 | 81 | 7.36 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 117 | Old Dominion | 11 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 117 | New Mexico State | 10 | 14 | 89 | 6.36 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 117 | Arkansas | 11 | 19 | 94 | 4.95 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 117 | Arizona State | 8 | 15 | 105 | 7.00 | 2 | 95 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 117 | Idaho | 9 | 17 | 111 | 6.53 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 117 | Kentucky | 9 | 19 | 130 | 6.84 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 128 | Kent State | 9 | 16 | 107 | 6.69 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 128 | San Jose State | 11 | 19 | 138 | 7.26 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 128 | Hawai'i | 7 | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||