2019 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/13/2020
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 6 | 11 | -29 | -2.64 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 6 | 7 | -13 | -1.86 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 3 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 8 | 10 | -2 | -0.20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 11 | 18 | 7 | 0.39 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 9 | 17 | 7 | 0.41 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0.69 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 7 | 13 | 10 | 0.77 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 9 | 13 | 12 | 0.92 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 6 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 9 | 15 | 19 | 1.27 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 11 | 22 | 20 | 0.91 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 7 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 7 | 16 | 23 | 1.44 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 8 | 13 | 23 | 1.77 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 7 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 11 | 27 | 29 | 1.07 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 8 | 17 | 29 | 1.71 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 7 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 9 | 20 | 30 | 1.50 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 10 | 19 | 30 | 1.58 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 10 | 18 | 32 | 1.78 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 10 | 18 | 32 | 1.78 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Florida State | 7 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 11 | 23 | 34 | 1.48 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | South Carolina | 9 | 13 | 35 | 2.69 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | 14 | 36 | 2.57 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | California | 8 | 16 | 38 | 2.38 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 8 | 14 | 38 | 2.71 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 17 | 39 | 2.29 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 10 | 17 | 40 | 2.35 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 9 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 7 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 7 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 7 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 10 | 19 | 42 | 2.21 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 8 | 14 | 42 | 3.00 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 9 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 7 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 6 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 7 | 15 | 46 | 3.07 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 8 | 18 | 49 | 2.72 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 7 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 10 | 21 | 50 | 2.38 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 7 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 9 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Akron | 11 | 20 | 53 | 2.65 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 11 | 19 | 55 | 2.89 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 10 | 18 | 55 | 3.06 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 9 | 18 | 64 | 3.56 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 18 | 64 | 3.56 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Air Force | 9 | 17 | 66 | 3.88 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Texas | 7 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 20 | 67 | 3.35 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 23 | 69 | 3.00 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 8 | 14 | 71 | 5.07 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 10 | 22 | 76 | 3.45 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Illinois | 10 | 21 | 77 | 3.67 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Oregon State | 11 | 20 | 77 | 3.85 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 8 | 14 | 82 | 5.86 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Missouri | 10 | 13 | 82 | 6.31 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 18 | 93 | 5.17 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 9 | 17 | 106 | 6.24 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 27 | 119 | 4.41 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 7 | 12 | 119 | 9.92 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 26 | 124 | 4.77 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 12 | 20 | 127 | 6.35 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Ohio | 11 | 25 | 158 | 6.32 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 75 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 12 | -11 | -0.92 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Kansas State | 10 | 11 | -3 | -0.27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | UCLA | 7 | 11 | 7 | 0.64 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | South Florida | 9 | 19 | 10 | 0.53 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | Cincinnati | 8 | 14 | 10 | 0.71 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Utah | 6 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Iowa State | 9 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Washington | 9 | 15 | 16 | 1.07 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | UNLV | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | West Virginia | 7 | 14 | 17 | 1.21 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | UAB | 7 | 12 | 23 | 1.92 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Michigan | 5 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Oklahoma | 10 | 16 | 28 | 1.75 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Utah State | 9 | 17 | 33 | 1.94 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | TCU | 9 | 14 | 33 | 2.36 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Clemson | 11 | 20 | 34 | 1.70 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 14 | 34 | 2.43 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Old Dominion | 7 | 14 | 34 | 2.43 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Houston | 6 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Temple | 10 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Western Michigan | 9 | 15 | 41 | 2.73 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | South Alabama | 11 | 21 | 42 | 2.00 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Nebraska | 9 | 13 | 44 | 3.38 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Charlotte | 10 | 14 | 49 | 3.50 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 10 | 49 | 4.90 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Indiana | 8 | 13 | 50 | 3.85 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Georgia Southern | 9 | 18 | 52 | 2.89 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Texas Tech | 4 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Texas State | 7 | 14 | 54 | 3.86 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 75 | UTEP | 6 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Navy | 9 | 21 | 59 | 2.81 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Liberty | 10 | 18 | 68 | 3.78 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | Alabama | 10 | 14 | 74 | 5.29 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | Arkansas State | 10 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | UTSA | 6 | 11 | 83 | 7.55 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Tennessee | 12 | 30 | 85 | 2.83 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 75 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 19 | 85 | 4.47 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | San Jose State | 8 | 17 | 86 | 5.06 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 13 | 86 | 6.62 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 75 | Washington State | 8 | 12 | 101 | 8.42 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 75 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 16 | 114 | 7.13 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 75 | Kentucky | 11 | 19 | 145 | 7.63 | 1 | 76 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 119 | Toledo | 9 | 15 | 27 | 1.80 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Florida International | 9 | 15 | 45 | 3.00 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Marshall | 11 | 21 | 78 | 3.71 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 119 | Hawai'i | 12 | 19 | 83 | 4.37 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 119 | Virginia | 9 | 19 | 101 | 5.32 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 119 | East Carolina | 11 | 16 | 101 | 6.31 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 119 | North Texas | 7 | 17 | 112 | 6.59 | 2 | 69 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 119 | Appalachian State | 9 | 12 | 113 | 9.42 | 2 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 119 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 23 | 133 | 5.78 | 2 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 119 | Massachusetts | 10 | 16 | 169 | 10.56 | 2 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 129 | Kansas | 9 | 21 | 76 | 3.62 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 129 | Connecticut | 9 | 13 | 176 | 13.54 | 3 | 58 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||