2021 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 9 | 16 | -60 | -3.75 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 7 | 10 | -33 | -3.30 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Nevada | 8 | 10 | -30 | -3.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | -29 | -7.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 9 | 11 | -28 | -2.55 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 10 | -20 | -2.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 10 | 14 | -18 | -1.29 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 7 | 7 | -17 | -2.43 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 7 | 9 | -17 | -1.89 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 10 | 19 | -15 | -0.79 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | -14 | -2.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 6 | -12 | -2.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 7 | -12 | -1.71 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 6 | 13 | -11 | -0.85 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 9 | 17 | -10 | -0.59 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | 11 | -9 | -0.82 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | 8 | -8 | -1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 20 | -7 | -0.35 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina State | 7 | 10 | -6 | -0.60 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 9 | 16 | -6 | -0.38 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 9 | -4 | -0.44 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 7 | 11 | -4 | -0.36 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Stanford | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 11 | 25 | 7 | 0.28 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 6 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 7 | 13 | 12 | 0.92 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 8 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 11 | 19 | 15 | 0.79 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 8 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 8 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 8 | 12 | 16 | 1.33 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 7 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 4 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 5 | 7 | 16 | 2.29 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 8 | 14 | 17 | 1.21 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 8 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 5 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 8 | 16 | 19 | 1.19 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1.58 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 7 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 6 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 5 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 8 | 14 | 23 | 1.64 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 9 | 13 | 23 | 1.77 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 8 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 9 | 21 | 24 | 1.14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 5 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 8 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 7 | 10 | 25 | 2.50 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 13 | 26 | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 7 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 6 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 7 | 22 | 28 | 1.27 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 7 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 9 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 5 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas | 7 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Toledo | 10 | 17 | 33 | 1.94 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 7 | 13 | 35 | 2.69 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 8 | 16 | 36 | 2.25 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 7 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 9 | 13 | 43 | 3.31 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 7 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 7 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 9 | 14 | 49 | 3.50 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 11 | 17 | 50 | 2.94 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 7 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 11 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 6 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 7 | 16 | 57 | 3.56 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 8 | 12 | 62 | 5.17 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 6 | 11 | 72 | 6.55 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | Kansas State | 7 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Clemson | 8 | 11 | 27 | 2.45 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | Ohio | 7 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | California | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Syracuse | 7 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | South Florida | 5 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | Mississippi State | 6 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 96 | Utah State | 4 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Arkansas State | 9 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Temple | 6 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 18 | 48 | 2.67 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | Auburn | 9 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 96 | Rutgers | 10 | 18 | 51 | 2.83 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 96 | Tulane | 7 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | New Mexico | 6 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | Oregon State | 6 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 15 | 59 | 3.93 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Houston | 7 | 16 | 62 | 3.88 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Buffalo | 9 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 96 | Iowa | 10 | 14 | 63 | 4.50 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 96 | Texas | 7 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 96 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 19 | 71 | 3.74 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 96 | Maryland | 8 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 96 | Arkansas | 7 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 96 | North Texas | 8 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 96 | Troy | 11 | 23 | 78 | 3.39 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 96 | Kent State | 9 | 16 | 85 | 5.31 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 96 | Colorado State | 11 | 18 | 103 | 5.72 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 96 | Appalachian State | 7 | 14 | 106 | 7.57 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 96 | Tennessee | 8 | 14 | 124 | 8.86 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 128 | South Carolina | 6 | 8 | 48 | 6.00 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 128 | Texas Tech | 8 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 128 | Air Force | 7 | 14 | 104 | 7.43 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||