2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/20/2025

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Texas State 10 17 62 3.65 1 20 12 1 1
2 Kansas State 10 19 58 3.05 2 14 13 2 0
3 Northern Illinois 10 20 15 0.75 0 6 8 0 0
3 Central Michigan 9 20 67 3.35 1 16 13 2 0
5 Oregon 10 21 64 3.05 1 17 12 4 0
5 Miami (Florida) 10 21 104 4.95 1 55 10 3 2
7 California 11 22 86 3.91 1 18 10 4 0
7 Utah 10 22 125 5.68 2 50 11 3 2
9 Memphis 12 23 76 3.30 4 24 13 3 1
10 James Madison 12 24 42 1.75 0 20 13 2 1
10 Florida Atlantic 10 24 70 2.92 3 11 16 2 0
10 Louisiana Tech 12 24 74 3.08 2 13 16 1 0
10 Tulane 12 24 88 3.67 1 27 14 3 1
14 Boston College 11 25 73 2.92 1 17 16 1 0
14 North Carolina 10 25 78 3.12 2 13 16 1 0
14 Kansas 12 25 95 3.80 0 18 18 3 0
14 North Carolina State 12 25 98 3.92 1 50 15 2 1
14 Nebraska 12 25 110 4.40 0 43 13 3 1
14 Georgia Tech 10 25 110 4.40 2 53 12 3 1
14 Wyoming 11 25 140 5.60 3 40 14 5 3
14 LSU 11 25 169 6.76 1 66 19 3 2
22 Pittsburgh 12 26 38 1.46 2 8 11 0 0
22 Indiana 10 26 54 2.08 0 12 13 1 0
22 UCF 10 26 70 2.69 3 12 17 1 0
25 Oklahoma 12 27 93 3.44 0 16 19 3 0
25 Tulsa 11 27 122 4.52 4 55 19 1 1
25 Baylor 11 27 126 4.67 2 38 17 2 2
25 Syracuse 12 27 132 4.89 4 34 20 4 1
29 Tennessee 12 28 21 0.75 0 9 14 0 0
29 Stanford 12 28 62 2.21 2 13 17 1 0
29 Air Force 11 28 98 3.50 2 34 17 2 1
29 Georgia 10 28 109 3.89 1 17 20 2 0
29 Florida State 10 28 110 3.93 4 13 17 4 0
29 Southern Mississippi 11 28 152 5.43 1 22 18 5 3
29 Texas A&M 12 28 187 6.68 2 52 16 5 3
36 West Virginia 11 29 63 2.17 3 9 18 0 0
36 UNLV 12 29 70 2.41 1 14 17 2 0
36 Charlotte 11 29 89 3.07 2 40 15 1 1
36 Troy 12 29 104 3.59 2 33 15 3 2
36 UCLA 10 29 110 3.79 3 16 22 2 0
36 Bowling Green 11 29 123 4.24 1 25 20 2 1
36 Kentucky 11 29 199 6.86 5 45 21 7 4
36 Washington State 10 29 200 6.90 2 53 18 4 4
44 Maryland 12 30 94 3.13 1 16 19 6 0
44 Connecticut 11 30 100 3.33 3 46 14 3 2
44 Army 12 30 105 3.50 4 18 18 2 0
44 Ohio 12 30 133 4.43 0 14 23 5 0
44 Cincinnati 12 30 137 4.57 3 31 14 4 2
49 Missouri 13 31 76 2.45 1 31 19 2 1
49 Michigan State 11 31 77 2.48 4 18 14 2 0
49 Mississippi 12 31 83 2.68 0 14 17 2 0
49 Arizona State 14 31 99 3.19 2 13 21 2 0
49 Purdue 10 31 109 3.52 4 48 16 2 1
49 Georgia Southern 12 31 128 4.13 3 16 21 7 0
55 Oregon State 11 32 81 2.53 2 18 21 2 0
55 New Mexico State 12 32 86 2.69 3 13 17 2 0
55 Temple 11 32 109 3.41 2 51 17 2 1
55 Virginia 11 32 114 3.56 4 43 20 2 1
55 Middle Tennessee 11 32 117 3.66 7 41 18 3 2
55 South Florida 12 32 130 4.06 2 30 17 4 1
55 Clemson 13 32 140 4.38 1 24 21 6 2
55 Old Dominion 11 32 142 4.44 4 30 20 5 1
55 Rutgers 13 32 194 6.06 3 31 26 6 2
64 Texas Tech 13 33 81 2.45 1 15 15 1 0
64 Colorado 13 33 108 3.27 3 20 21 3 1
64 Iowa 12 33 146 4.42 0 26 23 4 1
64 USC 12 33 177 5.36 3 63 20 4 1
64 Michigan 12 33 179 5.42 2 65 24 2 2
64 Rice 11 33 193 5.85 3 48 24 5 3
70 UTSA 13 34 50 1.47 1 12 17 2 0
70 SMU 14 34 95 2.79 2 25 18 2 1
70 Florida International 11 34 104 3.06 4 12 19 1 0
70 Oklahoma State 10 34 133 3.91 3 29 23 3 1
70 Auburn 11 34 136 4.00 8 23 22 3 1
70 TCU 13 34 146 4.29 4 12 25 4 0
70 Houston 11 34 148 4.35 1 36 26 5 1
70 Arkansas 12 34 155 4.56 3 15 18 5 0
70 Northwestern 12 34 157 4.62 2 26 23 4 2
70 Hawai'i 11 34 185 5.44 1 40 25 7 2
70 Georgia State 12 34 192 5.65 5 46 21 5 2
81 Virginia Tech 13 35 117 3.34 3 15 23 2 0
81 Ball State 12 35 121 3.46 6 23 24 1 1
81 UAB 11 35 131 3.74 2 16 26 3 0
81 Louisiana-Monroe 12 35 133 3.80 2 17 27 5 0
81 Kennesaw State 12 35 140 4.00 3 21 22 4 3
81 Arkansas State 13 35 147 4.20 6 32 22 2 1
81 Wake Forest 12 35 152 4.34 4 38 25 4 1
81 Minnesota 12 35 158 4.51 4 42 24 5 2
81 UTEP 10 35 165 4.71 2 59 20 3 2
81 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 35 169 4.83 1 26 29 4 1
81 South Alabama 11 35 177 5.06 5 44 18 6 2
81 Wisconsin 12 35 211 6.03 5 40 23 6 1
93 East Carolina 13 36 61 1.69 3 7 16 0 0
93 Illinois 12 36 102 2.83 1 12 25 1 0
93 Penn State 14 36 156 4.33 3 25 27 3 1
93 Coastal Carolina 11 36 196 5.44 4 49 25 4 3
93 Massachusetts 12 36 200 5.56 3 18 28 7 0
93 Utah State 10 36 223 6.19 5 39 24 7 2
99 Alabama 12 37 106 2.86 4 12 24 3 0
99 Marshall 13 37 117 3.16 1 39 20 3 1
99 Toledo 13 37 124 3.35 2 14 26 3 0
99 Fresno State 12 37 129 3.49 2 26 18 3 1
99 Arizona 11 37 166 4.49 2 27 25 4 1
99 Navy 13 37 177 4.78 1 37 27 4 2
99 South Carolina 12 37 207 5.59 5 60 22 2 2
99 Appalachian State 11 37 228 6.16 4 83 25 5 3
107 Liberty 12 38 80 2.11 5 10 19 1 0
107 Boise State 14 38 84 2.21 1 23 18 3 1
107 New Mexico 11 38 169 4.45 4 51 25 4 1
110 Sam Houston State 12 39 113 2.90 4 15 25 2 0
110 Duke 11 39 146 3.74 3 66 19 3 2
110 Vanderbilt 12 39 189 4.85 1 64 29 4 1
113 Western Michigan 12 40 135 3.38 1 23 29 2 1
113 San Diego State 12 40 204 5.10 1 57 28 4 2
115 Eastern Michigan 12 41 150 3.66 2 44 23 4 1
116 Colorado State 13 42 109 2.60 3 20 19 3 1
116 Jacksonville State 14 42 130 3.10 3 38 21 2 1
116 Ohio State 15 42 136 3.24 3 29 25 2 2
116 Kent State 12 42 195 4.64 7 28 28 7 1
116 Akron 12 42 228 5.43 3 62 20 4 3
116 BYU 10 42 269 6.40 3 54 27 8 3
122 Buffalo 13 43 162 3.77 3 49 23 4 1
122 Miami (Ohio) 14 43 163 3.79 1 40 26 4 3
124 North Texas 13 44 131 2.98 3 38 26 2 1
125 Florida 13 45 122 2.71 1 25 24 4 1
125 Nevada 13 45 171 3.80 6 30 32 4 2
125 Iowa State 14 45 181 4.02 3 46 28 4 2
128 Notre Dame 15 46 114 2.48 5 10 22 2 0
129 Washington 13 47 99 2.11 2 15 26 2 0
129 Louisville 12 47 237 5.04 3 59 25 9 3
131 Texas 15 49 108 2.20 0 17 27 2 0
132 Western Kentucky 14 50 153 3.06 3 37 34 3 1
133 San Jose State 13 51 223 4.37 0 25 40 4 1
134 Mississippi State 12 54 135 2.50 5 17 29 3 0
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards