2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 6 | -21 | -3.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Virginia | 2 | 3 | -20 | -6.67 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 2 | 4 | -20 | -5.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | -19 | -6.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 3 | 4 | -14 | -3.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 3 | 4 | -14 | -3.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 | -13 | -6.50 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | -13 | -6.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | -11 | -11.00 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Boston College | 1 | 2 | -11 | -5.50 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | South Florida | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Louisville | 2 | 5 | -9 | -1.80 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Liberty | 3 | 6 | -8 | -1.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Washington | 3 | 3 | -7 | -2.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Tulane | 2 | 3 | -6 | -2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | -6 | -2.00 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Connecticut | 2 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 2 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | UTSA | 2 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Akron | 2 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Mississippi | 2 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Texas | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | BYU | 3 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Air Force | 2 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Washington State | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Iowa | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Georgia | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Rice | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | UCLA | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Duke | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Old Dominion | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 66 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | LSU | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Western Michigan | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Arizona | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Minnesota | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Appalachian State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Colorado | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Texas State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Florida International | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Ohio | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Army | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Utah State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | UAB | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Maryland | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Central Michigan | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Houston | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Florida State | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | UCF | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | SMU | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | Alabama | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | San Jose State | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Colorado State | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Florida | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 101 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 101 | Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 104 | Hawai'i | 3 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 104 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | Nevada | 3 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 109 | Missouri | 2 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 111 | Utah | 3 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 111 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 113 | Toledo | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 113 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 115 | Purdue | 2 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Baylor | 3 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 117 | Temple | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Wyoming | 2 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 119 | West Virginia | 1 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 120 | North Carolina State | 3 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 121 | Kansas | 2 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 122 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 123 | Kent State | 3 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||