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 |
| 1 | Virginia | 2 | 3 | -20 | -6.67 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 4 | -20 | -5.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | -19 | -6.33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 4 | -14 | -3.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arkansas | 3 | 4 | -14 | -3.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Carolina | 2 | 2 | -13 | -6.50 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | -13 | -6.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | -11 | -11.00 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 1 | 2 | -11 | -5.50 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 1 | 1 | -10 | -10.00 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 3 | 6 | -8 | -1.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | -7 | -7.00 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 3 | -7 | -2.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 | -6 | -6.00 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 1 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 2 | 3 | -6 | -2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 1 | 3 | -6 | -2.00 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Connecticut | 2 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kansas State | 2 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 2 | 2 | -5 | -2.50 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 2 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 1 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 2 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 2 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Navy | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | LSU | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UAB | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Central Michigan | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3.50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 2 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Louisville | 2 | 5 | -9 | -1.80 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Mississippi | 2 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Georgia | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Duke | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Auburn | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | North Texas | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Old Dominion | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Western Michigan | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Minnesota | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Houston | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Florida State | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | SMU | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Alabama | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Florida | 2 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Arkansas State | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Rutgers | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Nevada | 3 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Toledo | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Baylor | 3 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 3 | 55 | 18.33 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 115 | Rice | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | Utah | 3 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | Wyoming | 2 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 115 | Kansas | 2 | 6 | 47 | 7.83 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 | West Virginia | 1 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 121 | North Carolina State | 3 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 121 | 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 | ||||||||||