2024 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 12/21/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 9 | 16 | -59 | -3.69 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 10 | 13 | -48 | -3.69 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 7 | 12 | -44 | -3.67 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 7 | -23 | -3.29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 8 | 10 | -22 | -2.20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 7 | 10 | -21 | -2.10 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas Tech | 6 | 9 | -20 | -2.22 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | SMU | 10 | 15 | -19 | -1.27 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona | 5 | 7 | -18 | -2.57 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 7 | 7 | -15 | -2.14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 2 | 2 | -10 | -5.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo | 3 | 4 | -10 | -2.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | -10 | -2.50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 4 | 5 | -10 | -2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boston College | 6 | 9 | -10 | -1.11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Liberty | 8 | 12 | -10 | -0.83 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington | 6 | 10 | -8 | -0.80 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 10 | 13 | -8 | -0.62 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 8 | -6 | -0.75 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 6 | -5 | -0.83 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 7 | 13 | -3 | -0.23 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 8 | 10 | -2 | -0.20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0.20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0.36 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Memphis | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 14 | 8 | 0.57 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Tulane | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0.75 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 7 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Auburn | 9 | 14 | 11 | 0.79 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Charlotte | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 8 | 16 | 14 | 0.88 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 8 | 14 | 15 | 1.07 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Wake Forest | 6 | 12 | 15 | 1.25 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 8 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Troy | 6 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah | 7 | 15 | 21 | 1.40 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 9 | 12 | 21 | 1.75 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Mississippi State | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 7 | 12 | 22 | 1.83 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | West Virginia | 4 | 7 | 22 | 3.14 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia | 9 | 18 | 23 | 1.28 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 13 | 23 | 1.77 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 6 | 11 | 23 | 2.09 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas State | 10 | 15 | 24 | 1.60 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 6 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 8 | 13 | 25 | 1.92 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Syracuse | 5 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 7 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | San Jose State | 5 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | USC | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee | 8 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke | 9 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 5 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 6 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | South Florida | 6 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Ball State | 7 | 8 | 33 | 4.13 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 18 | 34 | 1.89 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Hawai'i | 7 | 16 | 34 | 2.13 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | East Carolina | 8 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Utah State | 8 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 4 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 16 | 38 | 2.38 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 11 | 15 | 39 | 2.60 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 13 | 41 | 3.15 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 8 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida | 9 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Akron | 7 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Army | 6 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Sam Houston State | 8 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas | 7 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 14 | 50 | 3.57 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 8 | 13 | 51 | 3.92 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | South Alabama | 12 | 16 | 57 | 3.56 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 8 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado | 9 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 7 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 11 | 18 | 58 | 3.22 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | TCU | 10 | 20 | 65 | 3.25 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Temple | 7 | 12 | 79 | 6.58 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia State | 9 | 13 | 93 | 7.15 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 94 | North Carolina | 6 | 8 | -7 | -0.88 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Arkansas | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Marshall | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0.45 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | South Carolina | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 16 | 15 | 0.94 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 94 | UCF | 7 | 18 | 18 | 1.00 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Oregon State | 4 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Old Dominion | 8 | 13 | 25 | 1.92 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Cincinnati | 8 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Appalachian State | 6 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Connecticut | 7 | 10 | 38 | 3.80 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Tulsa | 6 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Michigan | 6 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Kennesaw State | 9 | 14 | 43 | 3.07 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | North Carolina State | 7 | 15 | 48 | 3.20 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 94 | Stanford | 4 | 9 | 51 | 5.67 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 94 | James Madison | 5 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Central Michigan | 10 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Toledo | 8 | 13 | 57 | 4.38 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 94 | Rutgers | 6 | 9 | 63 | 7.00 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 94 | North Texas | 5 | 6 | 63 | 10.50 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Nebraska | 7 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | UAB | 5 | 12 | 70 | 5.83 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Navy | 10 | 17 | 76 | 4.47 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Kent State | 9 | 14 | 80 | 5.71 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 94 | Nevada | 9 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 94 | Arkansas State | 6 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | 7 | 9 | 82 | 9.11 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 15 | 96 | 6.40 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 94 | Washington State | 7 | 12 | 98 | 8.17 | 1 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 94 | Wyoming | 8 | 18 | 108 | 6.00 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 128 | Kansas | 7 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 128 | Kansas State | 7 | 16 | 72 | 4.50 | 2 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 128 | Clemson | 9 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 128 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 12 | 94 | 7.83 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 128 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 13 | 100 | 7.69 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 128 | LSU | 10 | 17 | 162 | 9.53 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 134 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||