2025 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/01/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Purdue 11 32 58 1.81 5 7 19 0 0
2 SMU 11 36 35 0.97 1 8 16 0 0
2 Middle Tennessee State 11 35 54 1.54 3 8 18 0 0
2 Boise State 11 29 64 2.21 4 8 16 0 0
5 Oregon State 10 23 66 2.87 1 9 13 0 0
5 Oregon 14 41 68 1.66 2 9 25 0 0
5 Mississippi State 11 27 73 2.70 2 9 18 0 0
5 Louisville 11 26 81 3.12 3 9 20 0 0
5 Colorado 12 29 84 2.90 3 9 19 0 0
10 West Virginia 11 30 62 2.07 3 10 12 1 0
10 Alabama 15 36 93 2.58 1 10 21 2 0
12 Marshall 10 32 71 2.22 3 11 18 1 0
12 Navy 11 27 75 2.78 2 11 16 1 0
12 Nevada 10 27 76 2.81 0 11 16 2 0
12 New Mexico 13 38 131 3.45 4 11 28 2 0
12 Louisiana 13 43 159 3.70 3 11 29 3 0
17 Northwestern 13 33 88 2.67 2 12 18 1 0
17 Wyoming 12 31 92 2.97 2 12 20 1 0
17 Ole Miss 14 36 114 3.17 0 12 25 1 0
20 Miami (FL) 13 25 43 1.72 1 13 15 1 0
20 Washington 13 26 63 2.42 0 13 16 2 0
20 Ohio State 12 34 65 1.91 1 13 14 3 0
20 TCU 10 29 72 2.48 2 13 13 2 0
20 Arizona 11 32 79 2.47 0 13 18 3 0
20 Louisiana Tech 11 23 80 3.48 1 13 15 2 0
20 Charlotte 12 38 129 3.39 4 13 30 2 0
27 East Carolina 11 28 46 1.64 2 14 14 2 0
27 South Carolina 10 34 78 2.29 2 14 21 2 0
27 Fresno State 12 33 81 2.45 1 14 20 1 0
27 Clemson 11 24 102 4.25 1 14 19 4 0
27 Coastal Carolina 13 47 115 2.45 3 14 29 3 0
32 Pittsburgh 11 27 40 1.48 4 15 13 1 0
32 Iowa State 12 26 72 2.77 0 15 15 2 0
32 Michigan State 10 29 80 2.76 3 15 21 2 0
32 Georgia 14 37 105 2.84 1 15 22 5 0
32 North Carolina 12 36 127 3.53 3 15 28 2 0
37 Toledo 13 38 82 2.16 1 16 24 1 0
37 Florida State 12 37 90 2.43 1 16 25 1 0
37 Louisiana-Monroe 12 34 102 3.00 2 16 23 1 0
37 South Alabama 11 30 113 3.77 1 16 21 2 0
37 Georgia Tech 11 35 116 3.31 1 16 25 2 0
42 Ohio 11 29 76 2.62 1 17 15 4 0
42 Minnesota 11 31 79 2.55 2 17 18 2 0
42 Buffalo 11 39 104 2.67 3 17 20 3 0
45 Memphis 12 32 49 1.53 4 18 16 1 0
46 Tennessee 12 28 78 2.79 2 19 19 1 0
46 Utah 12 35 89 2.54 3 19 19 1 0
46 Bowling Green 12 30 106 3.53 1 19 16 4 0
46 Hawaii 11 25 130 5.20 2 19 20 4 0
46 Kentucky 12 37 134 3.62 4 19 21 3 0
46 FIU 13 27 134 4.96 4 19 17 6 0
52 Oklahoma State 11 34 82 2.41 1 20 21 2 1
52 Iowa 11 29 85 2.93 1 20 21 2 1
52 Michigan 12 39 96 2.46 1 20 21 3 1
52 Maryland 12 39 147 3.77 1 20 27 2 1
52 Massachusetts 11 37 183 4.95 4 20 23 5 1
57 Notre Dame 10 31 81 2.61 3 21 19 1 1
57 San Jose State 11 36 99 2.75 2 21 22 2 2
57 Tulsa 11 46 140 3.04 2 21 26 3 1
57 Southern Miss 13 39 175 4.49 3 21 26 6 1
57 UCLA 12 46 251 5.46 3 21 36 8 3
62 Texas 12 29 88 3.03 1 22 16 3 1
63 Wisconsin 12 30 84 2.80 1 23 18 2 1
63 USC 12 26 89 3.42 2 23 17 2 1
63 Eastern Michigan 12 43 138 3.21 4 23 26 3 1
63 BYU 14 39 141 3.62 0 23 25 4 1
63 Houston 12 38 161 4.24 5 23 26 4 2
68 USF 11 32 121 3.78 2 24 22 3 1
68 Georgia State 12 41 144 3.51 2 24 27 3 1
68 Western Kentucky 13 32 153 4.78 3 24 18 6 3
71 UCF 12 32 114 3.56 1 25 25 3 1
71 Temple 12 34 135 3.97 3 25 21 4 1
71 Texas State 12 36 170 4.72 2 25 28 6 1
74 Auburn 10 22 84 3.82 1 26 12 3 1
74 Virginia Tech 8 26 123 4.73 1 26 19 4 1
74 Washington State 11 36 147 4.08 3 26 28 6 2
77 Vanderbilt 11 25 113 4.52 1 27 20 3 1
78 Western Michigan 13 33 123 3.73 2 28 18 4 3
78 Army 12 42 125 2.98 2 28 26 2 1
78 Appalachian State 13 28 135 4.82 0 28 19 6 1
78 Liberty 11 35 137 3.91 9 28 22 3 1
78 Kent State 12 44 153 3.48 0 28 28 5 2
83 Oklahoma 10 28 86 3.07 1 29 15 2 2
83 Kennesaw State 14 44 151 3.43 1 29 27 3 1
85 Virginia 13 35 91 2.60 3 31 16 2 1
86 UTSA 13 31 100 3.23 1 32 18 3 2
86 UAB 11 33 156 4.73 2 32 23 4 2
86 Kansas 12 40 196 4.90 1 32 25 9 2
89 Jacksonville State 13 33 97 2.94 1 34 20 2 1
89 North Texas 14 46 170 3.70 3 34 33 3 1
91 Sam Houston State 12 34 91 2.68 2 35 16 3 1
91 California 13 31 167 5.39 2 35 24 3 2
91 Georgia Southern 12 31 175 5.65 6 35 21 5 2
94 Arkansas State 13 36 139 3.86 2 36 25 2 1
94 Central Michigan 13 31 165 5.32 1 36 24 3 1
96 Missouri State 12 28 167 5.96 1 37 20 6 3
97 Delaware 13 29 115 3.97 2 39 17 4 2
97 Cincinnati 12 36 116 3.22 2 39 24 2 1
99 Illinois 13 36 126 3.50 3 40 20 1 1
100 Kansas State 11 35 131 3.74 8 41 21 1 1
100 Tulane 12 40 167 4.18 2 41 23 6 2
102 Rice 12 36 123 3.42 3 42 23 2 1
103 UNLV 13 37 123 3.32 2 43 17 2 2
103 Air Force 11 31 144 4.65 2 43 21 4 1
105 Texas Tech 14 40 147 3.68 1 46 23 4 2
106 Akron 10 34 183 5.38 5 47 20 4 4
107 Arizona State 12 39 174 4.46 3 50 24 3 2
108 Stanford 9 27 164 6.07 1 51 18 4 1
108 San Diego State 13 39 178 4.56 3 51 20 3 3
108 Florida 11 42 185 4.40 5 51 24 3 2
111 Penn State 13 35 228 6.51 1 52 22 7 2
112 Ball State 12 36 127 3.53 3 53 18 1 1
112 Boston College 10 36 195 5.42 3 53 24 3 2
114 Wake Forest 12 31 119 3.84 2 54 16 3 1
115 James Madison 13 34 122 3.59 3 56 17 2 1
115 Nebraska 12 33 143 4.33 1 56 22 1 1
115 New Mexico State 11 33 189 5.73 2 56 22 4 3
118 Missouri 11 34 96 2.82 4 57 18 1 1
118 Texas A&M 9 16 182 11.38 1 57 12 6 3
120 Old Dominion 13 43 167 3.88 3 58 27 5 1
121 Troy 14 49 172 3.51 2 62 29 3 1
122 UTEP 11 25 119 4.76 0 63 11 3 1
123 Arkansas 12 32 157 4.91 1 64 20 5 1
124 Utah State 12 41 185 4.51 4 66 24 5 3
124 NC State 13 28 207 7.39 4 66 17 4 2
124 Northern Illinois 11 42 227 5.40 4 66 28 6 2
127 Miami (OH) 14 41 213 5.20 5 67 27 3 3
127 Baylor 11 34 270 7.94 3 67 29 6 2
129 Rutgers 10 21 145 6.90 2 68 13 5 1
129 Syracuse 12 27 229 8.48 4 68 17 6 3
131 LSU 13 26 118 4.54 1 72 11 2 2
132 Connecticut 13 47 183 3.89 3 73 27 3 1
133 Colorado State 12 34 176 5.18 7 76 20 4 2
134 Duke 14 34 174 5.12 5 78 21 2 1
134 Indiana 10 24 186 7.75 1 78 13 2 2
136 Florida Atlantic 12 39 341 8.74 3 90 31 5 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards