2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 LSU 4 11 -3 -0.27 0 3 5 0 0
2 Air Force 3 4 -2 -0.50 0 0 0 0 0
3 Kent State 3 8 2 0.25 0 2 2 0 0
3 Oklahoma 4 8 2 0.25 0 8 3 0 0
5 SMU 5 13 3 0.23 1 4 4 0 0
6 Arizona 3 3 4 1.33 0 2 1 0 0
7 Miami (FL) 5 11 5 0.45 0 10 6 1 0
8 Kansas State 4 7 7 1.00 0 4 4 0 0
9 East Carolina 4 8 8 1.00 1 3 2 0 0
10 Arizona State 4 6 9 1.50 0 4 4 0 0
11 USC 5 10 10 1.00 0 4 5 0 0
11 Utah 3 5 10 2.00 0 4 3 0 0
13 Houston 5 10 11 1.10 2 8 4 0 0
14 Clemson 5 14 12 0.86 1 8 8 0 0
15 Mississippi State 4 10 14 1.40 0 5 5 0 0
15 Indiana 4 10 14 1.40 1 5 4 0 0
15 New Mexico 5 6 14 2.33 0 6 3 0 0
18 Baylor 5 12 15 1.25 1 11 6 2 0
18 Penn State 5 12 15 1.25 2 5 2 0 0
20 Texas 4 9 16 1.78 0 6 5 0 0
20 Georgia 4 7 16 2.29 0 16 4 1 0
20 Duke 4 6 16 2.67 0 6 4 0 0
23 Texas Tech 5 15 17 1.13 0 13 8 1 0
24 Louisiana Tech 4 13 18 1.38 1 6 9 0 0
24 NC State 4 13 18 1.38 2 5 6 0 0
24 Akron 4 12 18 1.50 0 5 5 0 0
24 Minnesota 4 10 18 1.80 1 8 5 0 0
28 BYU 5 10 19 1.90 1 6 5 0 0
29 North Texas 5 12 21 1.75 0 7 5 0 0
29 Iowa 6 11 21 1.91 0 9 6 0 0
29 Georgia Southern 5 10 21 2.10 1 5 5 0 0
29 UCLA 4 7 21 3.00 0 10 4 1 0
33 Michigan 5 15 23 1.53 0 7 9 0 0
33 Notre Dame 4 12 23 1.92 0 6 8 0 0
33 Sam Houston State 5 9 23 2.56 2 12 4 1 0
36 New Mexico State 5 12 24 2.00 2 9 6 0 0
36 Sacramento State 3 10 24 2.40 3 13 4 1 0
36 FIU 3 9 24 2.67 0 12 6 1 0
36 Oregon 3 7 24 3.43 0 9 4 0 0
40 Wisconsin 5 14 25 1.79 1 6 10 0 0
40 UCF 5 13 25 1.92 0 6 7 0 0
40 Toledo 4 13 25 1.92 1 7 4 0 0
40 Maryland 5 12 25 2.08 1 15 6 1 0
44 Purdue 4 10 28 2.80 1 14 4 1 0
44 Liberty 5 9 28 3.11 0 9 5 0 0
46 South Carolina 5 13 29 2.23 0 16 7 1 0
46 Tennessee 5 9 29 3.22 0 13 5 1 0
48 Auburn 5 19 30 1.58 0 15 8 1 0
48 Colorado 4 12 30 2.50 0 11 6 1 0
48 Cincinnati 3 9 30 3.33 0 9 7 0 0
48 Buffalo 3 9 30 3.33 0 16 4 1 0
52 Memphis 4 6 31 5.17 1 18 6 1 0
53 Louisville 6 21 32 1.52 1 5 10 0 0
53 Washington 4 15 32 2.13 0 32 7 1 1
53 Army 4 12 32 2.67 0 10 7 1 0
53 Northern Illinois 4 10 32 3.20 1 14 6 1 0
53 Appalachian State 2 7 32 4.57 0 14 6 1 0
58 Pittsburgh 3 9 33 3.67 2 20 4 1 1
59 UAB 4 16 34 2.13 1 8 7 0 0
60 Bowling Green 4 9 35 3.89 0 8 6 0 0
61 Troy 5 9 37 4.11 0 21 6 1 1
61 Kansas 3 7 37 5.29 0 27 3 1 1
63 Tulsa 5 16 39 2.44 1 12 7 2 0
63 Rice 4 16 39 2.44 2 6 8 0 0
65 Nebraska 3 8 40 5.00 1 22 5 2 1
66 Alabama 5 8 41 5.13 0 27 5 1 1
67 Oklahoma State 3 12 42 3.50 1 12 6 2 0
67 UNLV 4 10 42 4.20 1 11 6 2 0
69 San Diego State 4 16 43 2.69 1 6 10 0 0
69 North Carolina 4 14 43 3.07 0 7 12 0 0
69 Louisiana 5 13 43 3.31 0 13 6 3 0
69 Central Michigan 4 13 43 3.31 2 7 10 0 0
73 Wyoming 5 13 44 3.38 0 14 8 1 0
73 Washington State 6 12 44 3.67 0 15 7 1 0
75 Missouri 5 13 45 3.46 0 10 8 1 0
76 Virginia 4 11 46 4.18 1 12 9 1 0
76 Syracuse 3 8 46 5.75 0 23 7 1 1
78 Jacksonville State 4 20 47 2.35 2 13 12 1 0
78 Massachusetts 5 14 47 3.36 0 16 8 1 0
78 Ohio State 3 13 47 3.62 1 10 9 1 0
78 Georgia State 5 8 47 5.88 1 12 4 2 0
82 Florida 5 12 48 4.00 0 11 8 1 0
82 Rutgers 4 6 48 8.00 0 28 5 1 1
84 Colorado State 4 12 49 4.08 1 15 10 1 0
85 Illinois 5 19 50 2.63 0 9 12 0 0
86 Vanderbilt 4 9 51 5.67 1 38 6 1 1
87 Tulane 3 10 52 5.20 1 27 7 1 1
88 Fresno State 5 13 53 4.08 0 26 7 1 1
88 James Madison 5 11 53 4.82 1 11 8 2 0
90 Boston College 5 16 55 3.44 1 19 9 2 0
90 Connecticut 4 14 55 3.93 0 32 8 1 1
90 Texas State 5 14 55 3.93 1 15 8 3 0
90 Kennesaw State 4 12 55 4.58 0 14 10 2 0
94 Temple 5 17 56 3.29 0 11 12 1 0
95 San Jose State 6 16 57 3.56 1 15 10 2 0
95 Hawaii 4 13 57 4.38 1 17 8 2 0
97 Stanford 5 13 58 4.46 2 24 11 1 1
98 Navy 3 16 61 3.81 1 8 14 0 0
99 Ohio 5 22 62 2.82 5 11 13 1 0
99 Kentucky 5 19 62 3.26 0 16 14 2 0
101 South Alabama 6 10 64 6.40 1 54 3 1 1
102 UTSA 6 18 66 3.67 1 10 12 1 0
102 Nevada 4 16 66 4.13 1 13 8 3 0
104 Old Dominion 4 13 68 5.23 0 35 7 1 1
105 TCU 5 17 69 4.06 0 34 10 3 1
105 Ole Miss 4 14 69 4.93 0 16 10 3 0
107 Iowa State 6 17 70 4.12 2 26 9 2 1
108 West Virginia 5 14 71 5.07 1 47 10 2 1
109 North Dakota State 5 13 72 5.54 1 24 10 2 1
109 Boise State 2 5 72 14.40 0 64 3 1 1
111 Wake Forest 5 18 73 4.06 1 25 14 2 1
111 Charlotte 5 17 73 4.29 1 20 11 1 1
113 Marshall 4 10 75 7.50 0 55 6 1 1
114 Oregon State 5 20 79 3.95 1 21 12 2 1
114 USF 6 13 79 6.08 1 53 9 1 1
116 Arkansas State 6 18 80 4.44 0 36 13 2 1
117 Western Michigan 5 24 81 3.38 1 26 16 2 1
117 Eastern Michigan 5 13 81 6.23 0 37 9 3 1
117 Texas A&M 5 11 81 7.36 0 30 6 3 1
120 Northwestern 4 17 83 4.88 2 39 10 2 1
121 Western Kentucky 6 16 84 5.25 1 35 9 3 1
122 California 5 15 90 6.00 3 55 11 2 1
123 Georgia Tech 4 17 94 5.53 1 29 11 3 1
124 UTEP 4 19 95 5.00 3 24 12 3 1
124 Florida State 5 12 95 7.92 2 57 10 1 1
126 Delaware 5 14 98 7.00 2 56 10 1 1
127 Louisiana-Monroe 4 22 101 4.59 1 27 15 2 1
128 Miami (OH) 5 14 103 7.36 2 53 10 3 1
129 Coastal Carolina 5 18 105 5.83 1 67 12 1 1
130 Michigan State 5 15 107 7.13 1 47 11 3 1
130 Virginia Tech 4 9 107 11.89 2 76 6 2 1
132 Florida Atlantic 5 13 108 8.31 1 61 8 2 2
133 Utah State 6 21 109 5.19 0 30 16 2 1
134 Missouri State 5 18 111 6.17 1 26 13 4 1
135 Middle Tennessee State 5 14 124 8.86 1 48 11 4 1
136 Southern Miss 5 18 127 7.06 2 43 14 3 2
137 Arkansas 4 13 129 9.92 1 62 12 3 1
138 Ball State 5 14 162 11.57 2 66 11 3 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards