2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 10/29/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Oklahoma 5 9 2 0.22 0 8 3 0 0
2 East Carolina 6 13 4 0.31 2 3 3 0 0
3 Kansas State 6 13 5 0.38 0 4 5 0 0
4 New Mexico 7 9 6 0.67 0 6 3 0 0
5 Clemson 7 18 7 0.39 1 8 9 0 0
6 SMU 7 17 8 0.47 1 4 7 0 0
7 Akron 6 15 17 1.13 0 5 6 0 0
8 Louisiana Tech 6 16 18 1.13 1 6 10 0 0
9 Georgia Southern 7 17 19 1.12 1 7 7 0 0
9 Miami (FL) 7 15 19 1.27 0 12 8 3 0
11 Iowa 7 12 21 1.75 0 9 6 0 0
12 Arizona State 7 13 22 1.69 0 4 8 0 0
12 Air Force 5 8 22 2.75 1 18 3 1 0
14 Duke 7 12 23 1.92 0 6 6 0 0
15 Utah 5 11 24 2.18 0 4 6 0 0
16 NC State 6 17 25 1.47 2 5 8 0 0
17 Indiana 7 24 26 1.08 1 19 12 1 0
18 Mississippi State 6 16 27 1.69 0 5 9 0 0
19 Louisville 7 23 28 1.22 1 5 10 0 0
19 Purdue 5 11 28 2.55 1 14 4 1 0
21 FIU 5 13 29 2.23 0 12 7 1 0
21 Arizona 5 9 29 3.22 0 15 5 1 0
23 Texas Tech 7 22 31 1.41 0 16 12 2 0
23 Liberty 6 13 31 2.38 0 9 6 0 0
25 Kent State 6 18 32 1.78 3 12 7 1 0
25 Washington 4 15 32 2.13 0 32 7 1 1
25 Notre Dame 6 14 32 2.29 0 6 10 0 0
28 USC 7 17 34 2.00 1 13 10 1 0
29 Michigan 7 24 35 1.46 0 7 13 0 0
29 North Texas 8 17 35 2.06 0 7 8 0 0
29 Tennessee 6 11 35 3.18 0 13 6 1 0
32 UCLA 7 15 37 2.47 1 10 7 2 0
33 Auburn 6 23 38 1.65 0 15 11 1 0
33 Colorado 5 15 38 2.53 0 11 8 1 0
35 New Mexico State 7 18 40 2.22 2 10 10 1 0
36 Toledo 7 23 45 1.96 1 7 9 0 0
36 LSU 5 18 45 2.50 0 33 10 2 1
38 South Carolina 7 24 46 1.92 1 16 11 1 0
38 Sam Houston State 8 19 46 2.42 2 12 10 1 0
38 Penn State 7 18 46 2.56 2 11 5 1 0
41 Buffalo 6 17 47 2.76 0 16 8 1 0
41 Nebraska 4 11 47 4.27 1 22 6 2 1
43 Alabama 8 16 48 3.00 1 27 10 1 1
44 Ohio State 4 14 49 3.50 1 10 10 1 0
45 Virginia 7 17 50 2.94 1 12 12 1 0
45 Baylor 7 17 50 2.94 1 16 10 4 0
45 Minnesota 6 13 50 3.85 1 26 8 1 1
45 Memphis 6 12 50 4.17 1 18 10 1 0
45 Georgia State 7 10 50 5.00 2 12 4 2 0
50 UAB 6 23 51 2.22 2 8 10 0 0
50 UCF 7 22 51 2.32 3 6 13 0 0
52 BYU 7 18 52 2.89 2 26 8 1 1
52 Houston 8 16 52 3.25 3 22 9 1 1
54 UNLV 6 16 54 3.38 2 11 9 2 0
55 Florida 7 19 55 2.89 0 11 12 1 0
55 Cincinnati 5 13 55 4.23 0 13 10 1 0
57 Oklahoma State 6 24 56 2.33 2 12 11 2 0
57 Boston College 6 18 56 3.11 1 19 9 2 0
57 Army 6 16 56 3.50 0 10 11 2 0
60 Pittsburgh 6 17 57 3.35 3 20 8 1 1
61 Massachusetts 7 19 59 3.11 0 16 10 2 0
62 San Jose State 8 22 60 2.73 1 15 13 2 0
62 Wake Forest 7 22 60 2.73 1 25 16 2 1
64 Washington State 8 16 62 3.88 0 15 10 1 0
65 Georgia 6 11 63 5.73 1 22 7 3 2
66 Fresno State 7 17 65 3.82 1 26 9 1 1
66 Texas 7 13 65 5.00 0 42 8 1 1
68 Rice 7 24 66 2.75 3 12 12 2 0
68 Missouri 7 19 66 3.47 0 10 12 1 0
70 James Madison 9 18 67 3.72 2 11 12 2 0
71 UTSA 7 20 68 3.40 1 10 14 1 0
72 Maryland 7 24 69 2.88 2 19 13 2 0
72 Nevada 6 21 69 3.29 2 13 10 3 0
74 Kennesaw State 7 20 70 3.50 0 14 15 3 0
75 Hawaii 7 20 71 3.55 3 17 11 2 0
75 Texas State 7 19 71 3.74 1 15 11 3 0
77 Boise State 3 7 73 10.43 0 64 3 1 1
78 South Alabama 7 13 74 5.69 1 54 6 1 1
79 West Virginia 8 19 75 3.95 1 47 12 2 1
80 Wisconsin 7 20 76 3.80 1 33 15 2 1
81 Ole Miss 5 17 78 4.59 0 16 12 3 0
82 Bowling Green 7 21 80 3.81 0 17 11 2 0
82 Wyoming 6 19 80 4.21 0 14 14 2 0
84 Ohio 8 28 82 2.93 5 11 17 1 0
85 Illinois 7 24 83 3.46 1 32 15 1 1
85 Troy 8 20 83 4.15 0 21 15 3 1
87 North Dakota State 7 15 84 5.60 1 24 12 2 1
88 Oregon State 7 24 87 3.63 1 21 14 2 1
88 Western Kentucky 8 19 87 4.58 1 35 10 3 1
90 Arkansas State 8 22 88 4.00 1 36 14 2 1
91 Marshall 6 17 90 5.29 0 55 9 2 1
91 Rutgers 6 15 90 6.00 2 31 10 2 2
93 Charlotte 7 21 91 4.33 1 20 14 2 1
93 Connecticut 5 18 91 5.06 0 32 11 2 2
95 Appalachian State 5 21 92 4.38 1 32 13 3 1
96 Northern Illinois 7 25 93 3.72 2 14 18 2 0
97 Vanderbilt 7 23 96 4.17 3 38 15 1 1
97 Oregon 6 16 96 6.00 0 33 11 2 2
99 Kentucky 8 30 98 3.27 0 16 22 2 0
99 Miami (OH) 8 23 98 4.26 2 53 13 3 1
99 Florida State 6 14 98 7.00 2 57 11 1 1
102 Louisiana 8 24 101 4.21 1 24 15 7 1
103 Colorado State 6 18 103 5.72 2 40 13 2 1
103 USF 7 17 103 6.06 1 53 12 2 2
105 North Carolina 7 28 104 3.71 1 9 23 0 0
106 Jacksonville State 6 29 105 3.62 2 19 20 2 0
107 Louisiana-Monroe 6 25 106 4.24 1 27 16 2 1
107 Old Dominion 7 22 106 4.82 0 35 13 3 1
109 Texas A&M 8 21 107 5.10 0 30 14 3 1
110 Iowa State 7 22 108 4.91 3 26 13 4 1
110 TCU 6 21 108 5.14 1 34 12 4 2
112 Stanford 8 25 109 4.36 3 31 18 2 2
113 Western Michigan 7 30 111 3.70 1 26 21 2 1
113 Sacramento State 6 21 111 5.29 3 50 13 2 1
115 Tulane 5 21 113 5.38 3 27 16 2 1
116 Navy 6 24 115 4.79 1 28 20 2 1
117 Temple 7 21 120 5.71 1 48 15 3 1
118 Utah State 7 25 121 4.84 0 30 19 2 1
119 Tulsa 8 31 122 3.94 4 56 15 3 1
119 San Diego State 7 30 122 4.07 2 16 21 2 0
121 California 8 23 124 5.39 4 55 14 4 1
122 Georgia Tech 7 24 126 5.25 1 29 15 4 2
123 Middle Tennessee State 8 18 128 7.11 1 48 12 4 1
124 Central Michigan 7 28 129 4.61 3 23 22 3 1
125 Arkansas 6 18 135 7.50 2 62 15 3 1
126 Missouri State 8 26 138 5.31 1 26 17 4 1
127 Northwestern 7 25 147 5.88 2 43 15 3 2
127 Florida Atlantic 8 24 147 6.13 2 61 18 3 2
129 Southern Miss 7 25 148 5.92 3 43 19 3 2
130 Michigan State 8 25 151 6.04 2 47 19 4 2
131 Syracuse 6 16 158 9.88 1 82 14 3 2
132 Eastern Michigan 8 24 159 6.63 0 42 15 5 2
133 Virginia Tech 7 18 168 9.33 2 76 12 4 3
134 Delaware 8 21 172 8.19 3 61 14 3 2
135 Ball State 8 20 175 8.75 2 66 14 3 2
136 Kansas 6 20 193 9.65 2 90 12 4 3
137 Coastal Carolina 7 26 195 7.50 2 67 19 3 2
138 UTEP 6 26 206 7.92 5 67 18 6 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards