2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 11/12/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 New Mexico 8 11 -3 -0.27 0 6 3 0 0
2 Clemson 9 21 1 0.05 1 8 10 0 0
3 East Carolina 8 15 6 0.40 2 3 4 0 0
4 Kansas State 8 18 15 0.83 1 9 7 0 0
5 Indiana 8 25 25 1.00 1 19 12 1 0
6 Georgia Southern 9 20 24 1.20 1 7 8 0 0
7 Louisiana Tech 8 20 25 1.25 1 6 12 0 0
8 Mississippi State 8 21 29 1.38 0 5 10 0 0
9 SMU 9 25 35 1.40 1 12 12 1 0
10 Louisville 8 27 39 1.44 1 6 13 0 0
11 Air Force 7 11 17 1.55 1 18 4 1 0
12 Michigan 8 27 44 1.63 0 7 16 0 0
13 Texas Tech 9 28 46 1.64 4 16 13 2 0
14 NC State 7 18 30 1.67 2 5 9 0 0
14 Akron 8 21 35 1.67 0 5 11 0 0
14 Arizona State 9 21 35 1.67 0 9 12 0 0
17 Duke 9 16 27 1.69 0 6 7 0 0
18 North Texas 9 18 32 1.78 0 7 8 0 0
19 Iowa 9 19 37 1.95 0 11 9 1 0
20 USC 8 22 44 2.00 1 13 13 1 0
21 South Carolina 9 32 65 2.03 1 16 17 1 0
22 New Mexico State 8 22 45 2.05 3 10 12 1 0
23 Liberty 7 16 33 2.06 0 9 6 0 0
24 Maryland 9 29 61 2.10 2 19 15 2 0
25 Kent State 8 21 45 2.14 3 12 10 1 0
26 Toledo 9 27 58 2.15 1 8 12 0 0
27 UAB 7 27 59 2.19 2 8 13 0 0
28 Washington 6 18 40 2.22 0 32 10 1 1
28 Baylor 9 23 51 2.22 2 16 12 4 0
30 Sam Houston State 9 20 46 2.30 2 12 10 1 0
31 Notre Dame 8 24 56 2.33 0 7 15 0 0
32 Penn State 8 20 47 2.35 2 11 5 1 0
33 LSU 6 20 48 2.40 0 33 11 2 1
34 UCLA 9 20 49 2.45 2 10 9 2 0
35 Oklahoma State 8 33 83 2.52 3 12 17 2 0
36 Miami (FL) 9 23 59 2.57 0 20 14 4 1
37 Buffalo 8 20 52 2.60 0 16 10 1 0
37 Wake Forest 9 25 65 2.60 1 25 17 2 1
39 Colorado 7 21 55 2.62 0 12 11 2 0
40 Rice 8 28 75 2.68 5 12 14 2 0
41 Auburn 8 35 97 2.77 3 26 22 3 1
42 Utah 6 15 42 2.80 0 12 9 1 0
43 Alabama 9 19 54 2.84 1 27 12 1 1
44 Ohio 9 30 88 2.93 5 11 19 1 0
45 BYU 9 26 77 2.96 3 26 14 1 1
46 Purdue 7 15 45 3.00 1 14 7 2 0
46 Virginia 8 21 63 3.00 2 12 16 1 0
48 Ohio State 6 20 61 3.05 1 11 13 2 0
49 Memphis 8 18 55 3.06 2 18 12 1 0
49 Pittsburgh 7 18 55 3.06 3 20 8 1 1
51 Minnesota 8 18 56 3.11 2 26 11 1 1
52 San Jose State 10 27 86 3.19 1 15 17 3 0
53 Hawaii 8 23 74 3.22 3 17 12 2 0
54 Tennessee 7 13 42 3.23 0 13 8 1 0
55 Troy 9 24 78 3.25 0 21 16 4 1
56 Army 8 25 82 3.28 0 10 18 2 0
57 FIU 7 19 63 3.32 1 24 12 2 1
57 Bowling Green 9 25 83 3.32 0 17 13 2 0
59 Kennesaw State 8 25 84 3.36 1 14 19 3 0
60 UCF 9 30 102 3.40 5 30 19 2 1
61 Missouri 8 26 90 3.46 0 14 16 2 0
62 Oregon State 9 34 118 3.47 4 21 18 2 1
63 Florida 9 28 98 3.50 1 17 18 3 0
64 Boston College 8 26 93 3.58 2 19 16 3 0
65 Illinois 9 27 97 3.59 1 32 17 1 1
66 James Madison 10 20 72 3.60 3 11 13 2 0
67 Wisconsin 9 28 101 3.61 1 33 20 2 1
68 Houston 9 19 69 3.63 3 22 12 2 1
69 Texas 9 21 77 3.67 0 42 13 2 1
70 Nebraska 5 14 52 3.71 1 22 8 2 1
71 Western Michigan 9 32 122 3.81 1 26 23 2 1
72 Miami (OH) 10 29 111 3.83 4 53 15 3 1
73 Louisiana-Monroe 9 32 123 3.84 2 27 20 2 1
74 Texas State 9 21 81 3.86 1 15 13 3 0
74 Washington State 9 21 81 3.86 2 15 12 2 0
76 Jacksonville State 7 31 122 3.94 2 19 21 3 0
76 Louisiana 10 32 126 3.94 2 24 20 8 1
78 Charlotte 9 27 107 3.96 1 20 19 2 1
78 TCU 8 28 111 3.96 1 34 14 4 2
80 Tulsa 9 32 127 3.97 4 56 16 3 1
81 Northern Illinois 9 32 128 4.00 2 14 23 4 0
81 San Diego State 8 35 140 4.00 3 16 25 2 0
83 Kentucky 9 35 143 4.09 0 29 26 3 1
84 Appalachian State 7 26 109 4.19 1 32 15 4 1
85 Navy 8 28 119 4.25 2 28 21 2 1
86 Vanderbilt 8 27 115 4.26 3 38 18 2 1
86 Central Michigan 9 31 132 4.26 3 23 23 3 1
86 North Carolina 9 34 145 4.26 1 14 28 1 0
89 Georgia 8 15 64 4.27 1 22 8 3 2
90 Old Dominion 9 26 112 4.31 0 35 14 3 1
91 Connecticut 7 30 134 4.47 1 32 20 2 2
92 Western Kentucky 9 21 95 4.52 1 35 11 3 1
93 Oklahoma 7 15 68 4.53 0 30 8 3 1
93 California 9 30 136 4.53 4 55 19 4 1
95 Fresno State 9 23 105 4.57 2 26 14 3 1
96 Stanford 9 27 124 4.59 4 31 19 3 2
97 Utah State 9 28 129 4.61 0 30 20 2 1
98 Sacramento State 9 33 154 4.67 4 50 20 3 2
99 Ole Miss 6 21 99 4.71 1 16 16 3 0
100 Tulane 7 26 124 4.77 3 27 19 2 1
101 South Alabama 9 22 107 4.86 1 54 13 1 1
102 Nevada 8 32 156 4.88 4 31 17 7 1
103 Texas A&M 9 22 108 4.91 0 30 14 3 1
104 Georgia State 9 13 65 5.00 2 12 6 3 0
104 North Dakota State 8 17 85 5.00 1 24 13 2 1
106 Wyoming 7 23 117 5.09 1 22 17 4 1
107 USF 10 23 118 5.13 1 53 16 2 2
108 Temple 9 27 140 5.19 2 48 18 4 1
109 Cincinnati 7 15 78 5.20 1 13 12 3 0
110 Georgia Tech 8 30 157 5.23 2 29 18 5 3
111 West Virginia 9 24 127 5.29 1 47 17 4 2
112 Marshall 8 20 107 5.35 1 55 11 3 1
112 Southern Miss 9 31 166 5.35 3 43 23 3 2
114 Florida State 8 19 104 5.47 2 57 14 1 1
115 Rutgers 7 19 105 5.53 2 31 13 3 2
116 UTSA 8 24 135 5.63 2 59 17 2 1
116 UNLV 8 27 152 5.63 5 42 17 5 2
118 Michigan State 9 26 150 5.77 2 47 19 4 2
119 Eastern Michigan 9 29 169 5.83 1 42 16 5 2
120 Florida Atlantic 9 25 147 5.88 2 61 18 3 2
121 Oregon 7 17 101 5.94 1 33 12 2 2
122 Northwestern 9 33 201 6.09 3 43 21 5 3
123 Iowa State 9 29 179 6.17 4 54 19 5 2
124 Massachusetts 9 22 136 6.18 2 69 12 3 1
125 Arkansas 8 23 144 6.26 2 62 18 3 1
126 Arkansas State 9 28 176 6.29 1 36 19 5 3
127 Missouri State 9 29 189 6.52 2 30 20 6 2
128 Coastal Carolina 8 29 202 6.97 3 67 21 3 2
129 Middle Tennessee State 8 18 128 7.11 1 48 12 4 1
130 Colorado State 8 26 194 7.46 5 43 18 5 3
131 UTEP 8 29 222 7.66 5 67 20 7 2
132 Boise State 5 13 104 8.00 0 64 6 2 2
133 Ball State 10 28 225 8.04 2 66 21 5 3
134 Arizona 7 17 141 8.29 1 64 8 4 2
135 Kansas 8 23 197 8.57 2 90 14 4 3
136 Delaware 9 26 224 8.62 4 61 17 5 3
137 Virginia Tech 8 22 190 8.64 2 76 16 4 3
138 Syracuse 7 17 176 10.35 1 82 15 4 2
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards