2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 10/23/2026

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 Clemson 6 16 8 0.50 1 8 8 0 0
4 SMU 6 15 9 0.60 1 4 6 0 0
5 USC 6 11 12 1.09 0 4 5 0 0
6 Kansas State 5 10 11 1.10 0 4 5 0 0
7 Georgia Southern 7 17 19 1.12 1 7 7 0 0
8 Akron 6 15 17 1.13 0 5 6 0 0
9 Louisiana Tech 5 15 18 1.20 1 6 10 0 0
10 Louisville 7 23 28 1.22 1 5 10 0 0
11 Miami (FL) 6 12 16 1.33 0 11 7 2 0
12 New Mexico 6 8 11 1.38 0 6 3 0 0
13 Texas Tech 6 19 27 1.42 0 16 10 2 0
14 NC State 6 17 25 1.47 2 5 8 0 0
14 Michigan 6 19 28 1.47 0 7 11 0 0
16 Houston 7 12 18 1.50 2 8 6 0 0
16 Kent State 5 16 24 1.50 2 12 5 1 0
18 Auburn 6 23 38 1.65 0 15 11 1 0
19 Arizona State 6 12 20 1.67 0 4 7 0 0
20 Toledo 6 21 36 1.71 1 7 8 0 0
21 Mississippi State 5 14 25 1.79 0 5 9 0 0
22 Iowa 6 11 21 1.91 0 9 6 0 0
23 Duke 7 12 23 1.92 0 6 6 0 0
24 Utah 4 7 14 2.00 0 4 3 0 0
24 North Texas 6 14 28 2.00 0 7 6 0 0
24 UCF 6 17 34 2.00 1 6 10 0 0
27 South Carolina 6 17 35 2.06 0 16 9 1 0
28 Baylor 6 15 31 2.07 1 11 8 3 0
29 Washington 4 15 32 2.13 0 32 7 1 1
29 Sam Houston State 7 16 34 2.13 2 12 8 1 0
31 UAB 6 23 51 2.22 2 8 10 0 0
32 FIU 5 13 29 2.23 0 12 7 1 0
33 Notre Dame 6 14 32 2.29 0 6 10 0 0
34 New Mexico State 6 14 33 2.36 2 10 7 1 0
35 Liberty 6 13 31 2.38 0 9 6 0 0
36 Illinois 6 21 51 2.43 0 9 13 0 0
37 LSU 5 18 45 2.50 0 33 10 2 1
38 Colorado 5 15 38 2.53 0 11 8 1 0
39 UCLA 6 13 33 2.54 1 10 6 2 0
40 Purdue 5 11 28 2.55 1 14 4 1 0
41 Penn State 7 18 46 2.56 2 11 5 1 0
42 Oklahoma State 5 21 57 2.71 1 12 10 2 0
43 Wake Forest 7 22 60 2.73 1 25 16 2 1
44 Air Force 5 8 22 2.75 1 18 3 1 0
45 Indiana 6 17 47 2.76 1 19 10 1 0
46 Oregon 5 10 28 2.80 0 9 6 0 0
46 Buffalo 5 15 42 2.80 0 16 7 1 0
48 Jacksonville State 5 23 65 2.83 2 13 15 1 0
49 Ohio 7 26 74 2.85 5 11 15 1 0
50 Maryland 7 24 69 2.88 2 19 13 2 0
51 Florida 7 19 55 2.89 0 11 12 1 0
52 Virginia 7 17 50 2.94 1 12 12 1 0
53 Boston College 6 18 56 3.11 1 19 9 2 0
53 Massachusetts 7 19 59 3.11 0 16 10 2 0
55 Tennessee 6 11 35 3.18 0 13 6 1 0
56 Rice 6 21 67 3.19 3 12 11 2 0
57 Bowling Green 6 17 56 3.29 0 10 8 1 0
57 Nevada 6 21 69 3.29 2 13 10 3 0
59 Kentucky 7 27 90 3.33 0 16 20 2 0
60 San Jose State 7 17 57 3.35 1 15 10 2 0
61 Pittsburgh 5 14 47 3.36 3 20 6 1 1
62 UNLV 6 16 54 3.38 2 11 9 2 0
63 UTSA 7 20 68 3.40 1 10 14 1 0
64 Missouri 7 19 66 3.47 0 10 12 1 0
65 Ohio State 4 14 49 3.50 1 10 10 1 0
65 Army 6 16 56 3.50 0 10 11 2 0
67 Troy 6 12 43 3.58 0 21 9 1 1
68 James Madison 8 17 61 3.59 2 11 11 2 0
69 Hawaii 6 18 65 3.61 3 17 10 2 0
70 Louisiana 7 21 76 3.62 0 24 12 5 1
71 Oregon State 7 24 87 3.63 1 21 14 2 1
72 San Diego State 6 25 92 3.68 2 16 16 2 0
73 Western Michigan 7 30 111 3.70 1 26 21 2 1
74 Northern Illinois 6 21 78 3.71 2 14 15 2 0
75 Kennesaw State 6 15 56 3.73 0 14 11 2 0
76 BYU 6 12 45 3.75 1 26 6 1 1
77 Cincinnati 4 11 42 3.82 0 9 9 0 0
77 Fresno State 7 17 65 3.82 1 26 9 1 1
79 Minnesota 5 12 46 3.83 1 26 7 1 1
80 Texas State 6 16 62 3.88 1 15 9 3 0
81 West Virginia 7 18 71 3.94 1 47 11 2 1
81 Tulsa 8 31 122 3.94 4 56 15 3 1
83 Alabama 7 13 52 4.00 1 27 9 1 1
84 Wisconsin 6 19 77 4.05 1 33 15 2 1
85 TCU 5 17 69 4.06 0 34 10 3 1
86 Washington State 7 15 61 4.07 0 15 10 1 0
87 North Carolina 6 21 86 4.10 0 9 19 0 0
88 Iowa State 6 17 70 4.12 2 26 9 2 1
89 Arizona 4 7 29 4.14 0 15 4 1 0
90 Memphis 6 12 50 4.17 1 18 10 1 0
91 Wyoming 6 19 80 4.21 0 14 14 2 0
92 Arkansas State 7 19 81 4.26 1 36 13 2 1
93 Nebraska 4 11 47 4.27 1 22 6 2 1
94 Georgia Tech 6 23 99 4.30 1 29 14 3 1
95 Vanderbilt 6 18 78 4.33 2 38 12 1 1
95 Charlotte 7 21 91 4.33 1 20 14 2 1
97 Northwestern 6 23 100 4.35 2 39 13 2 1
98 Stanford 8 25 109 4.36 3 31 18 2 2
99 Appalachian State 5 21 92 4.38 1 32 13 3 1
99 Louisiana-Monroe 5 24 105 4.38 1 27 16 2 1
101 Miami (OH) 7 21 95 4.52 2 53 12 3 1
102 Tulane 4 17 77 4.53 2 27 12 1 1
103 Central Michigan 6 27 127 4.70 3 23 21 3 1
104 Western Kentucky 7 17 80 4.71 1 35 9 3 1
105 Navy 5 22 105 4.77 1 28 19 1 1
106 Old Dominion 6 17 82 4.82 0 35 9 2 1
107 Ole Miss 4 14 69 4.93 0 16 10 3 0
108 Connecticut 5 18 91 5.06 0 32 11 2 2
109 Utah State 6 21 109 5.19 0 30 16 2 1
110 Marshall 6 17 90 5.29 0 55 9 2 1
110 Missouri State 7 24 127 5.29 1 26 15 4 1
112 Texas A&M 7 19 103 5.42 0 30 12 3 1
113 Georgia State 6 9 49 5.44 2 12 4 2 0
114 Sacramento State 5 17 94 5.53 3 50 10 2 1
114 California 7 19 105 5.53 4 55 13 3 1
116 Colorado State 5 17 95 5.59 2 40 12 2 1
117 North Dakota State 7 15 84 5.60 1 24 12 2 1
118 South Alabama 7 13 74 5.69 1 54 6 1 1
119 Temple 7 21 120 5.71 1 48 15 3 1
120 Texas 6 11 63 5.73 0 42 7 1 1
120 Georgia 6 11 63 5.73 1 22 7 3 2
122 Delaware 7 17 98 5.76 3 56 11 1 1
123 Michigan State 7 19 114 6.00 1 47 15 3 1
124 USF 7 17 103 6.06 1 53 12 2 2
125 Southern Miss 6 21 136 6.48 3 43 16 3 2
126 Eastern Michigan 7 23 160 6.96 0 42 15 5 2
127 Florida State 6 14 98 7.00 2 57 11 1 1
128 Florida Atlantic 6 19 134 7.05 2 61 14 3 2
129 Arkansas 6 18 135 7.50 2 62 15 3 1
129 Coastal Carolina 7 26 195 7.50 2 67 19 3 2
131 Middle Tennessee State 7 17 128 7.53 1 48 12 4 1
132 UTEP 6 26 206 7.92 5 67 18 6 2
133 Rutgers 5 10 84 8.40 1 31 7 2 2
134 Ball State 7 19 175 9.21 2 66 14 3 2
135 Virginia Tech 6 15 146 9.73 2 76 10 3 2
136 Kansas 5 15 152 10.13 2 90 9 2 2
137 Syracuse 5 13 138 10.62 1 82 11 2 2
138 Boise State 2 5 72 14.40 0 64 3 1 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards