2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 11/12/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Syracuse 5 6 -22 -3.67 1 5 0 0 0
2 Iowa 7 11 -27 -2.45 0 3 0 0 0
3 Navy 8 10 -21 -2.10 0 3 0 0 0
4 Old Dominion 10 17 -35 -2.06 0 17 2 2 0
5 Massachusetts 6 9 -9 -1.00 0 13 1 1 0
5 Iowa State 3 3 -3 -1.00 0 3 0 0 0
7 LSU 4 8 -5 -0.63 0 10 3 1 0
8 North Dakota State 7 15 -9 -0.60 1 15 1 1 0
9 Wake Forest 6 10 -5 -0.50 1 6 2 0 0
10 Delaware 4 5 -2 -0.40 1 8 1 0 0
11 Alabama 6 7 -1 -0.14 1 6 0 0 0
12 Boise State 6 10 2 0.20 0 6 1 0 0
13 Georgia State 5 8 2 0.25 0 9 2 0 0
13 Penn State 6 8 2 0.25 0 10 3 1 0
15 Notre Dame 8 16 5 0.31 0 9 5 0 0
16 Wisconsin 6 11 7 0.64 0 15 3 1 0
17 Fresno State 5 9 6 0.67 0 6 2 0 0
17 FIU 6 9 6 0.67 0 21 3 2 1
19 San Jose State 7 14 10 0.71 1 11 4 1 0
20 SMU 5 13 10 0.77 0 9 2 0 0
21 Coastal Carolina 8 13 11 0.85 0 8 4 0 0
21 UNLV 6 13 11 0.85 0 8 4 0 0
23 Vanderbilt 5 8 8 1.00 0 7 3 0 0
23 New Mexico State 6 10 10 1.00 1 18 4 1 0
23 Georgia Southern 8 14 14 1.00 1 13 4 1 0
26 Colorado 5 11 12 1.09 0 19 3 1 0
27 Nebraska 5 7 8 1.14 0 6 2 0 0
27 Oklahoma State 6 7 8 1.14 0 7 1 0 0
29 Texas State 5 5 6 1.20 1 6 0 0 0
29 Kansas 6 10 12 1.20 0 8 2 0 0
31 Miami (FL) 7 12 15 1.25 0 10 2 1 0
32 Louisiana-Monroe 8 16 21 1.31 1 26 3 1 1
33 Georgia Tech 5 11 15 1.36 0 11 4 1 0
34 Washington 7 15 21 1.40 1 9 3 0 0
35 Georgia 7 12 17 1.42 1 8 3 0 0
35 UTEP 7 12 17 1.42 1 12 3 1 0
37 Ohio 8 15 22 1.47 1 15 3 1 0
38 Marshall 6 13 20 1.54 0 7 3 0 0
39 USC 6 8 13 1.63 0 6 1 0 0
40 Minnesota 4 9 15 1.67 0 9 4 0 0
41 Wyoming 6 11 19 1.73 0 16 1 1 0
42 Baylor 8 15 27 1.80 0 9 4 0 0
43 Northwestern 4 7 13 1.86 0 13 2 2 0
44 NC State 8 13 25 1.92 0 16 4 2 0
45 North Carolina 7 15 30 2.00 0 8 4 0 0
46 Pittsburgh 6 11 23 2.09 0 14 3 2 0
47 Duke 8 13 28 2.15 0 27 3 1 1
48 TCU 7 14 31 2.21 0 11 4 2 0
49 Nevada 6 15 34 2.27 0 23 5 1 1
50 BYU 5 8 19 2.38 1 8 3 0 0
50 Clemson 6 13 31 2.38 0 17 5 1 0
52 Western Michigan 4 5 12 2.40 0 6 1 0 0
52 Texas A&M 5 10 24 2.40 0 5 2 0 0
54 Maryland 5 9 22 2.44 0 6 3 0 0
55 Connecticut 8 15 37 2.47 0 14 5 1 0
55 Troy 7 17 42 2.47 0 7 6 0 0
57 Louisiana Tech 7 14 35 2.50 0 25 4 2 1
58 Houston 7 8 21 2.63 1 10 2 1 0
59 Texas 6 11 29 2.64 1 12 3 1 0
60 USF 7 17 46 2.71 1 19 7 2 0
61 Toledo 8 15 41 2.73 0 19 5 2 0
62 Ball State 6 9 25 2.78 0 16 3 2 0
63 Louisville 4 5 14 2.80 0 4 1 0 0
64 Eastern Michigan 6 7 20 2.86 1 6 2 0 0
65 Mississippi State 7 15 43 2.87 0 14 5 2 0
66 Missouri 5 8 23 2.88 0 22 2 1 1
66 Oregon 9 17 49 2.88 1 16 5 3 0
68 West Virginia 4 6 18 3.00 0 6 2 0 0
68 Colorado State 4 8 24 3.00 1 13 2 1 0
68 James Madison 4 9 27 3.00 0 17 2 1 0
68 Southern Miss 7 15 45 3.00 0 9 5 0 0
72 Virginia 8 18 55 3.06 0 17 7 1 0
73 Temple 8 17 53 3.12 0 14 7 2 0
74 Sam Houston State 6 13 41 3.15 0 18 5 4 0
74 Virginia Tech 6 13 41 3.15 0 45 2 2 1
76 UCF 9 14 45 3.21 0 10 6 1 0
77 Missouri State 5 9 29 3.22 0 14 2 1 0
77 Ohio State 7 9 29 3.22 0 15 5 1 0
79 Oklahoma 7 17 55 3.24 0 15 4 2 0
80 Auburn 8 14 47 3.36 0 14 4 1 0
81 Kansas State 8 13 45 3.46 1 30 4 1 1
82 Florida 6 10 35 3.50 0 10 4 1 0
82 Louisiana 5 10 35 3.50 0 15 4 1 0
84 Bowling Green 7 11 39 3.55 0 8 3 0 0
85 Rice 5 9 32 3.56 0 13 5 1 0
85 California 4 9 32 3.56 0 17 6 1 0
87 Ole Miss 5 8 29 3.63 0 13 4 1 0
88 Appalachian State 7 9 33 3.67 1 21 2 1 1
89 Kentucky 6 8 30 3.75 1 10 3 1 0
90 Arkansas State 9 18 68 3.78 0 11 7 2 0
91 Purdue 6 11 42 3.82 0 9 5 0 0
92 UTSA 7 18 69 3.83 1 34 6 1 1
93 Air Force 6 7 27 3.86 0 15 4 1 0
93 Kent State 7 7 27 3.86 1 11 4 1 0
95 Cincinnati 6 8 31 3.88 0 11 3 2 0
96 Arizona 5 12 48 4.00 0 11 7 2 0
97 Kennesaw State 8 12 51 4.25 0 12 3 1 0
98 Memphis 8 14 60 4.29 0 25 4 2 1
99 Rutgers 6 7 31 4.43 1 15 3 2 0
100 Middle Tennessee State 5 6 27 4.50 0 15 2 2 0
101 North Texas 4 12 55 4.58 0 27 4 2 1
102 Tulsa 5 8 37 4.63 0 9 3 0 0
102 South Carolina 5 8 37 4.63 0 9 6 0 0
104 UAB 7 15 72 4.80 1 25 7 2 1
105 Arizona State 6 11 53 4.82 0 22 3 2 1
106 Western Kentucky 5 8 39 4.88 0 9 5 0 0
107 Central Michigan 5 9 44 4.89 1 10 4 1 0
108 Arkansas 5 10 49 4.90 0 11 4 1 0
109 East Carolina 8 18 89 4.94 1 23 8 4 1
110 Utah State 8 12 61 5.08 0 22 6 3 1
111 Tulane 8 19 98 5.16 3 34 8 3 1
112 UCLA 2 4 21 5.25 0 20 2 1 1
113 Buffalo 7 9 48 5.33 1 29 3 2 1
113 Boston College 6 12 64 5.33 1 23 7 2 2
115 Michigan State 5 9 49 5.44 0 11 5 1 0
116 Jacksonville State 6 11 62 5.64 0 25 5 2 1
117 Sacramento State 6 15 87 5.80 2 40 5 1 1
118 South Alabama 4 6 35 5.83 1 31 2 1 1
119 Indiana 8 9 53 5.89 1 39 1 1 1
120 San Diego State 7 12 71 5.92 0 19 8 1 0
121 Army 8 14 85 6.07 0 35 8 2 1
122 Stanford 3 9 55 6.11 2 12 5 2 0
123 Illinois 5 7 43 6.14 2 15 3 1 0
124 Washington State 5 9 56 6.22 0 17 5 2 0
125 Florida State 4 4 26 6.50 0 9 2 0 0
126 Miami (OH) 6 8 54 6.75 1 50 3 1 1
127 Utah 5 5 34 6.80 1 19 2 1 0
128 Florida Atlantic 7 16 114 7.13 1 58 5 2 2
129 Michigan 6 13 95 7.31 0 54 5 4 2
130 Hawaii 6 11 87 7.91 2 21 7 2 1
131 Liberty 7 10 81 8.10 1 65 1 1 1
132 Northern Illinois 5 8 66 8.25 1 27 5 1 1
133 Tennessee 7 11 91 8.27 1 20 7 4 1
134 Oregon State 4 7 67 9.57 1 38 3 2 1
135 Charlotte 7 13 128 9.85 1 33 8 5 2
136 Texas Tech 6 10 106 10.60 0 44 7 5 2
137 New Mexico 8 10 117 11.70 1 86 6 2 1
138 Akron 4 9 166 18.44 1 82 6 3 3
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards