2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 10/09/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 North Texas 3 4 -24 -6.00 0 2 0 0 0
2 Coastal Carolina 3 4 -23 -5.75 0 2 0 0 0
3 Duke 2 5 -21 -4.20 0 6 0 0 0
4 Oklahoma 4 5 -16 -3.20 0 5 0 0 0
5 Oregon State 2 2 -15 -7.50 0 -4 0 0 0
5 Vanderbilt 4 5 -15 -3.00 0 4 0 0 0
5 Navy 3 6 -15 -2.50 0 8 1 0 0
8 Washington 5 6 -14 -2.33 0 3 0 0 0
9 Texas Tech 3 4 -12 -3.00 0 14 1 1 0
10 Virginia Tech 3 5 -10 -2.00 0 7 1 0 0
11 Boston College 4 5 -9 -1.80 0 4 0 0 0
11 FIU 4 5 -9 -1.80 0 6 0 0 0
11 Wisconsin 4 6 -9 -1.50 0 19 1 1 0
11 Alabama 4 7 -9 -1.29 0 6 0 0 0
15 Memphis 3 3 -8 -2.67 0 7 1 0 0
16 SMU 3 4 -7 -1.75 0 2 0 0 0
16 Nebraska 3 5 -7 -1.40 0 6 0 0 0
16 Delaware 3 6 -7 -1.17 0 13 1 1 0
19 South Alabama 1 1 -5 -5.00 0 -5 0 0 0
19 Georgia Southern 2 3 -5 -1.67 0 6 0 0 0
21 Fresno State 1 3 -4 -1.33 0 4 0 0 0
21 Bowling Green 2 4 -4 -1.00 0 7 0 0 0
21 Toledo 3 5 -4 -0.80 0 6 0 0 0
24 Marshall 2 2 -3 -1.50 0 -1 0 0 0
24 Massachusetts 3 4 -3 -0.75 0 6 0 0 0
24 North Dakota State 3 5 -3 -0.60 0 5 0 0 0
24 Sam Houston State 3 6 -3 -0.50 0 9 1 0 0
28 Houston 4 4 -2 -0.50 0 5 0 0 0
29 Kennesaw State 3 3 -1 -0.33 0 7 0 0 0
29 San Diego State 4 4 -1 -0.25 0 4 0 0 0
31 Miami (OH) 2 2 0 0.00 0 6 0 0 0
31 Colorado State 2 3 0 0.00 0 10 1 1 0
31 Kansas 3 5 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0
31 Iowa 4 8 0 0.00 0 6 0 0 0
35 Wyoming 4 8 1 0.13 1 8 0 0 0
35 Northwestern 3 6 1 0.17 0 6 0 0 0
35 UCLA 2 4 1 0.25 0 3 0 0 0
35 LSU 3 4 1 0.25 0 5 0 0 0
35 BYU 2 3 1 0.33 0 9 1 0 0
35 Mississippi State 2 2 1 0.50 0 3 0 0 0
35 Rice 2 2 1 0.50 0 3 0 0 0
42 Georgia State 3 7 2 0.29 0 13 1 1 0
42 Oregon 3 4 2 0.50 1 10 1 1 0
42 Virginia 3 3 2 0.67 0 6 0 0 0
42 Appalachian State 2 2 2 1.00 0 3 0 0 0
46 Troy 3 5 3 0.60 0 6 0 0 0
46 Baylor 4 4 3 0.75 0 14 1 1 0
48 South Carolina 4 7 4 0.57 1 9 0 0 0
48 Michigan 4 5 4 0.80 0 6 0 0 0
48 Georgia 2 2 4 2.00 0 2 0 0 0
51 Maryland 3 5 5 1.00 0 9 2 0 0
51 Clemson 3 5 5 1.00 0 12 1 1 0
53 Notre Dame 3 7 6 0.86 0 12 2 2 0
53 Louisiana Tech 1 3 6 2.00 0 3 0 0 0
53 New Mexico 2 3 6 2.00 0 8 1 0 0
56 UCF 3 4 7 1.75 0 5 0 0 0
56 Arizona State 2 3 7 2.33 0 10 1 1 0
56 Liberty 2 3 7 2.33 0 12 1 1 0
59 North Carolina 4 7 8 1.14 0 8 0 0 0
59 Illinois 3 3 8 2.67 0 8 1 0 0
61 Hawaii 3 5 10 2.00 0 8 1 0 0
61 Minnesota 2 2 10 5.00 0 13 1 1 0
63 Texas A&M 3 6 11 1.83 0 9 1 0 0
63 Kentucky 1 4 11 2.75 0 6 0 0 0
63 Jacksonville State 1 2 11 5.50 0 8 1 0 0
63 Pittsburgh 2 2 11 5.50 0 11 1 1 0
67 Louisiana 1 2 12 6.00 0 8 0 0 0
67 Middle Tennessee State 1 2 12 6.00 0 12 1 1 0
69 West Virginia 3 7 13 1.86 0 13 1 1 0
69 Boise State 3 5 13 2.60 0 10 1 1 0
69 New Mexico State 2 3 13 4.33 0 6 0 0 0
69 Arkansas 2 3 13 4.33 0 14 2 2 0
69 Georgia Tech 2 2 13 6.50 0 11 1 1 0
74 UNLV 3 4 14 3.50 0 12 2 2 0
74 Texas State 3 4 14 3.50 0 18 1 1 0
74 Syracuse 3 3 14 4.67 0 10 1 1 0
74 Penn State 3 3 14 4.67 0 17 1 1 0
78 Old Dominion 3 7 15 2.14 0 8 2 0 0
78 NC State 4 7 15 2.14 0 12 1 1 0
78 TCU 3 5 15 3.00 1 9 0 0 0
78 Rutgers 2 3 15 5.00 0 20 1 1 1
78 Colorado 2 2 15 7.50 0 12 1 1 0
78 Kent State 2 2 15 7.50 0 16 1 1 0
84 Louisville 4 6 16 2.67 0 9 2 0 0
84 Wake Forest 3 6 16 2.67 0 16 2 2 0
84 Tennessee 5 6 16 2.67 2 23 2 1 1
84 Western Kentucky 3 5 16 3.20 0 8 1 0 0
84 Western Michigan 3 3 16 5.33 0 15 1 1 0
84 Texas 1 2 16 8.00 0 15 1 1 0
90 Missouri 2 6 17 2.83 0 10 1 1 0
90 Florida 3 5 17 3.40 1 10 1 1 0
90 Charlotte 2 4 17 4.25 0 16 2 2 0
90 Ohio 2 3 17 5.67 0 9 1 0 0
94 Central Michigan 3 5 18 3.60 0 7 1 0 0
95 Northern Illinois 3 5 19 3.80 1 30 2 2 1
96 Florida State 3 6 21 3.50 0 8 1 0 0
97 Utah 4 7 22 3.14 0 12 3 2 0
97 Auburn 3 6 22 3.67 0 11 2 1 0
97 Connecticut 3 3 22 7.33 0 8 3 0 0
97 Stanford 1 1 22 22.00 0 22 1 1 1
101 Tulane 3 7 23 3.29 0 10 2 2 0
101 Miami (FL) 4 6 23 3.83 0 27 1 1 1
101 Ohio State 2 5 23 4.60 0 25 2 1 1
104 Missouri State 4 6 24 4.00 0 13 3 2 0
104 USC 4 5 24 4.80 0 10 2 1 0
104 Sacramento State 4 4 24 6.00 0 8 0 0 0
104 Akron 3 4 24 6.00 1 23 1 1 1
104 Iowa State 2 3 24 8.00 0 26 1 1 1
104 Tulsa 3 3 24 8.00 1 18 2 2 0
110 UAB 3 7 25 3.57 1 11 2 1 0
110 Ball State 4 6 25 4.17 1 14 1 1 0
110 Michigan State 2 4 25 6.25 0 9 1 0 0
113 Ole Miss 3 4 27 6.75 0 13 1 1 0
114 Cincinnati 3 5 28 5.60 1 11 2 1 0
115 Indiana 3 6 29 4.83 1 17 1 1 0
115 Temple 2 5 29 5.80 0 15 2 2 0
115 Arizona 2 3 29 9.67 0 16 2 2 0
118 San Jose State 4 4 31 7.75 0 15 1 1 0
119 Florida Atlantic 1 1 34 34.00 0 34 1 1 1
120 Air Force 3 7 35 5.00 1 11 2 1 0
120 Arkansas State 2 3 35 11.67 0 23 1 1 1
122 Louisiana-Monroe 4 6 38 6.33 0 17 2 1 0
123 Nevada 3 6 39 6.50 0 32 1 1 1
124 Purdue 3 5 40 8.00 0 14 3 3 0
124 Southern Miss 2 4 40 10.00 0 20 2 2 1
126 Kansas State 4 6 43 7.17 0 21 4 2 1
127 Eastern Michigan 3 8 48 6.00 0 19 3 2 0
127 East Carolina 3 6 48 8.00 0 19 5 2 0
129 Washington State 6 11 50 4.55 0 22 3 2 2
130 Oklahoma State 3 9 52 5.78 0 24 4 4 1
131 Buffalo 3 4 54 13.50 1 50 1 1 1
132 Utah State 4 9 55 6.11 0 13 3 3 0
133 USF 4 8 59 7.38 1 34 2 2 1
134 James Madison 4 10 65 6.50 0 41 4 2 1
135 UTSA 3 7 77 11.00 0 54 3 1 1
136 California 3 8 80 10.00 1 75 1 1 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards