2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 09/18/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Coastal Carolina 2 3 -25 -8.33 0 -5 0 0 0
2 Texas Tech 2 2 -17 -8.50 0 -7 0 0 0
2 Delaware 2 3 -17 -5.67 0 6 0 0 0
2 Virginia Tech 2 4 -17 -4.25 0 7 1 0 0
5 Oklahoma 2 3 -15 -5.00 0 0 0 0 0
6 Arkansas 1 1 -13 -13.00 0 -13 0 0 0
6 North Texas 1 2 -13 -6.50 0 -5 0 0 0
6 Alabama 1 2 -13 -6.50 0 -4 0 0 0
6 Vanderbilt 2 3 -13 -4.33 0 0 0 0 0
10 Memphis 1 1 -11 -11.00 0 -11 0 0 0
10 Northern Illinois 2 4 -11 -2.75 0 10 1 1 0
12 San Diego State 1 1 -10 -10.00 0 -10 0 0 0
13 FIU 2 2 -9 -4.50 0 -1 0 0 0
13 Troy 1 3 -9 -3.00 0 0 0 0 0
13 North Dakota State 2 3 -9 -3.00 0 5 0 0 0
16 Navy 1 1 -8 -8.00 0 -8 0 0 0
17 Boise State 1 1 -7 -7.00 0 -7 0 0 0
17 Wisconsin 2 2 -7 -3.50 0 1 0 0 0
19 Arizona State 1 1 -6 -6.00 0 -6 0 0 0
19 Miami (OH) 1 1 -6 -6.00 0 -6 0 0 0
19 Iowa 2 6 -6 -1.00 0 6 0 0 0
22 Tulsa 1 1 -5 -5.00 0 -5 0 0 0
22 Ball State 2 2 -5 -2.50 0 2 0 0 0
22 Houston 3 3 -5 -1.67 0 5 0 0 0
22 Georgia Southern 2 3 -5 -1.67 0 6 0 0 0
26 Purdue 1 1 -4 -4.00 0 -4 0 0 0
26 Washington 1 1 -4 -4.00 0 -4 0 0 0
26 Baylor 2 2 -4 -2.00 0 -1 0 0 0
26 Georgia State 2 4 -4 -1.00 0 4 0 0 0
26 Maryland 2 4 -4 -1.00 0 9 1 0 0
31 Penn State 2 2 -3 -1.50 0 0 0 0 0
31 Akron 1 2 -3 -1.50 0 5 0 0 0
33 Western Michigan 1 1 -2 -2.00 0 -2 0 0 0
33 LSU 1 2 -2 -1.00 0 -1 0 0 0
33 UCLA 1 2 -2 -1.00 0 3 0 0 0
36 Auburn 1 1 -1 -1.00 0 -1 0 0 0
36 Marshall 1 1 -1 -1.00 0 -1 0 0 0
36 Toledo 2 2 -1 -0.50 0 6 0 0 0
36 Kansas 2 3 -1 -0.33 0 0 0 0 0
40 Wyoming 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
40 Kennesaw State 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
40 James Madison 2 3 0 0.00 0 1 0 0 0
43 Clemson 2 4 1 0.25 0 12 1 1 0
43 Utah 2 3 1 0.33 0 8 1 0 0
43 Colorado State 1 2 1 0.50 0 10 1 1 0
43 Illinois 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
43 SMU 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
43 Texas State 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
43 Virginia 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 0 0 0
50 Georgia 1 1 2 2.00 0 2 0 0 0
51 Colorado 1 1 3 3.00 0 3 0 0 0
51 TCU 1 1 3 3.00 0 3 0 0 0
53 South Carolina 2 4 4 1.00 0 7 0 0 0
53 NC State 2 3 4 1.33 0 5 0 0 0
53 Michigan 2 2 4 2.00 0 6 0 0 0
53 Texas A&M 1 2 4 2.00 0 8 0 0 0
53 Buffalo 1 1 4 4.00 0 4 0 0 0
58 Hawaii 2 4 5 1.25 0 8 1 0 0
59 Notre Dame 1 5 6 1.20 0 10 1 1 0
59 Nevada 2 4 6 1.50 0 5 0 0 0
59 California 1 4 6 1.50 0 6 0 0 0
59 Louisiana Tech 1 3 6 2.00 0 3 0 0 0
59 New Mexico 2 3 6 2.00 0 8 1 0 0
59 Oregon 2 3 6 2.00 1 10 1 1 0
59 UCF 2 2 6 3.00 0 5 0 0 0
59 Iowa State 1 1 6 6.00 0 6 0 0 0
59 Massachusetts 1 1 6 6.00 0 6 0 0 0
59 New Mexico State 1 1 6 6.00 0 6 0 0 0
69 Old Dominion 2 6 7 1.17 0 8 1 0 0
69 Ohio State 1 3 7 2.33 0 8 1 0 0
69 UAB 1 2 7 3.50 0 4 0 0 0
69 Ole Miss 2 2 7 3.50 0 4 0 0 0
69 Utah State 1 2 7 3.50 0 7 0 0 0
74 Cincinnati 1 1 8 8.00 0 8 1 0 0
74 Connecticut 1 1 8 8.00 0 8 1 0 0
74 Florida State 1 1 8 8.00 0 8 1 0 0
77 Sam Houston State 2 4 9 2.25 0 9 1 0 0
77 Boston College 2 3 9 3.00 0 4 0 0 0
77 USF 2 3 9 3.00 0 8 0 0 0
77 Northwestern 1 2 9 4.50 0 5 0 0 0
77 Ohio 1 1 9 9.00 0 9 1 0 0
82 North Carolina 2 4 10 2.50 0 8 0 0 0
82 Missouri 1 2 10 5.00 0 10 1 1 0
84 Kansas State 2 3 11 3.67 0 9 2 0 0
84 Bowling Green 1 2 11 5.50 0 7 0 0 0
84 Jacksonville State 1 2 11 5.50 0 8 1 0 0
84 Pittsburgh 2 2 11 5.50 0 11 1 1 0
84 Missouri State 1 1 11 11.00 0 11 1 1 0
89 Nebraska 2 3 12 4.00 0 6 0 0 0
89 Central Michigan 1 3 12 4.00 0 7 1 0 0
89 Air Force 1 2 12 6.00 0 11 1 1 0
92 East Carolina 2 3 13 4.33 0 10 2 1 0
92 Western Kentucky 1 2 13 6.50 0 8 1 0 0
92 Louisville 2 2 13 6.50 0 9 1 0 0
92 Georgia Tech 2 2 13 6.50 0 11 1 1 0
96 UNLV 3 4 14 3.50 0 12 2 2 0
96 Syracuse 3 3 14 4.67 0 10 1 1 0
96 San Jose State 2 2 14 7.00 0 7 0 0 0
99 Oklahoma State 2 4 15 3.75 0 11 1 1 0
99 Eastern Michigan 1 2 15 7.50 0 10 1 1 0
101 Kent State 1 1 16 16.00 0 16 1 1 0
102 Wake Forest 2 4 17 4.25 0 16 1 1 0
102 Sacramento State 3 3 17 5.67 0 8 0 0 0
104 USC 2 3 19 6.33 0 10 2 1 0
105 West Virginia 1 4 23 5.75 0 13 1 1 0
105 Florida 2 4 23 5.75 1 10 1 1 0
105 Arkansas State 1 1 23 23.00 0 23 1 1 1
108 Indiana 2 3 25 8.33 0 17 1 1 0
108 Tennessee 2 3 25 8.33 1 23 2 1 1
108 Louisiana-Monroe 2 2 25 12.50 0 17 2 1 0
111 Tulane 2 5 28 5.60 0 10 2 2 0
112 Temple 2 5 29 5.80 0 15 2 2 0
112 Arizona 2 3 29 9.67 0 16 2 2 0
114 Miami (FL) 2 3 31 10.33 0 27 1 1 1
115 Southern Miss 1 3 38 12.67 0 20 2 2 1
116 Washington State 2 4 58 14.50 0 22 3 2 2
117 UTSA 1 4 69 17.25 0 54 2 1 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards