2026 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 10/02/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Arkansas 1 1 -13 -13.00 0 -13 0 0 0
2 Navy 2 2 -21 -10.50 0 -8 0 0 0
3 Oregon State 2 2 -15 -7.50 0 -4 0 0 0
4 North Texas 3 4 -24 -6.00 0 2 0 0 0
5 Coastal Carolina 3 4 -23 -5.75 0 2 0 0 0
6 Duke 2 5 -21 -4.20 0 6 0 0 0
7 Oklahoma 4 5 -16 -3.20 0 5 0 0 0
8 Vanderbilt 4 5 -15 -3.00 0 4 0 0 0
8 Texas Tech 3 4 -12 -3.00 0 14 1 1 0
8 SMU 2 3 -9 -3.00 0 1 0 0 0
8 North Dakota State 2 3 -9 -3.00 0 5 0 0 0
8 Minnesota 1 1 -3 -3.00 0 -3 0 0 0
13 Boise State 2 2 -5 -2.50 0 2 0 0 0
14 Virginia Tech 3 5 -10 -2.00 0 7 1 0 0
14 Washington 3 4 -8 -2.00 0 2 0 0 0
14 Memphis 2 2 -4 -2.00 0 7 1 0 0
17 Boston College 4 5 -9 -1.80 0 4 0 0 0
17 FIU 4 5 -9 -1.80 0 6 0 0 0
19 San Diego State 3 3 -5 -1.67 0 3 0 0 0
19 Houston 3 3 -5 -1.67 0 5 0 0 0
19 Georgia Southern 2 3 -5 -1.67 0 6 0 0 0
22 Wisconsin 4 6 -9 -1.50 0 19 1 1 0
22 Marshall 2 2 -3 -1.50 0 -1 0 0 0
24 Nebraska 3 5 -7 -1.40 0 6 0 0 0
25 Texas State 2 3 -4 -1.33 0 3 0 0 0
25 Fresno State 1 3 -4 -1.33 0 4 0 0 0
27 Delaware 3 6 -7 -1.17 0 13 1 1 0
28 Notre Dame 2 6 -6 -1.00 0 10 1 1 0
28 Georgia State 2 4 -4 -1.00 0 4 0 0 0
28 Maryland 2 4 -4 -1.00 0 9 1 0 0
31 Alabama 3 6 -5 -0.83 0 6 0 0 0
32 Toledo 3 5 -4 -0.80 0 6 0 0 0
33 Massachusetts 3 4 -3 -0.75 0 6 0 0 0
33 Troy 2 4 -3 -0.75 0 6 0 0 0
35 Iowa 3 7 -5 -0.71 0 6 0 0 0
36 Sam Houston State 3 6 -3 -0.50 0 9 1 0 0
37 Kennesaw State 3 3 -1 -0.33 0 7 0 0 0
38 Charlotte 1 1 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
38 Miami (OH) 2 2 0 0.00 0 6 0 0 0
38 Colorado State 2 3 0 0.00 0 10 1 1 0
38 Kansas 3 5 0 0.00 0 2 0 0 0
42 Northwestern 3 6 1 0.17 0 6 0 0 0
43 UCLA 2 4 1 0.25 0 3 0 0 0
44 Akron 2 3 1 0.33 0 5 0 0 0
45 Mississippi State 2 2 1 0.50 0 3 0 0 0
45 Oregon 3 4 2 0.50 1 10 1 1 0
47 South Carolina 4 7 4 0.57 1 9 0 0 0
48 USF 3 5 3 0.60 0 8 0 0 0
49 Virginia 3 3 2 0.67 0 6 0 0 0
50 Michigan 3 4 3 0.75 0 6 0 0 0
50 Baylor 4 4 3 0.75 0 14 1 1 0
52 North Carolina 3 6 5 0.83 0 8 0 0 0
53 Appalachian State 2 2 2 1.00 0 3 0 0 0
53 LSU 2 3 3 1.00 0 5 0 0 0
53 Clemson 3 5 5 1.00 0 12 1 1 0
56 Old Dominion 2 6 7 1.17 0 8 1 0 0
57 Hawaii 2 4 5 1.25 0 8 1 0 0
58 TCU 2 4 6 1.50 0 6 0 0 0
59 Tennessee 4 5 9 1.80 1 23 2 1 1
60 Texas A&M 3 6 11 1.83 0 9 1 0 0
61 Georgia 2 2 4 2.00 0 2 0 0 0
61 Louisiana Tech 1 3 6 2.00 0 3 0 0 0
61 New Mexico 2 3 6 2.00 0 8 1 0 0
64 Missouri State 3 5 11 2.20 0 11 2 1 0
65 Arizona State 2 3 7 2.33 0 10 1 1 0
65 Liberty 2 3 7 2.33 0 12 1 1 0
67 Illinois 3 3 8 2.67 0 8 1 0 0
68 NC State 3 5 14 2.80 0 6 0 0 0
68 West Virginia 2 5 14 2.80 0 13 1 1 0
70 Missouri 2 6 17 2.83 0 10 1 1 0
71 Colorado 1 1 3 3.00 0 3 0 0 0
71 Rice 1 1 3 3.00 0 3 0 0 0
71 UCF 2 2 6 3.00 0 5 0 0 0
74 Utah 4 7 22 3.14 0 12 3 2 0
75 Western Kentucky 3 5 16 3.20 0 8 1 0 0
76 Ball State 3 4 13 3.25 1 14 1 1 0
77 Tulane 3 7 23 3.29 0 10 2 2 0
78 Florida 3 5 17 3.40 1 10 1 1 0
79 Central Michigan 2 4 14 3.50 0 7 1 0 0
79 UNLV 3 4 14 3.50 0 12 2 2 0
81 UAB 3 7 25 3.57 1 11 2 1 0
82 Louisville 3 5 19 3.80 0 9 2 0 0
82 Northern Illinois 3 5 19 3.80 1 30 2 2 1
84 Wake Forest 2 4 17 4.25 0 16 1 1 0
85 New Mexico State 2 3 13 4.33 0 6 0 0 0
85 Wyoming 2 3 13 4.33 0 7 0 0 0
85 Purdue 2 3 13 4.33 0 12 1 1 0
88 Ohio State 2 5 23 4.60 0 25 2 1 1
89 Syracuse 3 3 14 4.67 0 10 1 1 0
89 Penn State 3 3 14 4.67 0 17 1 1 0
91 Auburn 2 4 19 4.75 0 11 2 1 0
92 Indiana 3 6 29 4.83 1 17 1 1 0
93 Florida State 2 3 15 5.00 0 8 1 0 0
94 Western Michigan 3 3 16 5.33 0 15 1 1 0
95 Bowling Green 1 2 11 5.50 0 7 0 0 0
95 Jacksonville State 1 2 11 5.50 0 8 1 0 0
95 Pittsburgh 2 2 11 5.50 0 11 1 1 0
98 Ohio 2 3 17 5.67 0 9 1 0 0
99 Oklahoma State 3 9 52 5.78 0 24 4 4 1
100 Temple 2 5 29 5.80 0 15 2 2 0
101 Iowa State 1 1 6 6.00 0 6 0 0 0
101 Louisiana 1 2 12 6.00 0 8 0 0 0
101 Michigan State 1 2 12 6.00 0 9 1 0 0
101 Sacramento State 4 4 24 6.00 0 8 0 0 0
101 Utah State 2 4 24 6.00 0 13 1 1 0
101 Air Force 2 4 24 6.00 1 11 2 1 0
101 Eastern Michigan 3 8 48 6.00 0 19 3 2 0
108 USC 3 4 25 6.25 0 10 2 1 0
108 Louisiana-Monroe 3 4 25 6.25 0 17 2 1 0
110 Georgia Tech 2 2 13 6.50 0 11 1 1 0
110 Nevada 3 6 39 6.50 0 32 1 1 1
110 James Madison 4 10 65 6.50 0 41 4 2 1
113 Ole Miss 3 4 27 6.75 0 13 1 1 0
114 Washington State 4 8 55 6.88 0 22 3 2 2
115 San Jose State 2 2 14 7.00 0 7 0 0 0
116 Kansas State 4 6 43 7.17 0 21 4 2 1
117 Connecticut 2 2 15 7.50 0 8 2 0 0
118 Miami (FL) 3 4 31 7.75 0 27 1 1 1
119 Texas 1 2 16 8.00 0 15 1 1 0
119 Tulsa 3 3 24 8.00 1 18 2 2 0
119 East Carolina 3 6 48 8.00 0 19 5 2 0
122 BYU 1 1 9 9.00 0 9 1 0 0
123 Cincinnati 2 2 19 9.50 0 11 2 1 0
124 Arizona 2 3 29 9.67 0 16 2 2 0
125 Southern Miss 2 4 40 10.00 0 20 2 2 1
125 California 3 8 80 10.00 1 75 1 1 1
127 Kent State 1 1 16 16.00 0 16 1 1 0
128 UTSA 1 4 69 17.25 0 54 2 1 1
129 Rutgers 1 1 20 20.00 0 20 1 1 1
130 Stanford 1 1 22 22.00 0 22 1 1 1
131 Arkansas State 1 1 23 23.00 0 23 1 1 1
132 Buffalo 2 2 54 27.00 1 50 1 1 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards