2015 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | 8 | 13 | -40 | -3.08 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 12 | 20 | -37 | -1.85 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | 11 | -36 | -3.27 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Baylor | 8 | 12 | -35 | -2.92 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Alabama | 9 | 12 | -29 | -2.42 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisville | 7 | 9 | -26 | -2.89 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 6 | 6 | -25 | -4.17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 9 | -22 | -2.44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 6 | 9 | -17 | -1.89 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida International | 8 | 10 | -17 | -1.70 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 4 | 5 | -16 | -3.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 6 | 11 | -12 | -1.09 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Texas | 6 | 10 | -11 | -1.10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 5 | -9 | -1.80 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington State | 8 | 11 | -4 | -0.36 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Western Michigan | 6 | 7 | -3 | -0.43 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Rice | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Virginia | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Marshall | 10 | 18 | 10 | 0.56 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTEP | 6 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3.60 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Massachusetts | 9 | 13 | 23 | 1.77 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UNLV | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | California | 7 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kentucky | 7 | 12 | 41 | 3.42 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Memphis | 7 | 14 | -36 | -2.57 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 10 | -19 | -1.90 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Washington | 7 | 8 | -18 | -2.25 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Tennessee | 10 | 10 | -7 | -0.70 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Houston | 7 | 12 | -6 | -0.50 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 8 | -4 | -0.50 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Syracuse | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Ohio State | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0.38 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0.42 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Georgia | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Maryland | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0.67 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Ball State | 6 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | LSU | 6 | 12 | 11 | 0.92 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Northwestern | 8 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Utah State | 11 | 14 | 13 | 0.93 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Hawai'i | 5 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Temple | 8 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Tulane | 6 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Nebraska | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | USC | 6 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Iowa State | 8 | 12 | 22 | 1.83 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Oregon State | 7 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Wyoming | 5 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | South Alabama | 6 | 9 | 24 | 2.67 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Army | 4 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Duke | 7 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Indiana | 4 | 8 | 27 | 3.38 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | East Carolina | 6 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Troy | 8 | 15 | 39 | 2.60 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Bowling Green | 6 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Stanford | 6 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Connecticut | 6 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Mississippi State | 8 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 1 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 67 | Notre Dame | 9 | 18 | -34 | -1.89 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Akron | 12 | 17 | -28 | -1.65 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Arizona State | 10 | 14 | -10 | -0.71 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Air Force | 11 | 21 | -3 | -0.14 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Clemson | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Boise State | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Mississippi | 8 | 14 | 7 | 0.50 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Wake Forest | 9 | 15 | 12 | 0.80 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 14 | 13 | 0.93 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Georgia State | 7 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Ohio | 7 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | UCLA | 6 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Purdue | 7 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Iowa | 10 | 14 | 27 | 1.93 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Appalachian State | 11 | 15 | 28 | 1.87 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Arizona | 7 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Illinois | 8 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Florida | 10 | 18 | 32 | 1.78 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | TCU | 9 | 17 | 35 | 2.06 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Colorado State | 10 | 20 | 36 | 1.80 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | West Virginia | 8 | 15 | 36 | 2.40 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Fresno State | 7 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Buffalo | 9 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Central Michigan | 5 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Penn State | 8 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Tulsa | 5 | 6 | 40 | 6.67 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Utah | 7 | 15 | 47 | 3.13 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 67 | Minnesota | 8 | 14 | 49 | 3.50 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | North Carolina State | 6 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Texas State | 7 | 8 | 107 | 13.38 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 100 | Boston College | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0.20 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 100 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 14 | 15 | 1.07 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 100 | Texas Tech | 5 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 100 | North Carolina | 9 | 13 | 28 | 2.15 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 100 | Texas | 8 | 14 | 30 | 2.14 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 100 | Colorado | 7 | 15 | 36 | 2.40 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 100 | Kansas | 8 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 100 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 15 | 43 | 2.87 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 100 | Arkansas State | 7 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 100 | Kent State | 7 | 11 | 49 | 4.45 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 100 | Auburn | 6 | 7 | 51 | 7.29 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 100 | San Jose State | 9 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 100 | Arkansas | 8 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 100 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 19 | 57 | 3.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 100 | Navy | 6 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 100 | UCF | 7 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 100 | South Carolina | 8 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 100 | Texas A&M | 12 | 15 | 129 | 8.60 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 118 | Missouri | 9 | 17 | 49 | 2.88 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 118 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 14 | 54 | 3.86 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 118 | Florida State | 11 | 18 | 59 | 3.28 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 118 | Idaho | 7 | 16 | 59 | 3.69 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 118 | SMU | 7 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 118 | Charlotte | 10 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 118 | Oklahoma | 8 | 16 | 87 | 5.44 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 125 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 13 | 55 | 4.23 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 125 | Oregon | 7 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 125 | Kansas State | 8 | 17 | 80 | 4.71 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 125 | Nevada | 7 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||