2009 National Leaders Rushing Defense - All Games through 01/07/2010
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 14 | 393 | 1111 | 2.83 | 5 | 28.07 | 79.36 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 13 | 392 | 1487 | 3.79 | 19 | 30.15 | 114.38 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 12 | 362 | 1265 | 3.49 | 10 | 30.17 | 105.42 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 13 | 397 | 1147 | 2.89 | 8 | 30.54 | 88.23 |
| 5 | Nevada | 13 | 400 | 1450 | 3.63 | 15 | 30.77 | 111.54 |
| 6 | TCU | 13 | 402 | 1043 | 2.59 | 8 | 30.92 | 80.23 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 433 | 2123 | 4.90 | 17 | 30.93 | 151.64 |
| 8 | Navy | 14 | 435 | 1710 | 3.93 | 12 | 31.07 | 122.14 |
| 9 | Arizona | 13 | 405 | 1566 | 3.87 | 16 | 31.15 | 120.46 |
| 9 | Marshall | 13 | 405 | 1753 | 4.33 | 18 | 31.15 | 134.85 |
| 11 | Boise State | 14 | 440 | 1685 | 3.83 | 15 | 31.43 | 120.36 |
| 12 | Penn State | 13 | 410 | 1168 | 2.85 | 6 | 31.54 | 89.85 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 13 | 410 | 1180 | 2.88 | 8 | 31.54 | 90.77 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 415 | 1245 | 3.00 | 13 | 31.92 | 95.77 |
| 15 | UCF | 13 | 416 | 1076 | 2.59 | 12 | 32.00 | 82.77 |
| 15 | Florida | 14 | 448 | 1406 | 3.14 | 6 | 32.00 | 100.43 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 12 | 384 | 1303 | 3.39 | 12 | 32.00 | 108.58 |
| 15 | East Carolina | 14 | 448 | 1684 | 3.76 | 11 | 32.00 | 120.29 |
| 19 | Buffalo | 12 | 388 | 1581 | 4.07 | 19 | 32.33 | 131.75 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 421 | 1636 | 3.89 | 13 | 32.38 | 125.85 |
| 21 | BYU | 13 | 422 | 1432 | 3.39 | 15 | 32.46 | 110.15 |
| 22 | Stanford | 13 | 424 | 1793 | 4.23 | 19 | 32.62 | 137.92 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 425 | 1382 | 3.25 | 12 | 32.69 | 106.31 |
| 24 | Texas | 14 | 458 | 1013 | 2.21 | 9 | 32.71 | 72.36 |
| 25 | Idaho | 13 | 427 | 2020 | 4.73 | 27 | 32.85 | 155.38 |
| 26 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 395 | 1341 | 3.39 | 20 | 32.92 | 111.75 |
| 27 | Washington | 12 | 396 | 1786 | 4.51 | 17 | 33.00 | 148.83 |
| 28 | Troy | 13 | 430 | 1791 | 4.17 | 19 | 33.08 | 137.77 |
| 29 | Nebraska | 14 | 465 | 1294 | 2.78 | 7 | 33.21 | 92.43 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 13 | 432 | 1208 | 2.80 | 10 | 33.23 | 92.92 |
| 31 | Michigan State | 13 | 433 | 1472 | 3.40 | 10 | 33.31 | 113.23 |
| 32 | Temple | 13 | 434 | 1399 | 3.22 | 9 | 33.38 | 107.62 |
| 33 | Syracuse | 12 | 401 | 1222 | 3.05 | 15 | 33.42 | 101.83 |
| 34 | California | 13 | 435 | 1454 | 3.34 | 18 | 33.46 | 111.85 |
| 35 | Central Michigan | 14 | 470 | 1720 | 3.66 | 16 | 33.57 | 122.86 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 13 | 439 | 1243 | 2.83 | 12 | 33.77 | 95.62 |
| 37 | Rutgers | 13 | 441 | 1342 | 3.04 | 14 | 33.92 | 103.23 |
| 37 | Northwestern | 13 | 441 | 1666 | 3.78 | 20 | 33.92 | 128.15 |
| 39 | West Virginia | 13 | 442 | 1647 | 3.73 | 9 | 34.00 | 126.69 |
| 40 | UAB | 12 | 411 | 1724 | 4.19 | 21 | 34.25 | 143.67 |
| 41 | Kansas | 12 | 413 | 1659 | 4.02 | 23 | 34.42 | 138.25 |
| 42 | Boston College | 13 | 448 | 1340 | 2.99 | 11 | 34.46 | 103.08 |
| 43 | South Florida | 13 | 449 | 1761 | 3.92 | 15 | 34.54 | 135.46 |
| 44 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 451 | 1590 | 3.53 | 10 | 34.69 | 122.31 |
| 45 | Arkansas State | 12 | 417 | 1475 | 3.54 | 15 | 34.75 | 122.92 |
| 46 | USC | 13 | 456 | 1666 | 3.65 | 18 | 35.08 | 128.15 |
| 46 | Toledo | 12 | 421 | 1992 | 4.73 | 33 | 35.08 | 166.00 |
| 48 | Connecticut | 13 | 458 | 1727 | 3.77 | 19 | 35.23 | 132.85 |
| 49 | Tennessee | 13 | 460 | 1943 | 4.22 | 20 | 35.38 | 149.46 |
| 50 | North Carolina State | 12 | 425 | 1669 | 3.93 | 26 | 35.42 | 139.08 |
| 51 | Iowa | 13 | 461 | 1607 | 3.49 | 9 | 35.46 | 123.62 |
| 52 | Missouri | 13 | 463 | 1542 | 3.33 | 17 | 35.62 | 118.62 |
| 52 | Fresno State | 13 | 463 | 2783 | 6.01 | 22 | 35.62 | 214.08 |
| 54 | Air Force | 13 | 465 | 1742 | 3.75 | 12 | 35.77 | 134.00 |
| 55 | Notre Dame | 12 | 430 | 2043 | 4.75 | 18 | 35.83 | 170.25 |
| 56 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 431 | 2648 | 6.14 | 34 | 35.92 | 220.67 |
| 57 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 468 | 1669 | 3.57 | 10 | 36.00 | 128.38 |
| 58 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 469 | 1708 | 3.64 | 18 | 36.08 | 131.38 |
| 58 | Mississippi | 13 | 469 | 1839 | 3.92 | 10 | 36.08 | 141.46 |
| 58 | UCLA | 13 | 469 | 1856 | 3.96 | 14 | 36.08 | 142.77 |
| 58 | Wake Forest | 12 | 433 | 1972 | 4.55 | 17 | 36.08 | 164.33 |
| 62 | Colorado State | 12 | 434 | 1825 | 4.21 | 22 | 36.17 | 152.08 |
| 63 | Bowling Green | 13 | 471 | 2525 | 5.36 | 27 | 36.23 | 194.23 |
| 64 | Illinois | 12 | 438 | 1853 | 4.23 | 22 | 36.50 | 154.42 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | 12 | 442 | 1752 | 3.96 | 18 | 36.83 | 146.00 |
| 66 | South Carolina | 13 | 479 | 1790 | 3.74 | 16 | 36.85 | 137.69 |
| 66 | Utah | 13 | 479 | 1792 | 3.74 | 17 | 36.85 | 137.85 |
| 68 | Georgia | 13 | 480 | 1640 | 3.42 | 12 | 36.92 | 126.15 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | 13 | 483 | 1648 | 3.41 | 18 | 37.15 | 126.77 |
| 70 | Texas A&M | 13 | 485 | 2231 | 4.60 | 29 | 37.31 | 171.62 |
| 71 | Kent State | 12 | 451 | 1648 | 3.65 | 15 | 37.58 | 137.33 |
| 72 | Auburn | 13 | 493 | 2033 | 4.12 | 25 | 37.92 | 156.38 |
| 73 | LSU | 13 | 494 | 1734 | 3.51 | 6 | 38.00 | 133.38 |
| 73 | SMU | 13 | 494 | 2167 | 4.39 | 22 | 38.00 | 166.69 |
| 75 | Tulsa | 12 | 457 | 1764 | 3.86 | 9 | 38.08 | 147.00 |
| 75 | Iowa State | 13 | 495 | 2154 | 4.35 | 13 | 38.08 | 165.69 |
| 75 | Florida State | 13 | 495 | 2668 | 5.39 | 27 | 38.08 | 205.23 |
| 78 | Duke | 12 | 458 | 1834 | 4.00 | 18 | 38.17 | 152.83 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | 12 | 458 | 2150 | 4.69 | 19 | 38.17 | 179.17 |
| 80 | Oregon | 13 | 497 | 1673 | 3.37 | 15 | 38.23 | 128.69 |
| 81 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 459 | 2243 | 4.89 | 30 | 38.25 | 186.92 |
| 82 | Maryland | 12 | 460 | 1808 | 3.93 | 20 | 38.33 | 150.67 |
| 82 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 460 | 1952 | 4.24 | 17 | 38.33 | 162.67 |
| 84 | Ball State | 12 | 462 | 1828 | 3.96 | 14 | 38.50 | 152.33 |
| 85 | Arkansas | 13 | 501 | 1985 | 3.96 | 15 | 38.54 | 152.69 |
| 86 | Louisville | 12 | 466 | 1981 | 4.25 | 23 | 38.83 | 165.08 |
| 86 | Utah State | 12 | 466 | 2466 | 5.29 | 25 | 38.83 | 205.50 |
| 88 | UNLV | 12 | 467 | 2647 | 5.67 | 27 | 38.92 | 220.58 |
| 89 | Army | 12 | 468 | 1826 | 3.90 | 15 | 39.00 | 152.17 |
| 89 | Colorado | 12 | 468 | 1934 | 4.13 | 16 | 39.00 | 161.17 |
| 91 | Kentucky | 13 | 509 | 2378 | 4.67 | 18 | 39.15 | 182.92 |
| 92 | Wyoming | 13 | 511 | 2227 | 4.36 | 24 | 39.31 | 171.31 |
| 92 | New Mexico State | 13 | 511 | 2869 | 5.61 | 31 | 39.31 | 220.69 |
| 94 | Purdue | 12 | 472 | 2081 | 4.41 | 26 | 39.33 | 173.42 |
| 94 | Memphis | 12 | 472 | 2089 | 4.43 | 22 | 39.33 | 174.08 |
| 96 | Middle Tennessee | 13 | 512 | 1778 | 3.47 | 20 | 39.38 | 136.77 |
| 97 | Ohio | 14 | 552 | 2163 | 3.92 | 15 | 39.43 | 154.50 |
| 98 | Minnesota | 13 | 513 | 1972 | 3.84 | 19 | 39.46 | 151.69 |
| 99 | Michigan | 12 | 474 | 2063 | 4.35 | 20 | 39.50 | 171.92 |
| 99 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 474 | 2183 | 4.61 | 22 | 39.50 | 181.92 |
| 101 | Indiana | 12 | 475 | 1916 | 4.03 | 20 | 39.58 | 159.67 |
| 102 | Cincinnati | 13 | 515 | 1869 | 3.63 | 20 | 39.62 | 143.77 |
| 103 | Baylor | 12 | 477 | 2145 | 4.50 | 19 | 39.75 | 178.75 |
| 103 | Washington State | 12 | 477 | 2837 | 5.95 | 35 | 39.75 | 236.42 |
| 105 | UTEP | 12 | 479 | 2410 | 5.03 | 25 | 39.92 | 200.83 |
| 106 | Akron | 12 | 481 | 2063 | 4.29 | 23 | 40.08 | 171.92 |
| 107 | Rice | 12 | 483 | 2287 | 4.73 | 36 | 40.25 | 190.58 |
| 108 | North Texas | 12 | 484 | 2347 | 4.85 | 34 | 40.33 | 195.58 |
| 109 | Hawai'i | 13 | 537 | 2624 | 4.89 | 33 | 41.31 | 201.85 |
| 110 | Virginia | 12 | 500 | 2086 | 4.17 | 22 | 41.67 | 173.83 |
| 111 | San Diego State | 12 | 503 | 1986 | 3.95 | 23 | 41.92 | 165.50 |
| 112 | Tulane | 12 | 505 | 2495 | 4.94 | 33 | 42.08 | 207.92 |
| 113 | San Jose State | 12 | 507 | 3110 | 6.13 | 35 | 42.25 | 259.17 |
| 114 | New Mexico | 12 | 509 | 1980 | 3.89 | 23 | 42.42 | 165.00 |
| 115 | Clemson | 14 | 606 | 2121 | 3.50 | 9 | 43.29 | 151.50 |
| 116 | Florida International | 12 | 521 | 2794 | 5.36 | 33 | 43.42 | 232.83 |
| 117 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 522 | 2938 | 5.63 | 35 | 43.50 | 244.83 |
| 118 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 524 | 3322 | 6.34 | 39 | 43.67 | 276.83 |
| 119 | Houston | 14 | 621 | 3172 | 5.11 | 37 | 44.36 | 226.57 |
| 120 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 540 | 2374 | 4.40 | 19 | 45.00 | 197.83 |