2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 13 | 50 | -37 | -0.74 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 13 | 68 | 22 | 0.32 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Texas | 13 | 60 | 48 | 0.80 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Utah | 13 | 83 | 64 | 0.77 | 2 | 29 | 25 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 65 | 66 | 1.02 | 1 | 39 | 25 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 14 | 80 | 73 | 0.91 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Kent State | 12 | 68 | 77 | 1.13 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Hawai'i | 13 | 61 | 85 | 1.39 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 12 | 57 | 86 | 1.51 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | North Carolina State | 13 | 67 | 89 | 1.33 | 2 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Florida State | 13 | 75 | 93 | 1.24 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 68 | 100 | 1.47 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | Virginia | 13 | 71 | 101 | 1.42 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | California | 13 | 67 | 104 | 1.55 | 2 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 1 |
| 14 | South Florida | 12 | 62 | 104 | 1.68 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 58 | 104 | 1.79 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Marshall | 13 | 63 | 105 | 1.67 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 |
| 18 | USC | 12 | 57 | 106 | 1.86 | 0 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 2 |
| 19 | Arizona | 12 | 53 | 111 | 2.09 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 13 | 69 | 114 | 1.65 | 0 | 55 | 23 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 72 | 117 | 1.63 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Washington State | 12 | 54 | 120 | 2.22 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | Washington | 13 | 63 | 122 | 1.94 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 13 | 77 | 123 | 1.60 | 1 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 2 |
| 24 | Georgia | 14 | 74 | 123 | 1.66 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | Louisville | 13 | 76 | 124 | 1.63 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Oregon | 14 | 73 | 124 | 1.70 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Utah State | 13 | 73 | 127 | 1.74 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 6 | 1 |
| 29 | UAB | 11 | 54 | 135 | 2.50 | 3 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Arizona State | 13 | 67 | 136 | 2.03 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 4 |
| 31 | South Carolina | 13 | 79 | 144 | 1.82 | 2 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 2 |
| 32 | UCF | 10 | 48 | 145 | 3.02 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | Idaho | 12 | 76 | 147 | 1.93 | 1 | 26 | 28 | 8 | 1 |
| 34 | Notre Dame | 13 | 74 | 150 | 2.03 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 0 |
| 35 | Illinois | 13 | 77 | 151 | 1.96 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 6 | 3 |
| 36 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 72 | 154 | 2.14 | 4 | 52 | 29 | 7 | 2 |
| 37 | LSU | 14 | 70 | 161 | 2.30 | 1 | 47 | 22 | 10 | 1 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 80 | 162 | 2.03 | 3 | 29 | 31 | 7 | 1 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 12 | 60 | 177 | 2.95 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
| 40 | TCU | 13 | 68 | 180 | 2.65 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| 40 | East Carolina | 11 | 56 | 180 | 3.21 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 1 |
| 42 | Tulsa | 13 | 84 | 183 | 2.18 | 4 | 16 | 33 | 7 | 0 |
| 43 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 84 | 185 | 2.20 | 3 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 2 |
| 44 | Tulane | 13 | 69 | 188 | 2.72 | 5 | 46 | 31 | 10 | 3 |
| 44 | Ohio State | 13 | 66 | 188 | 2.85 | 1 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 1 |
| 46 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 76 | 190 | 2.50 | 2 | 47 | 23 | 8 | 2 |
| 47 | BYU | 12 | 52 | 191 | 3.67 | 4 | 82 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| 48 | SMU | 13 | 84 | 192 | 2.29 | 2 | 55 | 31 | 7 | 1 |
| 48 | Alabama | 13 | 70 | 192 | 2.74 | 0 | 31 | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| 50 | North Texas | 11 | 60 | 193 | 3.22 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 65 | 198 | 3.05 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 1 |
| 52 | Nebraska | 13 | 71 | 205 | 2.89 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 2 |
| 53 | Kansas State | 13 | 68 | 210 | 3.09 | 1 | 55 | 27 | 5 | 2 |
| 54 | Texas A&M | 13 | 92 | 213 | 2.32 | 3 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 1 |
| 55 | Missouri | 13 | 84 | 215 | 2.56 | 4 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 1 |
| 55 | Iowa | 13 | 83 | 215 | 2.59 | 3 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 1 |
| 57 | Rice | 12 | 72 | 219 | 3.04 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 2 |
| 58 | Michigan | 13 | 78 | 220 | 2.82 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 3 |
| 59 | Penn State | 13 | 70 | 221 | 3.16 | 1 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 2 |
| 60 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 57 | 222 | 3.89 | 6 | 58 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 61 | Florida International | 13 | 63 | 225 | 3.57 | 2 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 2 |
| 62 | Oregon State | 12 | 67 | 226 | 3.37 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 1 |
| 63 | Buffalo | 12 | 77 | 231 | 3.00 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 1 |
| 64 | Syracuse | 12 | 67 | 234 | 3.49 | 2 | 61 | 26 | 10 | 3 |
| 65 | Duke | 12 | 48 | 235 | 4.90 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 5 | 2 |
| 66 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 80 | 236 | 2.95 | 4 | 46 | 29 | 11 | 3 |
| 66 | Boston College | 12 | 60 | 236 | 3.93 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 3 |
| 68 | Toledo | 13 | 65 | 243 | 3.74 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 4 |
| 69 | Clemson | 14 | 95 | 246 | 2.59 | 3 | 56 | 39 | 10 | 3 |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 78 | 246 | 3.15 | 5 | 31 | 37 | 15 | 2 |
| 71 | Purdue | 13 | 68 | 251 | 3.69 | 4 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 1 |
| 72 | Akron | 12 | 82 | 253 | 3.09 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 6 | 1 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 77 | 256 | 3.32 | 5 | 62 | 26 | 7 | 3 |
| 73 | Ohio | 14 | 75 | 256 | 3.41 | 5 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 4 |
| 75 | San Diego State | 13 | 89 | 257 | 2.89 | 5 | 53 | 38 | 12 | 3 |
| 76 | Iowa State | 13 | 80 | 258 | 3.23 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 1 |
| 77 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 55 | 262 | 4.76 | 2 | 68 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 78 | Florida | 13 | 82 | 263 | 3.21 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| 78 | New Mexico State | 13 | 64 | 263 | 4.11 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 0 |
| 80 | Nevada | 13 | 57 | 264 | 4.63 | 3 | 65 | 26 | 8 | 2 |
| 81 | West Virginia | 13 | 78 | 267 | 3.42 | 3 | 55 | 28 | 9 | 3 |
| 81 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 75 | 267 | 3.56 | 4 | 67 | 33 | 10 | 2 |
| 83 | Tennessee | 12 | 78 | 268 | 3.44 | 4 | 26 | 33 | 13 | 2 |
| 83 | Auburn | 13 | 73 | 268 | 3.67 | 1 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 1 |
| 85 | Boise State | 13 | 59 | 271 | 4.59 | 2 | 81 | 23 | 11 | 5 |
| 86 | Wisconsin | 14 | 74 | 276 | 3.73 | 3 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 4 |
| 87 | Northwestern | 13 | 80 | 285 | 3.56 | 7 | 42 | 39 | 7 | 2 |
| 88 | Bowling Green | 12 | 76 | 286 | 3.76 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 2 |
| 89 | Arkansas State | 13 | 80 | 287 | 3.59 | 1 | 34 | 39 | 11 | 3 |
| 90 | Indiana | 12 | 65 | 290 | 4.46 | 2 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 5 |
| 91 | Central Michigan | 12 | 76 | 292 | 3.84 | 4 | 35 | 38 | 9 | 2 |
| 92 | Fresno State | 13 | 74 | 299 | 4.04 | 2 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 4 |
| 93 | UNLV | 12 | 64 | 300 | 4.69 | 9 | 44 | 29 | 13 | 3 |
| 94 | Kentucky | 11 | 71 | 303 | 4.27 | 0 | 56 | 33 | 6 | 3 |
| 95 | UTEP | 12 | 70 | 304 | 4.34 | 6 | 71 | 32 | 13 | 3 |
| 96 | Kansas | 12 | 67 | 305 | 4.55 | 2 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 3 |
| 97 | Mississippi State | 13 | 89 | 311 | 3.49 | 3 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 3 |
| 98 | Troy | 12 | 82 | 312 | 3.80 | 3 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 2 |
| 99 | Wyoming | 13 | 85 | 315 | 3.71 | 5 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 3 |
| 100 | Arkansas | 13 | 74 | 316 | 4.27 | 2 | 29 | 37 | 9 | 2 |
| 101 | Houston | 14 | 89 | 320 | 3.60 | 3 | 68 | 33 | 13 | 2 |
| 101 | Army | 12 | 68 | 320 | 4.71 | 6 | 56 | 39 | 7 | 4 |
| 103 | Air Force | 13 | 98 | 328 | 3.35 | 5 | 20 | 51 | 7 | 1 |
| 104 | North Carolina | 13 | 78 | 339 | 4.35 | 3 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 5 |
| 105 | Navy | 12 | 69 | 341 | 4.94 | 7 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 3 |
| 106 | Temple | 13 | 80 | 345 | 4.31 | 2 | 35 | 30 | 14 | 7 |
| 107 | Ball State | 12 | 83 | 356 | 4.29 | 6 | 74 | 41 | 9 | 2 |
| 107 | Memphis | 11 | 63 | 356 | 5.65 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 14 | 5 |
| 109 | Western Michigan | 13 | 75 | 359 | 4.79 | 2 | 45 | 29 | 17 | 3 |
| 110 | Wake Forest | 13 | 76 | 361 | 4.75 | 4 | 60 | 32 | 12 | 5 |
| 111 | UCLA | 14 | 75 | 364 | 4.85 | 7 | 65 | 33 | 13 | 3 |
| 112 | San Jose State | 12 | 87 | 370 | 4.25 | 6 | 74 | 36 | 11 | 4 |
| 113 | Colorado | 13 | 64 | 373 | 5.83 | 3 | 43 | 30 | 15 | 5 |
| 114 | Texas Tech | 12 | 85 | 389 | 4.58 | 7 | 71 | 37 | 11 | 3 |
| 115 | Baylor | 13 | 68 | 393 | 5.78 | 5 | 62 | 38 | 11 | 6 |
| 116 | Colorado State | 12 | 86 | 403 | 4.69 | 6 | 47 | 40 | 15 | 7 |
| 117 | Mississippi | 12 | 74 | 426 | 5.76 | 3 | 69 | 29 | 13 | 5 |
| 118 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 98 | 427 | 4.36 | 8 | 80 | 49 | 15 | 6 |
| 119 | Maryland | 12 | 102 | 438 | 4.29 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 15 | 4 |
| 120 | New Mexico | 12 | 78 | 560 | 7.18 | 9 | 69 | 48 | 13 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||