2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 8 | 11 | -67 | -6.09 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 10 | -33 | -3.30 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 3 | 4 | -31 | -7.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 10 | 12 | -27 | -2.25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 8 | 12 | -25 | -2.08 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Louisville | 7 | 9 | -21 | -2.33 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 5 | 9 | -17 | -1.89 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Alabama | 9 | 16 | -12 | -0.75 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 6 | 7 | -11 | -1.57 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 4 | 10 | -11 | -1.10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 12 | -11 | -0.92 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 5 | 6 | -10 | -1.67 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Iowa State | 7 | 10 | -10 | -1.00 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | California | 8 | 10 | -9 | -0.90 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Florida State | 5 | 7 | -8 | -1.14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 11 | -8 | -0.73 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Purdue | 9 | 15 | -6 | -0.40 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | San Jose State | 8 | 11 | -4 | -0.36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 13 | -3 | -0.23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 9 | -2 | -0.22 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Indiana | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Ohio | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Stanford | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Kansas State | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0.17 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | UTEP | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Minnesota | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0.20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | New Mexico | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Houston | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0.44 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Oregon | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0.58 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Utah State | 8 | 12 | 9 | 0.75 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | TCU | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Army | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Duke | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0.92 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | LSU | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1.22 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | USC | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Arkansas State | 7 | 13 | 13 | 1.00 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Bowling Green | 8 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Navy | 7 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Illinois | 7 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Marshall | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | North Texas | 9 | 12 | 15 | 1.25 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Northwestern | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Toledo | 8 | 14 | 16 | 1.14 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 12 | 16 | 1.33 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Syracuse | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Utah | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Boise State | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1.31 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Memphis | 6 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Texas | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Baylor | 7 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Colorado | 8 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | West Virginia | 7 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Auburn | 6 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Missouri | 6 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Maryland | 8 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Penn State | 7 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 12 | 23 | 1.92 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Ball State | 5 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Mississippi State | 8 | 14 | 24 | 1.71 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 63 | Tulsa | 9 | 13 | 24 | 1.85 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | 6 | 12 | 25 | 2.08 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Kentucky | 5 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Michigan | 9 | 13 | 26 | 2.00 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | South Carolina | 7 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Air Force | 6 | 14 | 27 | 1.93 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | Akron | 7 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 | Hawai'i | 6 | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | Mississippi | 9 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Tulane | 7 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | UNLV | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Florida International | 8 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | Oregon State | 7 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 78 | Kent State | 5 | 7 | 34 | 4.86 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Rutgers | 7 | 12 | 35 | 2.92 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | BYU | 6 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | South Florida | 5 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Rice | 7 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 10 | 37 | 3.70 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | SMU | 7 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | UCF | 8 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Arizona State | 7 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | Fresno State | 6 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 88 | Nebraska | 10 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 89 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 13 | 44 | 3.38 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | East Carolina | 7 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Arkansas | 6 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 92 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 13 | 48 | 3.69 | 4 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 93 | Washington State | 4 | 5 | 49 | 9.80 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Iowa | 9 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Oklahoma | 5 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | UAB | 7 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 97 | Boston College | 6 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 98 | Notre Dame | 8 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Texas Tech | 11 | 16 | 57 | 3.56 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Colorado State | 7 | 12 | 57 | 4.75 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | UCLA | 7 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 102 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 102 | Virginia | 8 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 104 | Georgia | 7 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 1 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 105 | Idaho | 7 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 106 | Temple | 9 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 107 | North Carolina State | 3 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 108 | Florida | 9 | 14 | 65 | 4.64 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 109 | Kansas | 8 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 109 | Clemson | 6 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 6 | 11 | 71 | 6.45 | 0 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 112 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 112 | Troy | 9 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 114 | Buffalo | 9 | 12 | 77 | 6.42 | 3 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 114 | Central Michigan | 6 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 116 | Arizona | 5 | 8 | 78 | 9.75 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 116 | Washington | 5 | 7 | 78 | 11.14 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 118 | San Diego State | 6 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 119 | Nevada | 10 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 120 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 14 | 128 | 9.14 | 2 | 68 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||