2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When The Game Is Tied through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 8 | 48 | 48 | 1.00 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Stanford | 11 | 45 | 57 | 1.27 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Florida State | 10 | 58 | 99 | 1.71 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 83 | 128 | 1.54 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 10 | 54 | 137 | 2.54 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Florida | 9 | 50 | 152 | 3.04 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Alabama | 11 | 79 | 159 | 2.01 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | California | 11 | 54 | 161 | 2.98 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Texas | 12 | 64 | 171 | 2.67 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 10 | 57 | 172 | 3.02 | 2 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 12 | 52 | 177 | 3.40 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Virginia | 10 | 56 | 191 | 3.41 | 3 | 53 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 41 | 198 | 4.83 | 3 | 62 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 14 | North Texas | 11 | 53 | 202 | 3.81 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Georgia | 12 | 65 | 203 | 3.12 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 11 | 55 | 206 | 3.75 | 4 | 64 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 11 | 73 | 211 | 2.89 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 2 |
| 17 | Syracuse | 9 | 66 | 211 | 3.20 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Boise State | 11 | 54 | 212 | 3.93 | 1 | 80 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 60 | 214 | 3.57 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 21 | Arkansas State | 9 | 61 | 215 | 3.52 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | 10 | 57 | 222 | 3.89 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 2 |
| 23 | Louisville | 11 | 76 | 224 | 2.95 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | USC | 11 | 53 | 226 | 4.26 | 3 | 70 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | UCF | 7 | 43 | 227 | 5.28 | 4 | 56 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 26 | Houston | 7 | 57 | 230 | 4.04 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | 8 | 55 | 234 | 4.25 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | Utah State | 11 | 88 | 239 | 2.72 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | Missouri | 12 | 77 | 244 | 3.17 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Ball State | 10 | 76 | 244 | 3.21 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 56 | 250 | 4.46 | 1 | 53 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 32 | Penn State | 9 | 97 | 253 | 2.61 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | Oregon | 10 | 68 | 253 | 3.72 | 3 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | Washington State | 7 | 65 | 255 | 3.92 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 35 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 76 | 256 | 3.37 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 36 | Cincinnati | 11 | 99 | 258 | 2.61 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 0 |
| 37 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 72 | 259 | 3.60 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 37 | Fresno State | 10 | 68 | 259 | 3.81 | 4 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 39 | LSU | 11 | 86 | 260 | 3.02 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 40 | Memphis | 11 | 58 | 263 | 4.53 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 41 | BYU | 10 | 61 | 268 | 4.39 | 4 | 80 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 42 | Wake Forest | 9 | 80 | 269 | 3.36 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 43 | Connecticut | 10 | 74 | 273 | 3.69 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 44 | Arizona State | 9 | 48 | 274 | 5.71 | 4 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
| 45 | Rice | 11 | 62 | 280 | 4.52 | 4 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 46 | SMU | 12 | 68 | 282 | 4.15 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 47 | Toledo | 10 | 97 | 289 | 2.98 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 48 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 67 | 290 | 4.33 | 5 | 50 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| 49 | South Florida | 10 | 124 | 291 | 2.35 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 0 |
| 50 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 82 | 297 | 3.62 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 2 |
| 51 | Navy | 8 | 65 | 303 | 4.66 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 52 | Wyoming | 10 | 64 | 305 | 4.77 | 4 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 53 | Marshall | 10 | 62 | 308 | 4.97 | 3 | 50 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| 54 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 91 | 312 | 3.43 | 6 | 39 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| 55 | Ohio State | 9 | 54 | 324 | 6.00 | 2 | 54 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 56 | Arizona | 10 | 59 | 326 | 5.53 | 7 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 56 | Boston College | 9 | 49 | 326 | 6.65 | 4 | 79 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 58 | Florida International | 9 | 94 | 328 | 3.49 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 58 | North Carolina | 10 | 81 | 328 | 4.05 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 60 | Utah | 13 | 121 | 334 | 2.76 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 1 |
| 60 | Akron | 10 | 67 | 334 | 4.99 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
| 62 | Tennessee | 10 | 91 | 337 | 3.70 | 3 | 65 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 62 | North Carolina State | 12 | 81 | 337 | 4.16 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 12 | 2 |
| 64 | TCU | 12 | 78 | 348 | 4.46 | 0 | 61 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 65 | Auburn | 13 | 90 | 350 | 3.89 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| 66 | Iowa | 9 | 76 | 352 | 4.63 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 0 |
| 67 | Colorado | 11 | 56 | 356 | 6.36 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 68 | Maryland | 10 | 57 | 359 | 6.30 | 6 | 47 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| 69 | UCLA | 13 | 82 | 365 | 4.45 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 2 |
| 70 | Washington | 11 | 68 | 367 | 5.40 | 4 | 56 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| 71 | Nevada | 12 | 80 | 368 | 4.60 | 1 | 41 | 15 | 12 | 4 |
| 72 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 100 | 377 | 3.77 | 2 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Mississippi | 9 | 89 | 377 | 4.24 | 3 | 48 | 26 | 14 | 3 |
| 74 | Air Force | 11 | 88 | 384 | 4.36 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| 74 | Central Michigan | 11 | 64 | 384 | 6.00 | 6 | 87 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 76 | Kansas State | 12 | 105 | 385 | 3.67 | 8 | 44 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
| 76 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 100 | 385 | 3.85 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 12 | 3 |
| 78 | Purdue | 12 | 93 | 387 | 4.16 | 5 | 52 | 20 | 12 | 3 |
| 79 | UNLV | 11 | 87 | 388 | 4.46 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| 80 | Clemson | 12 | 75 | 391 | 5.21 | 4 | 52 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| 81 | Illinois | 12 | 103 | 396 | 3.84 | 2 | 65 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| 82 | Temple | 10 | 68 | 397 | 5.84 | 3 | 81 | 15 | 12 | 5 |
| 83 | Michigan | 11 | 91 | 400 | 4.40 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 3 |
| 83 | Baylor | 12 | 76 | 400 | 5.26 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| 85 | Nebraska | 13 | 105 | 401 | 3.82 | 3 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 1 |
| 85 | Buffalo | 10 | 95 | 401 | 4.22 | 5 | 67 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 87 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 84 | 403 | 4.80 | 4 | 65 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| 87 | Texas Tech | 11 | 77 | 403 | 5.23 | 5 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 89 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 121 | 406 | 3.36 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 18 | 3 |
| 90 | Iowa State | 12 | 97 | 425 | 4.38 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 4 |
| 91 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 101 | 430 | 4.26 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 2 |
| 92 | New Mexico | 11 | 88 | 448 | 5.09 | 6 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 5 |
| 93 | San Diego State | 10 | 74 | 457 | 6.18 | 3 | 63 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 94 | West Virginia | 12 | 95 | 464 | 4.88 | 4 | 68 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 95 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 71 | 465 | 6.55 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 15 | 7 |
| 96 | Idaho | 12 | 111 | 468 | 4.22 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 12 | 0 |
| 97 | South Carolina | 11 | 103 | 469 | 4.55 | 2 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| 98 | UTEP | 10 | 81 | 474 | 5.85 | 8 | 71 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 99 | Duke | 12 | 101 | 481 | 4.76 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 4 |
| 100 | Oregon State | 11 | 94 | 483 | 5.14 | 3 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 4 |
| 101 | Michigan State | 13 | 112 | 490 | 4.38 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| 102 | Colorado State | 11 | 92 | 496 | 5.39 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 20 | 2 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | 12 | 125 | 499 | 3.99 | 4 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 3 |
| 104 | Troy | 12 | 132 | 503 | 3.81 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 3 |
| 105 | Ohio | 13 | 126 | 510 | 4.05 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 5 |
| 105 | Tulane | 11 | 72 | 510 | 7.08 | 10 | 72 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| 107 | East Carolina | 11 | 116 | 512 | 4.41 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 2 |
| 108 | Arkansas | 8 | 91 | 515 | 5.66 | 4 | 55 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 109 | Rutgers | 13 | 92 | 518 | 5.63 | 3 | 55 | 22 | 19 | 9 |
| 110 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 115 | 525 | 4.57 | 5 | 37 | 31 | 18 | 4 |
| 111 | Western Michigan | 11 | 115 | 555 | 4.83 | 3 | 49 | 30 | 17 | 5 |
| 112 | San Jose State | 11 | 114 | 560 | 4.91 | 6 | 78 | 27 | 18 | 4 |
| 113 | Minnesota | 12 | 105 | 601 | 5.72 | 6 | 58 | 31 | 19 | 5 |
| 114 | Indiana | 9 | 109 | 608 | 5.58 | 4 | 48 | 31 | 19 | 8 |
| 115 | UAB | 12 | 116 | 627 | 5.41 | 5 | 31 | 34 | 19 | 3 |
| 116 | New Mexico State | 11 | 126 | 633 | 5.02 | 5 | 56 | 36 | 17 | 3 |
| 117 | Kansas | 11 | 92 | 643 | 6.99 | 9 | 95 | 32 | 19 | 9 |
| 118 | Bowling Green | 12 | 113 | 645 | 5.71 | 7 | 53 | 33 | 19 | 3 |
| 119 | Northwestern | 12 | 141 | 665 | 4.72 | 7 | 69 | 38 | 21 | 6 |
| 120 | Army | 10 | 106 | 688 | 6.49 | 8 | 67 | 43 | 22 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||