2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/07/2013

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 BYU 13 207 491 2.37 5 55 28 15 4
2 Michigan State 13 194 548 2.82 2 44 35 17 6
3 Florida State 14 219 551 2.52 6 37 39 15 5
4 Ohio State 12 206 555 2.69 6 81 30 14 7
5 Florida 13 203 566 2.79 6 25 39 21 5
6 Alabama 14 219 579 2.64 5 22 32 15 3
7 Notre Dame 13 192 584 3.04 1 48 31 20 3
8 Rutgers 13 203 612 3.01 2 42 42 26 6
9 Connecticut 12 237 633 2.67 3 31 35 17 3
10 LSU 13 216 653 3.02 6 23 37 18 3
11 Stanford 14 228 659 2.89 8 61 44 26 5
12 Bowling Green 13 206 662 3.21 7 74 35 25 8
13 Maryland 12 208 669 3.22 7 47 32 18 8
14 North Carolina 12 238 675 2.84 5 39 43 23 5
15 Northwestern 13 202 682 3.38 9 25 48 24 4
16 UTSA 10 179 687 3.84 11 68 36 18 5
17 Utah State 13 236 712 3.02 6 33 43 21 2
18 San Diego State 13 245 713 2.91 8 38 49 25 5
19 Oregon State 13 200 715 3.58 9 52 48 30 10
20 Arkansas 12 224 716 3.20 13 60 41 31 8
21 Mississippi 13 210 717 3.41 9 38 41 24 9
22 Tulsa 14 268 726 2.71 10 54 49 24 5
23 Western Kentucky 13 218 748 3.43 8 68 41 26 9
24 Penn State 12 234 761 3.25 7 30 43 26 4
25 Syracuse 13 208 775 3.73 6 76 42 28 4
26 San Jose State 13 207 792 3.83 6 86 36 16 7
27 TCU 13 223 803 3.60 8 66 45 19 8
28 Missouri 12 214 818 3.82 12 44 37 27 5
29 SMU 13 211 834 3.95 7 57 44 29 5
30 Utah 12 205 857 4.18 10 57 45 26 7
31 South Carolina 13 254 859 3.38 5 50 62 35 2
32 Cincinnati 13 214 866 4.05 5 60 51 28 8
33 Vanderbilt 13 238 870 3.66 9 70 48 32 10
34 Kent State 14 235 877 3.73 9 44 51 25 7
34 Western Michigan 12 222 877 3.95 9 33 47 27 11
36 Buffalo 12 264 887 3.36 11 55 48 20 5
37 Louisville 13 229 889 3.88 3 42 57 34 5
38 Fresno State 13 272 891 3.28 5 28 54 28 4
39 Kansas State 13 220 901 4.10 9 80 53 33 4
40 Arkansas State 13 234 906 3.87 6 45 53 27 6
41 North Carolina State 13 246 918 3.73 10 42 56 35 7
42 South Florida 12 250 921 3.68 11 41 55 35 3
42 Memphis 12 248 921 3.71 8 37 59 32 7
44 East Carolina 13 239 935 3.91 9 51 56 31 8
45 Florida International 12 224 938 4.19 12 73 53 35 6
46 Wake Forest 12 257 939 3.65 10 90 41 17 5
47 Iowa 12 237 942 3.97 6 73 49 23 6
48 California 12 251 956 3.81 8 47 61 35 3
49 West Virginia 13 273 958 3.51 7 67 62 28 7
50 Virginia 12 228 960 4.21 10 54 51 30 9
51 North Texas 12 196 965 4.92 12 54 49 26 10
52 South Alabama 13 270 966 3.58 7 85 50 25 10
53 Georgia Tech 14 223 969 4.35 8 46 51 37 7
54 Virginia Tech 13 258 975 3.78 6 51 59 40 7
55 Northern Illinois 14 282 983 3.49 11 37 66 29 5
55 Kentucky 12 243 983 4.05 10 45 64 25 6
57 Louisiana-Monroe 13 251 985 3.92 14 43 62 36 9
58 Troy 12 241 1014 4.21 8 59 55 26 8
59 Pittsburgh 13 249 1017 4.08 9 77 58 26 7
60 Kansas 12 222 1025 4.62 12 43 54 42 10
61 Colorado State 12 250 1027 4.11 7 58 54 28 5
62 Boise State 13 262 1045 3.99 16 72 60 31 10
63 Baylor 13 255 1048 4.11 11 58 58 34 5
64 Michigan 13 287 1054 3.67 4 64 66 35 5
64 Arizona State 13 260 1054 4.05 4 51 61 32 11
66 Oklahoma State 13 245 1058 4.32 13 76 65 41 7
67 Wisconsin 14 259 1060 4.09 7 81 56 32 7
68 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 235 1064 4.53 10 57 63 36 8
69 Texas 13 235 1065 4.53 11 50 55 37 14
70 Oregon 13 233 1071 4.60 10 31 62 40 6
71 Washington 13 246 1072 4.36 9 64 52 28 12
71 Middle Tennessee 12 232 1072 4.62 12 64 62 30 7
73 UAB 12 222 1073 4.83 18 55 50 34 9
74 Washington State 12 267 1075 4.03 15 84 59 32 7
74 New Mexico 13 235 1075 4.57 10 58 56 39 7
76 Minnesota 13 246 1087 4.42 9 48 56 31 7
77 Temple 11 258 1106 4.29 11 56 60 38 8
78 Ball State 13 220 1107 5.03 8 71 48 39 9
79 Rice 13 247 1115 4.51 16 75 63 31 10
80 USC 13 280 1123 4.01 11 39 69 35 7
81 Ohio 13 243 1126 4.63 5 68 55 39 10
82 Texas A&M 13 265 1129 4.26 8 47 63 32 9
83 Hawai'i 12 275 1130 4.11 12 76 54 27 8
84 Clemson 13 245 1131 4.62 9 57 57 39 13
85 Texas Tech 13 275 1141 4.15 10 69 66 38 6
86 Marshall 12 262 1143 4.36 15 47 58 34 9
87 Auburn 12 250 1151 4.60 10 62 59 34 13
88 Idaho 12 249 1152 4.63 18 71 55 32 12
89 Navy 13 263 1171 4.45 12 39 74 36 5
90 Duke 13 259 1182 4.56 9 86 61 33 8
90 Louisiana Tech 12 230 1182 5.14 15 72 57 32 10
92 Arizona 13 268 1190 4.44 18 55 61 41 7
93 UCLA 14 276 1219 4.42 8 86 53 29 10
94 Florida Atlantic 12 270 1223 4.53 11 38 64 33 10
95 Nevada 13 255 1236 4.85 12 76 58 32 12
96 Houston 12 276 1238 4.49 12 59 74 42 11
97 Air Force 13 275 1248 4.54 14 76 59 32 7
98 Iowa State 13 289 1257 4.35 7 77 67 39 6
99 Tennessee 12 244 1266 5.19 9 80 59 33 11
100 Mississippi State 13 276 1272 4.61 10 34 73 47 6
101 UCF 14 294 1280 4.35 13 69 70 41 7
102 Nebraska 14 275 1283 4.67 13 80 54 32 13
103 Colorado 12 245 1295 5.29 11 71 61 41 15
104 Texas State 12 250 1300 5.20 12 53 62 35 13
105 Georgia 14 301 1303 4.33 11 46 75 44 14
106 Army 12 266 1311 4.93 19 87 70 46 12
107 Miami (Florida) 12 253 1317 5.21 13 55 74 43 14
108 Toledo 13 213 1327 6.23 14 73 60 40 16
109 Southern Mississippi 12 269 1329 4.94 19 54 69 46 11
110 Massachusetts 12 274 1335 4.87 17 74 67 40 7
111 Illinois 12 274 1338 4.88 15 63 72 33 10
111 Purdue 13 260 1338 5.15 10 67 69 42 15
113 UTEP 12 265 1352 5.10 14 81 73 36 9
114 Miami (Ohio) 12 276 1361 4.93 17 65 71 45 8
115 Akron 12 288 1364 4.74 13 40 75 44 10
116 Indiana 12 287 1365 4.76 17 67 70 49 14
117 Central Michigan 13 264 1389 5.26 13 53 71 34 10
118 New Mexico State 12 261 1397 5.35 13 83 66 44 11
119 Oklahoma 13 245 1428 5.83 16 74 63 41 14
120 Wyoming 12 277 1446 5.22 11 82 74 41 13
121 UNLV 13 317 1451 4.58 13 66 81 40 10
122 Boston College 12 300 1454 4.85 10 56 81 36 8
123 Tulane 12 264 1480 5.61 14 72 76 55 13
124 Eastern Michigan 12 292 1788 6.12 19 75 84 48 16
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards