2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/07/2013

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Stanford 14 69 117 1.70 0 20 9 6 1
2 Alabama 12 54 131 2.43 0 19 10 4 0
3 Florida 13 55 134 2.44 1 22 11 5 2
4 BYU 13 53 157 2.96 0 22 8 4 1
5 Syracuse 13 65 159 2.45 0 24 13 5 2
6 Cincinnati 13 76 164 2.16 0 17 15 6 0
6 Ohio State 11 51 164 3.22 0 24 14 5 2
8 LSU 12 57 173 3.04 0 26 13 7 1
9 Michigan State 13 52 179 3.44 1 35 11 6 1
10 San Jose State 13 63 189 3.00 1 34 14 7 3
11 Bowling Green 13 70 199 2.84 2 38 12 7 4
11 Notre Dame 12 65 199 3.06 0 21 13 5 2
13 San Diego State 13 97 212 2.19 1 28 20 8 2
14 Connecticut 11 95 219 2.31 1 26 15 5 2
15 Utah State 13 74 224 3.03 0 16 19 7 0
16 Arkansas 11 71 228 3.21 2 29 18 14 3
17 TCU 12 48 233 4.85 2 34 15 5 4
18 Western Kentucky 13 75 235 3.13 1 32 13 12 2
18 Utah 10 71 235 3.31 0 23 17 8 4
20 Pittsburgh 13 81 239 2.95 0 22 15 6 1
21 Memphis 12 84 240 2.86 0 25 17 8 2
22 UTSA 10 70 242 3.46 0 28 16 8 1
23 Florida State 13 64 245 3.83 2 37 14 6 4
24 SMU 13 81 248 3.06 2 36 18 5 2
24 Wisconsin 14 54 248 4.59 2 38 13 9 3
26 Iowa 10 52 249 4.79 0 18 14 9 0
27 Boise State 13 82 251 3.06 2 28 20 9 3
28 Virginia Tech 13 89 253 2.84 0 26 20 7 2
29 UCLA 14 75 254 3.39 1 29 15 8 3
30 Duke 13 85 266 3.13 1 21 17 7 1
31 Penn State 12 86 279 3.24 0 33 20 10 3
32 Oregon State 12 76 280 3.68 2 29 20 12 4
33 Troy 12 81 281 3.47 1 30 18 5 2
34 Maryland 12 66 286 4.33 1 25 16 12 2
35 Michigan 13 101 293 2.90 0 20 24 12 1
36 Purdue 12 75 296 3.95 1 30 14 11 2
37 Tennessee 12 70 297 4.24 2 28 18 9 3
38 Kansas State 13 80 301 3.76 0 27 20 9 1
39 Wake Forest 12 78 302 3.87 0 33 19 11 2
40 Oregon 13 78 305 3.91 0 23 19 11 1
40 Mississippi 13 72 305 4.24 2 29 15 11 3
42 Rutgers 13 94 307 3.27 0 26 24 17 3
43 Texas A&M 13 83 310 3.73 1 22 20 10 3
44 Iowa State 12 74 311 4.20 0 24 17 11 2
45 Florida International 12 83 312 3.76 2 33 24 13 3
46 Virginia 12 68 313 4.60 2 34 16 9 4
47 Minnesota 13 91 315 3.46 2 34 14 10 2
48 Temple 11 69 320 4.64 0 35 18 11 4
49 Arizona State 12 76 323 4.25 2 32 19 9 4
50 Ohio 13 87 327 3.76 2 28 22 10 3
51 South Carolina 13 83 328 3.95 0 20 25 15 1
52 Northwestern 13 77 329 4.27 1 26 22 8 4
53 Oklahoma 12 68 332 4.88 2 30 18 10 6
53 Toledo 12 65 332 5.11 3 25 18 12 5
55 Colorado State 12 75 333 4.44 3 34 24 8 3
56 North Texas 12 61 337 5.52 2 38 21 10 5
57 North Carolina State 12 88 339 3.85 1 31 21 9 2
57 California 12 81 339 4.19 1 33 22 10 2
57 Louisiana Tech 12 72 339 4.71 3 32 19 11 6
60 Tulsa 12 71 343 4.83 2 37 19 11 4
61 Western Michigan 12 77 347 4.51 3 28 18 11 5
62 Arkansas State 13 86 348 4.05 1 33 23 8 3
62 Missouri 12 84 348 4.14 2 38 19 11 3
64 Louisiana-Monroe 13 80 355 4.44 2 38 24 16 3
64 Washington State 12 73 355 4.86 2 29 22 14 2
66 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 77 360 4.68 1 34 20 15 3
66 North Carolina 12 77 360 4.68 3 27 24 14 4
68 Clemson 13 82 363 4.43 3 30 17 12 5
69 Buffalo 12 92 365 3.97 1 38 24 10 2
70 Texas Tech 13 87 369 4.24 1 22 26 12 2
70 Kent State 13 83 369 4.45 1 38 18 11 4
72 Houston 11 85 373 4.39 1 26 26 15 3
72 South Florida 12 79 373 4.72 3 35 22 18 3
74 Illinois 10 84 376 4.48 0 28 30 14 1
75 Vanderbilt 12 79 379 4.80 4 37 22 15 5
76 Washington 12 82 382 4.66 1 32 23 9 2
77 UCF 14 87 383 4.40 2 37 23 11 4
78 Georgia 14 99 385 3.89 1 23 24 11 4
78 East Carolina 12 84 385 4.58 1 33 27 14 2
80 Nebraska 13 78 391 5.01 3 33 17 11 5
81 UTEP 12 88 393 4.47 2 26 28 9 3
82 Rice 13 85 405 4.76 2 38 22 12 7
83 New Mexico 12 83 408 4.92 1 26 26 18 3
84 Middle Tennessee 12 90 410 4.56 1 33 27 11 4
85 South Alabama 13 106 416 3.92 1 32 22 11 4
86 Louisville 13 95 422 4.44 1 35 28 17 1
87 Central Michigan 13 93 424 4.56 2 34 30 12 4
88 Oklahoma State 13 99 426 4.30 2 30 33 16 4
88 USC 13 93 426 4.58 3 29 28 19 3
90 Fresno State 11 65 429 6.60 5 39 19 13 8
91 Northern Illinois 13 114 440 3.86 5 37 32 15 5
92 Baylor 13 106 442 4.17 2 25 29 16 5
93 Hawai'i 11 99 444 4.48 4 35 28 14 6
94 Indiana 12 88 446 5.07 1 30 24 18 6
95 Idaho 12 96 450 4.69 2 29 25 16 4
96 UAB 12 86 452 5.26 2 32 30 16 3
97 Tulane 12 90 457 5.08 2 29 24 17 6
98 West Virginia 13 101 465 4.60 2 33 32 16 4
99 Texas 13 89 471 5.29 0 30 29 19 4
100 Auburn 12 85 474 5.58 3 39 28 18 5
101 Mississippi State 12 91 479 5.26 3 37 30 13 5
102 UNLV 13 125 484 3.87 1 28 26 11 2
103 Navy 13 106 495 4.67 3 39 31 11 4
104 Akron 12 101 497 4.92 4 35 29 17 4
105 Marshall 12 100 498 4.98 6 30 32 17 7
106 Eastern Michigan 12 111 504 4.54 3 32 35 14 7
107 Air Force 13 115 505 4.39 2 37 31 15 3
107 Kentucky 12 102 505 4.95 3 33 34 15 5
109 Colorado 12 81 508 6.27 5 30 30 20 9
110 Kansas 12 89 511 5.74 3 32 31 24 6
111 Ball State 13 104 524 5.04 3 29 32 14 8
112 Nevada 13 96 531 5.53 5 39 29 12 9
113 Georgia Tech 14 79 539 6.82 3 32 30 24 8
114 Texas State 12 112 545 4.87 3 37 34 16 5
115 Miami (Florida) 12 94 548 5.83 1 37 33 19 6
116 Wyoming 12 90 555 6.17 2 35 32 22 7
117 New Mexico State 12 110 562 5.11 5 38 29 15 6
118 Miami (Ohio) 12 101 583 5.77 3 35 33 21 4
119 Florida Atlantic 12 108 598 5.54 4 38 33 18 8
119 Army 12 83 598 7.20 7 37 32 21 10
121 Southern Mississippi 11 104 616 5.92 3 36 29 17 7
122 Arizona 12 97 620 6.39 2 37 37 21 5
123 Massachusetts 12 111 637 5.74 3 39 28 22 5
124 Boston College 12 123 668 5.43 5 34 37 18 7
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards