2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 2 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 1 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Florida State | 2 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Florida | 2 | 18 | 30 | 1.67 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 3 | 21 | 31 | 1.48 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ball State | 5 | 20 | 38 | 1.90 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | BYU | 2 | 27 | 41 | 1.52 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | UCF | 3 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 24 | 43 | 1.79 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 24 | 50 | 2.08 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 3 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Alabama | 1 | 15 | 70 | 4.67 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 2 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 2 | 14 | 73 | 5.21 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Toledo | 3 | 12 | 73 | 6.08 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | LSU | 3 | 27 | 75 | 2.78 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Missouri | 5 | 11 | 78 | 7.09 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 3 | 15 | 81 | 5.40 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Mississippi | 4 | 25 | 83 | 3.32 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Nebraska | 6 | 39 | 89 | 2.28 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 3 | 14 | 90 | 6.43 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | Iowa | 6 | 36 | 93 | 2.58 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 6 | 93 | 15.50 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | San Diego State | 3 | 35 | 107 | 3.06 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Penn State | 2 | 22 | 109 | 4.95 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 17 | 109 | 6.41 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 5 | 32 | 115 | 3.59 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Louisville | 3 | 18 | 116 | 6.44 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | TCU | 5 | 52 | 119 | 2.29 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Clemson | 4 | 28 | 119 | 4.25 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | Tulsa | 4 | 36 | 130 | 3.61 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | Michigan State | 3 | 46 | 138 | 3.00 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 | Virginia | 6 | 49 | 141 | 2.88 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | UCLA | 4 | 43 | 141 | 3.28 | 3 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 37 | Maryland | 6 | 48 | 143 | 2.98 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | East Carolina | 5 | 24 | 143 | 5.96 | 3 | 68 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Ohio | 3 | 21 | 143 | 6.81 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 40 | Kent State | 3 | 22 | 144 | 6.55 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Connecticut | 5 | 56 | 148 | 2.64 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Texas | 5 | 50 | 149 | 2.98 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 43 | Michigan | 4 | 25 | 154 | 6.16 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 6 | 38 | 171 | 4.50 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 45 | SMU | 6 | 68 | 173 | 2.54 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 46 | Utah | 6 | 46 | 176 | 3.83 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 46 | UTSA | 3 | 35 | 176 | 5.03 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 48 | Navy | 6 | 40 | 177 | 4.43 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 49 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 53 | 179 | 3.38 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 50 | San Jose State | 2 | 12 | 180 | 15.00 | 2 | 86 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 51 | Texas Tech | 4 | 33 | 182 | 5.52 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 52 | Mississippi State | 5 | 43 | 184 | 4.28 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 53 | Purdue | 5 | 17 | 189 | 11.12 | 2 | 67 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 54 | Rutgers | 1 | 37 | 191 | 5.16 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 55 | Western Michigan | 7 | 59 | 194 | 3.29 | 2 | 53 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 56 | Idaho | 10 | 48 | 198 | 4.13 | 3 | 52 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Bowling Green | 4 | 42 | 199 | 4.74 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 58 | North Carolina | 4 | 32 | 204 | 6.38 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 58 | Auburn | 7 | 31 | 204 | 6.58 | 3 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | 6 | 28 | 205 | 7.32 | 2 | 74 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 61 | New Mexico | 7 | 37 | 207 | 5.59 | 2 | 62 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 62 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 44 | 213 | 4.84 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 63 | Colorado | 7 | 46 | 215 | 4.67 | 2 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 64 | Kentucky | 8 | 50 | 225 | 4.50 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 65 | Wyoming | 6 | 41 | 228 | 5.56 | 2 | 54 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 65 | West Virginia | 5 | 35 | 228 | 6.51 | 3 | 67 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 67 | Florida International | 5 | 45 | 232 | 5.16 | 3 | 73 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 68 | Kansas State | 2 | 39 | 233 | 5.97 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| 69 | Memphis | 7 | 67 | 234 | 3.49 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 4 |
| 70 | Central Michigan | 6 | 56 | 242 | 4.32 | 2 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 71 | Troy | 6 | 59 | 244 | 4.14 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 72 | Baylor | 7 | 54 | 247 | 4.57 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 62 | 249 | 4.02 | 2 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 74 | Air Force | 6 | 60 | 255 | 4.25 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 75 | Nevada | 3 | 46 | 264 | 5.74 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 76 | Marshall | 6 | 55 | 265 | 4.82 | 2 | 70 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 77 | South Florida | 8 | 86 | 269 | 3.13 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 1 |
| 77 | Washington | 6 | 58 | 269 | 4.64 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 79 | Temple | 8 | 67 | 272 | 4.06 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 80 | Duke | 6 | 45 | 275 | 6.11 | 3 | 86 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 81 | California | 8 | 79 | 281 | 3.56 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 0 |
| 82 | Arizona | 6 | 69 | 282 | 4.09 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 83 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 48 | 283 | 5.90 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| 84 | UAB | 8 | 75 | 285 | 3.80 | 5 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 85 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 68 | 289 | 4.25 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 86 | Buffalo | 8 | 102 | 296 | 2.90 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 87 | Boston College | 7 | 83 | 297 | 3.58 | 3 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 88 | Arizona State | 6 | 63 | 304 | 4.83 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 89 | Rice | 4 | 50 | 310 | 6.20 | 4 | 74 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 90 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 44 | 322 | 7.32 | 3 | 72 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 91 | Kansas | 8 | 57 | 331 | 5.81 | 5 | 43 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 91 | Fresno State | 4 | 53 | 331 | 6.25 | 3 | 57 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 93 | New Mexico State | 9 | 74 | 339 | 4.58 | 5 | 76 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 94 | Illinois | 9 | 78 | 347 | 4.45 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 95 | Minnesota | 5 | 71 | 351 | 4.94 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 96 | Iowa State | 6 | 68 | 356 | 5.24 | 2 | 62 | 17 | 12 | 1 |
| 97 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 74 | 365 | 4.93 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 15 | 4 |
| 98 | Massachusetts | 8 | 49 | 368 | 7.51 | 4 | 61 | 15 | 12 | 4 |
| 99 | Akron | 8 | 98 | 370 | 3.78 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 1 |
| 100 | Tulane | 8 | 84 | 372 | 4.43 | 4 | 72 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 100 | Syracuse | 7 | 75 | 372 | 4.96 | 1 | 80 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 102 | North Carolina State | 7 | 99 | 378 | 3.82 | 5 | 67 | 20 | 6 | 2 |
| 103 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 77 | 381 | 4.95 | 1 | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 |
| 104 | Washington State | 8 | 87 | 383 | 4.40 | 4 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 2 |
| 105 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 70 | 423 | 6.04 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| 106 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 102 | 442 | 4.33 | 4 | 87 | 23 | 8 | 2 |
| 107 | North Texas | 7 | 59 | 443 | 7.51 | 6 | 53 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 108 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 110 | 451 | 4.10 | 4 | 51 | 20 | 16 | 3 |
| 109 | USC | 5 | 77 | 463 | 6.01 | 4 | 58 | 22 | 18 | 6 |
| 110 | UNLV | 9 | 101 | 500 | 4.95 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 11 | 4 |
| 111 | South Alabama | 12 | 132 | 501 | 3.80 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 12 | 4 |
| 112 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 87 | 503 | 5.78 | 5 | 77 | 22 | 13 | 6 |
| 113 | Indiana | 7 | 84 | 508 | 6.05 | 7 | 69 | 23 | 19 | 8 |
| 114 | UTEP | 8 | 72 | 529 | 7.35 | 5 | 81 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| 115 | Army | 10 | 104 | 541 | 5.20 | 8 | 87 | 23 | 19 | 8 |
| 116 | Houston | 7 | 117 | 562 | 4.80 | 6 | 69 | 30 | 20 | 6 |
| 117 | Hawai'i | 8 | 98 | 580 | 5.92 | 7 | 76 | 29 | 16 | 3 |
| 118 | Texas State | 8 | 94 | 594 | 6.32 | 4 | 60 | 27 | 16 | 7 |
| 119 | Colorado State | 9 | 141 | 749 | 5.31 | 8 | 58 | 40 | 23 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||