2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games in November Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 3 | 82 | 149 | 1.82 | 0 | 27.33 | 49.67 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 3 | 87 | 156 | 1.79 | 1 | 29.00 | 52.00 |
| 3 | Florida International | 3 | 84 | 185 | 2.20 | 3 | 28.00 | 61.67 |
| 4 | Memphis | 4 | 116 | 293 | 2.53 | 1 | 29.00 | 73.25 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 3 | 90 | 231 | 2.57 | 3 | 30.00 | 77.00 |
| 6 | Buffalo | 4 | 142 | 330 | 2.32 | 3 | 35.50 | 82.50 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 3 | 78 | 251 | 3.22 | 2 | 26.00 | 83.67 |
| 7 | Rice | 3 | 74 | 251 | 3.39 | 4 | 24.67 | 83.67 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 118 | 339 | 2.87 | 2 | 29.50 | 84.75 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 4 | 130 | 346 | 2.66 | 3 | 32.50 | 86.50 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 4 | 108 | 347 | 3.21 | 1 | 27.00 | 86.75 |
| 12 | Florida | 4 | 119 | 355 | 2.98 | 4 | 29.75 | 88.75 |
| 13 | TCU | 3 | 102 | 279 | 2.74 | 4 | 34.00 | 93.00 |
| 14 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 163 | 409 | 2.51 | 5 | 40.75 | 102.25 |
| 15 | Boise State | 3 | 111 | 307 | 2.77 | 4 | 37.00 | 102.33 |
| 16 | Mississippi | 4 | 143 | 416 | 2.91 | 6 | 35.75 | 104.00 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 148 | 429 | 2.90 | 3 | 37.00 | 107.25 |
| 18 | South Florida | 3 | 101 | 322 | 3.19 | 4 | 33.67 | 107.33 |
| 19 | Clemson | 4 | 156 | 462 | 2.96 | 1 | 39.00 | 115.50 |
| 20 | LSU | 4 | 114 | 463 | 4.06 | 5 | 28.50 | 115.75 |
| 21 | Alabama | 4 | 155 | 466 | 3.01 | 3 | 38.75 | 116.50 |
| 22 | UTSA | 4 | 124 | 468 | 3.77 | 6 | 31.00 | 117.00 |
| 23 | Tulsa | 4 | 134 | 471 | 3.51 | 7 | 33.50 | 117.75 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 142 | 474 | 3.34 | 7 | 35.50 | 118.50 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 3 | 109 | 363 | 3.33 | 3 | 36.33 | 121.00 |
| 26 | Florida State | 3 | 117 | 365 | 3.12 | 4 | 39.00 | 121.67 |
| 27 | Washington | 4 | 127 | 491 | 3.87 | 6 | 31.75 | 122.75 |
| 28 | Stanford | 5 | 160 | 620 | 3.88 | 6 | 32.00 | 124.00 |
| 29 | Michigan State | 3 | 86 | 374 | 4.35 | 2 | 28.67 | 124.67 |
| 30 | Arkansas | 4 | 151 | 502 | 3.32 | 7 | 37.75 | 125.50 |
| 31 | Northwestern | 3 | 98 | 381 | 3.89 | 5 | 32.67 | 127.00 |
| 32 | Ohio State | 3 | 115 | 388 | 3.37 | 4 | 38.33 | 129.33 |
| 33 | Kentucky | 3 | 109 | 389 | 3.57 | 4 | 36.33 | 129.67 |
| 34 | Kent State | 5 | 185 | 658 | 3.56 | 5 | 37.00 | 131.60 |
| 35 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 131 | 532 | 4.06 | 9 | 32.75 | 133.00 |
| 36 | Penn State | 4 | 152 | 536 | 3.53 | 3 | 38.00 | 134.00 |
| 37 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 133 | 543 | 4.08 | 4 | 33.25 | 135.75 |
| 38 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 117 | 413 | 3.53 | 2 | 39.00 | 137.67 |
| 39 | Rutgers | 4 | 174 | 552 | 3.17 | 2 | 43.50 | 138.00 |
| 40 | Virginia | 4 | 147 | 553 | 3.76 | 2 | 36.75 | 138.25 |
| 41 | Navy | 3 | 100 | 415 | 4.15 | 5 | 33.33 | 138.33 |
| 42 | Toledo | 3 | 105 | 422 | 4.02 | 3 | 35.00 | 140.67 |
| 43 | Marshall | 4 | 164 | 571 | 3.48 | 11 | 41.00 | 142.75 |
| 44 | Central Michigan | 4 | 134 | 583 | 4.35 | 6 | 33.50 | 145.75 |
| 45 | Nebraska | 4 | 145 | 584 | 4.03 | 6 | 36.25 | 146.00 |
| 46 | Boston College | 4 | 159 | 585 | 3.68 | 3 | 39.75 | 146.25 |
| 47 | Utah | 4 | 136 | 588 | 4.32 | 9 | 34.00 | 147.00 |
| 48 | Purdue | 4 | 143 | 596 | 4.17 | 9 | 35.75 | 149.00 |
| 48 | SMU | 4 | 139 | 596 | 4.29 | 5 | 34.75 | 149.00 |
| 50 | Syracuse | 4 | 148 | 598 | 4.04 | 5 | 37.00 | 149.50 |
| 51 | Texas A&M | 4 | 149 | 600 | 4.03 | 8 | 37.25 | 150.00 |
| 52 | UCLA | 5 | 192 | 751 | 3.91 | 6 | 38.40 | 150.20 |
| 53 | Akron | 3 | 107 | 454 | 4.24 | 6 | 35.67 | 151.33 |
| 54 | Wake Forest | 4 | 136 | 606 | 4.46 | 6 | 34.00 | 151.50 |
| 55 | Washington State | 4 | 175 | 613 | 3.50 | 7 | 43.75 | 153.25 |
| 56 | Bowling Green | 3 | 115 | 462 | 4.02 | 5 | 38.33 | 154.00 |
| 57 | West Virginia | 4 | 157 | 619 | 3.94 | 4 | 39.25 | 154.75 |
| 58 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 139 | 621 | 4.47 | 5 | 34.75 | 155.25 |
| 59 | Utah State | 3 | 125 | 473 | 3.78 | 4 | 41.67 | 157.67 |
| 59 | Texas | 3 | 107 | 473 | 4.42 | 3 | 35.67 | 157.67 |
| 61 | Western Michigan | 3 | 125 | 486 | 3.89 | 5 | 41.67 | 162.00 |
| 62 | Oregon | 4 | 137 | 649 | 4.74 | 6 | 34.25 | 162.25 |
| 63 | South Carolina | 3 | 122 | 487 | 3.99 | 2 | 40.67 | 162.33 |
| 64 | Air Force | 4 | 191 | 653 | 3.42 | 7 | 47.75 | 163.25 |
| 65 | North Texas | 4 | 135 | 655 | 4.85 | 8 | 33.75 | 163.75 |
| 66 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 111 | 495 | 4.46 | 1 | 37.00 | 165.00 |
| 67 | Auburn | 4 | 146 | 661 | 4.53 | 7 | 36.50 | 165.25 |
| 68 | Idaho | 4 | 142 | 662 | 4.66 | 10 | 35.50 | 165.50 |
| 69 | Minnesota | 4 | 167 | 667 | 3.99 | 6 | 41.75 | 166.75 |
| 70 | Arizona State | 4 | 158 | 675 | 4.27 | 4 | 39.50 | 168.75 |
| 71 | Iowa | 4 | 166 | 677 | 4.08 | 5 | 41.50 | 169.25 |
| 72 | Hawai'i | 4 | 178 | 681 | 3.83 | 8 | 44.50 | 170.25 |
| 73 | Cincinnati | 4 | 161 | 682 | 4.24 | 3 | 40.25 | 170.50 |
| 74 | Missouri | 4 | 147 | 683 | 4.65 | 11 | 36.75 | 170.75 |
| 75 | UCF | 4 | 164 | 691 | 4.21 | 6 | 41.00 | 172.75 |
| 76 | Fresno State | 3 | 152 | 523 | 3.44 | 6 | 50.67 | 174.33 |
| 77 | Kansas State | 3 | 106 | 525 | 4.95 | 5 | 35.33 | 175.00 |
| 78 | UAB | 4 | 160 | 706 | 4.41 | 11 | 40.00 | 176.50 |
| 79 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 124 | 532 | 4.29 | 4 | 41.33 | 177.33 |
| 80 | Michigan | 4 | 182 | 711 | 3.91 | 2 | 45.50 | 177.75 |
| 80 | Georgia | 4 | 181 | 711 | 3.93 | 3 | 45.25 | 177.75 |
| 82 | Baylor | 4 | 144 | 713 | 4.95 | 9 | 36.00 | 178.25 |
| 83 | Tulane | 4 | 185 | 714 | 3.86 | 11 | 46.25 | 178.50 |
| 83 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 164 | 714 | 4.35 | 6 | 41.00 | 178.50 |
| 85 | Colorado State | 4 | 164 | 732 | 4.46 | 6 | 41.00 | 183.00 |
| 86 | Louisville | 4 | 151 | 736 | 4.87 | 5 | 37.75 | 184.00 |
| 87 | San Diego State | 3 | 134 | 554 | 4.13 | 5 | 44.67 | 184.67 |
| 87 | California | 3 | 122 | 554 | 4.54 | 7 | 40.67 | 184.67 |
| 89 | South Alabama | 4 | 161 | 766 | 4.76 | 8 | 40.25 | 191.50 |
| 90 | UNLV | 4 | 186 | 772 | 4.15 | 7 | 46.50 | 193.00 |
| 91 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 163 | 779 | 4.78 | 8 | 40.75 | 194.75 |
| 92 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 129 | 780 | 6.05 | 9 | 32.25 | 195.00 |
| 93 | UTEP | 3 | 134 | 592 | 4.42 | 8 | 44.67 | 197.33 |
| 94 | North Carolina State | 4 | 158 | 791 | 5.01 | 6 | 39.50 | 197.75 |
| 95 | Kansas | 3 | 113 | 603 | 5.34 | 5 | 37.67 | 201.00 |
| 96 | New Mexico | 4 | 138 | 813 | 5.89 | 5 | 34.50 | 203.25 |
| 97 | Tennessee | 4 | 165 | 814 | 4.93 | 8 | 41.25 | 203.50 |
| 98 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 162 | 838 | 5.17 | 12 | 40.50 | 209.50 |
| 99 | Mississippi State | 4 | 185 | 839 | 4.54 | 6 | 46.25 | 209.75 |
| 100 | Massachusetts | 4 | 159 | 857 | 5.39 | 13 | 39.75 | 214.25 |
| 101 | Ball State | 3 | 116 | 645 | 5.56 | 6 | 38.67 | 215.00 |
| 102 | New Mexico State | 3 | 115 | 650 | 5.65 | 6 | 38.33 | 216.67 |
| 103 | USC | 4 | 187 | 891 | 4.76 | 10 | 46.75 | 222.75 |
| 104 | Troy | 4 | 151 | 894 | 5.92 | 9 | 37.75 | 223.50 |
| 105 | Iowa State | 4 | 174 | 901 | 5.18 | 6 | 43.50 | 225.25 |
| 106 | Houston | 4 | 191 | 926 | 4.85 | 7 | 47.75 | 231.50 |
| 107 | Ohio | 4 | 165 | 928 | 5.62 | 7 | 41.25 | 232.00 |
| 108 | Maryland | 4 | 176 | 931 | 5.29 | 10 | 44.00 | 232.75 |
| 109 | Oregon State | 4 | 175 | 933 | 5.33 | 10 | 43.75 | 233.25 |
| 110 | Arizona | 4 | 210 | 937 | 4.46 | 15 | 52.50 | 234.25 |
| 111 | North Carolina | 3 | 146 | 713 | 4.88 | 9 | 48.67 | 237.67 |
| 112 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 158 | 969 | 6.13 | 13 | 39.50 | 242.25 |
| 113 | Indiana | 4 | 176 | 996 | 5.66 | 13 | 44.00 | 249.00 |
| 114 | Army | 3 | 134 | 750 | 5.60 | 13 | 44.67 | 250.00 |
| 115 | Oklahoma | 4 | 163 | 1010 | 6.20 | 14 | 40.75 | 252.50 |
| 116 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 181 | 1024 | 5.66 | 12 | 45.25 | 256.00 |
| 117 | Temple | 4 | 183 | 1065 | 5.82 | 10 | 45.75 | 266.25 |
| 118 | Wyoming | 4 | 177 | 1079 | 6.10 | 7 | 44.25 | 269.75 |
| 119 | Colorado | 4 | 151 | 1080 | 7.15 | 12 | 37.75 | 270.00 |
| 120 | Texas Tech | 4 | 195 | 1087 | 5.57 | 9 | 48.75 | 271.75 |
| 121 | Illinois | 4 | 211 | 1106 | 5.24 | 11 | 52.75 | 276.50 |
| 122 | Duke | 3 | 164 | 917 | 5.59 | 9 | 54.67 | 305.67 |
| 123 | Texas State | 4 | 204 | 1257 | 6.16 | 11 | 51.00 | 314.25 |
| 124 | Nevada | 2 | 94 | 632 | 6.72 | 5 | 47.00 | 316.00 |