2011 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 7 | 10 | -7 | -0.70 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Toledo | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Ohio | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 15 | 15 | 1.00 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 5 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Akron | 6 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 7 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Buffalo | 5 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | 6 | 12 | 49 | 4.08 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Ball State | 8 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Temple | 9 | 14 | 70 | 5.00 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||