2011 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Temple | 1 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ohio | 2 | 26 | 85 | 3.27 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 32 | 120 | 3.75 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 56 | 179 | 3.20 | 2 | 67 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Western Michigan | 3 | 26 | 209 | 8.04 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 5 | 30 | 240 | 8.00 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 8 | Kent State | 7 | 53 | 248 | 4.68 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | Central Michigan | 6 | 58 | 253 | 4.36 | 5 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Buffalo | 9 | 80 | 326 | 4.08 | 4 | 75 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Ball State | 6 | 67 | 334 | 4.99 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 48 | 334 | 6.96 | 4 | 68 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| 13 | Akron | 11 | 100 | 621 | 6.21 | 5 | 58 | 26 | 18 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||