2011 Mid-American Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 1 | 20 | 55 | 2.75 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Toledo | 1 | 19 | 110 | 5.79 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 42 | 141 | 3.36 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 37 | 178 | 4.81 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 6 | 84 | 307 | 3.65 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 2 | 28 | 307 | 10.96 | 4 | 66 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 55 | 354 | 6.44 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | 3 | 70 | 407 | 5.81 | 4 | 51 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| 9 | Kent State | 4 | 97 | 476 | 4.91 | 6 | 69 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | Ball State | 5 | 99 | 477 | 4.82 | 5 | 74 | 24 | 11 | 4 |
| 11 | Buffalo | 5 | 107 | 508 | 4.75 | 3 | 58 | 23 | 9 | 4 |
| 12 | Akron | 10 | 224 | 1029 | 4.59 | 15 | 59 | 55 | 33 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||