2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/09/2012

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Michigan State 14 221 451 2.04 4 22 26 20 3
2 Connecticut 12 202 500 2.48 4 48 31 18 5
3 South Florida 12 209 521 2.49 8 31 34 20 3
4 Alabama 13 211 526 2.49 1 37 35 15 3
5 Louisiana-Monroe 12 186 545 2.93 7 60 32 18 2
6 LSU 14 200 571 2.86 4 34 36 21 4
7 TCU 13 203 609 3.00 5 44 30 15 5
8 Florida State 13 222 610 2.75 6 57 37 16 3
9 Arkansas State 13 203 623 3.07 3 34 45 25 4
10 Texas 13 202 648 3.21 8 74 37 23 6
11 Louisville 13 203 657 3.24 6 50 42 23 4
12 Cincinnati 13 221 686 3.10 6 36 39 27 8
13 Boise State 13 199 690 3.47 5 55 40 22 5
14 USC 12 177 692 3.91 16 51 41 21 4
15 Southern Mississippi 14 218 709 3.25 6 46 35 18 6
16 Stanford 13 189 714 3.78 11 61 39 29 6
17 Pittsburgh 13 248 720 2.90 11 37 44 26 3
18 Utah 13 215 731 3.40 3 49 40 26 6
19 Oklahoma 13 237 739 3.12 5 48 46 31 7
20 South Carolina 13 227 746 3.29 7 47 49 22 3
21 Texas A&M 13 256 752 2.94 16 43 50 24 3
22 West Virginia 13 232 755 3.25 11 65 43 23 5
23 North Carolina 13 224 757 3.38 8 48 47 24 7
24 Michigan 13 209 758 3.63 6 41 41 29 9
25 SMU 13 226 765 3.38 6 55 50 23 5
26 UCF 12 201 768 3.82 7 56 44 25 3
27 Syracuse 12 216 779 3.61 9 61 47 27 6
28 Illinois 13 243 787 3.24 10 35 45 26 5
29 San Diego State 13 270 795 2.94 7 33 47 22 6
30 Florida International 13 243 811 3.34 11 33 47 34 6
31 Utah State 13 249 818 3.29 11 31 56 26 4
32 Louisiana Tech 13 245 828 3.38 6 32 52 21 4
33 Temple 13 218 832 3.82 6 81 48 22 5
34 Virginia 13 250 835 3.34 8 40 44 30 9
35 BYU 13 215 838 3.90 10 82 43 25 8
36 Notre Dame 13 236 853 3.61 5 39 52 27 3
37 Vanderbilt 13 253 854 3.38 5 57 49 32 5
38 Boston College 12 224 863 3.85 13 42 45 24 8
39 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 230 864 3.76 13 56 44 23 6
40 Georgia 14 235 871 3.71 14 48 50 32 6
41 Kent State 12 237 877 3.70 9 69 48 24 8
42 Tulane 13 254 881 3.47 14 39 55 31 10
43 Missouri 13 237 900 3.80 11 80 58 31 7
44 Virginia Tech 14 223 902 4.04 8 47 52 31 12
45 Tulsa 13 246 903 3.67 11 69 52 21 6
45 Hawai'i 13 237 903 3.81 11 56 46 26 6
47 North Carolina State 13 224 907 4.05 7 77 42 30 11
48 Penn State 13 251 915 3.65 5 30 50 27 4
49 California 13 239 916 3.83 8 68 53 26 10
50 Florida 13 265 920 3.47 7 77 49 27 6
51 Ohio State 13 262 931 3.55 6 40 57 30 6
52 Wisconsin 14 257 935 3.64 4 64 45 26 5
53 Rutgers 13 259 944 3.64 9 64 50 33 9
54 Florida Atlantic 12 268 951 3.55 12 25 55 26 3
55 Ohio 14 237 957 4.04 7 63 50 32 11
56 Idaho 12 250 965 3.86 6 55 46 31 6
57 UTEP 12 196 966 4.93 7 71 50 29 9
58 Miami (Ohio) 12 247 968 3.92 5 96 50 32 9
59 Marshall 13 246 971 3.95 7 82 49 31 8
60 Toledo 13 219 976 4.46 11 87 47 30 8
61 Duke 12 202 981 4.86 11 40 50 25 8
62 Kansas State 13 220 987 4.49 10 63 52 26 9
63 Western Kentucky 12 217 991 4.57 8 59 52 38 9
64 Fresno State 13 235 1003 4.27 16 69 48 31 13
65 North Texas 12 203 1008 4.97 8 71 52 32 11
66 East Carolina 12 231 1015 4.39 14 77 50 25 6
67 Georgia Tech 13 217 1021 4.71 8 77 54 32 9
68 Oregon 14 252 1022 4.06 11 51 61 31 7
69 Miami (Florida) 12 235 1030 4.38 5 47 53 33 6
70 Eastern Michigan 12 214 1031 4.82 9 68 46 35 7
71 Nebraska 13 251 1042 4.15 16 31 59 37 5
72 Mississippi State 13 281 1043 3.71 6 52 62 36 7
73 Buffalo 12 259 1048 4.05 10 75 49 28 7
74 Nevada 13 222 1052 4.74 8 48 50 32 10
75 Minnesota 12 231 1053 4.56 10 35 60 42 7
76 Navy 12 226 1067 4.72 15 46 67 39 6
77 Iowa 13 304 1079 3.55 12 34 63 28 3
77 Colorado 13 228 1079 4.73 12 34 60 41 13
79 Arkansas 13 261 1084 4.15 7 62 53 30 6
80 Arizona 12 216 1085 5.02 15 47 49 36 12
81 Oregon State 12 243 1088 4.48 12 41 61 34 8
82 Bowling Green 12 245 1090 4.45 13 58 58 34 8
83 Memphis 12 217 1094 5.04 13 59 51 37 11
84 Tennessee 12 255 1099 4.31 13 40 57 41 7
84 Army 12 238 1099 4.62 11 56 53 26 10
86 Washington State 12 232 1109 4.78 11 59 49 31 8
87 Arizona State 13 247 1111 4.50 10 48 51 36 15
88 UNLV 12 263 1112 4.23 16 36 63 35 7
89 Kentucky 12 240 1118 4.66 7 84 57 26 8
90 Clemson 14 274 1124 4.10 5 56 60 31 9
91 Purdue 13 263 1152 4.38 13 59 64 35 7
91 Northwestern 13 259 1152 4.45 19 76 64 38 9
93 Wake Forest 13 256 1162 4.54 12 72 57 28 15
94 Rice 12 254 1197 4.71 8 39 64 39 12
95 Houston 14 283 1202 4.25 10 97 66 42 7
95 Washington 13 232 1202 5.18 23 89 57 29 13
97 Iowa State 13 263 1213 4.61 9 45 67 39 10
98 UAB 12 239 1288 5.39 14 47 70 39 10
99 Maryland 12 275 1293 4.70 13 55 69 40 13
100 Oklahoma State 13 283 1309 4.63 17 80 76 43 12
101 Akron 12 286 1321 4.62 20 59 65 38 14
102 Troy 12 271 1336 4.93 12 75 63 32 8
103 Baylor 13 243 1352 5.56 13 81 65 38 10
104 Auburn 13 269 1355 5.04 9 92 78 41 8
105 Central Michigan 12 270 1376 5.10 15 87 67 34 13
106 Colorado State 12 269 1383 5.14 16 83 67 38 13
107 UCLA 14 255 1397 5.48 9 65 70 45 12
108 Middle Tennessee 12 297 1406 4.73 19 80 73 40 12
109 San Jose State 12 264 1434 5.43 15 78 67 33 11
110 Northern Illinois 14 317 1443 4.55 13 68 86 50 15
111 New Mexico State 13 282 1479 5.24 18 85 69 44 12
112 Western Michigan 13 256 1506 5.88 15 66 69 57 20
113 Indiana 12 294 1510 5.14 13 54 78 38 17
114 Mississippi 12 266 1526 5.74 14 77 60 39 16
115 Texas Tech 12 306 1551 5.07 10 71 88 46 11
116 Air Force 13 306 1560 5.10 15 78 81 44 10
117 New Mexico 12 283 1564 5.53 23 69 80 40 17
118 Kansas 12 262 1595 6.09 18 63 88 56 17
119 Ball State 12 290 1602 5.52 11 74 80 51 13
120 Wyoming 13 299 1617 5.41 14 99 77 52 13
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards