2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 13 | 123 | 285 | 2.32 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | Missouri | 13 | 112 | 332 | 2.96 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 12 | 97 | 225 | 2.32 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 14 | 1 |
| 3 | Alabama | 13 | 86 | 239 | 2.78 | 1 | 82 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 108 | 241 | 2.23 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | BYU | 13 | 93 | 261 | 2.81 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | UCF | 12 | 78 | 262 | 3.36 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | Florida International | 13 | 106 | 264 | 2.49 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | Florida | 13 | 122 | 279 | 2.29 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | USC | 12 | 105 | 349 | 3.32 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 1 |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 13 | 122 | 352 | 2.89 | 1 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 13 | 128 | 372 | 2.91 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | Mississippi State | 13 | 137 | 430 | 3.14 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 1 |
| 14 | Florida State | 13 | 123 | 198 | 1.61 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | LSU | 14 | 135 | 328 | 2.43 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 15 | 2 |
| 14 | Temple | 13 | 122 | 329 | 2.70 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 2 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 14 | 137 | 332 | 2.42 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 14 | Georgia | 14 | 109 | 336 | 3.08 | 2 | 68 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 12 | 114 | 348 | 3.05 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 2 |
| 14 | Nevada | 13 | 100 | 371 | 3.71 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 13 | 2 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 99 | 380 | 3.84 | 3 | 79 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 14 | North Carolina State | 13 | 124 | 386 | 3.11 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 2 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 102 | 393 | 3.85 | 4 | 69 | 23 | 13 | 2 |
| 14 | Boston College | 11 | 92 | 399 | 4.34 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 14 | Idaho | 12 | 90 | 402 | 4.47 | 5 | 80 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 14 | Oregon | 14 | 148 | 427 | 2.89 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 2 |
| 14 | Washington State | 12 | 113 | 439 | 3.88 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| 14 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 137 | 454 | 3.31 | 1 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 2 |
| 14 | Utah State | 13 | 120 | 456 | 3.80 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 14 | 2 |
| 14 | UAB | 12 | 110 | 505 | 4.59 | 5 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 2 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 13 | 141 | 514 | 3.65 | 2 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 2 |
| 14 | Houston | 14 | 158 | 565 | 3.58 | 4 | 68 | 36 | 18 | 2 |
| 33 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 100 | 310 | 3.10 | 3 | 52 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 33 | Illinois | 13 | 136 | 318 | 2.34 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 33 | South Florida | 12 | 106 | 319 | 3.01 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 3 |
| 33 | Boise State | 13 | 106 | 328 | 3.09 | 1 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 33 | Tennessee | 12 | 88 | 353 | 4.01 | 2 | 71 | 17 | 11 | 3 |
| 33 | Ohio State | 13 | 106 | 361 | 3.41 | 3 | 46 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 33 | SMU | 13 | 117 | 368 | 3.15 | 6 | 63 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 33 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 110 | 369 | 3.35 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 3 |
| 33 | Kent State | 12 | 119 | 374 | 3.14 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 33 | Utah | 13 | 121 | 390 | 3.22 | 2 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| 33 | Louisville | 13 | 131 | 395 | 3.02 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| 33 | Iowa | 13 | 130 | 411 | 3.16 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 3 |
| 33 | North Carolina | 13 | 105 | 411 | 3.91 | 3 | 34 | 26 | 13 | 3 |
| 33 | Washington | 13 | 99 | 414 | 4.18 | 4 | 70 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| 33 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 115 | 444 | 3.86 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 3 |
| 33 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 153 | 447 | 2.92 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 18 | 3 |
| 33 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 110 | 451 | 4.10 | 3 | 42 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 33 | Toledo | 13 | 130 | 463 | 3.56 | 4 | 36 | 32 | 16 | 3 |
| 33 | Nebraska | 13 | 118 | 467 | 3.96 | 3 | 63 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 33 | Notre Dame | 13 | 129 | 512 | 3.97 | 3 | 42 | 27 | 17 | 3 |
| 33 | Duke | 12 | 115 | 549 | 4.77 | 7 | 48 | 33 | 23 | 3 |
| 33 | Buffalo | 12 | 121 | 559 | 4.62 | 7 | 53 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| 33 | Ball State | 12 | 124 | 590 | 4.76 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 3 |
| 33 | Air Force | 13 | 135 | 602 | 4.46 | 4 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 3 |
| 33 | Kentucky | 12 | 138 | 668 | 4.84 | 2 | 30 | 43 | 26 | 3 |
| 33 | Wyoming | 13 | 147 | 691 | 4.70 | 9 | 22 | 40 | 26 | 3 |
| 59 | Stanford | 13 | 89 | 284 | 3.19 | 4 | 61 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| 59 | Texas | 13 | 115 | 318 | 2.77 | 5 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 4 |
| 59 | Kansas State | 13 | 100 | 389 | 3.89 | 5 | 51 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
| 59 | UTEP | 12 | 106 | 427 | 4.03 | 5 | 67 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 59 | Arizona | 12 | 106 | 433 | 4.08 | 8 | 49 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 59 | Hawai'i | 13 | 131 | 436 | 3.33 | 3 | 38 | 31 | 17 | 4 |
| 59 | TCU | 13 | 119 | 443 | 3.72 | 2 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| 59 | North Texas | 12 | 115 | 473 | 4.11 | 2 | 43 | 25 | 16 | 4 |
| 59 | Marshall | 13 | 122 | 474 | 3.89 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 4 |
| 59 | UCLA | 14 | 125 | 494 | 3.95 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 18 | 4 |
| 59 | Ohio | 14 | 129 | 521 | 4.04 | 3 | 58 | 27 | 20 | 4 |
| 59 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 140 | 533 | 3.81 | 6 | 27 | 34 | 23 | 4 |
| 59 | Auburn | 13 | 137 | 539 | 3.93 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 21 | 4 |
| 59 | Arkansas | 13 | 126 | 567 | 4.50 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 4 |
| 59 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 141 | 573 | 4.06 | 5 | 34 | 36 | 20 | 4 |
| 59 | Minnesota | 12 | 104 | 574 | 5.52 | 7 | 82 | 31 | 13 | 4 |
| 59 | Army | 12 | 122 | 583 | 4.78 | 5 | 41 | 38 | 20 | 4 |
| 59 | Oregon State | 12 | 130 | 624 | 4.80 | 7 | 60 | 31 | 15 | 4 |
| 59 | Texas Tech | 12 | 153 | 883 | 5.77 | 16 | 54 | 44 | 25 | 4 |
| 78 | Arkansas State | 13 | 122 | 360 | 2.95 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
| 78 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 82 | 371 | 4.52 | 7 | 79 | 14 | 11 | 5 |
| 78 | Central Michigan | 12 | 109 | 420 | 3.85 | 2 | 64 | 21 | 9 | 5 |
| 78 | San Jose State | 12 | 118 | 466 | 3.95 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 5 |
| 78 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 107 | 530 | 4.95 | 8 | 67 | 26 | 19 | 5 |
| 78 | Baylor | 13 | 131 | 542 | 4.14 | 8 | 56 | 28 | 15 | 5 |
| 78 | Northwestern | 13 | 125 | 582 | 4.66 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 15 | 5 |
| 78 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 122 | 582 | 4.77 | 7 | 31 | 33 | 22 | 5 |
| 78 | Rice | 12 | 100 | 590 | 5.90 | 6 | 52 | 30 | 18 | 5 |
| 78 | Maryland | 12 | 152 | 623 | 4.10 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 19 | 5 |
| 78 | Troy | 12 | 127 | 629 | 4.95 | 8 | 52 | 32 | 17 | 5 |
| 78 | Kansas | 12 | 121 | 629 | 5.20 | 10 | 35 | 36 | 22 | 5 |
| 78 | New Mexico | 12 | 135 | 657 | 4.87 | 13 | 39 | 36 | 20 | 5 |
| 78 | Bowling Green | 12 | 118 | 667 | 5.65 | 5 | 53 | 29 | 20 | 5 |
| 78 | Iowa State | 13 | 146 | 722 | 4.95 | 9 | 43 | 40 | 25 | 5 |
| 93 | Rutgers | 13 | 107 | 344 | 3.21 | 3 | 60 | 19 | 9 | 6 |
| 93 | Arizona State | 13 | 108 | 354 | 3.28 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 6 |
| 93 | California | 13 | 98 | 387 | 3.95 | 3 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 6 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 130 | 473 | 3.64 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 15 | 6 |
| 93 | Michigan | 13 | 109 | 474 | 4.35 | 2 | 32 | 26 | 16 | 6 |
| 93 | West Virginia | 13 | 113 | 491 | 4.35 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 6 |
| 93 | Penn State | 13 | 121 | 558 | 4.61 | 6 | 46 | 25 | 17 | 6 |
| 93 | East Carolina | 12 | 117 | 594 | 5.08 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 19 | 6 |
| 93 | Purdue | 13 | 143 | 617 | 4.31 | 7 | 55 | 35 | 23 | 6 |
| 93 | Navy | 12 | 128 | 633 | 4.95 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 6 |
| 93 | Memphis | 12 | 135 | 653 | 4.84 | 6 | 66 | 33 | 23 | 6 |
| 93 | Clemson | 14 | 160 | 714 | 4.46 | 10 | 46 | 42 | 22 | 6 |
| 105 | Fresno State | 13 | 102 | 538 | 5.27 | 10 | 53 | 24 | 18 | 7 |
| 105 | Oklahoma | 13 | 120 | 559 | 4.66 | 7 | 42 | 23 | 20 | 7 |
| 105 | Colorado | 13 | 107 | 579 | 5.41 | 5 | 57 | 31 | 23 | 7 |
| 105 | Virginia | 13 | 129 | 610 | 4.73 | 5 | 60 | 29 | 18 | 7 |
| 105 | Mississippi | 12 | 115 | 635 | 5.52 | 7 | 52 | 28 | 19 | 7 |
| 105 | Wisconsin | 14 | 140 | 702 | 5.01 | 8 | 67 | 33 | 22 | 7 |
| 105 | New Mexico State | 13 | 136 | 734 | 5.40 | 7 | 27 | 47 | 34 | 7 |
| 105 | Akron | 12 | 136 | 770 | 5.66 | 8 | 58 | 41 | 23 | 7 |
| 113 | Wake Forest | 13 | 125 | 617 | 4.94 | 6 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 8 |
| 113 | Tulane | 13 | 114 | 688 | 6.04 | 12 | 72 | 32 | 21 | 8 |
| 113 | Indiana | 12 | 136 | 784 | 5.76 | 7 | 48 | 40 | 28 | 8 |
| 116 | UNLV | 12 | 93 | 593 | 6.38 | 7 | 67 | 24 | 17 | 9 |
| 116 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 141 | 632 | 4.48 | 9 | 48 | 29 | 15 | 9 |
| 116 | Colorado State | 12 | 123 | 680 | 5.53 | 7 | 51 | 34 | 23 | 9 |
| 119 | San Diego State | 13 | 147 | 816 | 5.55 | 9 | 67 | 45 | 29 | 10 |
| 119 | Western Michigan | 13 | 147 | 883 | 6.01 | 7 | 65 | 38 | 30 | 10 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||