2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/09/2012

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Connecticut 12 91 169 1.86 3 27 15 10 2
2 LSU 14 94 179 1.90 1 22 12 8 1
3 Alabama 13 93 178 1.91 0 31 12 4 2
4 South Florida 12 89 189 2.12 1 29 13 5 1
5 Louisville 13 100 255 2.55 2 24 15 9 1
6 Michigan State 14 109 283 2.60 2 21 11 6 1
7 Kent State 12 110 287 2.61 5 25 19 10 2
8 Tulane 13 109 302 2.77 6 39 20 10 3
9 San Diego State 13 136 378 2.78 0 33 20 9 2
10 Louisiana-Monroe 12 97 271 2.79 4 17 19 9 0
11 Oklahoma 13 122 349 2.86 1 37 23 16 3
11 Texas A&M 13 122 349 2.86 6 19 24 10 0
13 Boise State 13 97 285 2.94 1 21 17 10 1
14 Utah State 13 101 298 2.95 2 31 23 11 2
14 Florida State 13 108 319 2.95 2 57 18 9 2
16 Marshall 13 115 341 2.97 2 27 22 9 1
17 Notre Dame 13 110 330 3.00 0 39 20 7 1
18 Arkansas State 13 99 298 3.01 3 34 19 10 2
19 Georgia 14 107 332 3.10 6 20 22 13 1
20 Southern Mississippi 14 118 382 3.24 2 41 17 8 3
21 Syracuse 12 96 316 3.29 3 48 21 11 3
22 Vanderbilt 13 131 435 3.32 3 57 25 18 3
23 BYU 13 109 370 3.39 6 82 22 13 2
23 Illinois 13 115 390 3.39 3 35 19 12 3
25 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 120 409 3.41 6 37 20 10 2
26 Pittsburgh 13 123 423 3.44 7 37 24 17 1
27 Cincinnati 13 118 408 3.46 4 36 26 17 4
27 SMU 13 121 419 3.46 3 38 28 12 2
29 Iowa 13 137 476 3.47 3 22 22 8 1
30 Florida 13 124 437 3.52 1 77 22 13 3
31 Ohio State 13 119 424 3.56 3 27 24 13 3
32 TCU 13 86 311 3.62 2 44 15 10 4
33 Rutgers 13 117 425 3.63 4 36 22 12 3
33 North Carolina 13 118 428 3.63 5 30 24 13 4
33 Wake Forest 13 130 472 3.63 5 30 25 14 7
36 South Carolina 13 117 427 3.65 2 36 22 13 2
37 Florida Atlantic 12 114 418 3.67 3 25 23 12 2
38 West Virginia 13 118 440 3.73 3 65 21 12 4
39 Missouri 13 117 438 3.74 6 59 32 16 3
39 Florida International 13 118 441 3.74 4 33 28 19 4
41 USC 12 79 296 3.75 9 51 14 8 3
41 Toledo 13 105 394 3.75 4 50 22 13 5
43 UCF 12 93 353 3.80 2 21 23 13 1
44 Texas 13 108 416 3.85 7 74 21 13 5
45 Virginia Tech 14 111 428 3.86 3 39 27 14 4
46 California 13 110 433 3.94 2 68 29 12 5
47 East Carolina 12 117 465 3.97 7 39 26 14 3
47 Mississippi State 13 142 564 3.97 2 52 31 20 3
49 Stanford 13 93 370 3.98 4 61 21 15 5
50 Idaho 12 113 457 4.04 3 55 23 14 4
51 Duke 12 87 352 4.05 4 30 17 6 2
52 Penn State 13 130 529 4.07 3 28 28 19 2
53 Boston College 12 100 410 4.10 3 42 24 13 4
54 Army 12 130 536 4.12 7 36 30 12 4
55 Nebraska 13 120 500 4.17 8 21 27 19 2
55 Rice 12 122 509 4.17 3 31 28 17 4
57 Michigan 13 107 449 4.20 2 38 23 15 6
57 Northwestern 13 132 555 4.20 7 33 32 19 4
59 Tulsa 13 112 471 4.21 6 69 30 13 4
60 Temple 13 104 446 4.29 2 81 23 10 1
61 Louisiana Tech 13 119 512 4.30 2 32 28 16 3
61 Wisconsin 14 125 537 4.30 3 64 22 16 3
63 Miami (Ohio) 12 122 527 4.32 3 40 28 19 6
64 Bowling Green 12 115 499 4.34 4 28 26 15 3
65 Kentucky 12 136 599 4.40 2 84 36 12 2
66 Virginia 13 116 513 4.42 6 40 25 16 7
67 Tennessee 12 109 483 4.43 8 26 27 21 3
68 Miami (Florida) 12 119 528 4.44 2 47 30 19 3
69 Oregon 14 149 663 4.45 7 51 34 17 6
70 Georgia Tech 13 86 386 4.49 2 46 20 14 4
70 Kansas State 13 91 409 4.49 5 59 22 13 3
72 Arizona State 13 101 466 4.61 4 36 21 15 6
73 Hawai'i 13 120 554 4.62 5 48 24 15 4
74 Minnesota 12 122 566 4.64 6 30 36 23 2
75 Washington State 12 108 503 4.66 4 43 26 16 1
76 UNLV 12 113 530 4.69 5 33 31 16 4
76 Arkansas 13 121 568 4.69 4 62 21 12 5
78 Oklahoma State 13 145 688 4.74 5 80 39 25 8
79 Buffalo 12 125 594 4.75 9 67 24 16 5
80 Utah 13 109 519 4.76 2 49 27 20 4
80 Northern Illinois 14 167 795 4.76 5 68 42 26 8
82 Purdue 13 130 628 4.83 6 59 34 17 4
83 North Carolina State 13 122 592 4.85 4 46 29 21 8
84 Akron 12 132 645 4.89 9 59 31 18 7
85 Arizona 12 100 490 4.90 2 31 22 17 5
86 Iowa State 13 132 649 4.92 4 31 40 24 4
87 Ohio 14 117 578 4.94 5 63 24 17 7
88 Troy 12 121 599 4.95 5 57 26 14 4
89 Ball State 12 144 715 4.97 6 49 37 25 5
90 Nevada 13 108 542 5.02 3 48 23 18 4
90 Oregon State 12 112 562 5.02 5 37 28 17 5
92 Fresno State 13 119 603 5.07 9 69 25 15 8
92 New Mexico State 13 127 644 5.07 11 60 26 18 5
94 Colorado 13 100 513 5.13 7 34 28 21 5
95 Houston 14 146 751 5.14 7 97 41 23 6
96 Western Kentucky 12 107 555 5.19 4 59 24 20 7
97 Maryland 12 120 624 5.20 6 55 32 19 7
98 Clemson 14 133 706 5.31 3 56 30 20 6
99 Central Michigan 12 130 694 5.34 5 87 30 16 6
100 Memphis 12 92 496 5.39 5 43 24 19 5
101 Colorado State 12 110 597 5.43 6 83 26 16 5
102 Air Force 13 141 790 5.60 6 62 39 22 5
103 North Texas 12 84 472 5.62 4 58 22 14 4
104 Indiana 12 134 755 5.63 6 54 38 19 9
105 Auburn 13 129 732 5.67 4 92 40 25 5
106 Navy 12 113 660 5.84 4 46 38 25 5
107 UAB 12 121 712 5.88 8 32 42 23 6
108 UTEP 12 95 562 5.92 5 71 26 18 6
108 San Jose State 12 132 781 5.92 9 78 29 17 6
110 Wyoming 13 166 987 5.95 10 99 48 32 6
111 New Mexico 12 138 822 5.96 8 48 40 24 9
112 Middle Tennessee 12 129 770 5.97 10 80 35 22 8
113 Baylor 13 140 860 6.14 7 76 37 23 7
114 Texas Tech 12 135 831 6.16 4 71 43 28 9
115 Kansas 12 117 726 6.21 9 63 41 23 9
116 Western Michigan 13 111 696 6.27 8 51 27 24 10
117 Eastern Michigan 12 104 681 6.55 6 68 24 19 6
118 UCLA 14 113 757 6.70 6 65 35 25 8
119 Mississippi 12 133 915 6.88 12 77 33 22 9
120 Washington 13 120 862 7.18 12 89 36 19 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards