2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 4th Quarter through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 85 | 256 | 3.01 | 3 | 60 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | Utah | 13 | 105 | 212 | 2.02 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 13 | 103 | 278 | 2.70 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 2 | North Carolina State | 13 | 102 | 315 | 3.09 | 3 | 77 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 14 | 108 | 172 | 1.59 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 2 |
| 5 | TCU | 13 | 116 | 292 | 2.52 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Texas | 13 | 94 | 232 | 2.47 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | Stanford | 13 | 90 | 281 | 3.12 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 12 | 111 | 331 | 2.98 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | Michigan | 12 | 100 | 304 | 3.04 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 3 |
| 10 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 100 | 327 | 3.27 | 4 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 12 | Florida State | 13 | 114 | 291 | 2.55 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Virginia | 13 | 133 | 319 | 2.40 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| 12 | Florida International | 13 | 123 | 370 | 3.01 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 2 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 125 | 297 | 2.38 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 2 |
| 16 | South Florida | 12 | 117 | 327 | 2.79 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 2 |
| 16 | Washington | 13 | 112 | 340 | 3.04 | 11 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 2 |
| 16 | UCF | 12 | 108 | 415 | 3.84 | 5 | 56 | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| 16 | Idaho | 12 | 124 | 453 | 3.65 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 2 |
| 16 | Boston College | 12 | 124 | 453 | 3.65 | 10 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 16 | BYU | 13 | 106 | 468 | 4.42 | 4 | 62 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 16 | Kentucky | 12 | 104 | 519 | 4.99 | 5 | 61 | 21 | 14 | 6 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 12 | 114 | 315 | 2.76 | 8 | 50 | 22 | 11 | 1 |
| 23 | Alabama | 13 | 114 | 331 | 2.90 | 1 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 1 |
| 23 | SMU | 13 | 103 | 338 | 3.28 | 3 | 55 | 22 | 11 | 3 |
| 23 | Hawai'i | 13 | 117 | 349 | 2.98 | 6 | 56 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 23 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 110 | 350 | 3.18 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 1 |
| 23 | Penn State | 13 | 121 | 386 | 3.19 | 2 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| 23 | Tulsa | 13 | 134 | 432 | 3.22 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| 23 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 125 | 441 | 3.53 | 2 | 96 | 22 | 13 | 3 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 13 | 106 | 329 | 3.10 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 31 | Texas A&M | 13 | 120 | 341 | 2.84 | 7 | 43 | 23 | 13 | 2 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 13 | 115 | 390 | 3.39 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 15 | 4 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 14 | 132 | 398 | 3.02 | 1 | 44 | 23 | 10 | 2 |
| 31 | Fresno State | 13 | 116 | 400 | 3.45 | 7 | 46 | 23 | 16 | 5 |
| 31 | Boise State | 13 | 102 | 405 | 3.97 | 4 | 55 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 31 | California | 13 | 125 | 463 | 3.70 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 13 | 5 |
| 31 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 116 | 502 | 4.33 | 3 | 47 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 31 | Army | 12 | 108 | 563 | 5.21 | 4 | 56 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| 31 | Washington State | 12 | 121 | 603 | 4.98 | 7 | 59 | 23 | 15 | 7 |
| 41 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 124 | 307 | 2.48 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
| 41 | LSU | 14 | 105 | 397 | 3.78 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 3 |
| 41 | UTEP | 12 | 101 | 404 | 4.00 | 2 | 68 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 122 | 419 | 3.43 | 2 | 52 | 24 | 14 | 2 |
| 41 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 110 | 455 | 4.14 | 7 | 56 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 41 | Minnesota | 12 | 109 | 487 | 4.47 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 5 |
| 41 | East Carolina | 12 | 113 | 549 | 4.86 | 6 | 77 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| 41 | Toledo | 13 | 108 | 567 | 5.25 | 7 | 87 | 24 | 17 | 3 |
| 49 | USC | 12 | 87 | 348 | 4.00 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 1 |
| 49 | Temple | 13 | 114 | 386 | 3.39 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 49 | Houston | 14 | 137 | 451 | 3.29 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 1 |
| 49 | Buffalo | 12 | 134 | 454 | 3.39 | 1 | 75 | 25 | 12 | 2 |
| 49 | Syracuse | 12 | 115 | 459 | 3.99 | 6 | 61 | 25 | 16 | 3 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 109 | 469 | 4.30 | 5 | 47 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
| 49 | Iowa State | 13 | 124 | 535 | 4.31 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 15 | 6 |
| 56 | Arkansas State | 13 | 104 | 325 | 3.13 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 2 |
| 56 | Ohio | 14 | 120 | 379 | 3.16 | 2 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 4 |
| 56 | Illinois | 13 | 128 | 397 | 3.10 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 2 |
| 56 | Missouri | 13 | 116 | 463 | 3.99 | 5 | 80 | 26 | 15 | 4 |
| 60 | South Carolina | 13 | 110 | 319 | 2.90 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 9 | 1 |
| 60 | Oregon | 14 | 103 | 359 | 3.49 | 4 | 24 | 27 | 14 | 1 |
| 60 | Louisville | 12 | 103 | 402 | 3.90 | 4 | 50 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 60 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 105 | 413 | 3.93 | 4 | 58 | 27 | 17 | 2 |
| 60 | San Diego State | 13 | 134 | 417 | 3.11 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 13 | 4 |
| 60 | Florida | 13 | 141 | 483 | 3.43 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 60 | Rutgers | 13 | 135 | 494 | 3.66 | 5 | 64 | 27 | 20 | 6 |
| 60 | Nevada | 13 | 114 | 510 | 4.47 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 6 |
| 60 | Arizona | 12 | 116 | 595 | 5.13 | 13 | 47 | 27 | 19 | 7 |
| 60 | Memphis | 12 | 125 | 598 | 4.78 | 8 | 59 | 27 | 18 | 6 |
| 60 | Mississippi | 12 | 133 | 611 | 4.59 | 2 | 74 | 27 | 17 | 7 |
| 60 | Marshall | 13 | 129 | 632 | 4.90 | 5 | 82 | 27 | 22 | 7 |
| 72 | Baylor | 12 | 103 | 492 | 4.78 | 6 | 81 | 28 | 15 | 3 |
| 72 | Georgia | 14 | 124 | 525 | 4.23 | 8 | 48 | 28 | 19 | 5 |
| 72 | UAB | 12 | 118 | 576 | 4.88 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 16 | 4 |
| 75 | Navy | 12 | 110 | 405 | 3.68 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 1 |
| 75 | Kent State | 12 | 127 | 590 | 4.65 | 4 | 69 | 29 | 14 | 6 |
| 75 | Tennessee | 12 | 143 | 602 | 4.21 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 19 | 4 |
| 75 | Wyoming | 13 | 133 | 630 | 4.74 | 4 | 74 | 29 | 20 | 7 |
| 79 | Clemson | 14 | 141 | 418 | 2.96 | 2 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 3 |
| 79 | Purdue | 13 | 131 | 530 | 4.05 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 18 | 3 |
| 79 | North Texas | 12 | 119 | 536 | 4.50 | 4 | 71 | 30 | 18 | 7 |
| 79 | Kansas State | 13 | 123 | 558 | 4.54 | 5 | 63 | 30 | 13 | 6 |
| 79 | Arizona State | 13 | 144 | 645 | 4.48 | 6 | 48 | 30 | 21 | 9 |
| 84 | Utah State | 13 | 132 | 464 | 3.52 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 2 |
| 84 | Mississippi State | 13 | 139 | 479 | 3.45 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 4 |
| 84 | Colorado | 13 | 125 | 566 | 4.53 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 8 |
| 87 | Ohio State | 13 | 139 | 498 | 3.58 | 2 | 40 | 32 | 17 | 3 |
| 87 | Arkansas | 13 | 140 | 516 | 3.69 | 3 | 48 | 32 | 18 | 1 |
| 87 | Oregon State | 12 | 129 | 516 | 4.00 | 7 | 41 | 32 | 17 | 3 |
| 87 | Notre Dame | 13 | 126 | 523 | 4.15 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 20 | 2 |
| 87 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 154 | 533 | 3.46 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 1 |
| 87 | Nebraska | 13 | 131 | 542 | 4.14 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 3 |
| 87 | UNLV | 12 | 150 | 582 | 3.88 | 11 | 36 | 32 | 19 | 3 |
| 87 | Bowling Green | 12 | 130 | 591 | 4.55 | 9 | 58 | 32 | 19 | 5 |
| 87 | Northwestern | 13 | 127 | 597 | 4.70 | 12 | 76 | 32 | 19 | 5 |
| 87 | Wake Forest | 13 | 125 | 685 | 5.48 | 7 | 72 | 32 | 14 | 8 |
| 97 | Duke | 12 | 115 | 629 | 5.47 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 19 | 6 |
| 98 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 126 | 614 | 4.87 | 5 | 77 | 34 | 18 | 5 |
| 98 | Akron | 12 | 154 | 676 | 4.39 | 11 | 44 | 34 | 20 | 7 |
| 100 | Tulane | 13 | 145 | 579 | 3.99 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 7 |
| 100 | UCLA | 14 | 142 | 640 | 4.51 | 3 | 43 | 35 | 20 | 4 |
| 102 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 133 | 594 | 4.47 | 11 | 42 | 36 | 17 | 4 |
| 102 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 162 | 602 | 3.72 | 8 | 35 | 36 | 16 | 4 |
| 102 | Rice | 12 | 132 | 688 | 5.21 | 5 | 39 | 36 | 22 | 8 |
| 102 | Troy | 12 | 144 | 716 | 4.97 | 7 | 75 | 36 | 18 | 4 |
| 106 | Maryland | 12 | 155 | 669 | 4.32 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 21 | 6 |
| 106 | Central Michigan | 12 | 140 | 682 | 4.87 | 10 | 48 | 37 | 18 | 7 |
| 108 | Iowa | 13 | 156 | 560 | 3.59 | 7 | 34 | 38 | 18 | 2 |
| 108 | Auburn | 13 | 140 | 623 | 4.45 | 5 | 57 | 38 | 16 | 3 |
| 108 | San Jose State | 12 | 132 | 653 | 4.95 | 6 | 70 | 38 | 16 | 5 |
| 108 | New Mexico | 12 | 141 | 717 | 5.09 | 14 | 69 | 38 | 15 | 8 |
| 108 | Colorado State | 12 | 155 | 736 | 4.75 | 8 | 66 | 38 | 20 | 7 |
| 113 | Air Force | 13 | 157 | 740 | 4.71 | 8 | 78 | 40 | 21 | 5 |
| 113 | Indiana | 12 | 160 | 755 | 4.72 | 7 | 50 | 40 | 19 | 8 |
| 115 | Western Michigan | 12 | 145 | 810 | 5.59 | 7 | 66 | 42 | 33 | 10 |
| 116 | New Mexico State | 13 | 155 | 835 | 5.39 | 7 | 85 | 43 | 26 | 7 |
| 116 | Ball State | 12 | 146 | 887 | 6.08 | 5 | 74 | 43 | 26 | 8 |
| 118 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 150 | 648 | 4.32 | 8 | 31 | 44 | 24 | 7 |
| 119 | Texas Tech | 12 | 171 | 720 | 4.21 | 6 | 56 | 45 | 18 | 2 |
| 120 | Kansas | 12 | 143 | 858 | 6.00 | 9 | 49 | 46 | 33 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||