2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 7 | 16 | 8 | 0.50 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 7 | 18 | 51 | 2.83 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Marshall | 9 | 21 | 44 | 2.10 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | UCF | 9 | 21 | 93 | 4.43 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 21 | 94 | 4.48 | 2 | 68 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 8 | 21 | 102 | 4.86 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Arizona | 11 | 22 | 37 | 1.68 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | USC | 10 | 22 | 49 | 2.23 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Kent State | 12 | 23 | 28 | 1.22 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | BYU | 12 | 23 | 57 | 2.48 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | LSU | 12 | 23 | 69 | 3.00 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Penn State | 10 | 24 | 101 | 4.21 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 12 | 25 | 44 | 1.76 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Alabama | 11 | 25 | 62 | 2.48 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | TCU | 13 | 25 | 79 | 3.16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Hawai'i | 10 | 25 | 82 | 3.28 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Tulane | 10 | 25 | 88 | 3.52 | 1 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Texas | 11 | 26 | 44 | 1.69 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Utah | 11 | 27 | 49 | 1.81 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | North Texas | 10 | 27 | 59 | 2.19 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Cincinnati | 12 | 27 | 60 | 2.22 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 27 | 123 | 4.56 | 4 | 57 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | Georgia | 13 | 28 | 73 | 2.61 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Illinois | 11 | 28 | 94 | 3.36 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Syracuse | 11 | 28 | 106 | 3.79 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | Rice | 11 | 28 | 114 | 4.07 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Duke | 12 | 28 | 129 | 4.61 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Boise State | 12 | 28 | 204 | 7.29 | 2 | 81 | 16 | 5 | 3 |
| 29 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 29 | 28 | 0.97 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Rutgers | 13 | 29 | 58 | 2.00 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Western Michigan | 12 | 29 | 108 | 3.72 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Nevada | 11 | 29 | 136 | 4.69 | 2 | 65 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Colorado | 13 | 29 | 147 | 5.07 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 1 |
| 34 | South Florida | 12 | 30 | 32 | 1.07 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Arizona State | 11 | 30 | 60 | 2.00 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Florida | 10 | 30 | 70 | 2.33 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 30 | 93 | 3.10 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 30 | 103 | 3.43 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | Minnesota | 11 | 30 | 108 | 3.60 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Memphis | 10 | 30 | 156 | 5.20 | 3 | 43 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 41 | Notre Dame | 12 | 31 | 43 | 1.39 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Washington State | 12 | 31 | 84 | 2.71 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Mississippi | 11 | 31 | 99 | 3.19 | 0 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Ohio State | 12 | 31 | 101 | 3.26 | 1 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | UAB | 11 | 31 | 103 | 3.32 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Boston College | 11 | 31 | 104 | 3.35 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Bowling Green | 11 | 31 | 128 | 4.13 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 41 | East Carolina | 10 | 31 | 133 | 4.29 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| 41 | UNLV | 10 | 31 | 198 | 6.39 | 7 | 44 | 21 | 6 | 3 |
| 50 | Toledo | 12 | 32 | 75 | 2.34 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 32 | 120 | 3.75 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | California | 12 | 32 | 123 | 3.84 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 33 | 82 | 2.48 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | Kansas | 10 | 33 | 131 | 3.97 | 2 | 28 | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| 53 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 33 | 144 | 4.36 | 1 | 47 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| 56 | Washington | 13 | 34 | 87 | 2.56 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Oregon | 12 | 34 | 98 | 2.88 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | West Virginia | 12 | 34 | 119 | 3.50 | 2 | 55 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | North Carolina State | 13 | 34 | 122 | 3.59 | 1 | 33 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
| 56 | Indiana | 11 | 34 | 156 | 4.59 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
| 56 | Wisconsin | 13 | 34 | 168 | 4.94 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 5 | 3 |
| 56 | Fresno State | 11 | 34 | 206 | 6.06 | 1 | 46 | 23 | 7 | 2 |
| 63 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 35 | 58 | 1.66 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Florida State | 12 | 35 | 76 | 2.17 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Florida International | 12 | 35 | 79 | 2.26 | 1 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 63 | Tennessee | 10 | 35 | 112 | 3.20 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| 63 | Nebraska | 13 | 35 | 139 | 3.97 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| 63 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 35 | 142 | 4.06 | 4 | 52 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Wake Forest | 12 | 35 | 156 | 4.46 | 3 | 60 | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| 63 | Buffalo | 9 | 35 | 169 | 4.83 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| 63 | Kentucky | 11 | 35 | 175 | 5.00 | 0 | 56 | 26 | 2 | 2 |
| 63 | Arkansas | 13 | 35 | 189 | 5.40 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 2 |
| 73 | Michigan | 13 | 36 | 88 | 2.44 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 73 | Idaho | 11 | 36 | 101 | 2.81 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Auburn | 13 | 36 | 104 | 2.89 | 1 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 36 | 105 | 2.92 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 36 | 142 | 3.94 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 36 | 156 | 4.33 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 73 | Temple | 10 | 36 | 160 | 4.44 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 |
| 73 | North Carolina | 11 | 36 | 162 | 4.50 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 5 | 2 |
| 73 | UTEP | 11 | 36 | 194 | 5.39 | 5 | 71 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| 82 | Purdue | 13 | 37 | 75 | 2.03 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Houston | 13 | 37 | 125 | 3.38 | 1 | 68 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Virginia | 13 | 38 | 54 | 1.42 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 84 | South Carolina | 13 | 38 | 122 | 3.21 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 2 |
| 84 | Ohio | 13 | 38 | 183 | 4.82 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 2 |
| 87 | Louisville | 11 | 39 | 110 | 2.82 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Tulsa | 12 | 39 | 111 | 2.85 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Utah State | 12 | 39 | 124 | 3.18 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 87 | UCLA | 13 | 39 | 212 | 5.44 | 7 | 65 | 26 | 7 | 2 |
| 87 | Baylor | 12 | 39 | 324 | 8.31 | 4 | 62 | 30 | 7 | 5 |
| 92 | SMU | 12 | 40 | 121 | 3.03 | 1 | 55 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 92 | Army | 12 | 40 | 128 | 3.20 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Central Michigan | 11 | 40 | 146 | 3.65 | 4 | 35 | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 95 | Wyoming | 13 | 41 | 142 | 3.46 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 1 |
| 95 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 41 | 150 | 3.66 | 3 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 0 |
| 95 | Texas Tech | 12 | 41 | 217 | 5.29 | 6 | 71 | 27 | 5 | 1 |
| 98 | Clemson | 14 | 42 | 117 | 2.79 | 2 | 34 | 27 | 2 | 1 |
| 98 | Iowa | 13 | 42 | 118 | 2.81 | 2 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| 98 | Oregon State | 12 | 42 | 153 | 3.64 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 5 | 1 |
| 98 | Kansas State | 12 | 42 | 162 | 3.86 | 1 | 55 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| 98 | Troy | 12 | 42 | 169 | 4.02 | 3 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 1 |
| 103 | New Mexico State | 13 | 43 | 149 | 3.47 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| 103 | Colorado State | 12 | 43 | 188 | 4.37 | 4 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 2 |
| 105 | Ball State | 12 | 44 | 89 | 2.02 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 44 | 138 | 3.14 | 3 | 67 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 105 | San Diego State | 13 | 44 | 139 | 3.16 | 2 | 53 | 28 | 2 | 2 |
| 105 | Iowa State | 13 | 44 | 156 | 3.55 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 1 |
| 105 | Texas A&M | 12 | 44 | 158 | 3.59 | 3 | 20 | 32 | 4 | 1 |
| 110 | Arkansas State | 13 | 45 | 196 | 4.36 | 1 | 34 | 32 | 6 | 2 |
| 110 | Navy | 11 | 45 | 270 | 6.00 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 3 |
| 112 | Northwestern | 13 | 46 | 169 | 3.67 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 3 | 1 |
| 113 | San Jose State | 12 | 47 | 131 | 2.79 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| 114 | Missouri | 13 | 48 | 160 | 3.33 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 0 |
| 115 | Mississippi State | 13 | 50 | 178 | 3.56 | 2 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 2 |
| 115 | New Mexico | 12 | 50 | 375 | 7.50 | 6 | 69 | 36 | 8 | 5 |
| 117 | Akron | 12 | 53 | 110 | 2.08 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Air Force | 13 | 56 | 206 | 3.68 | 5 | 13 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 119 | Maryland | 12 | 59 | 234 | 3.97 | 7 | 44 | 34 | 4 | 3 |
| 120 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 60 | 284 | 4.73 | 7 | 80 | 40 | 7 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||