2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 8 | 13 | -38 | -2.92 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 12 | -57 | -4.75 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Duke | 2 | 3 | -3 | -1.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Navy | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Utah State | 9 | 13 | -16 | -1.23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0.82 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | UAB | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Boston College | 7 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Idaho | 8 | 12 | -30 | -2.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 15 | -7 | -0.47 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Ohio | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0.53 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | 7 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Stanford | 8 | 14 | -16 | -1.14 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 14 | -12 | -0.86 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | North Carolina State | 13 | 15 | -10 | -0.67 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | San Diego State | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0.19 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Arizona | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | North Texas | 10 | 15 | 24 | 1.60 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Virginia | 10 | 16 | 26 | 1.63 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Oregon State | 5 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 13 | -11 | -0.85 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 10 | 24 | 7 | 0.29 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | UCF | 6 | 10 | 14 | 1.40 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 7 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 23 | 33 | 1.43 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 10 | 15 | 40 | 2.67 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | California | 9 | 16 | -18 | -1.13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Michigan | 9 | 20 | -16 | -0.80 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Michigan State | 13 | 30 | -3 | -0.10 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Illinois | 11 | 23 | -2 | -0.09 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | East Carolina | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Buffalo | 9 | 16 | 8 | 0.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Texas A&M | 12 | 24 | 9 | 0.38 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Connecticut | 8 | 14 | 20 | 1.43 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Florida State | 12 | 22 | 28 | 1.27 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | 9 | 15 | 46 | 3.07 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 9 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Tulane | 9 | 12 | -40 | -3.33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Oregon | 8 | 15 | -27 | -1.80 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Cincinnati | 13 | 25 | 3 | 0.12 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | New Mexico | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | UNLV | 8 | 13 | 34 | 2.62 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 7 | 12 | 45 | 3.75 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Marshall | 11 | 16 | -45 | -2.81 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Clemson | 9 | 14 | -20 | -1.43 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 13 | 10 | 0.77 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Iowa | 8 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 10 | 19 | 21 | 1.11 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | Penn State | 7 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 14 | 38 | 2.71 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | San Jose State | 6 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | SMU | 8 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | Troy | 8 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Ball State | 4 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Tulsa | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Nevada | 5 | 7 | 38 | 5.43 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Akron | 6 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Kent State | 8 | 20 | 56 | 2.80 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Iowa State | 6 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | Auburn | 8 | 18 | 82 | 4.56 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 64 | Georgia | 12 | 22 | -10 | -0.45 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 64 | Rice | 8 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 12 | 32 | 2.67 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | New Mexico State | 6 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | 10 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 64 | Memphis | 8 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 64 | Purdue | 8 | 12 | 76 | 6.33 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 64 | Houston | 12 | 25 | 77 | 3.08 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 72 | Louisville | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0.31 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | West Virginia | 10 | 17 | 13 | 0.76 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | South Florida | 9 | 16 | 19 | 1.19 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | TCU | 10 | 17 | 40 | 2.35 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | Kansas | 5 | 11 | 59 | 5.36 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Arkansas State | 11 | 19 | 64 | 3.37 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Washington State | 7 | 12 | 39 | 3.25 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Kansas State | 6 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Bowling Green | 9 | 20 | 53 | 2.65 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 79 | Colorado State | 7 | 9 | 75 | 8.33 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 83 | Hawai'i | 10 | 15 | -19 | -1.27 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Baylor | 7 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Air Force | 7 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Wyoming | 8 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 87 | Northwestern | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 87 | Missouri | 10 | 21 | 47 | 2.24 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 89 | Boise State | 8 | 13 | 25 | 1.92 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 89 | Arizona State | 9 | 16 | 54 | 3.38 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 89 | Fresno State | 8 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 89 | Texas Tech | 6 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 89 | Maryland | 10 | 15 | 76 | 5.07 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 89 | Florida | 10 | 23 | 91 | 3.96 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 95 | Syracuse | 9 | 20 | -1 | -0.05 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 95 | Army | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 95 | Florida International | 9 | 15 | 76 | 5.07 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 17 | 47 | 2.76 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 98 | UTEP | 7 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 98 | North Carolina | 10 | 19 | 128 | 6.74 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 101 | Texas | 9 | 17 | 26 | 1.53 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 101 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 17 | 49 | 2.88 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 101 | Tennessee | 8 | 16 | 61 | 3.81 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 101 | Toledo | 7 | 13 | 106 | 8.15 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 105 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 12 | 65 | 5.42 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 106 | Utah | 10 | 20 | -3 | -0.15 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 107 | Indiana | 7 | 9 | 59 | 6.56 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 107 | Alabama | 12 | 20 | 77 | 3.85 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 109 | Rutgers | 9 | 15 | -2 | -0.13 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 110 | USC | 9 | 19 | 93 | 4.89 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 110 | Temple | 8 | 14 | 108 | 7.71 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 112 | UCLA | 8 | 13 | 81 | 6.23 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 113 | Colorado | 9 | 13 | 92 | 7.08 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 114 | Western Michigan | 9 | 25 | 182 | 7.28 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
| 115 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 23 | 68 | 2.96 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 116 | LSU | 13 | 21 | 48 | 2.29 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 117 | Mississippi | 10 | 18 | 147 | 8.17 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 118 | Wake Forest | 9 | 17 | 157 | 9.24 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 119 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 120 | BYU | 8 | 16 | 92 | 5.75 | 1 | 82 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||