2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 20 To 1 Yard Line (Red Zone) through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 8 | 31 | -2 | -0.06 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Boise State | 10 | 34 | 73 | 2.15 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Connecticut | 10 | 34 | 85 | 2.50 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | LSU | 11 | 37 | 36 | 0.97 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Temple | 10 | 38 | 108 | 2.84 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | TCU | 12 | 41 | 100 | 2.44 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | UCF | 9 | 42 | 170 | 4.05 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 50 | 146 | 2.92 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 51 | 88 | 1.73 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Utah | 11 | 52 | 100 | 1.92 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 12 | 52 | 103 | 1.98 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 52 | 108 | 2.08 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Penn State | 13 | 52 | 140 | 2.69 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Georgia | 12 | 56 | 140 | 2.50 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Cincinnati | 12 | 57 | 92 | 1.61 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Nevada | 13 | 57 | 137 | 2.40 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Florida State | 10 | 58 | 66 | 1.14 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Florida International | 12 | 59 | 132 | 2.24 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | North Texas | 11 | 59 | 170 | 2.88 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Arkansas | 12 | 59 | 246 | 4.17 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | Kentucky | 11 | 60 | 180 | 3.00 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | BYU | 12 | 61 | 106 | 1.74 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 62 | 125 | 2.02 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Stanford | 13 | 63 | 121 | 1.92 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 12 | 63 | 151 | 2.40 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Louisville | 13 | 63 | 161 | 2.56 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | California | 12 | 63 | 167 | 2.65 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | 14 | 64 | 161 | 2.52 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | 11 | 65 | 147 | 2.26 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Washington State | 11 | 65 | 165 | 2.54 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Kansas State | 13 | 66 | 113 | 1.71 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Arkansas State | 12 | 66 | 133 | 2.02 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 66 | 155 | 2.35 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Ohio State | 12 | 66 | 234 | 3.55 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 35 | Kent State | 11 | 67 | 118 | 1.76 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | San Diego State | 11 | 68 | 260 | 3.82 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 37 | Texas | 12 | 69 | 104 | 1.51 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Michigan | 13 | 69 | 218 | 3.16 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| 39 | South Carolina | 13 | 70 | 179 | 2.56 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Rutgers | 11 | 71 | 105 | 1.48 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 40 | Missouri | 12 | 71 | 160 | 2.25 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 42 | Houston | 14 | 72 | 147 | 2.04 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Rice | 11 | 72 | 181 | 2.51 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | USC | 12 | 73 | 195 | 2.67 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | South Florida | 12 | 74 | 202 | 2.73 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 45 | Idaho | 11 | 74 | 264 | 3.57 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 47 | Syracuse | 12 | 75 | 139 | 1.85 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 75 | 197 | 2.63 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 47 | Memphis | 12 | 75 | 270 | 3.60 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 50 | UTEP | 12 | 76 | 173 | 2.28 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | North Carolina State | 11 | 76 | 202 | 2.66 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 50 | Illinois | 12 | 76 | 213 | 2.80 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 77 | 103 | 1.34 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Tennessee | 12 | 77 | 200 | 2.60 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 53 | Fresno State | 13 | 77 | 253 | 3.29 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 56 | Nebraska | 13 | 79 | 204 | 2.58 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | North Carolina | 12 | 80 | 143 | 1.79 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | Toledo | 13 | 80 | 163 | 2.04 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Florida | 12 | 80 | 209 | 2.61 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | 13 | 81 | 154 | 1.90 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Oregon | 12 | 81 | 174 | 2.15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | 13 | 81 | 192 | 2.37 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | Auburn | 12 | 81 | 233 | 2.88 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 64 | Hawai'i | 13 | 82 | 216 | 2.63 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 65 | Colorado State | 12 | 83 | 251 | 3.02 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 66 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 84 | 178 | 2.12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | Army | 11 | 84 | 312 | 3.71 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
| 68 | SMU | 12 | 85 | 221 | 2.60 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | Buffalo | 11 | 85 | 249 | 2.93 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 70 | Ohio | 12 | 86 | 159 | 1.85 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| 70 | Purdue | 12 | 86 | 175 | 2.03 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | West Virginia | 13 | 86 | 300 | 3.49 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 73 | Ball State | 11 | 87 | 300 | 3.45 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| 74 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 88 | 184 | 2.09 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 74 | Arizona State | 13 | 88 | 206 | 2.34 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 76 | Oregon State | 12 | 89 | 347 | 3.90 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 1 |
| 77 | Central Michigan | 12 | 90 | 188 | 2.09 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | Tulsa | 13 | 90 | 195 | 2.17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | UCLA | 13 | 90 | 297 | 3.30 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 80 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 91 | 198 | 2.18 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 80 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 91 | 236 | 2.59 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 80 | Troy | 12 | 91 | 274 | 3.01 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 83 | Western Michigan | 13 | 92 | 238 | 2.59 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | Colorado | 12 | 92 | 257 | 2.79 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| 83 | Mississippi | 12 | 92 | 265 | 2.88 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| 86 | Clemson | 14 | 94 | 326 | 3.47 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 87 | Washington | 13 | 95 | 234 | 2.46 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 87 | Texas A&M | 13 | 95 | 264 | 2.78 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 1 |
| 87 | Arizona | 12 | 95 | 352 | 3.71 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 0 |
| 90 | Duke | 12 | 96 | 293 | 3.05 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 91 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 97 | 255 | 2.63 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 92 | Virginia | 13 | 98 | 125 | 1.28 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | New Mexico State | 13 | 98 | 278 | 2.84 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| 92 | Boston College | 12 | 98 | 284 | 2.90 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 95 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 99 | 225 | 2.27 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 95 | Baylor | 13 | 99 | 299 | 3.02 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 95 | Utah State | 13 | 99 | 312 | 3.15 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 95 | Bowling Green | 12 | 99 | 339 | 3.42 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 99 | East Carolina | 12 | 100 | 335 | 3.35 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| 99 | Air Force | 13 | 100 | 342 | 3.42 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 101 | San Jose State | 12 | 101 | 300 | 2.97 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 101 | Northwestern | 13 | 101 | 307 | 3.04 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| 103 | Marshall | 13 | 102 | 246 | 2.41 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 103 | Indiana | 12 | 102 | 297 | 2.91 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| 105 | Iowa | 13 | 105 | 262 | 2.50 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| 106 | Minnesota | 12 | 107 | 246 | 2.30 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 107 | UAB | 12 | 108 | 316 | 2.93 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 108 | Navy | 12 | 110 | 353 | 3.21 | 29 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| 109 | UNLV | 12 | 113 | 332 | 2.94 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| 109 | Kansas | 12 | 113 | 378 | 3.35 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| 111 | Iowa State | 13 | 114 | 304 | 2.67 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| 112 | Maryland | 12 | 115 | 325 | 2.83 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 0 |
| 113 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 116 | 338 | 2.91 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 114 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 124 | 319 | 2.57 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 1 |
| 114 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 124 | 352 | 2.84 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| 114 | Tulane | 13 | 124 | 379 | 3.06 | 31 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 1 |
| 114 | Texas Tech | 12 | 124 | 483 | 3.90 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 15 | 0 |
| 118 | New Mexico | 12 | 134 | 478 | 3.57 | 38 | 17 | 33 | 8 | 0 |
| 119 | Wyoming | 13 | 138 | 508 | 3.68 | 27 | 16 | 28 | 14 | 0 |
| 120 | Akron | 12 | 142 | 439 | 3.09 | 31 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||