2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/09/2012

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Florida State 12 59 75 1.27 0 11 9 4 0
1 Cincinnati 13 72 110 1.53 0 17 14 6 0
1 Alabama 11 46 114 2.48 0 15 10 2 0
1 Oregon 14 81 297 3.67 0 16 15 9 0
5 LSU 14 56 97 1.73 1 34 9 7 1
5 Florida International 13 84 132 1.57 1 22 11 7 1
5 Temple 13 68 148 2.18 1 32 11 5 1
5 Louisville 13 63 169 2.68 1 22 13 6 1
5 Boise State 13 54 192 3.56 0 21 11 7 1
5 USC 12 54 208 3.85 1 25 15 5 1
5 Southern Mississippi 14 72 210 2.92 0 20 19 10 1
5 South Florida 12 80 215 2.69 0 29 17 8 1
5 Louisiana-Monroe 12 66 229 3.47 0 25 23 8 1
5 TCU 12 62 234 3.77 0 22 14 5 1
5 Western Kentucky 11 60 258 4.30 1 25 17 12 1
5 North Carolina State 13 92 290 3.15 0 33 17 10 1
5 Eastern Michigan 12 53 304 5.74 0 24 15 11 1
5 UCF 12 68 315 4.63 0 23 17 11 1
5 Miami (Florida) 12 77 319 4.14 0 20 23 11 1
5 Notre Dame 13 82 324 3.95 1 24 23 11 1
5 Baylor 13 91 363 3.99 1 34 22 12 1
22 Stanford 12 62 137 2.21 1 25 13 9 2
22 Michigan State 13 75 165 2.20 2 22 12 6 2
22 SMU 12 70 171 2.44 1 36 18 4 2
22 Oklahoma 13 59 190 3.22 1 37 14 7 2
22 Pittsburgh 13 90 235 2.61 0 26 14 9 2
22 Tulsa 13 80 241 3.01 2 33 15 3 2
22 BYU 12 73 250 3.42 1 35 13 7 2
22 Ohio State 13 71 288 4.06 1 39 17 7 2
22 Houston 13 96 305 3.18 0 23 26 15 2
22 Rutgers 12 89 326 3.66 0 29 27 12 2
22 Kentucky 11 93 336 3.61 0 27 22 6 2
22 Florida Atlantic 12 86 346 4.02 1 35 23 11 2
22 Toledo 13 77 352 4.57 2 36 23 12 2
22 Northwestern 13 96 358 3.73 1 26 26 11 2
22 Hawai'i 13 92 358 3.89 1 25 25 17 2
22 Texas A&M 12 87 360 4.14 1 27 24 12 2
22 West Virginia 13 77 366 4.75 1 22 21 12 2
22 Buffalo 12 100 384 3.84 0 21 24 12 2
22 Auburn 12 86 388 4.51 0 38 23 15 2
22 South Carolina 13 94 404 4.30 1 27 27 11 2
22 Idaho 12 97 422 4.35 1 38 27 17 2
22 Iowa 13 107 481 4.50 2 25 34 17 2
44 Connecticut 12 59 171 2.90 2 26 9 7 3
44 Vanderbilt 11 71 188 2.65 1 24 14 10 3
44 Kansas State 13 59 238 4.03 2 31 17 9 3
44 Louisiana Tech 12 74 252 3.41 1 29 12 7 3
44 Washington State 12 72 255 3.54 1 34 17 7 3
44 Arkansas State 13 83 256 3.08 0 34 17 7 3
44 Illinois 13 89 264 2.97 2 34 18 11 3
44 Boston College 11 56 274 4.89 2 35 15 10 3
44 Wisconsin 13 67 276 4.12 1 34 17 11 3
44 Arkansas 13 78 317 4.06 1 29 22 8 3
44 Miami (Ohio) 12 96 319 3.32 1 32 22 9 3
44 East Carolina 12 76 328 4.32 2 33 19 8 3
44 Utah State 13 80 333 4.16 1 35 21 13 3
44 Tennessee 12 81 334 4.12 1 28 17 12 3
44 Syracuse 12 89 338 3.80 3 26 22 13 3
44 Penn State 13 82 338 4.12 1 24 21 11 3
44 Purdue 12 71 349 4.92 2 37 24 11 3
44 Nebraska 13 79 353 4.47 1 31 17 14 3
44 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 86 380 4.42 1 24 22 14 3
44 Ball State 12 98 386 3.94 1 25 26 12 3
44 Minnesota 12 84 404 4.81 2 35 31 15 3
44 Bowling Green 11 88 464 5.27 1 31 29 15 3
66 Georgia 12 55 202 3.67 0 36 13 8 4
66 Utah 13 67 210 3.13 2 36 13 7 4
66 Ohio 14 57 251 4.40 1 28 14 11 4
66 Florida 12 86 267 3.10 1 36 17 8 4
66 Marshall 13 77 301 3.91 0 28 18 14 4
66 Army 12 84 310 3.69 1 27 20 9 4
66 San Diego State 12 78 312 4.00 2 32 18 10 4
66 Michigan 13 77 317 4.12 0 30 21 12 4
66 California 12 86 328 3.81 3 34 23 11 4
66 North Texas 12 72 329 4.57 1 31 17 14 4
66 Wake Forest 12 82 338 4.12 0 26 23 11 4
66 Clemson 13 67 340 5.07 3 33 18 8 4
66 Troy 11 89 354 3.98 2 30 19 11 4
66 Western Michigan 13 92 361 3.92 2 28 23 16 4
66 Arizona 12 78 407 5.22 2 24 24 13 4
66 Northern Illinois 14 93 416 4.47 1 36 31 16 4
66 Missouri 12 90 418 4.64 1 38 24 16 4
66 Rice 12 83 420 5.06 1 39 23 14 4
66 Mississippi State 13 95 439 4.62 3 35 28 14 4
66 UNLV 12 110 474 4.31 3 36 30 18 4
66 UAB 12 94 518 5.51 2 29 32 20 4
66 Wyoming 13 121 666 5.50 0 22 40 20 4
88 Arizona State 12 77 358 4.65 1 30 18 14 5
88 Virginia Tech 13 70 373 5.33 3 31 17 13 5
88 Tulane 13 77 407 5.29 3 35 26 17 5
88 UTEP 12 77 424 5.51 4 38 24 17 5
88 Oregon State 12 85 480 5.65 1 37 25 15 5
88 Texas Tech 12 115 546 4.75 0 33 29 18 5
94 Texas 12 64 326 5.09 2 35 16 11 6
94 Fresno State 13 86 332 3.86 5 39 22 15 6
94 North Carolina 13 88 382 4.34 2 33 26 15 6
94 Colorado 13 85 401 4.72 2 27 26 14 6
94 Georgia Tech 13 87 412 4.74 1 31 21 11 6
94 Kent State 12 110 416 3.78 3 32 26 15 6
94 Memphis 12 101 465 4.60 4 31 24 17 6
94 Central Michigan 12 91 485 5.33 4 38 24 12 6
94 Iowa State 12 109 558 5.12 3 26 32 20 6
94 Akron 12 107 559 5.22 2 37 29 22 6
94 Navy 12 99 630 6.36 3 34 40 30 6
105 Virginia 13 70 325 4.64 3 38 23 16 7
105 Nevada 12 74 367 4.96 3 28 19 13 7
105 Mississippi 11 93 477 5.13 4 36 22 17 7
105 Washington 13 82 492 6.00 3 38 30 17 7
105 Indiana 12 109 500 4.59 2 35 32 16 7
105 Maryland 12 105 507 4.83 2 35 30 16 7
105 Duke 11 80 527 6.59 3 39 26 21 7
105 New Mexico State 12 109 575 5.28 1 26 38 21 7
105 New Mexico 12 103 605 5.87 3 39 36 21 7
105 Air Force 13 121 619 5.12 1 25 37 24 7
105 UCLA 14 104 659 6.34 4 36 36 22 7
116 Oklahoma State 13 90 422 4.69 5 32 27 18 8
116 San Jose State 12 87 520 5.98 5 39 32 17 8
116 Middle Tennessee 12 102 606 5.94 4 31 40 23 8
119 Colorado State 12 89 606 6.81 6 36 34 23 11
119 Kansas 12 98 655 6.68 6 38 42 26 11
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards