2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 21 To 39 Yard Line through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | 12 | 86 | 461 | 5.36 | 0 | 49 | 21 | 16 | 6 |
| 2 | Akron | 12 | 87 | 566 | 6.51 | 0 | 58 | 21 | 15 | 8 |
| 3 | USC | 12 | 91 | 280 | 3.08 | 1 | 70 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 12 | 92 | 597 | 6.49 | 0 | 58 | 30 | 23 | 6 |
| 5 | Boston College | 12 | 96 | 488 | 5.08 | 1 | 79 | 23 | 15 | 5 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 97 | 281 | 2.90 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | Kent State | 12 | 97 | 418 | 4.31 | 1 | 69 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| 8 | Navy | 12 | 98 | 565 | 5.77 | 0 | 34 | 31 | 21 | 3 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 12 | 98 | 627 | 6.40 | 1 | 77 | 27 | 15 | 6 |
| 10 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 100 | 512 | 5.12 | 0 | 67 | 27 | 18 | 5 |
| 11 | Duke | 12 | 101 | 535 | 5.30 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 4 |
| 12 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 102 | 502 | 4.92 | 1 | 67 | 31 | 19 | 3 |
| 12 | Colorado | 13 | 102 | 635 | 6.23 | 0 | 43 | 30 | 22 | 7 |
| 14 | Stanford | 13 | 105 | 503 | 4.79 | 2 | 61 | 19 | 16 | 6 |
| 15 | BYU | 13 | 106 | 350 | 3.30 | 1 | 62 | 21 | 12 | 4 |
| 15 | UNLV | 12 | 106 | 552 | 5.21 | 1 | 67 | 28 | 18 | 6 |
| 17 | Syracuse | 12 | 107 | 389 | 3.64 | 1 | 61 | 26 | 12 | 1 |
| 18 | Michigan | 13 | 108 | 486 | 4.50 | 0 | 38 | 28 | 20 | 7 |
| 18 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 108 | 486 | 4.50 | 1 | 79 | 23 | 13 | 8 |
| 20 | Louisville | 13 | 109 | 412 | 3.78 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 4 |
| 20 | Hawai'i | 13 | 109 | 438 | 4.02 | 0 | 56 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 22 | Memphis | 12 | 110 | 651 | 5.92 | 1 | 66 | 29 | 24 | 6 |
| 23 | North Texas | 12 | 111 | 659 | 5.94 | 2 | 71 | 27 | 20 | 6 |
| 24 | UCF | 11 | 112 | 383 | 3.42 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| 24 | Mississippi | 12 | 112 | 791 | 7.06 | 3 | 77 | 30 | 22 | 10 |
| 26 | Marshall | 13 | 113 | 551 | 4.88 | 0 | 58 | 21 | 13 | 6 |
| 26 | New Mexico | 12 | 113 | 707 | 6.26 | 2 | 69 | 27 | 16 | 8 |
| 28 | Oregon State | 12 | 115 | 549 | 4.77 | 0 | 60 | 33 | 16 | 5 |
| 28 | Wyoming | 13 | 115 | 656 | 5.70 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 9 |
| 30 | North Carolina | 13 | 117 | 398 | 3.40 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 30 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 117 | 423 | 3.62 | 1 | 62 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| 30 | Tulane | 13 | 117 | 670 | 5.73 | 2 | 72 | 31 | 19 | 9 |
| 30 | Fresno State | 13 | 117 | 696 | 5.95 | 2 | 70 | 26 | 19 | 8 |
| 30 | New Mexico State | 13 | 117 | 790 | 6.75 | 1 | 66 | 40 | 23 | 8 |
| 35 | Idaho | 12 | 118 | 482 | 4.08 | 0 | 52 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| 36 | Connecticut | 12 | 119 | 382 | 3.21 | 0 | 48 | 23 | 15 | 3 |
| 36 | Central Michigan | 12 | 119 | 501 | 4.21 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 3 |
| 36 | Iowa State | 13 | 119 | 584 | 4.91 | 0 | 43 | 37 | 24 | 3 |
| 39 | Texas | 13 | 120 | 381 | 3.18 | 2 | 74 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 39 | Tulsa | 13 | 120 | 517 | 4.31 | 1 | 69 | 29 | 12 | 3 |
| 39 | Arizona State | 13 | 120 | 531 | 4.43 | 0 | 41 | 29 | 16 | 3 |
| 39 | Northwestern | 13 | 120 | 634 | 5.28 | 0 | 69 | 29 | 16 | 5 |
| 39 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 120 | 733 | 6.11 | 0 | 47 | 39 | 31 | 5 |
| 44 | South Florida | 12 | 121 | 321 | 2.65 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| 44 | North Carolina State | 13 | 121 | 513 | 4.24 | 1 | 77 | 24 | 20 | 6 |
| 44 | Kansas State | 13 | 121 | 609 | 5.03 | 1 | 63 | 29 | 12 | 6 |
| 44 | Kansas | 12 | 121 | 865 | 7.15 | 1 | 63 | 46 | 28 | 10 |
| 48 | Virginia | 13 | 122 | 542 | 4.44 | 0 | 53 | 27 | 19 | 6 |
| 48 | Baylor | 13 | 122 | 733 | 6.01 | 2 | 76 | 38 | 23 | 7 |
| 48 | Western Michigan | 13 | 122 | 1040 | 8.52 | 1 | 66 | 43 | 30 | 14 |
| 51 | Ohio State | 13 | 123 | 522 | 4.24 | 0 | 54 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 51 | Toledo | 13 | 123 | 582 | 4.73 | 0 | 60 | 26 | 17 | 3 |
| 51 | Rice | 12 | 123 | 620 | 5.04 | 0 | 43 | 39 | 22 | 5 |
| 54 | Bowling Green | 12 | 124 | 733 | 5.91 | 1 | 61 | 31 | 24 | 7 |
| 55 | Washington State | 12 | 125 | 531 | 4.25 | 0 | 52 | 25 | 16 | 4 |
| 55 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 125 | 582 | 4.66 | 2 | 68 | 23 | 19 | 5 |
| 55 | Tennessee | 12 | 125 | 708 | 5.66 | 3 | 71 | 30 | 19 | 8 |
| 58 | Arkansas State | 13 | 126 | 344 | 2.73 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| 58 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 126 | 386 | 3.06 | 0 | 47 | 27 | 13 | 3 |
| 58 | Buffalo | 12 | 126 | 688 | 5.46 | 1 | 75 | 25 | 18 | 5 |
| 58 | Army | 12 | 126 | 689 | 5.47 | 0 | 67 | 42 | 19 | 5 |
| 58 | UAB | 12 | 126 | 711 | 5.64 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 19 | 5 |
| 58 | Washington | 13 | 126 | 739 | 5.87 | 2 | 79 | 32 | 20 | 10 |
| 58 | UTEP | 12 | 126 | 768 | 6.10 | 4 | 71 | 39 | 21 | 8 |
| 65 | Utah State | 13 | 127 | 340 | 2.68 | 0 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 3 |
| 65 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 127 | 445 | 3.50 | 1 | 79 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 65 | West Virginia | 13 | 127 | 511 | 4.02 | 1 | 68 | 24 | 14 | 7 |
| 65 | Indiana | 12 | 127 | 773 | 6.09 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 7 |
| 69 | California | 13 | 128 | 556 | 4.34 | 1 | 68 | 29 | 19 | 9 |
| 69 | Kentucky | 12 | 128 | 655 | 5.12 | 1 | 61 | 35 | 19 | 7 |
| 71 | San Jose State | 12 | 129 | 877 | 6.80 | 2 | 78 | 37 | 23 | 8 |
| 72 | Temple | 13 | 130 | 421 | 3.24 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 2 |
| 73 | Rutgers | 13 | 131 | 503 | 3.84 | 0 | 64 | 25 | 18 | 5 |
| 74 | Boise State | 13 | 132 | 442 | 3.35 | 0 | 40 | 32 | 17 | 5 |
| 75 | Notre Dame | 13 | 133 | 551 | 4.14 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 19 | 1 |
| 75 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 133 | 731 | 5.50 | 1 | 77 | 37 | 27 | 7 |
| 75 | UCLA | 14 | 133 | 798 | 6.00 | 2 | 73 | 39 | 26 | 7 |
| 78 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 134 | 458 | 3.42 | 0 | 43 | 29 | 19 | 3 |
| 78 | Florida | 13 | 134 | 483 | 3.60 | 1 | 77 | 28 | 16 | 2 |
| 78 | Florida International | 13 | 134 | 620 | 4.63 | 0 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 5 |
| 78 | Colorado State | 12 | 134 | 848 | 6.33 | 2 | 66 | 33 | 23 | 9 |
| 82 | SMU | 13 | 135 | 415 | 3.07 | 0 | 63 | 31 | 11 | 3 |
| 82 | Maryland | 12 | 135 | 648 | 4.80 | 0 | 55 | 40 | 24 | 6 |
| 84 | South Carolina | 13 | 136 | 500 | 3.68 | 0 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 2 |
| 84 | Troy | 12 | 136 | 696 | 5.12 | 1 | 75 | 35 | 16 | 7 |
| 84 | Wake Forest | 13 | 136 | 720 | 5.29 | 1 | 72 | 37 | 19 | 8 |
| 87 | Iowa | 13 | 137 | 486 | 3.55 | 0 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| 87 | Georgia | 14 | 137 | 552 | 4.03 | 1 | 68 | 29 | 21 | 5 |
| 89 | Nevada | 13 | 138 | 665 | 4.82 | 1 | 65 | 33 | 17 | 6 |
| 90 | Utah | 13 | 139 | 464 | 3.34 | 0 | 49 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| 90 | Mississippi State | 13 | 139 | 500 | 3.60 | 0 | 23 | 35 | 16 | 2 |
| 92 | Alabama | 13 | 141 | 379 | 2.69 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 3 |
| 93 | Texas A&M | 13 | 142 | 199 | 1.40 | 0 | 43 | 26 | 11 | 1 |
| 93 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 142 | 606 | 4.27 | 1 | 69 | 36 | 23 | 2 |
| 95 | Ball State | 12 | 143 | 848 | 5.93 | 1 | 74 | 40 | 25 | 6 |
| 96 | Wisconsin | 14 | 144 | 793 | 5.51 | 2 | 67 | 35 | 23 | 6 |
| 97 | Florida State | 13 | 145 | 419 | 2.89 | 0 | 57 | 27 | 11 | 2 |
| 98 | Auburn | 13 | 146 | 601 | 4.12 | 0 | 57 | 39 | 17 | 2 |
| 99 | Illinois | 13 | 147 | 501 | 3.41 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 100 | Ohio | 14 | 148 | 777 | 5.25 | 1 | 63 | 35 | 23 | 9 |
| 101 | Texas Tech | 12 | 149 | 874 | 5.87 | 1 | 71 | 43 | 25 | 6 |
| 102 | Penn State | 13 | 150 | 434 | 2.89 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 3 |
| 102 | Missouri | 13 | 150 | 501 | 3.34 | 0 | 41 | 33 | 13 | 3 |
| 102 | Purdue | 13 | 150 | 658 | 4.39 | 0 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 4 |
| 102 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 150 | 672 | 4.48 | 0 | 68 | 40 | 23 | 7 |
| 102 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 150 | 734 | 4.89 | 0 | 33 | 38 | 18 | 8 |
| 107 | Arkansas | 13 | 151 | 613 | 4.06 | 1 | 62 | 31 | 13 | 5 |
| 108 | Cincinnati | 13 | 152 | 495 | 3.26 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 20 | 7 |
| 108 | Air Force | 13 | 152 | 731 | 4.81 | 1 | 62 | 36 | 19 | 5 |
| 110 | Nebraska | 13 | 154 | 590 | 3.83 | 1 | 63 | 38 | 21 | 1 |
| 111 | TCU | 13 | 155 | 530 | 3.42 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 15 | 5 |
| 112 | San Diego State | 13 | 158 | 519 | 3.28 | 1 | 63 | 34 | 12 | 4 |
| 113 | LSU | 14 | 161 | 536 | 3.33 | 0 | 47 | 32 | 19 | 3 |
| 114 | Oklahoma | 13 | 162 | 473 | 2.92 | 0 | 22 | 36 | 22 | 2 |
| 115 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 164 | 641 | 3.91 | 0 | 23 | 45 | 21 | 2 |
| 116 | Michigan State | 14 | 165 | 322 | 1.95 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 11 | 0 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 166 | 787 | 4.74 | 1 | 65 | 43 | 20 | 6 |
| 118 | Oregon | 14 | 167 | 728 | 4.36 | 0 | 51 | 35 | 20 | 6 |
| 119 | Houston | 14 | 171 | 803 | 4.70 | 1 | 68 | 41 | 26 | 3 |
| 120 | Clemson | 14 | 179 | 906 | 5.06 | 0 | 56 | 45 | 27 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||