2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 2 | 33 | -9 | -0.27 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Rice | 1 | 11 | -6 | -0.55 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Duke | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Colorado | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Idaho | 1 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | UNLV | 1 | 12 | 22 | 1.83 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | East Carolina | 3 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Syracuse | 2 | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Tulane | 2 | 23 | 44 | 1.91 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Virginia | 4 | 24 | 47 | 1.96 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Marshall | 1 | 28 | 50 | 1.79 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Fresno State | 3 | 19 | 50 | 2.63 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | San Jose State | 2 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Iowa State | 1 | 19 | 62 | 3.26 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Oregon State | 3 | 17 | 65 | 3.82 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Army | 2 | 49 | 70 | 1.43 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Arizona | 3 | 34 | 71 | 2.09 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Maryland | 3 | 22 | 72 | 3.27 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Troy | 1 | 12 | 74 | 6.17 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 21 | 75 | 3.57 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | San Diego State | 4 | 30 | 79 | 2.63 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Utah State | 2 | 26 | 79 | 3.04 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Illinois | 3 | 47 | 81 | 1.72 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Washington | 5 | 43 | 81 | 1.88 | 4 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Penn State | 2 | 44 | 87 | 1.98 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | UCLA | 3 | 31 | 88 | 2.84 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Akron | 1 | 18 | 88 | 4.89 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 1 | 20 | 90 | 4.50 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Buffalo | 2 | 31 | 91 | 2.94 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Kent State | 2 | 27 | 94 | 3.48 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Washington State | 2 | 48 | 96 | 2.00 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 31 | 96 | 3.10 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | UTEP | 2 | 19 | 105 | 5.53 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 35 | Auburn | 4 | 32 | 107 | 3.34 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | South Carolina | 6 | 53 | 115 | 2.17 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 33 | 116 | 3.52 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 37 | Kentucky | 1 | 17 | 116 | 6.82 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 39 | Colorado State | 1 | 13 | 119 | 9.15 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 40 | Rutgers | 5 | 39 | 122 | 3.13 | 1 | 64 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 41 | Louisville | 2 | 34 | 128 | 3.76 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 42 | South Florida | 5 | 76 | 129 | 1.70 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 42 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 44 | 129 | 2.93 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | Memphis | 4 | 29 | 132 | 4.55 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 44 | Indiana | 1 | 26 | 132 | 5.08 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 46 | New Mexico State | 1 | 28 | 135 | 4.82 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 47 | Bowling Green | 3 | 51 | 140 | 2.75 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 48 | UCF | 5 | 77 | 151 | 1.96 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Ohio State | 4 | 42 | 151 | 3.60 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | 7 | 44 | 154 | 3.50 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 51 | California | 4 | 67 | 159 | 2.37 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 52 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 37 | 163 | 4.41 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 53 | Hawai'i | 5 | 50 | 164 | 3.28 | 5 | 48 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 54 | Arizona State | 5 | 55 | 167 | 3.04 | 2 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 55 | Kansas State | 3 | 54 | 169 | 3.13 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 56 | Michigan State | 5 | 74 | 171 | 2.31 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 57 | Missouri | 3 | 63 | 175 | 2.78 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 58 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 75 | 176 | 2.35 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 59 | SMU | 6 | 97 | 181 | 1.87 | 1 | 63 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 59 | Ohio | 6 | 80 | 181 | 2.26 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 61 | Central Michigan | 4 | 51 | 187 | 3.67 | 3 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 61 | North Carolina State | 6 | 40 | 187 | 4.68 | 3 | 77 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 63 | North Carolina | 5 | 68 | 191 | 2.81 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 64 | Florida | 6 | 102 | 196 | 1.92 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 65 | Clemson | 5 | 60 | 199 | 3.32 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 66 | West Virginia | 5 | 72 | 200 | 2.78 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 67 | Texas | 5 | 85 | 203 | 2.39 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 68 | Utah | 5 | 71 | 207 | 2.92 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 68 | Kansas | 3 | 35 | 207 | 5.91 | 3 | 49 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 70 | Wyoming | 4 | 43 | 212 | 4.93 | 2 | 99 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 71 | Boston College | 2 | 47 | 227 | 4.83 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| 72 | Tennessee | 4 | 66 | 228 | 3.45 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| 73 | Cincinnati | 6 | 111 | 236 | 2.13 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 74 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 70 | 245 | 3.50 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | Texas A&M | 9 | 127 | 254 | 2.00 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 0 |
| 75 | BYU | 6 | 68 | 254 | 3.74 | 3 | 82 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 77 | Mississippi | 2 | 39 | 268 | 6.87 | 2 | 74 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 78 | Texas Tech | 4 | 71 | 275 | 3.87 | 1 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| 79 | Florida State | 8 | 134 | 276 | 2.06 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 80 | Nebraska | 7 | 79 | 286 | 3.62 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 81 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 102 | 292 | 2.86 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 1 |
| 82 | Navy | 3 | 64 | 296 | 4.63 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
| 83 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 80 | 302 | 3.78 | 1 | 57 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 83 | Nevada | 4 | 67 | 302 | 4.51 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 85 | Florida International | 5 | 92 | 303 | 3.29 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| 86 | North Texas | 4 | 67 | 308 | 4.60 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| 87 | Purdue | 5 | 84 | 324 | 3.86 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 88 | Michigan | 8 | 95 | 325 | 3.42 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| 89 | Arkansas State | 8 | 100 | 335 | 3.35 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 13 | 4 |
| 90 | Georgia | 7 | 109 | 352 | 3.23 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 0 |
| 91 | Baylor | 7 | 79 | 360 | 4.56 | 3 | 76 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 92 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 83 | 362 | 4.36 | 2 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| 93 | Stanford | 10 | 118 | 368 | 3.12 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 3 |
| 94 | Ball State | 2 | 43 | 369 | 8.58 | 4 | 49 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 95 | Iowa | 6 | 97 | 378 | 3.90 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 1 |
| 96 | USC | 8 | 98 | 390 | 3.98 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 3 |
| 97 | Western Michigan | 5 | 88 | 392 | 4.45 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 5 |
| 98 | Arkansas | 8 | 104 | 395 | 3.80 | 1 | 45 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 99 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 116 | 421 | 3.63 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 5 |
| 100 | Toledo | 6 | 101 | 436 | 4.32 | 5 | 87 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 101 | Mississippi State | 5 | 124 | 441 | 3.56 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 1 |
| 102 | Oklahoma | 9 | 159 | 447 | 2.81 | 3 | 48 | 31 | 18 | 1 |
| 103 | Northwestern | 5 | 67 | 463 | 6.91 | 6 | 76 | 23 | 15 | 4 |
| 104 | Tulsa | 7 | 129 | 471 | 3.65 | 6 | 69 | 29 | 15 | 4 |
| 105 | LSU | 11 | 163 | 491 | 3.01 | 2 | 47 | 30 | 19 | 3 |
| 106 | TCU | 8 | 159 | 495 | 3.11 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 10 | 5 |
| 107 | Alabama | 12 | 167 | 507 | 3.04 | 2 | 82 | 30 | 14 | 3 |
| 108 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 116 | 569 | 4.91 | 6 | 77 | 31 | 18 | 3 |
| 109 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 156 | 579 | 3.71 | 5 | 27 | 38 | 22 | 7 |
| 110 | Oregon | 10 | 203 | 629 | 3.10 | 6 | 36 | 43 | 19 | 3 |
| 111 | Temple | 8 | 172 | 633 | 3.68 | 3 | 33 | 43 | 16 | 5 |
| 112 | Notre Dame | 6 | 141 | 640 | 4.54 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 19 | 3 |
| 113 | Wisconsin | 9 | 206 | 715 | 3.47 | 3 | 67 | 37 | 22 | 3 |
| 114 | Boise State | 11 | 177 | 722 | 4.08 | 4 | 81 | 37 | 18 | 6 |
| 115 | Houston | 11 | 213 | 784 | 3.68 | 6 | 97 | 44 | 26 | 4 |
| 116 | Air Force | 6 | 180 | 882 | 4.90 | 7 | 62 | 50 | 26 | 4 |
| 117 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 242 | 1055 | 4.36 | 13 | 80 | 64 | 30 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||