2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Alabama 9 262 470 1.79 1 29.11 52.22
2 Western Kentucky 8 209 609 2.91 8 26.13 76.13
3 Southern Mississippi 9 294 771 2.62 8 32.67 85.67
4 Louisiana-Monroe 8 249 695 2.79 6 31.13 86.88
5 Georgia 9 263 783 2.98 9 29.22 87.00
6 Florida State 8 284 697 2.45 7 35.50 87.13
7 Connecticut 7 236 652 2.76 9 33.71 93.14
8 Arkansas State 8 253 771 3.05 6 31.63 96.38
9 LSU 10 338 971 2.87 3 33.80 97.10
10 SMU 8 273 782 2.86 9 34.13 97.75
11 Texas 9 286 930 3.25 12 31.78 103.33
12 Stanford 9 253 970 3.83 12 28.11 107.78
13 Cincinnati 7 257 758 2.95 5 36.71 108.29
14 Temple 8 255 872 3.42 6 31.88 109.00
15 Vanderbilt 8 273 888 3.25 7 34.13 111.00
16 Tulsa 8 274 895 3.27 9 34.25 111.88
17 Utah 9 315 1023 3.25 6 35.00 113.67
18 Oregon 10 348 1144 3.29 6 34.80 114.40
19 Toledo 8 237 916 3.86 7 29.63 114.50
20 Michigan 8 248 925 3.73 11 31.00 115.63
21 Kent State 8 291 931 3.20 6 36.38 116.38
22 Nevada 7 194 815 4.20 8 27.71 116.43
23 Louisville 7 223 816 3.66 9 31.86 116.57
24 Texas A&M 9 379 1066 2.81 19 42.11 118.44
25 Michigan State 9 359 1071 2.98 9 39.89 119.00
25 North Carolina State 8 287 952 3.32 12 35.88 119.00
27 Louisiana Tech 7 245 837 3.42 4 35.00 119.57
28 South Carolina 8 284 961 3.38 5 35.50 120.13
29 UCF 8 229 962 4.20 6 28.63 120.25
30 Boise State 7 232 848 3.66 6 33.14 121.14
31 USC 9 300 1113 3.71 15 33.33 123.67
32 South Florida 7 272 903 3.32 8 38.86 129.00
33 North Carolina 8 283 1041 3.68 9 35.38 130.13
34 TCU 7 250 911 3.64 3 35.71 130.14
35 Pittsburgh 7 248 913 3.68 9 35.43 130.43
36 Syracuse 7 262 917 3.50 11 37.43 131.00
37 Northern Illinois 9 323 1196 3.70 9 35.89 132.89
38 Ohio 9 302 1197 3.96 10 33.56 133.00
39 Boston College 8 257 1072 4.17 14 32.13 134.00
40 Virginia Tech 9 315 1229 3.90 12 35.00 136.56
41 Florida International 8 294 1095 3.72 10 36.75 136.88
42 East Carolina 8 279 1119 4.01 14 34.88 139.88
43 Utah State 7 254 980 3.86 13 36.29 140.00
44 Eastern Michigan 8 272 1123 4.13 10 34.00 140.38
45 Fresno State 7 223 984 4.41 11 31.86 140.57
46 Miami (Ohio) 8 296 1151 3.89 9 37.00 143.88
47 Kansas State 9 309 1311 4.24 16 34.33 145.67
48 Miami (Florida) 8 316 1169 3.70 5 39.50 146.13
49 Washington 9 285 1316 4.62 17 31.67 146.22
50 Virginia 8 289 1180 4.08 9 36.13 147.50
51 California 10 356 1476 4.15 15 35.60 147.60
52 West Virginia 7 278 1052 3.78 13 39.71 150.29
53 Tulane 8 254 1222 4.81 18 31.75 152.75
54 Florida 8 326 1224 3.75 12 40.75 153.00
55 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 301 1237 4.11 18 37.63 154.63
56 Oklahoma 9 347 1400 4.03 15 38.56 155.56
57 Mississippi State 8 330 1247 3.78 10 41.25 155.88
58 Arizona State 9 311 1408 4.53 15 34.56 156.44
59 Clemson 9 342 1410 4.12 12 38.00 156.67
60 Hawai'i 7 268 1097 4.09 10 38.29 156.71
61 Missouri 9 346 1416 4.09 15 38.44 157.33
62 Penn State 8 321 1262 3.93 10 40.13 157.75
63 Marshall 8 292 1272 4.36 10 36.50 159.00
64 Wisconsin 9 334 1437 4.30 13 37.11 159.67
65 Rutgers 7 265 1129 4.26 12 37.86 161.29
66 Idaho 7 266 1143 4.30 10 38.00 163.29
67 Ohio State 8 326 1312 4.02 11 40.75 164.00
68 Florida Atlantic 8 347 1313 3.78 19 43.38 164.13
69 San Diego State 7 279 1169 4.19 12 39.86 167.00
70 North Texas 8 304 1340 4.41 11 38.00 167.50
70 Wake Forest 8 294 1340 4.56 13 36.75 167.50
72 Rice 8 280 1347 4.81 13 35.00 168.38
73 Illinois 8 373 1366 3.66 13 46.63 170.75
74 Washington State 9 326 1539 4.72 13 36.22 171.00
75 Houston 9 355 1542 4.34 9 39.44 171.33
76 Iowa 8 348 1384 3.98 8 43.50 173.00
77 Nebraska 8 342 1406 4.11 19 42.75 175.75
78 Arizona 9 322 1582 4.91 24 35.78 175.78
79 Georgia Tech 8 294 1428 4.86 12 36.75 178.50
80 Tennessee 8 340 1430 4.21 14 42.50 178.75
81 Memphis 8 310 1431 4.62 16 38.75 178.88
82 Arkansas 8 332 1448 4.36 15 41.50 181.00
83 Oklahoma State 9 381 1647 4.32 16 42.33 183.00
84 UCLA 10 365 1845 5.05 17 36.50 184.50
85 Buffalo 8 335 1485 4.43 16 41.88 185.63
86 Northwestern 8 325 1489 4.58 17 40.63 186.13
87 UAB 8 285 1529 5.36 15 35.63 191.13
88 Troy 8 357 1545 4.33 14 44.63 193.13
89 Colorado 10 350 1933 5.52 20 35.00 193.30
90 Notre Dame 1 50 196 3.92 1 50.00 196.00
91 UTEP 8 276 1582 5.73 17 34.50 197.75
92 Central Michigan 8 322 1596 4.96 17 40.25 199.50
93 Oregon State 9 369 1801 4.88 17 41.00 200.11
94 Purdue 8 344 1611 4.68 20 43.00 201.38
95 Auburn 8 324 1615 4.98 12 40.50 201.88
96 Air Force 7 282 1421 5.04 12 40.29 203.00
97 Kentucky 8 340 1630 4.79 14 42.50 203.75
98 Duke 8 317 1637 5.16 17 39.63 204.63
99 Iowa State 9 385 1868 4.85 17 42.78 207.56
100 San Jose State 7 301 1490 4.95 16 43.00 212.86
101 Baylor 9 358 1928 5.39 21 39.78 214.22
102 Bowling Green 8 361 1744 4.83 17 45.13 218.00
103 Kansas 9 378 2016 5.33 26 42.00 224.00
104 New Mexico 7 305 1572 5.15 27 43.57 224.57
105 Minnesota 8 345 1818 5.27 18 43.13 227.25
106 Western Michigan 8 326 1829 5.61 18 40.75 228.63
107 Ball State 8 368 1852 5.03 14 46.00 231.50
108 UNLV 7 311 1626 5.23 20 44.43 232.29
109 New Mexico State 7 298 1643 5.51 20 42.57 234.71
110 Middle Tennessee 8 391 1887 4.83 26 48.88 235.88
110 Maryland 8 382 1887 4.94 21 47.75 235.88
112 Navy 2 85 480 5.65 9 42.50 240.00
113 Akron 8 368 1939 5.27 23 46.00 242.38
114 Wyoming 7 321 1744 5.43 15 45.86 249.14
115 Colorado State 7 329 1774 5.39 15 47.00 253.43
116 Mississippi 8 355 2052 5.78 22 44.38 256.50
117 Texas Tech 9 456 2429 5.33 29 50.67 269.89
118 Indiana 8 380 2165 5.70 20 47.50 270.63
119 Army 1 66 296 4.48 3 66.00 296.00