2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 UCF 1 23 127 5.52 0 23.00 127.00
2 Western Michigan 1 26 190 7.31 3 26.00 190.00
3 Tulane 1 27 292 10.81 4 27.00 292.00
4 Southern Mississippi 1 31 55 1.77 2 31.00 55.00
5 Cincinnati 1 32 32 1.00 1 32.00 32.00
6 New Mexico State 1 37 258 6.97 3 37.00 258.00
7 Toledo 1 38 145 3.82 1 38.00 145.00
7 Ball State 1 38 208 5.47 2 38.00 208.00
9 BYU 1 39 136 3.49 3 39.00 136.00
9 Utah 1 39 152 3.90 1 39.00 152.00
9 Houston 1 39 207 5.31 1 39.00 207.00
12 Arkansas State 1 40 135 3.38 1 40.00 135.00
12 San Jose State 1 40 141 3.53 4 40.00 141.00
12 Miami (Ohio) 1 40 147 3.68 2 40.00 147.00
12 Western Kentucky 1 40 291 7.28 4 40.00 291.00
16 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 44 208 4.73 3 44.00 208.00
17 Akron 1 45 164 3.64 4 45.00 164.00
18 Bowling Green 1 46 360 7.83 4 46.00 360.00
19 Central Michigan 1 47 197 4.19 3 47.00 197.00
19 Memphis 1 47 255 5.43 1 47.00 255.00
19 Northern Illinois 1 47 266 5.66 4 47.00 266.00
22 Eastern Michigan 1 50 376 7.52 2 50.00 376.00
23 Florida Atlantic 1 51 188 3.69 2 51.00 188.00
24 Boise State 2 57 170 2.98 1 28.50 85.00
25 South Florida 2 64 245 3.83 3 32.00 122.50
25 North Texas 2 64 474 7.41 6 32.00 237.00
27 Rutgers 2 65 277 4.26 4 32.50 138.50
28 Washington State 2 66 352 5.33 2 33.00 176.00
29 Pittsburgh 2 67 265 3.96 4 33.50 132.50
29 UAB 2 67 417 6.22 5 33.50 208.50
31 TCU 2 68 276 4.06 3 34.00 138.00
32 Connecticut 2 69 174 2.52 1 34.50 87.00
33 Louisville 2 70 301 4.30 4 35.00 150.50
33 Air Force 2 70 346 4.94 4 35.00 173.00
35 Louisiana-Monroe 2 73 299 4.10 4 36.50 149.50
35 Fresno State 2 73 402 5.51 9 36.50 201.00
35 UTEP 2 73 499 6.84 4 36.50 249.50
38 North Carolina 2 76 222 2.92 2 38.00 111.00
38 Indiana 2 76 506 6.66 7 38.00 253.00
40 Kent State 2 77 402 5.22 7 38.50 201.00
41 Troy 2 78 348 4.46 5 39.00 174.00
42 Stanford 3 84 445 5.30 7 28.00 148.33
43 Alabama 3 87 204 2.34 0 29.00 68.00
44 Florida State 2 89 210 2.36 3 44.50 105.00
45 Illinois 2 93 418 4.49 6 46.50 209.00
45 Colorado State 2 93 638 6.86 8 46.50 319.00
47 Navy 2 94 537 5.71 7 47.00 268.50
48 USC 2 95 395 4.16 7 47.50 197.50
49 Syracuse 3 99 434 4.38 2 33.00 144.67
50 West Virginia 3 101 569 5.63 8 33.67 189.67
51 Kansas State 4 102 455 4.46 5 25.50 113.75
52 SMU 3 104 485 4.66 4 34.67 161.67
52 Georgia Tech 3 104 490 4.71 3 34.67 163.33
54 Purdue 2 107 703 6.57 10 53.50 351.50
55 Wake Forest 3 109 482 4.42 7 36.33 160.67
56 Virginia Tech 3 110 392 3.56 4 36.67 130.67
57 North Carolina State 3 111 397 3.58 6 37.00 132.33
57 Miami (Florida) 3 111 500 4.50 4 37.00 166.67
57 UNLV 3 111 612 5.51 13 37.00 204.00
60 Virginia 3 113 430 3.81 3 37.67 143.33
61 Marshall 4 115 474 4.12 6 28.75 118.50
62 Colorado 3 116 775 6.68 6 38.67 258.33
63 Maryland 3 117 616 5.26 8 39.00 205.33
63 Arizona State 3 117 664 5.68 6 39.00 221.33
63 Duke 3 117 690 5.90 6 39.00 230.00
66 Michigan 3 118 514 4.36 3 39.33 171.33
67 Nevada 3 119 612 5.14 4 39.67 204.00
68 Northwestern 3 121 467 3.86 6 40.33 155.67
69 Boston College 3 122 521 4.27 8 40.67 173.67
70 Texas 4 123 517 4.20 9 30.75 129.25
70 New Mexico 3 123 672 5.46 14 41.00 224.00
72 Louisiana Tech 3 124 441 3.56 6 41.33 147.00
72 California 3 124 631 5.09 6 41.33 210.33
74 Rice 3 127 798 6.28 5 42.33 266.00
75 Kansas 4 137 807 5.89 12 34.25 201.75
75 Wyoming 3 137 923 6.74 10 45.67 307.67
77 Oklahoma 4 140 618 4.41 8 35.00 154.50
77 Kentucky 3 140 622 4.44 5 46.67 207.33
77 San Diego State 3 140 685 4.89 8 46.67 228.33
80 UCLA 4 141 862 6.11 11 35.25 215.50
81 Georgia 4 142 662 4.66 10 35.50 165.50
81 Arizona 4 142 968 6.82 13 35.50 242.00
83 South Carolina 4 149 531 3.56 4 37.25 132.75
83 Wisconsin 4 149 803 5.39 8 37.25 200.75
85 Baylor 4 152 910 5.99 14 38.00 227.50
86 Oregon State 3 153 873 5.71 7 51.00 291.00
87 Penn State 4 154 716 4.65 8 38.50 179.00
88 East Carolina 4 157 813 5.18 13 39.25 203.25
89 Arkansas 4 158 649 4.11 8 39.50 162.25
90 Ohio State 4 161 669 4.16 5 40.25 167.25
91 Notre Dame 5 164 599 3.65 1 32.80 119.80
92 Missouri 4 166 793 4.78 11 41.50 198.25
93 Oregon 4 167 655 3.92 7 41.75 163.75
94 Tulsa 4 172 635 3.69 11 43.00 158.75
95 Iowa 4 175 618 3.53 5 43.75 154.50
95 Iowa State 4 175 909 5.19 9 43.75 227.25
97 Mississippi 4 177 1155 6.53 14 44.25 288.75
98 LSU 6 178 536 3.01 4 29.67 89.33
99 Clemson 5 180 610 3.39 4 36.00 122.00
100 Nebraska 4 181 691 3.82 11 45.25 172.75
101 Vanderbilt 5 187 694 3.71 5 37.40 138.80
102 Oklahoma State 4 188 803 4.27 10 47.00 200.75
103 Texas Tech 4 190 860 4.53 11 47.50 215.00
104 Texas A&M 5 195 446 2.29 13 39.00 89.20
105 Minnesota 5 205 1165 5.68 10 41.00 233.00
106 Michigan State 5 211 669 3.17 8 42.20 133.80
107 Mississippi State 5 213 802 3.77 7 42.60 160.40
108 Washington 5 230 1701 7.40 23 46.00 340.20
109 Tennessee 6 234 1170 5.00 12 39.00 195.00
110 Auburn 6 237 1234 5.21 9 39.50 205.67
111 Florida 5 239 894 3.74 12 47.80 178.80