2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | 11 | 369 | 865 | 2.34 | 5 | 33.55 | 78.64 |
| 2 | Washington | 8 | 201 | 492 | 2.45 | 9 | 25.13 | 61.50 |
| 2 | Alabama | 10 | 299 | 734 | 2.45 | 3 | 29.90 | 73.40 |
| 4 | Stanford | 10 | 280 | 704 | 2.51 | 9 | 28.00 | 70.40 |
| 5 | Georgia | 10 | 298 | 755 | 2.53 | 6 | 29.80 | 75.50 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 9 | 291 | 738 | 2.54 | 3 | 32.33 | 82.00 |
| 7 | Texas | 9 | 286 | 734 | 2.57 | 6 | 31.78 | 81.56 |
| 7 | LSU | 8 | 282 | 725 | 2.57 | 3 | 35.25 | 90.63 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 10 | 316 | 854 | 2.70 | 10 | 31.60 | 85.40 |
| 10 | Louisville | 11 | 365 | 1006 | 2.76 | 7 | 33.18 | 91.45 |
| 11 | South Florida | 10 | 371 | 1043 | 2.81 | 8 | 37.10 | 104.30 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 8 | 313 | 878 | 2.81 | 12 | 39.13 | 109.75 |
| 13 | Illinois | 11 | 421 | 1192 | 2.83 | 9 | 38.27 | 108.36 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 12 | 425 | 1207 | 2.84 | 9 | 35.42 | 100.58 |
| 15 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 313 | 901 | 2.88 | 9 | 31.30 | 90.10 |
| 16 | Missouri | 9 | 297 | 863 | 2.91 | 6 | 33.00 | 95.89 |
| 16 | SMU | 10 | 362 | 1053 | 2.91 | 13 | 36.20 | 105.30 |
| 18 | Arkansas State | 12 | 408 | 1211 | 2.97 | 11 | 34.00 | 100.92 |
| 19 | Tulsa | 9 | 337 | 1035 | 3.07 | 9 | 37.44 | 115.00 |
| 20 | Kent State | 10 | 369 | 1137 | 3.08 | 9 | 36.90 | 113.70 |
| 21 | Florida | 8 | 268 | 831 | 3.10 | 4 | 33.50 | 103.88 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 342 | 1065 | 3.11 | 11 | 31.09 | 96.82 |
| 22 | Penn State | 9 | 327 | 1017 | 3.11 | 5 | 36.33 | 113.00 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 398 | 1255 | 3.15 | 13 | 36.18 | 114.09 |
| 25 | Utah | 12 | 414 | 1338 | 3.23 | 6 | 34.50 | 111.50 |
| 26 | California | 10 | 318 | 1042 | 3.28 | 11 | 31.80 | 104.20 |
| 26 | Syracuse | 9 | 337 | 1104 | 3.28 | 14 | 37.44 | 122.67 |
| 28 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 363 | 1214 | 3.34 | 5 | 36.30 | 121.40 |
| 29 | Florida International | 13 | 458 | 1535 | 3.35 | 15 | 35.23 | 118.08 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 9 | 336 | 1133 | 3.37 | 7 | 37.33 | 125.89 |
| 31 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 475 | 1605 | 3.38 | 14 | 36.54 | 123.46 |
| 32 | TCU | 11 | 389 | 1333 | 3.43 | 4 | 35.36 | 121.18 |
| 33 | USC | 10 | 274 | 942 | 3.44 | 10 | 27.40 | 94.20 |
| 34 | Utah State | 13 | 480 | 1661 | 3.46 | 22 | 36.92 | 127.77 |
| 35 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 286 | 1003 | 3.51 | 7 | 35.75 | 125.38 |
| 36 | West Virginia | 10 | 371 | 1311 | 3.53 | 13 | 37.10 | 131.10 |
| 36 | Oregon | 10 | 381 | 1344 | 3.53 | 7 | 38.10 | 134.40 |
| 38 | Arizona | 8 | 269 | 971 | 3.61 | 17 | 33.63 | 121.38 |
| 39 | Boise State | 11 | 348 | 1260 | 3.62 | 8 | 31.64 | 114.55 |
| 40 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 439 | 1594 | 3.63 | 23 | 36.58 | 132.83 |
| 41 | UCF | 11 | 324 | 1179 | 3.64 | 9 | 29.45 | 107.18 |
| 41 | Temple | 13 | 442 | 1611 | 3.64 | 11 | 34.00 | 123.92 |
| 41 | South Carolina | 9 | 340 | 1237 | 3.64 | 8 | 37.78 | 137.44 |
| 44 | BYU | 12 | 362 | 1321 | 3.65 | 13 | 30.17 | 110.08 |
| 45 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 357 | 1310 | 3.67 | 10 | 32.45 | 119.09 |
| 46 | Ohio State | 9 | 318 | 1171 | 3.68 | 8 | 35.33 | 130.11 |
| 47 | North Carolina | 11 | 376 | 1389 | 3.69 | 10 | 34.18 | 126.27 |
| 47 | Mississippi State | 8 | 323 | 1193 | 3.69 | 8 | 40.38 | 149.13 |
| 49 | Tennessee | 6 | 211 | 782 | 3.71 | 5 | 35.17 | 130.33 |
| 50 | Purdue | 11 | 422 | 1568 | 3.72 | 15 | 38.36 | 142.55 |
| 51 | Rutgers | 11 | 411 | 1538 | 3.74 | 13 | 37.36 | 139.82 |
| 52 | North Carolina State | 10 | 347 | 1309 | 3.77 | 12 | 34.70 | 130.90 |
| 52 | Iowa | 9 | 374 | 1410 | 3.77 | 11 | 41.56 | 156.67 |
| 54 | Arizona State | 10 | 337 | 1281 | 3.80 | 15 | 33.70 | 128.10 |
| 55 | Wisconsin | 10 | 349 | 1334 | 3.82 | 9 | 34.90 | 133.40 |
| 56 | Kansas State | 9 | 327 | 1252 | 3.83 | 13 | 36.33 | 139.11 |
| 57 | Notre Dame | 8 | 314 | 1207 | 3.84 | 7 | 39.25 | 150.88 |
| 58 | Michigan | 10 | 311 | 1198 | 3.85 | 11 | 31.10 | 119.80 |
| 59 | San Diego State | 10 | 393 | 1519 | 3.87 | 15 | 39.30 | 151.90 |
| 60 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 535 | 2077 | 3.88 | 19 | 41.15 | 159.77 |
| 61 | Hawai'i | 13 | 475 | 1852 | 3.90 | 19 | 36.54 | 142.46 |
| 62 | Toledo | 12 | 400 | 1581 | 3.95 | 16 | 33.33 | 131.75 |
| 63 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 332 | 1321 | 3.98 | 14 | 30.18 | 120.09 |
| 64 | Virginia | 10 | 347 | 1383 | 3.99 | 12 | 34.70 | 138.30 |
| 64 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 362 | 1443 | 3.99 | 4 | 40.22 | 160.33 |
| 66 | Ohio | 14 | 494 | 1984 | 4.02 | 13 | 35.29 | 141.71 |
| 67 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 453 | 1839 | 4.06 | 25 | 41.18 | 167.18 |
| 68 | Houston | 13 | 537 | 2195 | 4.09 | 17 | 41.31 | 168.85 |
| 69 | Nebraska | 9 | 334 | 1369 | 4.10 | 12 | 37.11 | 152.11 |
| 70 | Marshall | 9 | 356 | 1473 | 4.14 | 13 | 39.56 | 163.67 |
| 71 | Auburn | 7 | 294 | 1226 | 4.17 | 10 | 42.00 | 175.14 |
| 72 | Idaho | 12 | 455 | 1903 | 4.18 | 18 | 37.92 | 158.58 |
| 73 | North Texas | 10 | 355 | 1488 | 4.19 | 12 | 35.50 | 148.80 |
| 74 | Tulane | 12 | 440 | 1852 | 4.21 | 33 | 36.67 | 154.33 |
| 74 | East Carolina | 8 | 303 | 1277 | 4.21 | 11 | 37.88 | 159.63 |
| 74 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 445 | 1875 | 4.21 | 14 | 40.45 | 170.45 |
| 77 | Minnesota | 7 | 254 | 1072 | 4.22 | 13 | 36.29 | 153.14 |
| 78 | Washington State | 10 | 363 | 1535 | 4.23 | 17 | 36.30 | 153.50 |
| 79 | Iowa State | 9 | 379 | 1606 | 4.24 | 14 | 42.11 | 178.44 |
| 80 | Rice | 9 | 330 | 1403 | 4.25 | 13 | 36.67 | 155.89 |
| 81 | Nevada | 10 | 306 | 1304 | 4.26 | 11 | 30.60 | 130.40 |
| 81 | Boston College | 9 | 303 | 1292 | 4.26 | 14 | 33.67 | 143.56 |
| 83 | Buffalo | 12 | 509 | 2174 | 4.27 | 21 | 42.42 | 181.17 |
| 84 | Oregon State | 9 | 339 | 1489 | 4.39 | 14 | 37.67 | 165.44 |
| 85 | Arkansas | 9 | 347 | 1530 | 4.41 | 13 | 38.56 | 170.00 |
| 86 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 360 | 1601 | 4.45 | 14 | 40.00 | 177.89 |
| 87 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 360 | 1609 | 4.47 | 16 | 36.00 | 160.90 |
| 88 | Maryland | 9 | 447 | 2021 | 4.52 | 23 | 49.67 | 224.56 |
| 89 | Kentucky | 9 | 347 | 1576 | 4.54 | 9 | 38.56 | 175.11 |
| 90 | Troy | 10 | 460 | 2095 | 4.55 | 20 | 46.00 | 209.50 |
| 91 | Duke | 9 | 324 | 1478 | 4.56 | 16 | 36.00 | 164.22 |
| 92 | Central Michigan | 11 | 447 | 2047 | 4.58 | 20 | 40.64 | 186.09 |
| 93 | Wyoming | 10 | 455 | 2093 | 4.60 | 19 | 45.50 | 209.30 |
| 94 | Navy | 10 | 370 | 1706 | 4.61 | 25 | 37.00 | 170.60 |
| 95 | Bowling Green | 11 | 450 | 2081 | 4.62 | 20 | 40.91 | 189.18 |
| 96 | Wake Forest | 10 | 372 | 1726 | 4.64 | 14 | 37.20 | 172.60 |
| 97 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 590 | 2755 | 4.67 | 37 | 49.17 | 229.58 |
| 98 | UNLV | 9 | 367 | 1718 | 4.68 | 17 | 40.78 | 190.89 |
| 99 | Northwestern | 10 | 392 | 1838 | 4.69 | 21 | 39.20 | 183.80 |
| 100 | Fresno State | 11 | 379 | 1782 | 4.70 | 25 | 34.45 | 162.00 |
| 101 | Colorado | 10 | 338 | 1616 | 4.78 | 20 | 33.80 | 161.60 |
| 101 | Mississippi | 8 | 323 | 1544 | 4.78 | 12 | 40.38 | 193.00 |
| 103 | UCLA | 10 | 377 | 1806 | 4.79 | 15 | 37.70 | 180.60 |
| 104 | Baylor | 9 | 345 | 1656 | 4.80 | 14 | 38.33 | 184.00 |
| 104 | Clemson | 9 | 389 | 1866 | 4.80 | 17 | 43.22 | 207.33 |
| 106 | Army | 12 | 481 | 2339 | 4.86 | 24 | 40.08 | 194.92 |
| 107 | UTEP | 10 | 363 | 1796 | 4.95 | 20 | 36.30 | 179.60 |
| 108 | Air Force | 11 | 506 | 2510 | 4.96 | 20 | 46.00 | 228.18 |
| 109 | San Jose State | 11 | 462 | 2311 | 5.00 | 22 | 42.00 | 210.09 |
| 110 | Memphis | 11 | 408 | 2044 | 5.01 | 24 | 37.09 | 185.82 |
| 111 | Akron | 11 | 490 | 2469 | 5.04 | 29 | 44.55 | 224.45 |
| 111 | Ball State | 11 | 497 | 2504 | 5.04 | 20 | 45.18 | 227.64 |
| 113 | UAB | 10 | 399 | 2023 | 5.07 | 21 | 39.90 | 202.30 |
| 114 | Indiana | 10 | 476 | 2418 | 5.08 | 18 | 47.60 | 241.80 |
| 115 | Colorado State | 10 | 417 | 2166 | 5.19 | 20 | 41.70 | 216.60 |
| 116 | New Mexico State | 12 | 491 | 2586 | 5.27 | 30 | 40.92 | 215.50 |
| 117 | Western Michigan | 12 | 503 | 2666 | 5.30 | 20 | 41.92 | 222.17 |
| 118 | New Mexico | 9 | 419 | 2290 | 5.47 | 32 | 46.56 | 254.44 |
| 119 | Texas Tech | 8 | 399 | 2246 | 5.63 | 22 | 49.88 | 280.75 |
| 120 | Kansas | 8 | 354 | 2055 | 5.81 | 26 | 44.25 | 256.88 |