2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 1 | 30 | 10 | 0.33 | 0 | 30.00 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Illinois | 1 | 30 | 18 | 0.60 | 0 | 30.00 | 18.00 |
| 3 | Boise State | 2 | 49 | 41 | 0.84 | 0 | 24.50 | 20.50 |
| 4 | BYU | 2 | 43 | 54 | 1.26 | 1 | 21.50 | 27.00 |
| 5 | Missouri | 1 | 19 | 36 | 1.89 | 0 | 19.00 | 36.00 |
| 6 | Alabama | 1 | 27 | 39 | 1.44 | 0 | 27.00 | 39.00 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 1 | 29 | 41 | 1.41 | 0 | 29.00 | 41.00 |
| 8 | Purdue | 1 | 23 | 46 | 2.00 | 1 | 23.00 | 46.00 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 1 | 38 | 52 | 1.37 | 2 | 38.00 | 52.00 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 2 | 60 | 121 | 2.02 | 2 | 30.00 | 60.50 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 2 | 58 | 124 | 2.14 | 1 | 29.00 | 62.00 |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 1 | 38 | 63 | 1.66 | 2 | 38.00 | 63.00 |
| 13 | Louisville | 1 | 28 | 65 | 2.32 | 0 | 28.00 | 65.00 |
| 13 | Stanford | 1 | 15 | 65 | 4.33 | 2 | 15.00 | 65.00 |
| 15 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 31 | 68 | 2.19 | 1 | 31.00 | 68.00 |
| 15 | Penn State | 1 | 16 | 68 | 4.25 | 0 | 16.00 | 68.00 |
| 17 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 31 | 69 | 2.23 | 0 | 31.00 | 69.00 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | 2 | 70 | 145 | 2.07 | 2 | 35.00 | 72.50 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 1 | 35 | 74 | 2.11 | 1 | 35.00 | 74.00 |
| 20 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 68 | 158 | 2.32 | 2 | 34.00 | 79.00 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 1 | 27 | 80 | 2.96 | 2 | 27.00 | 80.00 |
| 22 | Florida International | 1 | 30 | 84 | 2.80 | 0 | 30.00 | 84.00 |
| 23 | Arkansas | 1 | 40 | 87 | 2.18 | 1 | 40.00 | 87.00 |
| 24 | Marshall | 1 | 27 | 88 | 3.26 | 1 | 27.00 | 88.00 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 2 | 76 | 177 | 2.33 | 3 | 38.00 | 88.50 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 66 | 181 | 2.74 | 4 | 33.00 | 90.50 |
| 27 | Rutgers | 1 | 29 | 91 | 3.14 | 1 | 29.00 | 91.00 |
| 28 | Florida State | 1 | 35 | 93 | 2.66 | 0 | 35.00 | 93.00 |
| 29 | Tulsa | 1 | 40 | 94 | 2.35 | 0 | 40.00 | 94.00 |
| 30 | Texas | 2 | 74 | 198 | 2.68 | 5 | 37.00 | 99.00 |
| 31 | Connecticut | 1 | 40 | 102 | 2.55 | 0 | 40.00 | 102.00 |
| 32 | TCU | 2 | 69 | 212 | 3.07 | 1 | 34.50 | 106.00 |
| 33 | California | 1 | 35 | 109 | 3.11 | 1 | 35.00 | 109.00 |
| 34 | Iowa | 1 | 37 | 114 | 3.08 | 3 | 37.00 | 114.00 |
| 34 | LSU | 2 | 69 | 228 | 3.30 | 1 | 34.50 | 114.00 |
| 36 | North Carolina State | 1 | 35 | 117 | 3.34 | 1 | 35.00 | 117.00 |
| 37 | Clemson | 2 | 72 | 238 | 3.31 | 3 | 36.00 | 119.00 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 1 | 40 | 121 | 3.03 | 2 | 40.00 | 121.00 |
| 39 | Air Force | 1 | 32 | 123 | 3.84 | 1 | 32.00 | 123.00 |
| 39 | Auburn | 1 | 30 | 123 | 4.10 | 1 | 30.00 | 123.00 |
| 41 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 76 | 251 | 3.30 | 4 | 38.00 | 125.50 |
| 42 | South Florida | 1 | 30 | 127 | 4.23 | 1 | 30.00 | 127.00 |
| 43 | Ohio State | 1 | 38 | 131 | 3.45 | 0 | 38.00 | 131.00 |
| 44 | Troy | 1 | 41 | 133 | 3.24 | 1 | 41.00 | 133.00 |
| 45 | Utah State | 2 | 66 | 270 | 4.09 | 3 | 33.00 | 135.00 |
| 46 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 75 | 273 | 3.64 | 2 | 37.50 | 136.50 |
| 47 | South Carolina | 1 | 46 | 137 | 2.98 | 1 | 46.00 | 137.00 |
| 47 | Florida | 1 | 37 | 137 | 3.70 | 0 | 37.00 | 137.00 |
| 49 | North Texas | 1 | 38 | 140 | 3.68 | 0 | 38.00 | 140.00 |
| 49 | Temple | 1 | 33 | 140 | 4.24 | 0 | 33.00 | 140.00 |
| 49 | Georgia | 2 | 64 | 280 | 4.38 | 5 | 32.00 | 140.00 |
| 52 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 32 | 144 | 4.50 | 1 | 32.00 | 144.00 |
| 53 | New Mexico | 1 | 37 | 149 | 4.03 | 3 | 37.00 | 149.00 |
| 54 | Nevada | 2 | 67 | 299 | 4.46 | 0 | 33.50 | 149.50 |
| 55 | Arizona State | 1 | 35 | 162 | 4.63 | 2 | 35.00 | 162.00 |
| 56 | Michigan | 1 | 48 | 163 | 3.40 | 1 | 48.00 | 163.00 |
| 57 | Hawai'i | 1 | 38 | 167 | 4.39 | 1 | 38.00 | 167.00 |
| 58 | Kansas State | 2 | 81 | 344 | 4.25 | 2 | 40.50 | 172.00 |
| 59 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 83 | 351 | 4.23 | 4 | 41.50 | 175.50 |
| 60 | Oklahoma | 2 | 70 | 354 | 5.06 | 4 | 35.00 | 177.00 |
| 61 | West Virginia | 2 | 66 | 364 | 5.52 | 3 | 33.00 | 182.00 |
| 62 | Oregon | 2 | 89 | 372 | 4.18 | 3 | 44.50 | 186.00 |
| 62 | UNLV | 1 | 39 | 186 | 4.77 | 6 | 39.00 | 186.00 |
| 64 | Iowa State | 2 | 87 | 374 | 4.30 | 4 | 43.50 | 187.00 |
| 65 | Houston | 2 | 83 | 376 | 4.53 | 2 | 41.50 | 188.00 |
| 66 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 51 | 190 | 3.73 | 3 | 51.00 | 190.00 |
| 67 | Baylor | 2 | 82 | 383 | 4.67 | 4 | 41.00 | 191.50 |
| 68 | Fresno State | 1 | 38 | 215 | 5.66 | 5 | 38.00 | 215.00 |
| 69 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 44 | 221 | 5.02 | 2 | 44.00 | 221.00 |
| 70 | Colorado State | 1 | 41 | 225 | 5.49 | 1 | 41.00 | 225.00 |
| 71 | Idaho | 1 | 45 | 226 | 5.02 | 1 | 45.00 | 226.00 |
| 72 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 52 | 231 | 4.44 | 2 | 52.00 | 231.00 |
| 73 | Toledo | 1 | 55 | 248 | 4.51 | 4 | 55.00 | 248.00 |
| 74 | Ohio | 2 | 86 | 500 | 5.81 | 2 | 43.00 | 250.00 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | 1 | 39 | 253 | 6.49 | 2 | 39.00 | 253.00 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 2 | 102 | 518 | 5.08 | 5 | 51.00 | 259.00 |
| 77 | Western Michigan | 1 | 56 | 265 | 4.73 | 1 | 56.00 | 265.00 |
| 77 | UCLA | 2 | 93 | 530 | 5.70 | 4 | 46.50 | 265.00 |
| 79 | Wisconsin | 2 | 74 | 535 | 7.23 | 5 | 37.00 | 267.50 |
| 80 | Virginia | 1 | 44 | 273 | 6.20 | 4 | 44.00 | 273.00 |
| 81 | Army | 1 | 66 | 296 | 4.48 | 3 | 66.00 | 296.00 |
| 82 | Navy | 1 | 50 | 298 | 5.96 | 2 | 50.00 | 298.00 |
| 83 | Utah | 1 | 56 | 311 | 5.55 | 1 | 56.00 | 311.00 |
| 84 | North Carolina | 1 | 46 | 337 | 7.33 | 3 | 46.00 | 337.00 |
| 85 | New Mexico State | 1 | 73 | 392 | 5.37 | 0 | 73.00 | 392.00 |
| 86 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 69 | 464 | 6.72 | 7 | 69.00 | 464.00 |
| 87 | Washington | 1 | 52 | 482 | 9.27 | 8 | 52.00 | 482.00 |