2011 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 1 | 22 | 11 | 0.50 | 0 | 22.00 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Stanford | 1 | 32 | 27 | 0.84 | 0 | 32.00 | 27.00 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 2 | 38 | 43 | 1.13 | 0 | 19.00 | 21.50 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 71 | 55 | 0.77 | 2 | 23.67 | 18.33 |
| 4 | Washington | 1 | 22 | 55 | 2.50 | 3 | 22.00 | 55.00 |
| 6 | Alabama | 2 | 55 | 59 | 1.07 | 0 | 27.50 | 29.50 |
| 6 | Iowa | 1 | 30 | 59 | 1.97 | 2 | 30.00 | 59.00 |
| 8 | California | 1 | 25 | 68 | 2.72 | 1 | 25.00 | 68.00 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 1 | 21 | 73 | 3.48 | 0 | 21.00 | 73.00 |
| 10 | Missouri | 1 | 36 | 76 | 2.11 | 1 | 36.00 | 76.00 |
| 11 | Arizona | 1 | 25 | 80 | 3.20 | 3 | 25.00 | 80.00 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 2 | 57 | 81 | 1.42 | 1 | 28.50 | 40.50 |
| 13 | Illinois | 2 | 53 | 95 | 1.79 | 1 | 26.50 | 47.50 |
| 14 | Florida State | 1 | 39 | 99 | 2.54 | 0 | 39.00 | 99.00 |
| 15 | Florida | 2 | 53 | 101 | 1.91 | 0 | 26.50 | 50.50 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 1 | 36 | 118 | 3.28 | 0 | 36.00 | 118.00 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 2 | 72 | 126 | 1.75 | 0 | 36.00 | 63.00 |
| 18 | LSU | 1 | 45 | 129 | 2.87 | 1 | 45.00 | 129.00 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 2 | 61 | 135 | 2.21 | 2 | 30.50 | 67.50 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 2 | 53 | 137 | 2.58 | 0 | 26.50 | 68.50 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 28 | 144 | 5.14 | 2 | 28.00 | 144.00 |
| 22 | Kansas | 1 | 29 | 147 | 5.07 | 4 | 29.00 | 147.00 |
| 23 | Louisville | 2 | 71 | 162 | 2.28 | 0 | 35.50 | 81.00 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 1 | 35 | 162 | 4.63 | 2 | 35.00 | 162.00 |
| 25 | Virginia | 2 | 66 | 164 | 2.48 | 0 | 33.00 | 82.00 |
| 26 | Clemson | 1 | 36 | 165 | 4.58 | 1 | 36.00 | 165.00 |
| 27 | South Florida | 2 | 65 | 172 | 2.65 | 2 | 32.50 | 86.00 |
| 28 | West Virginia | 2 | 59 | 173 | 2.93 | 0 | 29.50 | 86.50 |
| 28 | Texas | 2 | 53 | 173 | 3.26 | 0 | 26.50 | 86.50 |
| 30 | Arkansas | 2 | 48 | 179 | 3.73 | 0 | 24.00 | 89.50 |
| 31 | North Carolina State | 1 | 25 | 182 | 7.28 | 1 | 25.00 | 182.00 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 75 | 188 | 2.51 | 5 | 37.50 | 94.00 |
| 33 | Penn State | 3 | 89 | 210 | 2.36 | 1 | 29.67 | 70.00 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 2 | 63 | 210 | 3.33 | 1 | 31.50 | 105.00 |
| 35 | Minnesota | 2 | 58 | 213 | 3.67 | 2 | 29.00 | 106.50 |
| 36 | Kentucky | 2 | 74 | 229 | 3.09 | 0 | 37.00 | 114.50 |
| 37 | Duke | 2 | 63 | 231 | 3.67 | 1 | 31.50 | 115.50 |
| 38 | Colorado | 2 | 57 | 232 | 4.07 | 4 | 28.50 | 116.00 |
| 39 | Boston College | 1 | 45 | 235 | 5.22 | 3 | 45.00 | 235.00 |
| 40 | Tennessee | 2 | 49 | 245 | 5.00 | 1 | 24.50 | 122.50 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | 2 | 66 | 248 | 3.76 | 0 | 33.00 | 124.00 |
| 42 | Syracuse | 2 | 64 | 254 | 3.97 | 4 | 32.00 | 127.00 |
| 43 | Georgia | 2 | 68 | 255 | 3.75 | 3 | 34.00 | 127.50 |
| 44 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 51 | 270 | 5.29 | 2 | 51.00 | 270.00 |
| 45 | Oregon State | 1 | 48 | 282 | 5.88 | 2 | 48.00 | 282.00 |
| 46 | Oregon | 1 | 51 | 283 | 5.55 | 2 | 51.00 | 283.00 |
| 47 | Maryland | 1 | 62 | 285 | 4.60 | 5 | 62.00 | 285.00 |
| 48 | Purdue | 3 | 104 | 286 | 2.75 | 3 | 34.67 | 95.33 |
| 49 | Washington State | 2 | 78 | 325 | 4.17 | 4 | 39.00 | 162.50 |
| 50 | Nebraska | 2 | 71 | 327 | 4.61 | 1 | 35.50 | 163.50 |
| 51 | Auburn | 2 | 87 | 335 | 3.85 | 5 | 43.50 | 167.50 |
| 52 | South Carolina | 2 | 75 | 359 | 4.79 | 4 | 37.50 | 179.50 |
| 53 | UCLA | 2 | 60 | 361 | 6.02 | 5 | 30.00 | 180.50 |
| 54 | Baylor | 2 | 76 | 371 | 4.88 | 3 | 38.00 | 185.50 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | 3 | 119 | 416 | 3.50 | 2 | 39.67 | 138.67 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | 2 | 83 | 421 | 5.07 | 3 | 41.50 | 210.50 |
| 57 | Mississippi | 3 | 107 | 424 | 3.96 | 3 | 35.67 | 141.33 |
| 58 | Michigan | 3 | 100 | 426 | 4.26 | 1 | 33.33 | 142.00 |
| 59 | Indiana | 2 | 94 | 436 | 4.64 | 1 | 47.00 | 218.00 |
| 60 | Rutgers | 3 | 123 | 455 | 3.70 | 2 | 41.00 | 151.67 |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 96 | 473 | 4.93 | 4 | 48.00 | 236.50 |
| 62 | Northwestern | 2 | 105 | 500 | 4.76 | 4 | 52.50 | 250.00 |
| 63 | Notre Dame | 2 | 110 | 559 | 5.08 | 3 | 55.00 | 279.50 |
| 64 | Louisiana-Monroe | 9 | 294 | 902 | 3.07 | 9 | 32.67 | 100.22 |
| 65 | BYU | 8 | 249 | 906 | 3.64 | 9 | 31.13 | 113.25 |
| 66 | Arkansas State | 10 | 326 | 912 | 2.80 | 8 | 32.60 | 91.20 |
| 67 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 266 | 1019 | 3.83 | 11 | 29.56 | 113.22 |
| 68 | Kent State | 9 | 342 | 1044 | 3.05 | 7 | 38.00 | 116.00 |
| 69 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 272 | 1123 | 4.13 | 10 | 34.00 | 140.38 |
| 70 | UCF | 10 | 291 | 1200 | 4.12 | 9 | 29.10 | 120.00 |
| 71 | Tulsa | 11 | 415 | 1250 | 3.01 | 11 | 37.73 | 113.64 |
| 72 | SMU | 10 | 368 | 1267 | 3.44 | 13 | 36.80 | 126.70 |
| 73 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 369 | 1278 | 3.46 | 10 | 36.90 | 127.80 |
| 74 | Boise State | 11 | 353 | 1304 | 3.69 | 8 | 32.09 | 118.55 |
| 75 | Toledo | 10 | 330 | 1309 | 3.97 | 12 | 33.00 | 130.90 |
| 76 | TCU | 11 | 377 | 1340 | 3.55 | 5 | 34.27 | 121.82 |
| 77 | Rice | 8 | 280 | 1347 | 4.81 | 13 | 35.00 | 168.38 |
| 78 | Temple | 10 | 348 | 1352 | 3.89 | 8 | 34.80 | 135.20 |
| 79 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 366 | 1377 | 3.76 | 19 | 36.60 | 137.70 |
| 80 | Fresno State | 9 | 299 | 1382 | 4.62 | 21 | 33.22 | 153.56 |
| 81 | Florida International | 11 | 395 | 1403 | 3.55 | 13 | 35.91 | 127.55 |
| 81 | East Carolina | 9 | 330 | 1403 | 4.25 | 16 | 36.67 | 155.89 |
| 83 | Nevada | 11 | 344 | 1425 | 4.14 | 11 | 31.27 | 129.55 |
| 84 | Navy | 8 | 312 | 1435 | 4.60 | 19 | 39.00 | 179.38 |
| 85 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 433 | 1456 | 3.36 | 14 | 36.08 | 121.33 |
| 86 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 361 | 1477 | 4.09 | 12 | 40.11 | 164.11 |
| 87 | Buffalo | 8 | 335 | 1485 | 4.43 | 16 | 41.88 | 185.63 |
| 88 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 387 | 1505 | 3.89 | 22 | 43.00 | 167.22 |
| 89 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 415 | 1527 | 3.68 | 13 | 37.73 | 138.82 |
| 90 | Utah State | 11 | 417 | 1537 | 3.69 | 19 | 37.91 | 139.73 |
| 91 | North Texas | 10 | 359 | 1565 | 4.36 | 13 | 35.90 | 156.50 |
| 92 | Idaho | 9 | 356 | 1573 | 4.42 | 15 | 39.56 | 174.78 |
| 93 | Central Michigan | 8 | 322 | 1596 | 4.96 | 17 | 40.25 | 199.50 |
| 94 | Marshall | 10 | 375 | 1630 | 4.35 | 13 | 37.50 | 163.00 |
| 95 | Hawai'i | 10 | 389 | 1635 | 4.20 | 17 | 38.90 | 163.50 |
| 96 | UTEP | 10 | 348 | 1691 | 4.86 | 18 | 34.80 | 169.10 |
| 97 | Army | 8 | 337 | 1693 | 5.02 | 18 | 42.13 | 211.63 |
| 98 | San Diego State | 10 | 414 | 1696 | 4.10 | 16 | 41.40 | 169.60 |
| 99 | Tulane | 10 | 340 | 1699 | 5.00 | 26 | 34.00 | 169.90 |
| 100 | Ohio | 12 | 409 | 1720 | 4.21 | 12 | 34.08 | 143.33 |
| 101 | Western Michigan | 8 | 326 | 1829 | 5.61 | 18 | 40.75 | 228.63 |
| 102 | Memphis | 10 | 389 | 1867 | 4.80 | 20 | 38.90 | 186.70 |
| 103 | UNLV | 9 | 375 | 1872 | 4.99 | 22 | 41.67 | 208.00 |
| 104 | Houston | 11 | 455 | 1893 | 4.16 | 14 | 41.36 | 172.09 |
| 105 | Bowling Green | 10 | 416 | 1925 | 4.63 | 19 | 41.60 | 192.50 |
| 106 | UAB | 10 | 368 | 1936 | 5.26 | 22 | 36.80 | 193.60 |
| 107 | San Jose State | 10 | 420 | 2039 | 4.85 | 20 | 42.00 | 203.90 |
| 108 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 434 | 2052 | 4.73 | 29 | 48.22 | 228.00 |
| 109 | Troy | 10 | 460 | 2095 | 4.55 | 20 | 46.00 | 209.50 |
| 110 | Akron | 9 | 414 | 2145 | 5.18 | 26 | 46.00 | 238.33 |
| 111 | New Mexico | 9 | 405 | 2152 | 5.31 | 35 | 45.00 | 239.11 |
| 112 | Air Force | 10 | 458 | 2218 | 4.84 | 18 | 45.80 | 221.80 |
| 113 | Ball State | 9 | 427 | 2254 | 5.28 | 17 | 47.44 | 250.44 |
| 114 | Wyoming | 10 | 457 | 2379 | 5.21 | 22 | 45.70 | 237.90 |
| 115 | New Mexico State | 11 | 456 | 2405 | 5.27 | 29 | 41.45 | 218.64 |
| 116 | Colorado State | 10 | 456 | 2530 | 5.55 | 25 | 45.60 | 253.00 |