2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Half through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 10 | 164 | 567 | 3.46 | 5 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 1 |
| 2 | TCU | 13 | 199 | 567 | 2.85 | 3 | 21 | 32 | 16 | 2 |
| 2 | Utah State | 13 | 257 | 767 | 2.98 | 0 | 31 | 47 | 18 | 2 |
| 2 | Ohio | 13 | 224 | 951 | 4.25 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 32 | 2 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 13 | 257 | 651 | 2.53 | 4 | 26 | 41 | 25 | 3 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 14 | 213 | 745 | 3.50 | 7 | 76 | 34 | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 12 | 216 | 773 | 3.58 | 8 | 52 | 45 | 25 | 3 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 245 | 784 | 3.20 | 6 | 46 | 51 | 23 | 3 |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 13 | 245 | 897 | 3.66 | 5 | 44 | 47 | 26 | 3 |
| 10 | Alabama | 14 | 221 | 490 | 2.22 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | Florida | 13 | 210 | 663 | 3.16 | 6 | 24 | 35 | 22 | 4 |
| 10 | LSU | 13 | 224 | 668 | 2.98 | 8 | 58 | 44 | 22 | 4 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 13 | 250 | 710 | 2.84 | 4 | 32 | 47 | 23 | 4 |
| 10 | Florida International | 12 | 204 | 752 | 3.69 | 11 | 33 | 42 | 25 | 4 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 13 | 211 | 753 | 3.57 | 4 | 45 | 51 | 28 | 4 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 212 | 756 | 3.57 | 5 | 58 | 41 | 25 | 4 |
| 10 | Washington State | 12 | 223 | 884 | 3.96 | 6 | 47 | 52 | 31 | 4 |
| 10 | Illinois | 12 | 240 | 989 | 4.12 | 13 | 54 | 61 | 37 | 4 |
| 10 | Iowa | 12 | 236 | 1003 | 4.25 | 10 | 72 | 48 | 25 | 4 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 12 | 236 | 1037 | 4.39 | 15 | 71 | 56 | 36 | 4 |
| 21 | BYU | 13 | 205 | 639 | 3.12 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 5 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 13 | 222 | 685 | 3.09 | 10 | 28 | 42 | 26 | 5 |
| 21 | Bowling Green | 13 | 207 | 723 | 3.49 | 7 | 79 | 40 | 28 | 5 |
| 21 | Virginia | 12 | 208 | 779 | 3.75 | 7 | 77 | 39 | 20 | 5 |
| 21 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 237 | 806 | 3.40 | 10 | 26 | 48 | 30 | 5 |
| 21 | Oregon | 13 | 237 | 813 | 3.43 | 5 | 35 | 49 | 29 | 5 |
| 21 | Maryland | 12 | 237 | 883 | 3.73 | 6 | 42 | 55 | 29 | 5 |
| 21 | Michigan | 13 | 227 | 903 | 3.98 | 5 | 40 | 50 | 29 | 5 |
| 21 | UTEP | 12 | 216 | 980 | 4.54 | 10 | 43 | 54 | 29 | 5 |
| 21 | Washington | 13 | 225 | 1009 | 4.48 | 8 | 57 | 46 | 26 | 5 |
| 21 | USC | 13 | 253 | 1048 | 4.14 | 6 | 59 | 62 | 38 | 5 |
| 21 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 305 | 1067 | 3.50 | 10 | 60 | 74 | 31 | 5 |
| 21 | Boston College | 12 | 250 | 1105 | 4.42 | 10 | 54 | 62 | 33 | 5 |
| 21 | UNLV | 13 | 268 | 1241 | 4.63 | 16 | 35 | 67 | 41 | 5 |
| 21 | Arizona | 13 | 317 | 1490 | 4.70 | 15 | 52 | 85 | 42 | 5 |
| 36 | Utah | 12 | 210 | 681 | 3.24 | 9 | 28 | 39 | 29 | 6 |
| 36 | Michigan State | 13 | 197 | 734 | 3.73 | 4 | 71 | 28 | 24 | 6 |
| 36 | Florida State | 14 | 250 | 736 | 2.94 | 4 | 35 | 42 | 19 | 6 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 227 | 768 | 3.38 | 7 | 65 | 33 | 20 | 6 |
| 36 | San Jose State | 13 | 235 | 797 | 3.39 | 10 | 83 | 48 | 27 | 6 |
| 36 | Ohio State | 12 | 186 | 838 | 4.51 | 8 | 73 | 37 | 20 | 6 |
| 36 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 216 | 864 | 4.00 | 7 | 61 | 54 | 26 | 6 |
| 36 | South Florida | 12 | 244 | 878 | 3.60 | 10 | 44 | 47 | 34 | 6 |
| 36 | Kentucky | 12 | 238 | 957 | 4.02 | 15 | 47 | 58 | 28 | 6 |
| 36 | Western Michigan | 12 | 240 | 985 | 4.10 | 12 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 6 |
| 36 | Iowa State | 13 | 242 | 1042 | 4.31 | 12 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 6 |
| 36 | Toledo | 13 | 232 | 1043 | 4.50 | 5 | 62 | 48 | 31 | 6 |
| 36 | Kent State | 14 | 272 | 1059 | 3.89 | 6 | 68 | 52 | 29 | 6 |
| 36 | East Carolina | 13 | 228 | 1080 | 4.74 | 12 | 68 | 62 | 35 | 6 |
| 36 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 273 | 1298 | 4.75 | 16 | 73 | 68 | 38 | 6 |
| 51 | Connecticut | 12 | 193 | 542 | 2.81 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 16 | 7 |
| 51 | SMU | 13 | 207 | 699 | 3.38 | 7 | 48 | 38 | 18 | 7 |
| 51 | Penn State | 12 | 201 | 780 | 3.88 | 3 | 52 | 41 | 22 | 7 |
| 51 | Notre Dame | 13 | 204 | 790 | 3.87 | 3 | 55 | 43 | 24 | 7 |
| 51 | Boise State | 13 | 250 | 855 | 3.42 | 4 | 58 | 48 | 18 | 7 |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 13 | 228 | 881 | 3.86 | 6 | 37 | 61 | 25 | 7 |
| 51 | UCF | 14 | 250 | 902 | 3.61 | 8 | 37 | 63 | 27 | 7 |
| 51 | Mississippi | 13 | 273 | 964 | 3.53 | 8 | 69 | 56 | 34 | 7 |
| 51 | Northwestern | 13 | 238 | 977 | 4.11 | 7 | 59 | 49 | 30 | 7 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 244 | 978 | 4.01 | 8 | 52 | 59 | 32 | 7 |
| 51 | San Diego State | 13 | 241 | 1022 | 4.24 | 8 | 64 | 60 | 37 | 7 |
| 51 | Louisville | 13 | 220 | 1035 | 4.70 | 11 | 55 | 51 | 28 | 7 |
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 240 | 1046 | 4.36 | 10 | 64 | 52 | 32 | 7 |
| 51 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 249 | 1050 | 4.22 | 19 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 7 |
| 51 | UAB | 12 | 255 | 1114 | 4.37 | 15 | 45 | 62 | 37 | 7 |
| 51 | West Virginia | 13 | 275 | 1121 | 4.08 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 34 | 7 |
| 51 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 258 | 1187 | 4.60 | 9 | 33 | 67 | 31 | 7 |
| 51 | Navy | 13 | 260 | 1345 | 5.17 | 11 | 56 | 83 | 39 | 7 |
| 69 | Memphis | 12 | 177 | 754 | 4.26 | 7 | 83 | 40 | 22 | 8 |
| 69 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 238 | 1031 | 4.33 | 7 | 61 | 62 | 40 | 8 |
| 69 | California | 12 | 226 | 1076 | 4.76 | 10 | 62 | 53 | 29 | 8 |
| 69 | Temple | 11 | 210 | 1087 | 5.18 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 38 | 8 |
| 69 | UCLA | 14 | 285 | 1096 | 3.85 | 12 | 92 | 64 | 34 | 8 |
| 69 | Akron | 12 | 229 | 1169 | 5.10 | 9 | 72 | 62 | 44 | 8 |
| 69 | Georgia | 14 | 315 | 1247 | 3.96 | 6 | 43 | 68 | 38 | 8 |
| 76 | Stanford | 14 | 218 | 699 | 3.21 | 7 | 77 | 42 | 25 | 9 |
| 76 | Tulsa | 14 | 252 | 948 | 3.76 | 10 | 74 | 52 | 31 | 9 |
| 76 | Missouri | 12 | 237 | 973 | 4.11 | 14 | 73 | 54 | 33 | 9 |
| 76 | Buffalo | 12 | 237 | 978 | 4.13 | 11 | 57 | 45 | 27 | 9 |
| 76 | Purdue | 13 | 240 | 1027 | 4.28 | 14 | 51 | 58 | 39 | 9 |
| 76 | Wake Forest | 12 | 232 | 1054 | 4.54 | 12 | 80 | 58 | 33 | 9 |
| 76 | Houston | 12 | 245 | 1075 | 4.39 | 11 | 73 | 58 | 33 | 9 |
| 76 | Oklahoma | 13 | 240 | 1081 | 4.50 | 11 | 62 | 49 | 31 | 9 |
| 76 | Syracuse | 13 | 265 | 1091 | 4.12 | 7 | 80 | 54 | 34 | 9 |
| 76 | Central Michigan | 13 | 247 | 1103 | 4.47 | 15 | 55 | 60 | 30 | 9 |
| 76 | Tulane | 12 | 264 | 1195 | 4.53 | 16 | 48 | 68 | 43 | 9 |
| 76 | Air Force | 13 | 300 | 1336 | 4.45 | 13 | 79 | 73 | 40 | 9 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 12 | 254 | 1342 | 5.28 | 12 | 74 | 65 | 38 | 9 |
| 76 | Colorado State | 12 | 271 | 1413 | 5.21 | 12 | 80 | 76 | 40 | 9 |
| 90 | Oregon State | 13 | 222 | 968 | 4.36 | 10 | 64 | 49 | 29 | 10 |
| 90 | Tennessee | 12 | 233 | 1000 | 4.29 | 16 | 75 | 42 | 31 | 10 |
| 90 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 231 | 1161 | 5.03 | 15 | 64 | 63 | 42 | 10 |
| 90 | Troy | 12 | 228 | 1208 | 5.30 | 9 | 98 | 55 | 33 | 10 |
| 94 | Clemson | 13 | 241 | 899 | 3.73 | 7 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 11 |
| 94 | North Carolina State | 13 | 248 | 1094 | 4.41 | 10 | 67 | 55 | 33 | 11 |
| 94 | Texas Tech | 13 | 248 | 1141 | 4.60 | 10 | 49 | 67 | 39 | 11 |
| 94 | Hawai'i | 12 | 247 | 1151 | 4.66 | 22 | 68 | 65 | 37 | 11 |
| 94 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 234 | 1202 | 5.14 | 12 | 77 | 53 | 32 | 11 |
| 94 | Baylor | 13 | 256 | 1275 | 4.98 | 17 | 84 | 74 | 39 | 11 |
| 94 | Marshall | 12 | 264 | 1296 | 4.91 | 15 | 75 | 65 | 37 | 11 |
| 94 | Massachusetts | 12 | 237 | 1362 | 5.75 | 16 | 66 | 63 | 45 | 11 |
| 94 | Rice | 13 | 259 | 1364 | 5.27 | 14 | 78 | 61 | 36 | 11 |
| 94 | Texas | 13 | 303 | 1423 | 4.70 | 18 | 95 | 84 | 56 | 11 |
| 104 | North Texas | 12 | 198 | 994 | 5.02 | 10 | 75 | 53 | 26 | 12 |
| 104 | Arkansas State | 13 | 264 | 1127 | 4.27 | 9 | 44 | 59 | 31 | 12 |
| 104 | South Alabama | 13 | 243 | 1172 | 4.82 | 14 | 51 | 56 | 36 | 12 |
| 104 | Indiana | 12 | 267 | 1411 | 5.28 | 12 | 69 | 70 | 49 | 12 |
| 108 | Idaho | 12 | 210 | 1212 | 5.77 | 19 | 68 | 53 | 34 | 13 |
| 108 | Nebraska | 14 | 291 | 1412 | 4.85 | 13 | 72 | 62 | 36 | 13 |
| 108 | Nevada | 13 | 284 | 1518 | 5.35 | 15 | 53 | 84 | 44 | 13 |
| 111 | New Mexico | 13 | 193 | 1199 | 6.21 | 9 | 71 | 54 | 39 | 14 |
| 111 | Auburn | 12 | 234 | 1220 | 5.21 | 13 | 68 | 61 | 35 | 14 |
| 111 | Arizona State | 13 | 299 | 1323 | 4.42 | 13 | 86 | 68 | 50 | 14 |
| 111 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 218 | 1411 | 6.47 | 15 | 87 | 62 | 33 | 14 |
| 111 | Duke | 13 | 265 | 1443 | 5.45 | 17 | 34 | 78 | 42 | 14 |
| 111 | Army | 12 | 243 | 1477 | 6.08 | 16 | 99 | 71 | 39 | 14 |
| 117 | Kansas | 12 | 229 | 1327 | 5.79 | 14 | 99 | 67 | 34 | 15 |
| 117 | Texas State | 12 | 240 | 1482 | 6.18 | 13 | 60 | 83 | 49 | 15 |
| 119 | Minnesota | 13 | 232 | 1149 | 4.95 | 13 | 48 | 58 | 33 | 16 |
| 119 | New Mexico State | 12 | 209 | 1260 | 6.03 | 14 | 76 | 61 | 34 | 16 |
| 121 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 253 | 1532 | 6.06 | 18 | 57 | 71 | 46 | 17 |
| 122 | Fresno State | 13 | 278 | 1336 | 4.81 | 15 | 67 | 56 | 38 | 18 |
| 122 | Colorado | 12 | 213 | 1417 | 6.65 | 17 | 94 | 66 | 46 | 18 |
| 122 | Ball State | 13 | 302 | 1585 | 5.25 | 16 | 45 | 90 | 46 | 18 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||