2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/07/2013

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Maryland 12 209 609 2.91 6 25 14 15 2
1 LSU 13 213 623 2.92 8 58 15 15 2
1 Utah State 13 235 781 3.32 2 33 15 15 2
4 Alabama 14 208 585 2.81 3 22 8 8 3
4 Rutgers 13 221 597 2.70 2 24 20 21 3
4 UTSA 10 172 672 3.91 7 68 13 16 3
4 Florida 13 214 688 3.21 8 20 20 22 3
4 South Carolina 13 234 757 3.24 5 50 26 28 3
4 Florida International 12 227 859 3.78 7 73 23 25 3
4 Northern Illinois 14 257 936 3.64 4 60 22 21 3
11 TCU 13 200 707 3.54 4 47 16 16 4
11 Florida State 14 208 751 3.61 4 37 17 17 4
11 Northwestern 13 226 765 3.38 9 25 20 25 4
11 Penn State 12 209 766 3.67 2 52 20 21 4
11 SMU 13 211 775 3.67 9 48 21 21 4
11 San Jose State 13 209 805 3.85 6 50 19 19 4
11 North Carolina 12 252 862 3.42 13 29 25 25 4
11 Michigan 13 240 966 4.03 2 64 29 29 4
11 Washington State 12 244 973 3.99 12 80 30 32 4
11 Georgia Tech 14 251 1025 4.08 13 32 29 33 4
11 Iowa 12 236 1043 4.42 6 72 25 25 4
22 Connecticut 12 210 556 2.65 5 33 12 12 5
22 BYU 13 203 573 2.82 4 30 19 19 5
22 Notre Dame 13 192 771 4.02 2 55 16 17 5
22 Louisiana-Monroe 13 229 786 3.43 9 29 30 31 5
22 San Diego State 13 228 801 3.51 2 38 22 23 5
22 Tulsa 14 251 890 3.55 10 54 24 27 5
22 Wisconsin 14 236 901 3.82 11 81 19 20 5
22 Oklahoma State 13 240 931 3.88 6 76 28 32 5
22 California 12 248 1060 4.27 11 49 34 34 5
22 UCF 14 260 1149 4.42 10 69 31 34 5
22 USC 13 268 1170 4.37 4 41 34 37 5
22 Arizona 13 303 1404 4.63 20 55 36 40 5
34 Bowling Green 13 202 712 3.52 7 74 21 22 6
34 Michigan State 13 193 722 3.74 1 59 24 24 6
34 Louisville 13 232 908 3.91 2 42 29 28 6
34 Virginia 12 206 925 4.49 6 60 23 22 6
34 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 239 986 4.13 7 41 33 34 6
34 Syracuse 13 239 992 4.15 6 80 26 30 6
34 South Florida 12 256 1021 3.99 11 44 34 37 6
34 Kentucky 12 232 1057 4.56 15 47 27 27 6
34 Ohio 13 231 1126 4.87 6 68 32 33 6
34 Marshall 12 255 1134 4.45 8 70 28 31 6
34 West Virginia 13 275 1152 4.19 8 67 31 31 6
45 Pittsburgh 13 219 838 3.83 10 77 19 19 7
45 Arkansas 12 216 891 4.13 8 60 26 27 7
45 Memphis 12 216 912 4.22 6 83 25 26 7
45 Boise State 13 242 915 3.78 5 58 18 18 7
45 Missouri 12 233 987 4.24 8 44 30 33 7
45 East Carolina 13 232 996 4.29 9 33 32 35 7
45 Buffalo 12 235 997 4.24 7 55 25 25 7
45 Kansas State 13 205 998 4.87 5 80 29 30 7
45 Mississippi State 13 245 1073 4.38 5 34 33 36 7
45 Wake Forest 12 241 1113 4.62 11 80 23 23 7
45 Southern Mississippi 12 254 1196 4.71 15 64 34 37 7
45 Louisiana Tech 12 249 1245 5.00 9 64 31 33 7
57 Vanderbilt 13 238 944 3.97 7 70 31 32 8
57 Texas A&M 13 228 996 4.37 7 47 27 28 8
57 Virginia Tech 13 243 1020 4.20 7 65 29 31 8
57 Cincinnati 13 243 1072 4.41 5 44 34 35 8
57 Oregon 13 237 1113 4.70 8 35 33 35 8
57 Fresno State 13 259 1141 4.41 12 57 29 29 8
57 Middle Tennessee 12 254 1166 4.59 13 44 28 28 8
57 Rice 13 238 1207 5.07 15 75 27 29 8
57 Baylor 13 264 1281 4.85 14 84 38 38 8
57 Illinois 12 259 1290 4.98 12 63 34 35 8
57 Georgia 14 291 1332 4.58 9 46 45 47 8
57 Massachusetts 12 272 1454 5.35 13 74 40 42 8
69 North Texas 12 201 1047 5.21 9 75 23 24 9
69 Washington 13 239 1069 4.47 7 57 24 26 9
69 Kent State 14 255 1111 4.36 9 68 24 24 9
69 Temple 11 240 1124 4.68 8 43 31 33 9
69 Arizona State 13 268 1181 4.41 6 53 41 42 9
69 Iowa State 13 257 1258 4.89 9 77 39 39 9
69 UTEP 12 246 1261 5.13 13 46 33 34 9
69 Air Force 13 265 1317 4.97 9 68 34 35 9
69 Boston College 12 249 1341 5.39 6 56 29 31 9
69 UNLV 13 280 1348 4.81 15 35 41 42 9
69 Navy 13 255 1392 5.46 11 56 41 41 9
80 Stanford 14 222 889 4.00 6 77 33 34 10
80 Utah 12 221 953 4.31 9 57 30 28 10
80 Ohio State 12 200 978 4.89 5 81 21 21 10
80 Clemson 13 234 980 4.19 10 57 31 33 10
80 Arkansas State 13 237 1001 4.22 7 45 25 27 10
80 Mississippi 13 240 1030 4.29 12 69 28 29 10
80 UCLA 14 274 1136 4.15 10 43 27 28 10
80 Troy 12 238 1207 5.07 8 98 26 28 10
80 Hawai'i 12 246 1213 4.93 13 76 37 37 10
80 Texas Tech 13 245 1219 4.98 10 69 39 40 10
80 Purdue 13 254 1264 4.98 17 59 39 39 10
80 Houston 12 275 1273 4.63 10 73 35 36 10
80 Toledo 13 231 1336 5.78 12 73 32 39 10
80 Nevada 13 265 1366 5.15 14 76 37 39 10
80 Texas State 12 255 1386 5.44 11 51 38 39 10
95 Western Kentucky 13 235 1063 4.52 5 68 36 36 11
95 North Carolina State 13 248 1066 4.30 7 67 32 32 11
95 Minnesota 13 224 1086 4.85 8 44 29 29 11
95 Central Michigan 13 239 1208 5.05 6 55 27 28 11
95 New Mexico 13 221 1237 5.60 9 71 38 38 11
95 Ball State 13 258 1291 5.00 8 45 38 38 11
95 Colorado State 12 251 1367 5.45 10 80 35 37 11
95 Tulane 12 278 1406 5.06 12 48 49 48 11
95 Indiana 12 279 1466 5.25 13 67 45 50 11
95 Wyoming 12 262 1477 5.64 9 82 36 37 11
105 Western Michigan 12 246 1165 4.74 14 45 37 41 12
105 UAB 12 250 1329 5.32 17 55 42 43 12
105 Eastern Michigan 12 240 1440 6.00 15 75 30 33 12
105 Miami (Florida) 12 275 1458 5.30 13 55 47 49 12
109 Oregon State 13 194 965 4.97 8 64 28 29 13
109 Texas 13 272 1161 4.27 14 50 44 44 13
109 Akron 12 261 1426 5.46 7 44 48 48 13
109 Army 12 258 1510 5.85 19 99 44 44 13
109 Duke 13 260 1518 5.84 13 86 38 38 13
114 Auburn 12 221 1154 5.22 11 49 34 33 14
114 Kansas 12 220 1216 5.53 11 99 39 39 14
114 Tennessee 12 239 1302 5.45 12 80 33 33 14
114 New Mexico State 12 236 1371 5.81 12 83 38 42 14
114 Oklahoma 13 249 1376 5.53 10 71 39 40 14
114 Idaho 12 243 1403 5.77 19 71 38 37 14
114 Miami (Ohio) 12 285 1649 5.79 16 65 48 50 14
121 South Alabama 13 270 1268 4.70 8 85 35 35 15
121 Nebraska 14 294 1630 5.54 16 72 35 38 15
123 Florida Atlantic 12 255 1359 5.33 13 77 33 33 17
124 Colorado 12 243 1657 6.82 17 71 49 50 22
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards