2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 12 | 142 | 499 | 3.51 | 3 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 2 |
| 1 | Oregon | 13 | 144 | 577 | 4.01 | 4 | 20 | 49 | 23 | 1 |
| 1 | Iowa State | 13 | 177 | 716 | 4.05 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 25 | 1 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 13 | 137 | 492 | 3.59 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 4 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 12 | 145 | 513 | 3.54 | 6 | 22 | 43 | 20 | 1 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 13 | 165 | 565 | 3.42 | 2 | 22 | 41 | 23 | 2 |
| 5 | Navy | 13 | 176 | 848 | 4.82 | 9 | 22 | 66 | 27 | 3 |
| 8 | Utah | 12 | 130 | 456 | 3.51 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 21 | 2 |
| 8 | Iowa | 12 | 157 | 538 | 3.43 | 4 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | Illinois | 12 | 186 | 823 | 4.42 | 12 | 23 | 67 | 29 | 4 |
| 11 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 140 | 395 | 2.82 | 4 | 24 | 33 | 16 | 2 |
| 12 | Florida | 13 | 135 | 347 | 2.57 | 3 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 4 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 13 | 151 | 424 | 2.81 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 19 | 3 |
| 12 | Oregon State | 13 | 146 | 469 | 3.21 | 7 | 25 | 39 | 16 | 3 |
| 12 | Duke | 13 | 167 | 808 | 4.84 | 3 | 25 | 61 | 27 | 6 |
| 16 | Kansas State | 13 | 140 | 514 | 3.67 | 7 | 26 | 44 | 20 | 1 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 153 | 517 | 3.38 | 1 | 27 | 39 | 18 | 1 |
| 17 | Boston College | 12 | 190 | 823 | 4.33 | 4 | 27 | 58 | 25 | 1 |
| 19 | LSU | 13 | 150 | 455 | 3.03 | 6 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 4 |
| 20 | Alabama | 14 | 154 | 414 | 2.69 | 5 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 3 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 12 | 145 | 460 | 3.17 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 18 | 3 |
| 20 | SMU | 13 | 134 | 472 | 3.52 | 4 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 2 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 14 | 158 | 649 | 4.11 | 1 | 29 | 42 | 19 | 2 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 146 | 687 | 4.71 | 11 | 30 | 49 | 26 | 6 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 13 | 150 | 417 | 2.78 | 1 | 31 | 34 | 16 | 4 |
| 25 | Utah State | 13 | 165 | 555 | 3.36 | 4 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 2 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 13 | 172 | 720 | 4.19 | 4 | 31 | 59 | 24 | 3 |
| 28 | Stanford | 14 | 152 | 356 | 2.34 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 3 |
| 28 | Florida State | 14 | 175 | 457 | 2.61 | 5 | 32 | 38 | 9 | 3 |
| 28 | Florida International | 12 | 131 | 528 | 4.03 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 22 | 5 |
| 28 | Texas A&M | 13 | 179 | 634 | 3.54 | 9 | 32 | 50 | 20 | 4 |
| 28 | Syracuse | 13 | 153 | 639 | 4.18 | 3 | 32 | 45 | 23 | 5 |
| 33 | UTSA | 10 | 102 | 305 | 2.99 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 33 | Fresno State | 13 | 183 | 555 | 3.03 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 16 | 6 |
| 33 | Kentucky | 12 | 157 | 607 | 3.87 | 7 | 33 | 45 | 15 | 4 |
| 33 | Boise State | 13 | 176 | 653 | 3.71 | 8 | 33 | 51 | 21 | 5 |
| 33 | Penn State | 12 | 153 | 693 | 4.53 | 5 | 33 | 41 | 21 | 6 |
| 38 | Tulsa | 14 | 167 | 451 | 2.70 | 3 | 34 | 37 | 13 | 4 |
| 39 | BYU | 13 | 132 | 461 | 3.49 | 0 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 2 |
| 39 | Idaho | 12 | 143 | 684 | 4.78 | 10 | 35 | 44 | 21 | 8 |
| 39 | Wyoming | 12 | 176 | 871 | 4.95 | 6 | 35 | 58 | 27 | 5 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 160 | 586 | 3.66 | 8 | 36 | 48 | 18 | 2 |
| 43 | UCF | 14 | 174 | 719 | 4.13 | 6 | 37 | 54 | 20 | 6 |
| 43 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 207 | 791 | 3.82 | 12 | 37 | 59 | 21 | 4 |
| 43 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 183 | 934 | 5.10 | 10 | 37 | 63 | 26 | 7 |
| 46 | San Jose State | 13 | 143 | 464 | 3.24 | 2 | 38 | 32 | 15 | 4 |
| 46 | UAB | 12 | 146 | 551 | 3.77 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 16 | 1 |
| 46 | Kent State | 14 | 157 | 579 | 3.69 | 2 | 38 | 44 | 17 | 2 |
| 49 | California | 12 | 159 | 587 | 3.69 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 17 | 2 |
| 50 | Ohio | 13 | 162 | 699 | 4.31 | 4 | 40 | 45 | 23 | 5 |
| 51 | South Florida | 12 | 165 | 629 | 3.81 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 22 | 1 |
| 51 | Houston | 12 | 161 | 780 | 4.84 | 8 | 41 | 55 | 30 | 7 |
| 51 | Georgia | 14 | 200 | 866 | 4.33 | 5 | 41 | 53 | 21 | 8 |
| 54 | Maryland | 12 | 155 | 732 | 4.72 | 5 | 42 | 44 | 20 | 9 |
| 54 | Michigan | 13 | 170 | 737 | 4.34 | 4 | 42 | 46 | 21 | 3 |
| 54 | Tulane | 12 | 171 | 908 | 5.31 | 12 | 42 | 58 | 35 | 6 |
| 57 | Kansas | 12 | 152 | 764 | 5.03 | 10 | 43 | 51 | 26 | 8 |
| 57 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 161 | 965 | 5.99 | 13 | 43 | 54 | 30 | 9 |
| 59 | Arkansas State | 13 | 162 | 646 | 3.99 | 4 | 44 | 41 | 19 | 5 |
| 60 | West Virginia | 13 | 176 | 649 | 3.69 | 13 | 46 | 44 | 19 | 5 |
| 60 | Washington | 13 | 150 | 721 | 4.81 | 7 | 46 | 42 | 17 | 5 |
| 60 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 174 | 859 | 4.94 | 15 | 46 | 53 | 35 | 7 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 162 | 505 | 3.12 | 3 | 47 | 40 | 18 | 4 |
| 64 | North Texas | 12 | 127 | 621 | 4.89 | 7 | 48 | 42 | 21 | 8 |
| 64 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 165 | 741 | 4.49 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 23 | 4 |
| 64 | Minnesota | 13 | 166 | 830 | 5.00 | 7 | 48 | 45 | 22 | 9 |
| 67 | Texas Tech | 13 | 183 | 779 | 4.26 | 7 | 49 | 52 | 26 | 4 |
| 68 | Memphis | 12 | 139 | 498 | 3.58 | 5 | 50 | 40 | 17 | 5 |
| 68 | Louisville | 13 | 145 | 727 | 5.01 | 6 | 50 | 45 | 27 | 4 |
| 70 | East Carolina | 13 | 152 | 719 | 4.73 | 7 | 51 | 51 | 22 | 4 |
| 70 | South Alabama | 13 | 170 | 745 | 4.38 | 7 | 51 | 45 | 20 | 6 |
| 72 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 151 | 666 | 4.41 | 7 | 52 | 43 | 24 | 6 |
| 72 | Colorado State | 12 | 168 | 713 | 4.24 | 3 | 52 | 40 | 19 | 3 |
| 72 | Arizona | 13 | 182 | 871 | 4.79 | 9 | 52 | 61 | 24 | 5 |
| 75 | Western Michigan | 12 | 149 | 571 | 3.83 | 5 | 53 | 37 | 19 | 4 |
| 75 | Central Michigan | 13 | 181 | 863 | 4.77 | 13 | 53 | 57 | 22 | 3 |
| 75 | Nevada | 13 | 183 | 993 | 5.43 | 6 | 53 | 57 | 27 | 10 |
| 78 | Hawai'i | 12 | 165 | 626 | 3.79 | 10 | 54 | 37 | 14 | 4 |
| 78 | Clemson | 13 | 160 | 797 | 4.98 | 4 | 54 | 39 | 25 | 8 |
| 78 | Indiana | 12 | 196 | 950 | 4.85 | 11 | 54 | 63 | 38 | 10 |
| 81 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 151 | 683 | 4.52 | 8 | 55 | 42 | 21 | 6 |
| 82 | Temple | 11 | 155 | 813 | 5.25 | 9 | 56 | 44 | 29 | 4 |
| 83 | Buffalo | 12 | 173 | 590 | 3.41 | 9 | 57 | 33 | 15 | 5 |
| 83 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 153 | 680 | 4.44 | 9 | 57 | 47 | 22 | 6 |
| 85 | New Mexico | 13 | 132 | 677 | 5.13 | 6 | 58 | 39 | 26 | 7 |
| 85 | Baylor | 13 | 166 | 760 | 4.58 | 7 | 58 | 55 | 23 | 4 |
| 85 | Ball State | 13 | 165 | 918 | 5.56 | 10 | 58 | 52 | 26 | 13 |
| 88 | Northwestern | 13 | 136 | 647 | 4.76 | 3 | 59 | 41 | 20 | 4 |
| 88 | USC | 13 | 185 | 751 | 4.06 | 10 | 59 | 63 | 25 | 5 |
| 88 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 145 | 758 | 5.23 | 6 | 59 | 39 | 20 | 6 |
| 91 | Cincinnati | 13 | 144 | 550 | 3.82 | 3 | 60 | 33 | 14 | 3 |
| 91 | Texas State | 12 | 176 | 1044 | 5.93 | 11 | 60 | 80 | 34 | 12 |
| 93 | Massachusetts | 12 | 170 | 960 | 5.65 | 16 | 61 | 60 | 32 | 8 |
| 94 | Toledo | 13 | 137 | 805 | 5.88 | 6 | 63 | 42 | 22 | 9 |
| 95 | San Diego State | 13 | 160 | 699 | 4.37 | 10 | 64 | 49 | 29 | 6 |
| 95 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 159 | 859 | 5.40 | 4 | 64 | 58 | 26 | 6 |
| 97 | North Carolina State | 13 | 163 | 747 | 4.58 | 9 | 65 | 50 | 22 | 4 |
| 98 | TCU | 13 | 144 | 540 | 3.75 | 5 | 66 | 35 | 15 | 5 |
| 98 | UNLV | 13 | 197 | 877 | 4.45 | 6 | 66 | 51 | 24 | 3 |
| 100 | Ohio State | 12 | 127 | 321 | 2.53 | 5 | 67 | 24 | 6 | 2 |
| 100 | Purdue | 13 | 170 | 823 | 4.84 | 3 | 67 | 52 | 29 | 9 |
| 102 | Auburn | 12 | 158 | 807 | 5.11 | 5 | 68 | 44 | 23 | 8 |
| 103 | Michigan State | 13 | 135 | 418 | 3.10 | 3 | 71 | 23 | 12 | 5 |
| 104 | Tennessee | 12 | 164 | 704 | 4.29 | 6 | 72 | 40 | 23 | 5 |
| 104 | Troy | 12 | 152 | 792 | 5.21 | 6 | 72 | 51 | 21 | 6 |
| 104 | Akron | 12 | 177 | 819 | 4.63 | 9 | 72 | 57 | 29 | 4 |
| 107 | Missouri | 12 | 147 | 716 | 4.87 | 14 | 73 | 35 | 22 | 7 |
| 107 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 177 | 1079 | 6.10 | 12 | 73 | 63 | 28 | 7 |
| 109 | Oklahoma | 13 | 163 | 845 | 5.18 | 8 | 74 | 38 | 22 | 6 |
| 110 | New Mexico State | 12 | 153 | 847 | 5.54 | 11 | 75 | 48 | 23 | 7 |
| 110 | Marshall | 12 | 176 | 965 | 5.48 | 14 | 75 | 53 | 29 | 10 |
| 112 | Virginia | 12 | 153 | 740 | 4.84 | 9 | 77 | 44 | 24 | 8 |
| 113 | Rice | 13 | 185 | 1031 | 5.57 | 9 | 78 | 65 | 30 | 10 |
| 114 | Bowling Green | 13 | 127 | 564 | 4.44 | 7 | 79 | 28 | 18 | 4 |
| 114 | Air Force | 13 | 194 | 913 | 4.71 | 8 | 79 | 51 | 23 | 4 |
| 116 | Nebraska | 14 | 185 | 817 | 4.42 | 7 | 80 | 46 | 22 | 8 |
| 117 | UTEP | 12 | 167 | 807 | 4.83 | 6 | 81 | 62 | 20 | 4 |
| 118 | Washington State | 12 | 157 | 734 | 4.68 | 4 | 84 | 49 | 22 | 5 |
| 119 | Arizona State | 13 | 186 | 968 | 5.20 | 5 | 86 | 48 | 26 | 13 |
| 120 | Army | 12 | 162 | 967 | 5.97 | 9 | 87 | 58 | 27 | 9 |
| 121 | Wake Forest | 12 | 157 | 629 | 4.01 | 4 | 90 | 36 | 16 | 5 |
| 122 | UCLA | 14 | 180 | 841 | 4.67 | 6 | 92 | 49 | 23 | 6 |
| 123 | Colorado | 12 | 147 | 786 | 5.35 | 6 | 94 | 50 | 28 | 8 |
| 124 | Texas | 13 | 179 | 1076 | 6.01 | 7 | 95 | 61 | 39 | 10 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||