2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 20 To 1 Yard Line (Red Zone) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 10 | 45 | 67 | 1.49 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Notre Dame | 11 | 63 | 80 | 1.27 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | BYU | 10 | 36 | 72 | 2.00 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 12 | 62 | 95 | 1.53 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Utah State | 13 | 65 | 125 | 1.92 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | TCU | 12 | 55 | 113 | 2.05 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Florida State | 11 | 54 | 132 | 2.44 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 13 | 84 | 188 | 2.24 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Connecticut | 10 | 33 | 79 | 2.39 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Toledo | 13 | 74 | 116 | 1.57 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 12 | 75 | 160 | 2.13 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan | 11 | 81 | 177 | 2.19 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Alabama | 13 | 53 | 58 | 1.09 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Bowling Green | 11 | 48 | 95 | 1.98 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 10 | 64 | 120 | 1.88 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ohio | 12 | 42 | 123 | 2.93 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Penn State | 12 | 66 | 148 | 2.24 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 13 | 46 | 162 | 3.52 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Florida | 12 | 61 | 105 | 1.72 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 12 | 61 | 107 | 1.75 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Arizona State | 13 | 63 | 114 | 1.81 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | San Jose State | 13 | 57 | 118 | 2.07 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | SMU | 12 | 52 | 122 | 2.35 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Kent State | 12 | 73 | 139 | 1.90 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 72 | 164 | 2.28 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 72 | 165 | 2.29 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 70 | 167 | 2.39 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Clemson | 12 | 62 | 169 | 2.73 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 53 | 161 | 3.04 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 29 | Kansas State | 13 | 74 | 171 | 2.31 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | Maryland | 12 | 78 | 231 | 2.96 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Louisville | 12 | 77 | 254 | 3.30 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Stanford | 13 | 60 | 96 | 1.60 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | LSU | 12 | 53 | 130 | 2.45 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Georgia | 13 | 69 | 165 | 2.39 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Virginia | 12 | 76 | 176 | 2.32 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | USC | 13 | 81 | 179 | 2.21 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Mississippi State | 12 | 79 | 193 | 2.44 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Mississippi | 13 | 91 | 224 | 2.46 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | Colorado State | 12 | 109 | 290 | 2.66 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | Boston College | 12 | 111 | 293 | 2.64 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Tennessee | 12 | 79 | 116 | 1.47 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | California | 11 | 82 | 128 | 1.56 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | Memphis | 11 | 85 | 146 | 1.72 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Fresno State | 11 | 61 | 165 | 2.70 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | San Diego State | 12 | 66 | 183 | 2.77 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 42 | Troy | 11 | 68 | 219 | 3.22 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 42 | Arkansas State | 11 | 88 | 231 | 2.63 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 42 | UCLA | 13 | 72 | 235 | 3.26 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 50 | Oregon State | 13 | 69 | 111 | 1.61 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | Oregon | 13 | 88 | 166 | 1.89 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | UTSA | 9 | 87 | 174 | 2.00 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Washington | 13 | 72 | 217 | 3.01 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Northwestern | 13 | 75 | 226 | 3.01 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 50 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 77 | 232 | 3.01 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 50 | Iowa | 12 | 100 | 249 | 2.49 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Tulsa | 13 | 69 | 118 | 1.71 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | New Mexico | 11 | 67 | 168 | 2.51 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | Minnesota | 13 | 66 | 192 | 2.91 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 85 | 197 | 2.32 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 57 | North Texas | 10 | 63 | 200 | 3.17 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | North Carolina State | 11 | 70 | 203 | 2.90 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 57 | Texas A&M | 13 | 75 | 237 | 3.16 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 57 | Washington State | 12 | 98 | 255 | 2.60 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 0 |
| 57 | Western Michigan | 12 | 77 | 262 | 3.40 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 1 |
| 66 | Boise State | 12 | 74 | 186 | 2.51 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | South Alabama | 13 | 98 | 189 | 1.93 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 66 | Akron | 12 | 97 | 221 | 2.28 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 66 | North Carolina | 11 | 82 | 271 | 3.30 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| 66 | West Virginia | 13 | 116 | 275 | 2.37 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 66 | South Florida | 12 | 104 | 310 | 2.98 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 0 |
| 72 | Utah | 10 | 63 | 143 | 2.27 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | Arkansas | 10 | 82 | 152 | 1.85 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 72 | Buffalo | 12 | 93 | 210 | 2.26 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 72 | Wake Forest | 12 | 92 | 213 | 2.32 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 72 | UCF | 14 | 85 | 221 | 2.60 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 72 | Houston | 11 | 108 | 222 | 2.06 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| 72 | East Carolina | 12 | 96 | 238 | 2.48 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| 72 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 88 | 243 | 2.76 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 72 | Iowa State | 13 | 92 | 247 | 2.68 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 72 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 86 | 252 | 2.93 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 72 | Nebraska | 13 | 88 | 260 | 2.95 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | New Mexico State | 12 | 96 | 266 | 2.77 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
| 72 | UTEP | 11 | 87 | 266 | 3.06 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 72 | Navy | 12 | 95 | 301 | 3.17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 86 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 77 | 240 | 3.12 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| 86 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 95 | 247 | 2.60 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 86 | Texas Tech | 12 | 100 | 254 | 2.54 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 0 |
| 86 | Auburn | 12 | 93 | 276 | 2.97 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 86 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 102 | 292 | 2.86 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | Wyoming | 12 | 96 | 294 | 3.06 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
| 86 | Ball State | 13 | 93 | 298 | 3.20 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| 93 | Marshall | 12 | 102 | 258 | 2.53 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 93 | Temple | 11 | 85 | 288 | 3.39 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 93 | Kentucky | 10 | 87 | 322 | 3.70 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 96 | Florida International | 12 | 78 | 226 | 2.90 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 96 | Purdue | 13 | 88 | 272 | 3.09 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 96 | Baylor | 13 | 84 | 277 | 3.30 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 96 | Nevada | 13 | 104 | 279 | 2.68 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| 96 | Army | 12 | 101 | 287 | 2.84 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 96 | Duke | 13 | 95 | 312 | 3.28 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 96 | Texas State | 12 | 75 | 312 | 4.16 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| 96 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 94 | 333 | 3.54 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 1 |
| 104 | Colorado | 12 | 84 | 267 | 3.18 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 104 | Central Michigan | 13 | 83 | 271 | 3.27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 104 | Kansas | 12 | 118 | 321 | 2.72 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 |
| 104 | Rice | 13 | 87 | 344 | 3.95 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 0 |
| 108 | Missouri | 11 | 73 | 215 | 2.95 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 108 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 92 | 283 | 3.08 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| 108 | Oklahoma | 11 | 77 | 289 | 3.75 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 108 | Air Force | 13 | 121 | 305 | 2.52 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| 108 | Indiana | 11 | 103 | 314 | 3.05 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| 113 | Massachusetts | 12 | 105 | 398 | 3.79 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| 113 | Tulane | 12 | 116 | 405 | 3.49 | 25 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 0 |
| 115 | Texas | 11 | 108 | 283 | 2.62 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 0 |
| 115 | Illinois | 11 | 105 | 313 | 2.98 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 0 |
| 115 | Hawai'i | 11 | 106 | 358 | 3.38 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| 115 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 116 | 375 | 3.23 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| 119 | UAB | 12 | 91 | 238 | 2.62 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 119 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 99 | 400 | 4.04 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 0 |
| 119 | UNLV | 13 | 113 | 407 | 3.60 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 0 |
| 122 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 116 | 288 | 2.48 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| 122 | Arizona | 12 | 111 | 302 | 2.72 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 124 | Idaho | 12 | 113 | 417 | 3.69 | 33 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||