2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 21 To 39 Yard Line through 01/07/2013

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Arkansas 12 125 336 2.69 0 23 21 11 2
2 Rutgers 13 134 344 2.57 0 25 26 17 4
3 Ohio State 12 117 365 3.12 1 67 22 13 3
4 Buffalo 12 135 397 2.94 0 49 18 8 3
4 Utah 12 125 397 3.18 0 22 22 10 1
6 Connecticut 12 132 401 3.04 0 33 28 11 4
7 LSU 13 151 407 2.70 0 28 31 15 2
8 UTSA 10 92 414 4.50 0 68 17 9 3
9 South Carolina 13 150 426 2.84 0 32 31 14 2
10 Missouri 12 113 444 3.93 1 73 19 14 4
11 Florida International 12 116 445 3.84 0 73 23 14 2
12 Florida 13 129 448 3.47 0 23 25 17 3
13 Florida State 14 184 456 2.48 0 35 29 13 4
14 Alabama 14 174 457 2.63 0 22 30 9 3
15 Pittsburgh 13 131 461 3.52 1 62 25 11 2
16 Kansas State 13 118 465 3.94 0 32 27 19 1
17 Maryland 12 140 467 3.34 0 42 28 9 4
18 Stanford 14 145 472 3.26 1 61 30 22 3
19 BYU 13 149 481 3.23 0 55 28 16 5
20 Louisville 13 120 484 4.03 0 44 27 19 6
21 Bowling Green 13 142 485 3.42 2 79 20 16 6
21 Kentucky 12 121 485 4.01 0 45 32 18 3
23 South Florida 12 144 489 3.40 0 42 30 18 2
24 Michigan State 13 139 494 3.55 1 71 25 15 4
25 Georgia Tech 14 119 495 4.16 0 46 26 18 2
26 Northwestern 13 142 504 3.55 0 59 35 16 2
27 Notre Dame 13 130 509 3.92 0 48 22 15 3
28 SMU 13 141 514 3.65 0 34 27 16 3
29 Utah State 13 153 517 3.38 0 33 27 13 3
30 Penn State 12 131 522 3.98 0 52 31 18 2
31 Cincinnati 13 146 524 3.59 0 22 32 17 3
32 Oregon State 13 128 526 4.11 1 64 28 16 6
33 Western Michigan 12 140 527 3.76 0 42 28 19 4
34 Western Kentucky 13 136 534 3.93 2 68 31 13 4
35 TCU 13 164 535 3.26 1 66 27 12 4
36 Louisiana-Monroe 13 115 536 4.66 0 61 34 20 6
37 San Jose State 13 156 538 3.45 0 48 31 15 1
38 North Carolina 12 151 545 3.61 0 71 30 19 4
39 Memphis 12 115 546 4.75 0 58 29 16 5
40 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 139 549 3.95 0 41 33 19 5
41 New Mexico 13 118 550 4.66 0 63 25 19 3
42 Texas A&M 13 162 551 3.40 0 32 34 18 3
43 Mississippi State 13 143 563 3.94 0 33 43 23 2
44 Boston College 12 131 583 4.45 0 46 29 16 1
45 Syracuse 13 138 584 4.23 1 71 31 23 3
46 Northern Illinois 14 169 586 3.47 0 31 40 20 2
47 Temple 11 154 589 3.82 0 37 29 21 2
48 Mississippi 13 151 590 3.91 1 69 31 18 7
49 UAB 12 138 602 4.36 0 55 33 21 4
50 Vanderbilt 13 145 603 4.16 1 70 34 19 5
51 Washington State 12 153 610 3.99 0 32 36 20 4
52 Minnesota 13 145 627 4.32 0 40 35 23 4
53 UTEP 12 124 630 5.08 1 65 37 17 3
54 Marshall 12 125 634 5.07 1 75 31 23 4
55 Baylor 13 155 640 4.13 0 33 40 20 4
55 South Alabama 13 124 640 5.16 0 50 28 19 8
55 Idaho 12 103 640 6.21 2 71 24 17 8
58 East Carolina 13 129 641 4.97 1 68 33 20 5
59 Virginia 12 143 642 4.49 1 77 34 17 5
60 Wisconsin 14 179 649 3.63 1 76 33 17 2
60 Oregon 13 158 649 4.11 0 25 38 25 5
62 Hawai'i 12 149 653 4.38 2 76 31 20 6
63 Army 12 131 655 5.00 1 63 36 24 6
64 Navy 13 131 663 5.06 0 23 47 23 4
65 West Virginia 13 146 666 4.56 1 67 35 20 4
66 Miami (Florida) 12 139 668 4.81 1 73 39 21 3
67 Kansas 12 87 671 7.71 0 44 32 19 9
68 San Diego State 13 137 673 4.91 1 64 35 24 5
69 Washington 13 162 681 4.20 0 57 24 20 6
70 Boise State 13 169 688 4.07 1 72 42 17 5
71 California 12 135 691 5.12 0 62 37 23 4
72 Virginia Tech 13 153 696 4.55 1 65 28 19 6
72 Southern Mississippi 12 119 696 5.85 1 64 35 26 10
74 Iowa 12 149 699 4.69 1 73 34 19 5
75 Massachusetts 12 108 701 6.49 2 74 35 27 7
76 Colorado State 12 142 706 4.97 0 40 36 21 3
77 Illinois 12 146 711 4.87 1 63 34 22 6
78 Clemson 13 173 712 4.12 0 43 35 23 8
78 Troy 12 127 712 5.61 0 72 30 18 5
80 Wake Forest 12 141 713 5.06 2 74 29 14 6
81 Houston 12 118 723 6.13 2 73 33 22 6
82 Arizona 13 156 725 4.65 0 23 38 25 1
83 Oklahoma State 13 156 729 4.67 1 76 35 24 3
84 Middle Tennessee 12 129 730 5.66 1 64 40 22 5
85 Kent State 14 167 743 4.45 2 68 36 21 4
86 Tulsa 14 178 744 4.18 2 74 41 23 8
87 Texas 13 161 752 4.67 1 69 42 28 9
88 UCLA 14 199 757 3.80 1 68 41 21 6
89 Michigan 13 162 759 4.69 0 64 38 24 6
90 North Texas 12 134 765 5.71 1 75 35 17 8
91 Auburn 12 140 767 5.48 1 62 33 25 13
92 Colorado 12 114 771 6.76 0 64 29 21 14
93 Arizona State 13 198 773 3.90 1 71 45 31 8
94 Florida Atlantic 12 138 778 5.64 1 77 31 18 9
95 Louisiana Tech 12 141 782 5.55 1 72 36 24 5
96 Iowa State 13 156 784 5.03 0 62 43 26 6
97 USC 13 153 796 5.20 0 58 50 30 5
98 Ohio 13 152 797 5.24 0 68 43 28 5
99 Akron 12 138 800 5.80 1 72 36 25 7
100 Central Michigan 13 146 803 5.50 0 53 38 18 5
101 Georgia 14 217 804 3.71 0 39 45 24 5
102 Tulane 12 138 819 5.93 1 72 44 29 9
103 Duke 13 159 826 5.19 1 65 42 21 8
104 North Carolina State 13 181 840 4.64 2 67 44 33 8
105 Ball State 13 138 842 6.10 1 71 37 27 10
106 Rice 13 157 845 5.38 3 78 38 26 7
107 Wyoming 12 137 857 6.26 1 74 36 24 6
108 UCF 14 177 864 4.88 1 69 54 29 5
109 Air Force 13 153 869 5.68 1 79 38 23 7
110 Miami (Ohio) 12 130 873 6.72 1 65 33 25 9
111 Texas Tech 13 170 882 5.19 0 69 37 23 10
112 Arkansas State 13 153 886 5.79 0 45 39 27 10
113 Purdue 13 163 897 5.50 1 67 45 28 11
114 Tennessee 12 140 915 6.54 4 77 36 25 10
115 Fresno State 13 193 917 4.75 0 67 47 30 10
116 Indiana 12 168 945 5.63 2 69 43 29 8
117 Toledo 13 140 956 6.83 4 73 41 24 7
118 UNLV 13 151 959 6.35 0 66 51 32 9
119 Oklahoma 13 172 977 5.68 2 74 43 30 8
120 New Mexico State 12 123 984 8.00 3 76 42 29 11
121 Nevada 13 157 1004 6.39 0 76 43 28 6
122 Nebraska 14 203 1015 5.00 1 72 40 25 8
123 Texas State 12 138 1033 7.49 0 60 48 33 15
124 Eastern Michigan 12 139 1058 7.61 4 75 37 25 10
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards