2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 1 | 5 | -15 | -3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 3 | 15 | -10 | -0.67 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | UTEP | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 13 | 14 | 1.08 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Buffalo | 3 | 16 | 18 | 1.13 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 6 | 26 | 28 | 1.08 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Virginia | 2 | 17 | 29 | 1.71 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Idaho | 1 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | 7 | 55 | 33 | 0.60 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 8 | 47 | 43 | 0.91 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | 2 | 18 | 43 | 2.39 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Houston | 5 | 34 | 44 | 1.29 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 1 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | BYU | 7 | 30 | 49 | 1.63 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | California | 3 | 29 | 49 | 1.69 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Memphis | 3 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Illinois | 2 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Kansas | 2 | 18 | 56 | 3.11 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Maryland | 2 | 40 | 69 | 1.73 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| 20 | Colorado State | 3 | 29 | 69 | 2.38 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | SMU | 6 | 33 | 70 | 2.12 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Rutgers | 10 | 59 | 74 | 1.25 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Arkansas | 7 | 54 | 81 | 1.50 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Auburn | 3 | 21 | 81 | 3.86 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Western Michigan | 4 | 29 | 82 | 2.83 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Alabama | 12 | 52 | 84 | 1.62 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 3 | 24 | 84 | 3.50 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 30 | Iowa | 4 | 25 | 87 | 3.48 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Colorado | 3 | 17 | 87 | 5.12 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 32 | 99 | 3.09 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | South Florida | 2 | 25 | 100 | 4.00 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Florida State | 13 | 74 | 105 | 1.42 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Utah | 7 | 31 | 106 | 3.42 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 | Texas State | 4 | 33 | 114 | 3.45 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Texas A&M | 12 | 55 | 119 | 2.16 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 43 | 121 | 2.81 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Kansas State | 9 | 46 | 124 | 2.70 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Rice | 7 | 51 | 125 | 2.45 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 41 | Purdue | 7 | 44 | 126 | 2.86 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Missouri | 5 | 43 | 126 | 2.93 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 18 | 126 | 7.00 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 44 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 34 | 136 | 4.00 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 45 | UNLV | 4 | 38 | 137 | 3.61 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | Wake Forest | 3 | 37 | 137 | 3.70 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 47 | Michigan State | 5 | 27 | 138 | 5.11 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 48 | Nebraska | 7 | 32 | 140 | 4.38 | 1 | 72 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 49 | Boise State | 10 | 57 | 151 | 2.65 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Boston College | 5 | 43 | 153 | 3.56 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | New Mexico | 6 | 51 | 159 | 3.12 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 52 | San Jose State | 9 | 76 | 160 | 2.11 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | LSU | 10 | 66 | 162 | 2.45 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 54 | North Texas | 4 | 48 | 166 | 3.46 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 55 | Clemson | 10 | 54 | 168 | 3.11 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 56 | Tulane | 2 | 22 | 170 | 7.73 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 57 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 42 | 171 | 4.07 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 58 | Arkansas State | 8 | 40 | 172 | 4.30 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 59 | North Carolina | 8 | 65 | 173 | 2.66 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 44 | 174 | 3.95 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 61 | South Carolina | 10 | 67 | 182 | 2.72 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 62 | Wisconsin | 7 | 46 | 183 | 3.98 | 2 | 76 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 63 | Washington State | 3 | 45 | 185 | 4.11 | 2 | 84 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 64 | Navy | 5 | 45 | 188 | 4.18 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 65 | Florida | 8 | 64 | 190 | 2.97 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 65 | UAB | 5 | 36 | 190 | 5.28 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| 67 | North Carolina State | 7 | 47 | 202 | 4.30 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
| 68 | Cincinnati | 10 | 88 | 204 | 2.32 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 68 | Notre Dame | 8 | 61 | 204 | 3.34 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 68 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 35 | 204 | 5.83 | 4 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 71 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 71 | 208 | 2.93 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 72 | Temple | 5 | 33 | 210 | 6.36 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| 73 | Oregon | 11 | 68 | 212 | 3.12 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 73 | Minnesota | 4 | 55 | 212 | 3.85 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 75 | San Diego State | 9 | 86 | 214 | 2.49 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 1 |
| 76 | Tulsa | 9 | 77 | 217 | 2.82 | 6 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 77 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 60 | 224 | 3.73 | 0 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 78 | Fresno State | 10 | 60 | 225 | 3.75 | 1 | 67 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| 78 | Arizona | 8 | 46 | 225 | 4.89 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 80 | Indiana | 5 | 69 | 226 | 3.28 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 80 | USC | 8 | 63 | 226 | 3.59 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| 82 | Oregon State | 10 | 67 | 229 | 3.42 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 1 |
| 83 | Louisville | 8 | 61 | 230 | 3.77 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 84 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 57 | 231 | 4.05 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 84 | Tennessee | 5 | 35 | 231 | 6.60 | 3 | 77 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 86 | UTSA | 6 | 65 | 235 | 3.62 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 87 | Mississippi | 10 | 75 | 240 | 3.20 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 87 | Marshall | 6 | 72 | 240 | 3.33 | 4 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 89 | TCU | 7 | 80 | 241 | 3.01 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 90 | Ohio | 5 | 59 | 243 | 4.12 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 91 | Connecticut | 6 | 79 | 247 | 3.13 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| 91 | Akron | 4 | 35 | 247 | 7.06 | 4 | 44 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 93 | Penn State | 9 | 55 | 257 | 4.67 | 2 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 94 | Florida International | 5 | 54 | 264 | 4.89 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| 95 | Michigan | 5 | 62 | 278 | 4.48 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 96 | Stanford | 9 | 62 | 294 | 4.74 | 4 | 61 | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| 97 | UCLA | 9 | 84 | 303 | 3.61 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
| 98 | Kent State | 9 | 76 | 304 | 4.00 | 1 | 68 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| 99 | Washington | 7 | 56 | 311 | 5.55 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 100 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 95 | 317 | 3.34 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 2 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 9 | 56 | 317 | 5.66 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 3 |
| 102 | West Virginia | 8 | 73 | 320 | 4.38 | 3 | 49 | 23 | 11 | 2 |
| 103 | Ohio State | 8 | 54 | 321 | 5.94 | 3 | 81 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 104 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 80 | 330 | 4.13 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 2 |
| 105 | Utah State | 11 | 82 | 335 | 4.09 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 1 |
| 106 | Air Force | 7 | 64 | 355 | 5.55 | 6 | 76 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 107 | UCF | 10 | 74 | 363 | 4.91 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 2 |
| 108 | Texas | 6 | 79 | 369 | 4.67 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 2 |
| 109 | Texas Tech | 7 | 69 | 370 | 5.36 | 4 | 69 | 22 | 8 | 3 |
| 110 | Iowa State | 6 | 83 | 374 | 4.51 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 3 |
| 111 | Baylor | 7 | 71 | 387 | 5.45 | 3 | 58 | 22 | 15 | 4 |
| 112 | Mississippi State | 8 | 80 | 408 | 5.10 | 1 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 2 |
| 113 | Arizona State | 9 | 76 | 412 | 5.42 | 3 | 53 | 22 | 16 | 4 |
| 114 | Nevada | 9 | 88 | 430 | 4.89 | 5 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 115 | Georgia | 13 | 87 | 436 | 5.01 | 4 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 5 |
| 116 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 48 | 437 | 9.10 | 4 | 75 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
| 117 | Toledo | 9 | 65 | 449 | 6.91 | 5 | 70 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| 118 | Duke | 8 | 86 | 450 | 5.23 | 3 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| 119 | Ball State | 9 | 74 | 463 | 6.26 | 4 | 45 | 23 | 18 | 7 |
| 120 | Troy | 4 | 84 | 474 | 5.64 | 6 | 72 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 121 | Wyoming | 6 | 85 | 479 | 5.64 | 2 | 48 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
| 122 | Northwestern | 10 | 121 | 502 | 4.15 | 3 | 59 | 26 | 21 | 5 |
| 123 | Oklahoma | 9 | 92 | 576 | 6.26 | 5 | 74 | 26 | 15 | 6 |
| 124 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 113 | 594 | 5.26 | 4 | 73 | 32 | 15 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||