2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 1 | 4 | -14 | -3.50 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | BYU | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCF | 1 | 12 | 16 | 1.33 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kent State | 1 | 7 | 35 | 5.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | TCU | 2 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Troy | 3 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Baylor | 2 | 17 | 61 | 3.59 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Florida | 1 | 17 | 44 | 2.59 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 1 | 15 | 58 | 3.87 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 17 | 63 | 3.71 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 1 | 10 | 70 | 7.00 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Utah | 3 | 37 | 87 | 2.35 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Louisville | 1 | 31 | 122 | 3.94 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Toledo | 1 | 4 | 80 | 20.00 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 2 | 22 | 92 | 4.18 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Oregon State | 1 | 23 | 100 | 4.35 | 1 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Syracuse | 3 | 20 | 117 | 5.85 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | USC | 2 | 15 | 47 | 3.13 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 1 | 33 | 76 | 2.30 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Tulsa | 2 | 27 | 127 | 4.70 | 2 | 74 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Connecticut | 4 | 39 | 167 | 4.28 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 3 | 44 | 183 | 4.16 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Ball State | 2 | 43 | 191 | 4.44 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 3 | 45 | 231 | 5.13 | 3 | 86 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 22 | Akron | 6 | 71 | 317 | 4.46 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Michigan | 1 | 32 | 159 | 4.97 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Nevada | 4 | 30 | 160 | 5.33 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 30 | Georgia | 1 | 42 | 185 | 4.40 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Buffalo | 4 | 48 | 224 | 4.67 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 4 | 65 | 260 | 4.00 | 4 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | UCLA | 3 | 65 | 332 | 5.11 | 4 | 68 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 37 | 129 | 3.49 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 36 | Bowling Green | 2 | 29 | 139 | 4.79 | 2 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 36 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 41 | 147 | 3.59 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | Notre Dame | 1 | 31 | 174 | 5.61 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 33 | 175 | 5.30 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 5 | 72 | 285 | 3.96 | 4 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| 36 | Central Michigan | 4 | 64 | 345 | 5.39 | 3 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 2 | 48 | 162 | 3.38 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 43 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 44 | 186 | 4.23 | 2 | 62 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 43 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 32 | 186 | 5.81 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 43 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 34 | 195 | 5.74 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 4 | 47 | 232 | 4.94 | 2 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 43 | Kansas State | 2 | 39 | 252 | 6.46 | 2 | 80 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 43 | UTSA | 4 | 78 | 299 | 3.83 | 5 | 68 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 43 | North Texas | 6 | 91 | 473 | 5.20 | 5 | 60 | 22 | 7 | 6 |
| 51 | Air Force | 4 | 70 | 213 | 3.04 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 51 | Wyoming | 3 | 60 | 220 | 3.67 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 51 | Western Michigan | 4 | 53 | 260 | 4.91 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 51 | Arizona | 3 | 63 | 267 | 4.24 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 51 | UTEP | 6 | 75 | 338 | 4.51 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 51 | South Alabama | 5 | 115 | 384 | 3.34 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 3 |
| 57 | Florida International | 3 | 49 | 179 | 3.65 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | South Florida | 4 | 47 | 185 | 3.94 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 57 | Texas | 2 | 37 | 185 | 5.00 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 57 | Memphis | 6 | 69 | 253 | 3.67 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 57 | Ohio | 2 | 44 | 254 | 5.77 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 57 | Mississippi | 3 | 58 | 298 | 5.14 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 57 | Iowa | 3 | 72 | 314 | 4.36 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | Boston College | 4 | 77 | 358 | 4.65 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| 65 | Texas Tech | 3 | 53 | 250 | 4.72 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| 65 | Rice | 3 | 62 | 375 | 6.05 | 5 | 47 | 21 | 10 | 4 |
| 65 | Maryland | 3 | 87 | 483 | 5.55 | 5 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 6 |
| 68 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 47 | 294 | 6.26 | 3 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 68 | North Carolina State | 6 | 62 | 315 | 5.08 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 68 | Virginia | 6 | 70 | 389 | 5.56 | 5 | 54 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | 3 | 85 | 392 | 4.61 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 68 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 76 | 428 | 5.63 | 5 | 57 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 73 | Army | 3 | 65 | 319 | 4.91 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
| 73 | East Carolina | 4 | 62 | 352 | 5.68 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| 73 | SMU | 4 | 66 | 362 | 5.48 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| 73 | Navy | 3 | 74 | 435 | 5.88 | 6 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 2 |
| 73 | Washington | 4 | 91 | 475 | 5.22 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 3 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | 5 | 132 | 619 | 4.69 | 5 | 90 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 79 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 62 | 396 | 6.39 | 7 | 55 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 79 | Marshall | 4 | 62 | 422 | 6.81 | 5 | 75 | 17 | 13 | 6 |
| 79 | UNLV | 6 | 109 | 424 | 3.89 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| 82 | Fresno State | 4 | 71 | 322 | 4.54 | 3 | 51 | 17 | 14 | 6 |
| 82 | Temple | 7 | 83 | 348 | 4.19 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| 82 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 69 | 371 | 5.38 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 14 | 1 |
| 82 | Missouri | 4 | 91 | 429 | 4.71 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 14 | 4 |
| 82 | UAB | 6 | 101 | 504 | 4.99 | 7 | 50 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| 87 | Texas State | 4 | 78 | 469 | 6.01 | 1 | 53 | 20 | 15 | 4 |
| 87 | Indiana | 5 | 77 | 479 | 6.22 | 6 | 52 | 17 | 15 | 5 |
| 87 | Kentucky | 8 | 134 | 580 | 4.33 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 15 | 4 |
| 90 | Arkansas | 5 | 84 | 420 | 5.00 | 10 | 60 | 18 | 16 | 5 |
| 90 | Arkansas State | 2 | 94 | 540 | 5.74 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 16 | 5 |
| 92 | Nebraska | 3 | 55 | 540 | 9.82 | 7 | 68 | 19 | 17 | 7 |
| 92 | Colorado State | 8 | 129 | 581 | 4.50 | 2 | 40 | 31 | 17 | 4 |
| 94 | California | 5 | 116 | 552 | 4.76 | 6 | 47 | 34 | 18 | 1 |
| 95 | New Mexico | 5 | 72 | 508 | 7.06 | 5 | 71 | 20 | 19 | 2 |
| 96 | Duke | 6 | 105 | 544 | 5.18 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 5 |
| 96 | Houston | 7 | 141 | 608 | 4.31 | 4 | 41 | 36 | 20 | 6 |
| 98 | Kansas | 6 | 95 | 531 | 5.59 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 21 | 7 |
| 99 | Washington State | 5 | 132 | 518 | 3.92 | 5 | 80 | 29 | 22 | 3 |
| 100 | Hawai'i | 7 | 175 | 724 | 4.14 | 11 | 52 | 36 | 23 | 8 |
| 100 | Auburn | 6 | 118 | 728 | 6.17 | 8 | 62 | 35 | 23 | 8 |
| 102 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 149 | 851 | 5.71 | 10 | 65 | 44 | 25 | 9 |
| 103 | Illinois | 7 | 145 | 811 | 5.59 | 10 | 63 | 44 | 26 | 7 |
| 104 | Purdue | 5 | 150 | 847 | 5.65 | 4 | 59 | 41 | 27 | 10 |
| 105 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 150 | 874 | 5.83 | 10 | 54 | 42 | 28 | 8 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 125 | 878 | 7.02 | 11 | 64 | 37 | 28 | 9 |
| 107 | Idaho | 10 | 196 | 1162 | 5.93 | 16 | 71 | 53 | 33 | 13 |
| 108 | Massachusetts | 9 | 205 | 1097 | 5.35 | 15 | 74 | 50 | 35 | 4 |
| 109 | Tulane | 7 | 166 | 875 | 5.27 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 37 | 7 |
| 109 | New Mexico State | 11 | 191 | 1148 | 6.01 | 9 | 83 | 54 | 37 | 10 |
| 111 | Colorado | 9 | 191 | 1343 | 7.03 | 13 | 94 | 59 | 38 | 17 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||