2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games Won Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawai'i | 3 | 86 | 99 | 1.15 | 0 | 28.67 | 33.00 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 7 | 180 | 300 | 1.67 | 1 | 25.71 | 42.86 |
| 3 | Illinois | 2 | 50 | 90 | 1.80 | 0 | 25.00 | 45.00 |
| 4 | Colorado | 1 | 22 | 50 | 2.27 | 0 | 22.00 | 50.00 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 8 | 224 | 470 | 2.10 | 3 | 28.00 | 58.75 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 5 | 156 | 315 | 2.02 | 3 | 31.20 | 63.00 |
| 7 | BYU | 8 | 234 | 518 | 2.21 | 2 | 29.25 | 64.75 |
| 8 | Alabama | 13 | 394 | 904 | 2.29 | 8 | 30.31 | 69.54 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 178 | 447 | 2.51 | 1 | 29.67 | 74.50 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 7 | 233 | 530 | 2.27 | 5 | 33.29 | 75.71 |
| 11 | Memphis | 4 | 117 | 305 | 2.61 | 0 | 29.25 | 76.25 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 4 | 137 | 307 | 2.24 | 3 | 34.25 | 76.75 |
| 13 | Boston College | 2 | 63 | 156 | 2.48 | 0 | 31.50 | 78.00 |
| 13 | New Mexico | 4 | 97 | 312 | 3.22 | 3 | 24.25 | 78.00 |
| 15 | Utah | 5 | 142 | 402 | 2.83 | 5 | 28.40 | 80.40 |
| 16 | California | 3 | 86 | 243 | 2.83 | 0 | 28.67 | 81.00 |
| 17 | Florida State | 12 | 395 | 977 | 2.47 | 7 | 32.92 | 81.42 |
| 18 | TCU | 7 | 212 | 585 | 2.76 | 4 | 30.29 | 83.57 |
| 19 | LSU | 10 | 307 | 880 | 2.87 | 9 | 30.70 | 88.00 |
| 20 | New Mexico State | 1 | 31 | 89 | 2.87 | 0 | 31.00 | 89.00 |
| 21 | Stanford | 12 | 368 | 1072 | 2.91 | 14 | 30.67 | 89.33 |
| 22 | SMU | 7 | 202 | 627 | 3.10 | 4 | 28.86 | 89.57 |
| 23 | Auburn | 3 | 98 | 270 | 2.76 | 3 | 32.67 | 90.00 |
| 23 | South Alabama | 2 | 64 | 180 | 2.81 | 2 | 32.00 | 90.00 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 2 | 64 | 180 | 2.81 | 2 | 32.00 | 90.00 |
| 26 | USC | 7 | 238 | 636 | 2.67 | 3 | 34.00 | 90.86 |
| 27 | Washington State | 3 | 96 | 274 | 2.85 | 3 | 32.00 | 91.33 |
| 27 | Florida International | 3 | 91 | 274 | 3.01 | 2 | 30.33 | 91.33 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 307 | 824 | 2.68 | 5 | 34.11 | 91.56 |
| 30 | UTSA | 6 | 177 | 554 | 3.13 | 5 | 29.50 | 92.33 |
| 31 | Notre Dame | 12 | 351 | 1109 | 3.16 | 2 | 29.25 | 92.42 |
| 32 | Florida | 11 | 342 | 1036 | 3.03 | 10 | 31.09 | 94.18 |
| 33 | Massachusetts | 1 | 27 | 95 | 3.52 | 1 | 27.00 | 95.00 |
| 34 | Rutgers | 9 | 300 | 856 | 2.85 | 3 | 33.33 | 95.11 |
| 35 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 257 | 772 | 3.00 | 7 | 32.13 | 96.50 |
| 36 | Oregon State | 9 | 255 | 874 | 3.43 | 8 | 28.33 | 97.11 |
| 37 | Idaho | 1 | 28 | 98 | 3.50 | 1 | 28.00 | 98.00 |
| 38 | Maryland | 4 | 151 | 395 | 2.62 | 1 | 37.75 | 98.75 |
| 39 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 277 | 892 | 3.22 | 11 | 30.78 | 99.11 |
| 40 | Kansas State | 11 | 336 | 1093 | 3.25 | 7 | 30.55 | 99.36 |
| 41 | Western Michigan | 4 | 127 | 398 | 3.13 | 6 | 31.75 | 99.50 |
| 42 | Virginia | 4 | 120 | 401 | 3.34 | 1 | 30.00 | 100.25 |
| 43 | East Carolina | 8 | 257 | 809 | 3.15 | 7 | 32.13 | 101.13 |
| 44 | Penn State | 8 | 253 | 833 | 3.29 | 4 | 31.63 | 104.13 |
| 45 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 196 | 741 | 3.78 | 5 | 28.00 | 105.86 |
| 46 | North Carolina | 8 | 277 | 851 | 3.07 | 5 | 34.63 | 106.38 |
| 47 | Akron | 1 | 38 | 107 | 2.82 | 0 | 38.00 | 107.00 |
| 48 | Utah State | 11 | 403 | 1178 | 2.92 | 5 | 36.64 | 107.09 |
| 49 | North Texas | 4 | 121 | 429 | 3.55 | 5 | 30.25 | 107.25 |
| 50 | Tulsa | 11 | 407 | 1187 | 2.92 | 11 | 37.00 | 107.91 |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 255 | 770 | 3.02 | 3 | 36.43 | 110.00 |
| 52 | Missouri | 5 | 176 | 553 | 3.14 | 6 | 35.20 | 110.60 |
| 53 | South Carolina | 11 | 403 | 1222 | 3.03 | 5 | 36.64 | 111.09 |
| 53 | San Jose State | 11 | 377 | 1222 | 3.24 | 11 | 34.27 | 111.09 |
| 55 | Buffalo | 4 | 160 | 449 | 2.81 | 3 | 40.00 | 112.25 |
| 56 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 271 | 909 | 3.35 | 5 | 33.88 | 113.63 |
| 57 | Houston | 5 | 175 | 571 | 3.26 | 6 | 35.00 | 114.20 |
| 58 | Arkansas State | 10 | 341 | 1146 | 3.36 | 6 | 34.10 | 114.60 |
| 59 | Wisconsin | 8 | 247 | 918 | 3.72 | 8 | 30.88 | 114.75 |
| 60 | UTEP | 3 | 97 | 347 | 3.58 | 3 | 32.33 | 115.67 |
| 61 | Ohio State | 12 | 392 | 1393 | 3.55 | 14 | 32.67 | 116.08 |
| 62 | Northwestern | 10 | 316 | 1164 | 3.68 | 9 | 31.60 | 116.40 |
| 63 | UAB | 3 | 109 | 351 | 3.22 | 4 | 36.33 | 117.00 |
| 64 | Rice | 7 | 233 | 823 | 3.53 | 10 | 33.29 | 117.57 |
| 65 | North Carolina State | 7 | 238 | 831 | 3.49 | 6 | 34.00 | 118.71 |
| 66 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 246 | 833 | 3.39 | 6 | 35.14 | 119.00 |
| 67 | Cincinnati | 10 | 332 | 1192 | 3.59 | 8 | 33.20 | 119.20 |
| 68 | Colorado State | 4 | 142 | 486 | 3.42 | 2 | 35.50 | 121.50 |
| 69 | Iowa | 4 | 131 | 492 | 3.76 | 4 | 32.75 | 123.00 |
| 70 | South Florida | 3 | 129 | 370 | 2.87 | 4 | 43.00 | 123.33 |
| 71 | Kent State | 11 | 383 | 1367 | 3.57 | 8 | 34.82 | 124.27 |
| 72 | Texas State | 4 | 116 | 510 | 4.40 | 5 | 29.00 | 127.50 |
| 73 | Nebraska | 10 | 374 | 1279 | 3.42 | 11 | 37.40 | 127.90 |
| 74 | Syracuse | 8 | 270 | 1030 | 3.81 | 6 | 33.75 | 128.75 |
| 75 | Purdue | 6 | 197 | 780 | 3.96 | 9 | 32.83 | 130.00 |
| 76 | Texas A&M | 11 | 394 | 1453 | 3.69 | 14 | 35.82 | 132.09 |
| 77 | Minnesota | 6 | 209 | 798 | 3.82 | 5 | 34.83 | 133.00 |
| 77 | Washington | 7 | 218 | 931 | 4.27 | 5 | 31.14 | 133.00 |
| 79 | Ohio | 9 | 321 | 1203 | 3.75 | 5 | 35.67 | 133.67 |
| 80 | UCF | 10 | 342 | 1338 | 3.91 | 14 | 34.20 | 133.80 |
| 81 | Louisville | 11 | 358 | 1497 | 4.18 | 10 | 32.55 | 136.09 |
| 82 | Indiana | 4 | 153 | 546 | 3.57 | 4 | 38.25 | 136.50 |
| 83 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 105 | 412 | 3.92 | 3 | 35.00 | 137.33 |
| 84 | Mississippi State | 8 | 272 | 1100 | 4.04 | 5 | 34.00 | 137.50 |
| 85 | Boise State | 11 | 417 | 1523 | 3.65 | 16 | 37.91 | 138.45 |
| 86 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 501 | 1668 | 3.33 | 17 | 41.75 | 139.00 |
| 87 | Oregon | 12 | 424 | 1684 | 3.97 | 14 | 35.33 | 140.33 |
| 88 | Tennessee | 5 | 175 | 713 | 4.07 | 8 | 35.00 | 142.60 |
| 89 | Duke | 6 | 220 | 864 | 3.93 | 9 | 36.67 | 144.00 |
| 90 | West Virginia | 7 | 304 | 1011 | 3.33 | 12 | 43.43 | 144.43 |
| 91 | Army | 2 | 71 | 289 | 4.07 | 6 | 35.50 | 144.50 |
| 92 | UCLA | 9 | 319 | 1311 | 4.11 | 7 | 35.44 | 145.67 |
| 93 | Clemson | 11 | 401 | 1609 | 4.01 | 11 | 36.45 | 146.27 |
| 94 | Iowa State | 6 | 221 | 883 | 4.00 | 5 | 36.83 | 147.17 |
| 95 | Michigan | 8 | 331 | 1179 | 3.56 | 4 | 41.38 | 147.38 |
| 96 | Wake Forest | 5 | 205 | 737 | 3.60 | 6 | 41.00 | 147.40 |
| 97 | Fresno State | 9 | 370 | 1351 | 3.65 | 11 | 41.11 | 150.11 |
| 98 | San Diego State | 9 | 371 | 1390 | 3.75 | 12 | 41.22 | 154.44 |
| 99 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 338 | 1396 | 4.13 | 13 | 37.56 | 155.11 |
| 100 | Arizona State | 8 | 324 | 1251 | 3.86 | 5 | 40.50 | 156.38 |
| 101 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 309 | 1256 | 4.06 | 11 | 38.63 | 157.00 |
| 102 | Central Michigan | 7 | 235 | 1103 | 4.69 | 11 | 33.57 | 157.57 |
| 103 | Toledo | 9 | 298 | 1425 | 4.78 | 11 | 33.11 | 158.33 |
| 104 | Texas Tech | 8 | 320 | 1271 | 3.97 | 7 | 40.00 | 158.88 |
| 105 | Georgia | 12 | 514 | 1970 | 3.83 | 12 | 42.83 | 164.17 |
| 106 | Baylor | 8 | 285 | 1314 | 4.61 | 12 | 35.63 | 164.25 |
| 107 | Texas | 9 | 352 | 1568 | 4.45 | 14 | 39.11 | 174.22 |
| 108 | Oklahoma | 10 | 371 | 1745 | 4.70 | 18 | 37.10 | 174.50 |
| 109 | Air Force | 6 | 236 | 1062 | 4.50 | 10 | 39.33 | 177.00 |
| 110 | Nevada | 7 | 256 | 1241 | 4.85 | 13 | 36.57 | 177.29 |
| 111 | Arizona | 8 | 328 | 1438 | 4.38 | 12 | 41.00 | 179.75 |
| 112 | Navy | 8 | 322 | 1443 | 4.48 | 10 | 40.25 | 180.38 |
| 113 | Marshall | 5 | 213 | 907 | 4.26 | 10 | 42.60 | 181.40 |
| 114 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 156 | 757 | 4.85 | 9 | 39.00 | 189.25 |
| 115 | Troy | 5 | 222 | 953 | 4.29 | 8 | 44.40 | 190.60 |
| 116 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 297 | 1367 | 4.60 | 11 | 42.43 | 195.29 |
| 117 | Ball State | 9 | 352 | 1836 | 5.22 | 13 | 39.11 | 204.00 |
| 117 | Kansas | 1 | 33 | 204 | 6.18 | 1 | 33.00 | 204.00 |
| 119 | Tulane | 2 | 66 | 409 | 6.20 | 3 | 33.00 | 204.50 |
| 120 | Temple | 4 | 191 | 872 | 4.57 | 8 | 47.75 | 218.00 |
| 121 | Wyoming | 4 | 168 | 882 | 5.25 | 4 | 42.00 | 220.50 |
| 122 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 72 | 528 | 7.33 | 4 | 36.00 | 264.00 |
| 123 | UNLV | 2 | 130 | 659 | 5.07 | 6 | 65.00 | 329.50 |