2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Michigan State 7 190 386 2.03 2 27.14 55.14
2 Notre Dame 9 246 786 3.20 1 27.33 87.33
3 Oregon State 10 288 973 3.38 10 28.80 97.30
4 Alabama 9 268 551 2.06 3 29.78 61.22
5 Wisconsin 8 241 733 3.04 5 30.13 91.63
6 Florida 6 181 586 3.24 5 30.17 97.67
7 LSU 8 244 712 2.92 6 30.50 89.00
8 BYU 8 245 526 2.15 2 30.63 65.75
9 Stanford 10 307 854 2.78 12 30.70 85.40
10 SMU 12 376 1308 3.48 11 31.33 109.00
11 Bowling Green 11 348 1180 3.39 11 31.64 107.27
12 Ohio State 10 319 1062 3.33 8 31.90 106.20
13 Florida State 11 352 824 2.34 6 32.00 74.91
13 North Texas 10 320 1500 4.69 17 32.00 150.00
15 Georgia Tech 11 353 1457 4.13 17 32.09 132.45
16 TCU 10 323 992 3.07 7 32.30 99.20
17 Kansas State 10 328 1244 3.79 10 32.80 124.40
18 Northwestern 10 330 1224 3.71 12 33.00 122.40
19 New Mexico 11 365 1925 5.27 15 33.18 175.00
20 Mississippi 7 233 530 2.27 5 33.29 75.71
21 Penn State 9 300 928 3.09 3 33.33 103.11
22 Toledo 11 372 1828 4.91 13 33.82 166.18
23 Vanderbilt 9 307 824 2.68 5 34.11 91.56
24 UTSA 8 274 1035 3.78 11 34.25 129.38
25 San Jose State 11 377 1222 3.24 11 34.27 111.09
26 Auburn 6 206 752 3.65 8 34.33 125.33
27 Pittsburgh 11 379 1386 3.66 8 34.45 126.00
28 Kent State 13 451 1624 3.60 11 34.69 124.92
29 Arkansas State 11 382 1389 3.64 7 34.73 126.27
30 Rutgers 12 419 1221 2.91 6 34.92 101.75
30 Louisville 12 419 1813 4.33 13 34.92 151.08
32 Washington 8 280 1254 4.48 11 35.00 156.75
33 Cincinnati 12 422 1655 3.92 8 35.17 137.92
34 Utah 10 352 1322 3.76 15 35.20 132.20
35 Missouri 6 212 676 3.19 8 35.33 112.67
36 Memphis 12 425 1675 3.94 15 35.42 139.58
36 Western Kentucky 12 425 1676 3.94 14 35.42 139.67
38 Arkansas 8 284 853 3.00 9 35.50 106.63
39 Minnesota 10 356 1740 4.89 14 35.60 174.00
40 South Carolina 7 251 759 3.02 3 35.86 108.43
41 North Carolina State 10 359 1442 4.02 14 35.90 144.20
42 Louisiana-Monroe 13 467 1849 3.96 21 35.92 142.23
42 Ohio 13 467 2077 4.45 12 35.92 159.77
44 East Carolina 12 433 1884 4.35 20 36.08 157.00
45 Florida International 11 397 1561 3.93 21 36.09 141.91
46 Maryland 10 362 1180 3.26 9 36.20 118.00
46 Oregon 10 362 1470 4.06 11 36.20 147.00
46 Colorado 10 362 2081 5.75 18 36.20 208.10
49 Virginia 12 436 1739 3.99 17 36.33 144.92
50 Mississippi State 9 328 1333 4.06 5 36.44 148.11
51 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 438 1721 3.93 20 36.50 143.42
52 Connecticut 11 402 1148 2.86 10 36.55 104.36
53 Texas A&M 9 329 1208 3.67 12 36.56 134.22
54 Iowa 8 296 1050 3.55 7 37.00 131.25
55 Tulsa 14 520 1674 3.22 20 37.14 119.57
55 Kentucky 7 260 1017 3.91 12 37.14 145.29
57 Purdue 10 374 1857 4.97 17 37.40 185.70
58 Oklahoma State 10 375 1409 3.76 12 37.50 140.90
59 Louisiana Tech 9 338 1396 4.13 13 37.56 155.11
60 Clemson 10 376 1510 4.02 9 37.60 151.00
61 Utah State 12 452 1475 3.26 6 37.67 122.92
61 Illinois 9 339 1306 3.85 16 37.67 145.11
63 Virginia Tech 11 415 1623 3.91 10 37.73 147.55
64 Syracuse 11 416 1694 4.07 12 37.82 154.00
65 Tennessee 7 265 1082 4.08 12 37.86 154.57
66 UCF 13 493 1926 3.91 18 37.92 148.15
67 Central Michigan 12 456 2085 4.57 22 38.00 173.75
68 Western Michigan 11 422 1683 3.99 19 38.36 153.00
69 Oklahoma 9 348 1671 4.80 18 38.67 185.67
70 Rice 13 506 2479 4.90 30 38.92 190.69
71 Michigan 7 273 931 3.41 3 39.00 133.00
72 Troy 12 469 2222 4.74 17 39.08 185.17
73 Ball State 11 430 2224 5.17 17 39.09 202.18
74 North Carolina 11 431 1529 3.55 18 39.18 139.00
75 UCLA 10 392 1542 3.93 11 39.20 154.20
76 San Diego State 11 433 1546 3.57 14 39.36 140.55
77 Boise State 13 512 1900 3.71 20 39.38 146.15
77 California 8 315 1237 3.93 11 39.38 154.63
77 Kansas 8 315 1482 4.70 14 39.38 185.25
80 USC 10 394 1321 3.35 10 39.40 132.10
80 Iowa State 10 394 1712 4.35 13 39.40 171.20
82 South Alabama 13 513 2138 4.17 21 39.46 164.46
83 Navy 11 435 2115 4.86 18 39.55 192.27
84 Baylor 10 396 1813 4.58 16 39.60 181.30
85 Duke 10 399 1933 4.84 20 39.90 193.30
85 New Mexico State 10 399 2198 5.51 23 39.90 219.80
87 Texas 10 400 1874 4.69 15 40.00 187.40
87 Idaho 9 360 1896 5.27 28 40.00 210.67
89 UTEP 11 444 2127 4.79 23 40.36 193.36
90 Nebraska 10 405 1887 4.66 17 40.50 188.70
90 Texas State 10 405 2319 5.73 22 40.50 231.90
92 Washington State 9 367 1439 3.92 14 40.78 159.89
93 Middle Tennessee 12 490 2259 4.61 21 40.83 188.25
94 UAB 10 409 1804 4.41 26 40.90 180.40
95 Fresno State 11 450 1646 3.66 14 40.91 149.64
96 Southern Mississippi 9 372 1919 5.16 28 41.33 213.22
97 Florida Atlantic 10 415 1841 4.44 17 41.50 184.10
97 Nevada 12 498 2539 5.10 26 41.50 211.58
99 Miami (Florida) 9 374 1733 4.63 15 41.56 192.56
100 Arizona State 11 460 1814 3.94 12 41.82 164.91
101 Wake Forest 8 335 1083 3.23 12 41.88 135.38
102 Texas Tech 10 419 1805 4.31 13 41.90 180.50
103 South Florida 10 420 1489 3.55 18 42.00 148.90
104 Buffalo 10 421 1419 3.37 16 42.10 141.90
105 Northern Illinois 13 550 1807 3.29 18 42.31 139.00
106 Massachusetts 9 382 1845 4.83 18 42.44 205.00
107 Akron 11 467 2228 4.77 20 42.45 202.55
108 Eastern Michigan 11 471 2957 6.28 29 42.82 268.82
109 Georgia 9 386 1550 4.02 11 42.89 172.22
110 Miami (Ohio) 10 431 2304 5.35 27 43.10 230.40
111 Houston 12 521 2313 4.44 23 43.42 192.75
112 Temple 10 436 2023 4.64 20 43.60 202.30
113 Hawai'i 11 480 2126 4.43 31 43.64 193.27
114 Marshall 12 526 2439 4.64 30 43.83 203.25
115 West Virginia 10 439 1690 3.85 14 43.90 169.00
116 Army 11 483 2615 5.41 33 43.91 237.73
117 Tulane 12 528 2675 5.07 30 44.00 222.92
118 Indiana 10 442 2029 4.59 21 44.20 202.90
119 Colorado State 9 398 1770 4.45 11 44.22 196.67
120 Arizona 10 446 2015 4.52 23 44.60 201.50
121 Wyoming 10 448 2294 5.12 14 44.80 229.40
122 Air Force 12 544 2370 4.36 25 45.33 197.50
123 Boston College 8 371 1672 4.51 13 46.38 209.00
124 UNLV 11 514 2417 4.70 26 46.73 219.73