2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 130 | 401 | 3.08 | 4 | 32.50 | 100.25 |
| 2 | Penn State | 5 | 153 | 480 | 3.14 | 2 | 30.60 | 96.00 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 6 | 159 | 380 | 2.39 | 1 | 26.50 | 63.33 |
| 4 | California | 5 | 171 | 883 | 5.16 | 10 | 34.20 | 176.60 |
| 5 | Arkansas | 5 | 176 | 703 | 3.99 | 9 | 35.20 | 140.60 |
| 6 | SMU | 6 | 179 | 718 | 4.01 | 6 | 29.83 | 119.67 |
| 7 | Missouri | 5 | 185 | 832 | 4.50 | 11 | 37.00 | 166.40 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 6 | 187 | 674 | 3.60 | 10 | 31.17 | 112.33 |
| 9 | Clemson | 6 | 191 | 753 | 3.94 | 8 | 31.83 | 125.50 |
| 10 | Iowa | 5 | 193 | 911 | 4.72 | 9 | 38.60 | 182.20 |
| 11 | Oregon | 6 | 196 | 765 | 3.90 | 7 | 32.67 | 127.50 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 5 | 197 | 875 | 4.44 | 13 | 39.40 | 175.00 |
| 12 | Kentucky | 5 | 197 | 930 | 4.72 | 13 | 39.40 | 186.00 |
| 14 | Virginia | 5 | 198 | 969 | 4.89 | 10 | 39.60 | 193.80 |
| 15 | LSU | 5 | 200 | 598 | 2.99 | 6 | 40.00 | 119.60 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | 5 | 201 | 877 | 4.36 | 8 | 40.20 | 175.40 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | 7 | 202 | 711 | 3.52 | 3 | 28.86 | 101.57 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 7 | 203 | 526 | 2.59 | 2 | 29.00 | 75.14 |
| 19 | San Diego State | 6 | 206 | 678 | 3.29 | 10 | 34.33 | 113.00 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 6 | 206 | 902 | 4.38 | 8 | 34.33 | 150.33 |
| 21 | Florida International | 6 | 207 | 839 | 4.05 | 11 | 34.50 | 139.83 |
| 22 | Army | 5 | 208 | 1012 | 4.87 | 13 | 41.60 | 202.40 |
| 23 | Florida | 6 | 209 | 648 | 3.10 | 8 | 34.83 | 108.00 |
| 24 | Maryland | 6 | 212 | 577 | 2.72 | 3 | 35.33 | 96.17 |
| 25 | Temple | 5 | 213 | 1045 | 4.91 | 10 | 42.60 | 209.00 |
| 26 | Louisville | 6 | 215 | 888 | 4.13 | 9 | 35.83 | 148.00 |
| 27 | UTSA | 6 | 216 | 874 | 4.05 | 8 | 36.00 | 145.67 |
| 28 | Cincinnati | 6 | 217 | 858 | 3.95 | 6 | 36.17 | 143.00 |
| 28 | North Carolina | 5 | 217 | 806 | 3.71 | 10 | 43.40 | 161.20 |
| 30 | Alabama | 7 | 218 | 493 | 2.26 | 6 | 31.14 | 70.43 |
| 30 | Kansas | 6 | 218 | 1261 | 5.78 | 18 | 36.33 | 210.17 |
| 32 | Mississippi | 6 | 219 | 681 | 3.11 | 6 | 36.50 | 113.50 |
| 32 | Memphis | 6 | 219 | 807 | 3.68 | 9 | 36.50 | 134.50 |
| 34 | Connecticut | 6 | 220 | 655 | 2.98 | 7 | 36.67 | 109.17 |
| 34 | Central Michigan | 6 | 220 | 1295 | 5.89 | 17 | 36.67 | 215.83 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 6 | 222 | 1057 | 4.76 | 12 | 37.00 | 176.17 |
| 36 | Auburn | 5 | 222 | 1162 | 5.23 | 9 | 44.40 | 232.40 |
| 36 | Colorado | 6 | 222 | 1444 | 6.50 | 16 | 37.00 | 240.67 |
| 39 | Northwestern | 6 | 223 | 874 | 3.92 | 8 | 37.17 | 145.67 |
| 40 | Purdue | 6 | 224 | 876 | 3.91 | 9 | 37.33 | 146.00 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | 7 | 224 | 1372 | 6.13 | 12 | 32.00 | 196.00 |
| 42 | Ohio | 7 | 225 | 1061 | 4.72 | 5 | 32.14 | 151.57 |
| 43 | Troy | 6 | 226 | 1013 | 4.48 | 6 | 37.67 | 168.83 |
| 43 | Houston | 5 | 226 | 968 | 4.28 | 6 | 45.20 | 193.60 |
| 45 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 229 | 1038 | 4.53 | 13 | 38.17 | 173.00 |
| 46 | TCU | 7 | 230 | 647 | 2.81 | 7 | 32.86 | 92.43 |
| 46 | Utah | 6 | 230 | 799 | 3.47 | 13 | 38.33 | 133.17 |
| 48 | East Carolina | 7 | 231 | 876 | 3.79 | 11 | 33.00 | 125.14 |
| 48 | UAB | 6 | 231 | 1129 | 4.89 | 17 | 38.50 | 188.17 |
| 48 | Tulane | 5 | 231 | 1206 | 5.22 | 10 | 46.20 | 241.20 |
| 51 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 232 | 941 | 4.06 | 6 | 33.14 | 134.43 |
| 52 | Florida State | 7 | 234 | 607 | 2.59 | 5 | 33.43 | 86.71 |
| 52 | New Mexico | 7 | 234 | 1359 | 5.81 | 13 | 33.43 | 194.14 |
| 54 | Buffalo | 6 | 235 | 859 | 3.66 | 14 | 39.17 | 143.17 |
| 55 | Western Michigan | 6 | 236 | 935 | 3.96 | 11 | 39.33 | 155.83 |
| 56 | Texas A&M | 7 | 237 | 897 | 3.78 | 8 | 33.86 | 128.14 |
| 56 | New Mexico State | 6 | 237 | 1560 | 6.58 | 17 | 39.50 | 260.00 |
| 58 | South Florida | 6 | 242 | 1070 | 4.42 | 15 | 40.33 | 178.33 |
| 59 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 244 | 1634 | 6.70 | 15 | 40.67 | 272.33 |
| 60 | Stanford | 7 | 245 | 757 | 3.09 | 4 | 35.00 | 108.14 |
| 61 | Illinois | 5 | 246 | 1386 | 5.63 | 17 | 49.20 | 277.20 |
| 62 | Michigan | 7 | 247 | 962 | 3.89 | 5 | 35.29 | 137.43 |
| 62 | North Texas | 7 | 247 | 1435 | 5.81 | 16 | 35.29 | 205.00 |
| 62 | Duke | 6 | 247 | 1341 | 5.43 | 12 | 41.17 | 223.50 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | 6 | 248 | 999 | 4.03 | 10 | 41.33 | 166.50 |
| 66 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 250 | 1147 | 4.59 | 9 | 35.71 | 163.86 |
| 67 | BYU | 7 | 251 | 759 | 3.02 | 1 | 35.86 | 108.43 |
| 67 | Wisconsin | 7 | 251 | 1158 | 4.61 | 10 | 35.86 | 165.43 |
| 69 | Tulsa | 7 | 253 | 833 | 3.29 | 14 | 36.14 | 119.00 |
| 69 | UTEP | 6 | 253 | 1366 | 5.40 | 16 | 42.17 | 227.67 |
| 71 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 254 | 1047 | 4.12 | 14 | 36.29 | 149.57 |
| 71 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 254 | 1488 | 5.86 | 19 | 42.33 | 248.00 |
| 73 | South Carolina | 6 | 256 | 815 | 3.18 | 7 | 42.67 | 135.83 |
| 74 | Wyoming | 6 | 258 | 1290 | 5.00 | 8 | 43.00 | 215.00 |
| 75 | Toledo | 7 | 260 | 1629 | 6.27 | 12 | 37.14 | 232.71 |
| 76 | Marshall | 6 | 262 | 1322 | 5.05 | 18 | 43.67 | 220.33 |
| 77 | West Virginia | 6 | 263 | 1245 | 4.73 | 10 | 43.83 | 207.50 |
| 78 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 264 | 1139 | 4.31 | 13 | 44.00 | 189.83 |
| 79 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 265 | 1143 | 4.31 | 7 | 37.86 | 163.29 |
| 79 | UNLV | 6 | 265 | 1226 | 4.63 | 15 | 44.17 | 204.33 |
| 81 | Iowa State | 6 | 266 | 1254 | 4.71 | 12 | 44.33 | 209.00 |
| 82 | Akron | 6 | 267 | 1373 | 5.14 | 13 | 44.50 | 228.83 |
| 83 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 268 | 964 | 3.60 | 11 | 38.29 | 137.71 |
| 83 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 268 | 1292 | 4.82 | 21 | 44.67 | 215.33 |
| 83 | Arizona | 5 | 268 | 1332 | 4.97 | 18 | 53.60 | 266.40 |
| 86 | Texas State | 6 | 269 | 1645 | 6.12 | 12 | 44.83 | 274.17 |
| 87 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 270 | 1107 | 4.10 | 15 | 33.75 | 138.38 |
| 88 | Bowling Green | 8 | 272 | 882 | 3.24 | 10 | 34.00 | 110.25 |
| 88 | Baylor | 7 | 272 | 1264 | 4.65 | 19 | 38.86 | 180.57 |
| 90 | Colorado State | 6 | 273 | 1371 | 5.02 | 13 | 45.50 | 228.50 |
| 91 | Hawai'i | 6 | 275 | 1336 | 4.86 | 19 | 45.83 | 222.67 |
| 92 | Utah State | 7 | 277 | 838 | 3.03 | 5 | 39.57 | 119.71 |
| 92 | San Jose State | 7 | 277 | 912 | 3.29 | 5 | 39.57 | 130.29 |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 278 | 1259 | 4.53 | 14 | 39.71 | 179.86 |
| 95 | South Alabama | 7 | 280 | 1168 | 4.17 | 14 | 40.00 | 166.86 |
| 96 | USC | 7 | 286 | 1216 | 4.25 | 11 | 40.86 | 173.71 |
| 96 | Arkansas State | 7 | 286 | 1256 | 4.39 | 13 | 40.86 | 179.43 |
| 96 | Washington | 7 | 286 | 1285 | 4.49 | 12 | 40.86 | 183.57 |
| 99 | Massachusetts | 7 | 287 | 1578 | 5.50 | 21 | 41.00 | 225.43 |
| 100 | Indiana | 6 | 288 | 1261 | 4.38 | 14 | 48.00 | 210.17 |
| 101 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 289 | 1222 | 4.23 | 11 | 41.29 | 174.57 |
| 102 | Nevada | 7 | 291 | 1527 | 5.25 | 18 | 41.57 | 218.14 |
| 103 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 293 | 1694 | 5.78 | 21 | 41.86 | 242.00 |
| 104 | North Carolina State | 7 | 294 | 1174 | 3.99 | 15 | 42.00 | 167.71 |
| 105 | Idaho | 7 | 295 | 1757 | 5.96 | 29 | 42.14 | 251.00 |
| 106 | Texas | 7 | 296 | 1405 | 4.75 | 21 | 42.29 | 200.71 |
| 107 | Texas Tech | 7 | 299 | 1378 | 4.61 | 13 | 42.71 | 196.86 |
| 108 | Boise State | 7 | 300 | 1196 | 3.99 | 16 | 42.86 | 170.86 |
| 109 | Washington State | 7 | 301 | 1217 | 4.04 | 11 | 43.00 | 173.86 |
| 110 | Georgia | 7 | 303 | 1259 | 4.16 | 8 | 43.29 | 179.86 |
| 111 | Fresno State | 7 | 308 | 1470 | 4.77 | 15 | 44.00 | 210.00 |
| 112 | Arizona State | 7 | 310 | 1347 | 4.35 | 10 | 44.29 | 192.43 |
| 113 | Nebraska | 7 | 312 | 1942 | 6.22 | 20 | 44.57 | 277.43 |
| 114 | Ball State | 8 | 314 | 1539 | 4.90 | 14 | 39.25 | 192.38 |
| 114 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 314 | 1625 | 5.18 | 15 | 44.86 | 232.14 |
| 116 | Rice | 8 | 316 | 1488 | 4.71 | 16 | 39.50 | 186.00 |
| 117 | UCLA | 7 | 319 | 1205 | 3.78 | 11 | 45.57 | 172.14 |
| 117 | Boston College | 6 | 319 | 1648 | 5.17 | 12 | 53.17 | 274.67 |
| 119 | Kent State | 9 | 321 | 1374 | 4.28 | 10 | 35.67 | 152.67 |
| 120 | Syracuse | 8 | 323 | 1456 | 4.51 | 10 | 40.38 | 182.00 |
| 121 | Air Force | 7 | 329 | 1489 | 4.53 | 16 | 47.00 | 212.71 |
| 122 | Navy | 8 | 345 | 1912 | 5.54 | 18 | 43.13 | 239.00 |
| 123 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 355 | 1359 | 3.83 | 15 | 44.38 | 169.88 |
| 124 | UCF | 8 | 358 | 1468 | 4.10 | 10 | 44.75 | 183.50 |