2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | 1 | 29 | 58 | 2.00 | 0 | 29.00 | 58.00 |
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 22 | 92 | 4.18 | 0 | 22.00 | 92.00 |
| 3 | Hawai'i | 1 | 23 | 81 | 3.52 | 1 | 23.00 | 81.00 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 1 | 31 | 106 | 3.42 | 1 | 31.00 | 106.00 |
| 3 | Utah State | 2 | 87 | 252 | 2.90 | 1 | 43.50 | 126.00 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 3 | 118 | 387 | 3.28 | 1 | 39.33 | 129.00 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 1 | 41 | 155 | 3.78 | 1 | 41.00 | 155.00 |
| 3 | Memphis | 1 | 44 | 177 | 4.02 | 1 | 44.00 | 177.00 |
| 3 | Texas State | 1 | 23 | 186 | 8.09 | 1 | 23.00 | 186.00 |
| 3 | Akron | 1 | 46 | 232 | 5.04 | 1 | 46.00 | 232.00 |
| 3 | Houston | 1 | 56 | 247 | 4.41 | 1 | 56.00 | 247.00 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 2 | 63 | 260 | 4.13 | 2 | 31.50 | 130.00 |
| 12 | UNLV | 2 | 67 | 292 | 4.36 | 2 | 33.50 | 146.00 |
| 12 | Air Force | 1 | 31 | 214 | 6.90 | 2 | 31.00 | 214.00 |
| 12 | Toledo | 2 | 76 | 488 | 6.42 | 2 | 38.00 | 244.00 |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 50 | 144 | 2.88 | 3 | 25.00 | 72.00 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 9 | 288 | 675 | 2.34 | 3 | 32.00 | 75.00 |
| 16 | BYU | 5 | 157 | 549 | 3.50 | 3 | 31.40 | 109.80 |
| 16 | Kent State | 2 | 50 | 281 | 5.62 | 3 | 25.00 | 140.50 |
| 16 | Troy | 2 | 64 | 401 | 6.27 | 3 | 32.00 | 200.50 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 11 | 331 | 1159 | 3.50 | 4 | 30.09 | 105.36 |
| 21 | Florida International | 2 | 61 | 248 | 4.07 | 4 | 30.50 | 124.00 |
| 21 | South Alabama | 2 | 80 | 283 | 3.54 | 4 | 40.00 | 141.50 |
| 21 | Ball State | 3 | 117 | 495 | 4.23 | 4 | 39.00 | 165.00 |
| 21 | UCF | 2 | 80 | 345 | 4.31 | 4 | 40.00 | 172.50 |
| 21 | Boise State | 2 | 90 | 418 | 4.64 | 4 | 45.00 | 209.00 |
| 21 | Southern Mississippi | 2 | 95 | 462 | 4.86 | 4 | 47.50 | 231.00 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 2 | 76 | 471 | 6.20 | 4 | 38.00 | 235.50 |
| 21 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 93 | 479 | 5.15 | 4 | 46.50 | 239.50 |
| 21 | Wyoming | 1 | 47 | 280 | 5.96 | 4 | 47.00 | 280.00 |
| 21 | New Mexico State | 1 | 45 | 311 | 6.91 | 4 | 45.00 | 311.00 |
| 32 | Tulsa | 3 | 106 | 393 | 3.71 | 5 | 35.33 | 131.00 |
| 32 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 115 | 520 | 4.52 | 5 | 38.33 | 173.33 |
| 32 | Tulane | 2 | 88 | 455 | 5.17 | 5 | 44.00 | 227.50 |
| 32 | North Texas | 2 | 74 | 459 | 6.20 | 5 | 37.00 | 229.50 |
| 32 | Bowling Green | 2 | 85 | 466 | 5.48 | 5 | 42.50 | 233.00 |
| 32 | Marshall | 2 | 88 | 480 | 5.45 | 5 | 44.00 | 240.00 |
| 38 | Michigan State | 10 | 316 | 1127 | 3.57 | 6 | 31.60 | 112.70 |
| 38 | Michigan | 11 | 407 | 1555 | 3.82 | 6 | 37.00 | 141.36 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 3 | 123 | 486 | 3.95 | 6 | 41.00 | 162.00 |
| 38 | SMU | 3 | 121 | 499 | 4.12 | 6 | 40.33 | 166.33 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 126 | 547 | 4.34 | 6 | 42.00 | 182.33 |
| 38 | Northern Illinois | 3 | 131 | 561 | 4.28 | 6 | 43.67 | 187.00 |
| 38 | Central Michigan | 2 | 69 | 388 | 5.62 | 6 | 34.50 | 194.00 |
| 38 | Fresno State | 2 | 99 | 471 | 4.76 | 6 | 49.50 | 235.50 |
| 38 | UTEP | 3 | 123 | 750 | 6.10 | 6 | 41.00 | 250.00 |
| 38 | Rice | 2 | 73 | 538 | 7.37 | 6 | 36.50 | 269.00 |
| 38 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 89 | 584 | 6.56 | 6 | 44.50 | 292.00 |
| 49 | Connecticut | 9 | 337 | 954 | 2.83 | 7 | 37.44 | 106.00 |
| 49 | Nevada | 3 | 99 | 518 | 5.23 | 7 | 33.00 | 172.67 |
| 49 | UAB | 2 | 68 | 383 | 5.63 | 7 | 34.00 | 191.50 |
| 49 | Middle Tennessee | 2 | 85 | 465 | 5.47 | 7 | 42.50 | 232.50 |
| 49 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 86 | 661 | 7.69 | 7 | 43.00 | 330.50 |
| 54 | Penn State | 10 | 328 | 1121 | 3.42 | 8 | 32.80 | 112.10 |
| 54 | South Carolina | 10 | 378 | 1213 | 3.21 | 8 | 37.80 | 121.30 |
| 54 | Arkansas State | 2 | 116 | 644 | 5.55 | 8 | 58.00 | 322.00 |
| 57 | Florida | 10 | 327 | 984 | 3.01 | 9 | 32.70 | 98.40 |
| 57 | Cincinnati | 9 | 342 | 1323 | 3.87 | 9 | 38.00 | 147.00 |
| 57 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 103 | 566 | 5.50 | 9 | 51.50 | 283.00 |
| 60 | Alabama | 11 | 352 | 877 | 2.49 | 10 | 32.00 | 79.73 |
| 60 | Florida State | 11 | 387 | 1146 | 2.96 | 10 | 35.18 | 104.18 |
| 60 | TCU | 11 | 367 | 1296 | 3.53 | 10 | 33.36 | 117.82 |
| 60 | Idaho | 2 | 92 | 537 | 5.84 | 10 | 46.00 | 268.50 |
| 64 | Kansas State | 11 | 365 | 1414 | 3.87 | 11 | 33.18 | 128.55 |
| 64 | Louisville | 10 | 336 | 1473 | 4.38 | 11 | 33.60 | 147.30 |
| 66 | LSU | 10 | 339 | 1018 | 3.00 | 12 | 33.90 | 101.80 |
| 66 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 418 | 1451 | 3.47 | 12 | 38.00 | 131.91 |
| 66 | Syracuse | 12 | 435 | 1649 | 3.79 | 12 | 36.25 | 137.42 |
| 66 | Texas A&M | 9 | 338 | 1318 | 3.90 | 12 | 37.56 | 146.44 |
| 66 | Georgia | 11 | 475 | 1914 | 4.03 | 12 | 43.18 | 174.00 |
| 66 | Iowa | 9 | 379 | 1593 | 4.20 | 12 | 42.11 | 177.00 |
| 72 | Maryland | 11 | 404 | 1448 | 3.58 | 13 | 36.73 | 131.64 |
| 72 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 347 | 1368 | 3.94 | 13 | 34.70 | 136.80 |
| 72 | Oregon | 10 | 353 | 1412 | 4.00 | 13 | 35.30 | 141.20 |
| 72 | Wisconsin | 11 | 384 | 1560 | 4.06 | 13 | 34.91 | 141.82 |
| 72 | Clemson | 11 | 409 | 1668 | 4.08 | 13 | 37.18 | 151.64 |
| 72 | Virginia | 10 | 376 | 1553 | 4.13 | 13 | 37.60 | 155.30 |
| 72 | Mississippi State | 9 | 372 | 1567 | 4.21 | 13 | 41.33 | 174.11 |
| 72 | Navy | 4 | 163 | 956 | 5.87 | 13 | 40.75 | 239.00 |
| 80 | Stanford | 13 | 419 | 1288 | 3.07 | 14 | 32.23 | 99.08 |
| 80 | Ohio State | 9 | 315 | 1147 | 3.64 | 14 | 35.00 | 127.44 |
| 80 | Iowa State | 10 | 399 | 1719 | 4.31 | 14 | 39.90 | 171.90 |
| 80 | California | 10 | 386 | 1733 | 4.49 | 14 | 38.60 | 173.30 |
| 84 | Northwestern | 12 | 417 | 1608 | 3.86 | 15 | 34.75 | 134.00 |
| 84 | South Florida | 9 | 361 | 1303 | 3.61 | 15 | 40.11 | 144.78 |
| 84 | Mississippi | 10 | 389 | 1530 | 3.93 | 15 | 38.90 | 153.00 |
| 84 | Washington | 10 | 371 | 1690 | 4.56 | 15 | 37.10 | 169.00 |
| 84 | Massachusetts | 4 | 175 | 988 | 5.65 | 15 | 43.75 | 247.00 |
| 89 | Arkansas | 9 | 325 | 1150 | 3.54 | 16 | 36.11 | 127.78 |
| 89 | Temple | 9 | 362 | 1574 | 4.35 | 16 | 40.22 | 174.89 |
| 89 | Arizona State | 11 | 469 | 1976 | 4.21 | 16 | 42.64 | 179.64 |
| 89 | Boston College | 10 | 440 | 1984 | 4.51 | 16 | 44.00 | 198.40 |
| 93 | Utah | 9 | 314 | 1233 | 3.93 | 17 | 34.89 | 137.00 |
| 93 | Oregon State | 11 | 372 | 1553 | 4.17 | 17 | 33.82 | 141.18 |
| 93 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 424 | 1674 | 3.95 | 17 | 38.55 | 152.18 |
| 93 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 416 | 1747 | 4.20 | 17 | 37.82 | 158.82 |
| 93 | USC | 12 | 501 | 2115 | 4.22 | 17 | 41.75 | 176.25 |
| 93 | Minnesota | 10 | 371 | 1844 | 4.97 | 17 | 37.10 | 184.40 |
| 99 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 352 | 1427 | 4.05 | 18 | 32.00 | 129.73 |
| 99 | Wake Forest | 10 | 379 | 1473 | 3.89 | 18 | 37.90 | 147.30 |
| 99 | North Carolina State | 11 | 430 | 1762 | 4.10 | 18 | 39.09 | 160.18 |
| 99 | UCLA | 12 | 494 | 2002 | 4.05 | 18 | 41.17 | 166.83 |
| 99 | Army | 4 | 157 | 1129 | 7.19 | 18 | 39.25 | 282.25 |
| 104 | Texas Tech | 10 | 430 | 2056 | 4.78 | 19 | 43.00 | 205.60 |
| 105 | West Virginia | 11 | 454 | 1759 | 3.87 | 20 | 41.27 | 159.91 |
| 105 | North Carolina | 9 | 377 | 1481 | 3.93 | 20 | 41.89 | 164.56 |
| 105 | Kentucky | 9 | 366 | 1592 | 4.35 | 20 | 40.67 | 176.89 |
| 105 | Washington State | 9 | 386 | 1637 | 4.24 | 20 | 42.89 | 181.89 |
| 105 | Tennessee | 9 | 371 | 1839 | 4.96 | 20 | 41.22 | 204.33 |
| 105 | Auburn | 9 | 386 | 2101 | 5.44 | 20 | 42.89 | 233.44 |
| 111 | Kansas | 9 | 331 | 1761 | 5.32 | 21 | 36.78 | 195.67 |
| 111 | Duke | 10 | 412 | 2291 | 5.56 | 21 | 41.20 | 229.10 |
| 113 | Purdue | 10 | 408 | 1996 | 4.89 | 22 | 40.80 | 199.60 |
| 114 | Baylor | 10 | 395 | 1790 | 4.53 | 23 | 39.50 | 179.00 |
| 115 | Colorado | 9 | 341 | 2145 | 6.29 | 24 | 37.89 | 238.33 |
| 115 | Indiana | 8 | 385 | 2059 | 5.35 | 24 | 48.13 | 257.38 |
| 117 | Missouri | 10 | 382 | 1605 | 4.20 | 26 | 38.20 | 160.50 |
| 117 | Nebraska | 11 | 453 | 2331 | 5.15 | 26 | 41.18 | 211.91 |
| 117 | Illinois | 9 | 427 | 2118 | 4.96 | 26 | 47.44 | 235.33 |
| 120 | Oklahoma | 11 | 421 | 2241 | 5.32 | 27 | 38.27 | 203.73 |
| 121 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 473 | 2382 | 5.04 | 28 | 43.00 | 216.55 |
| 122 | Texas | 11 | 461 | 2213 | 4.80 | 29 | 41.91 | 201.18 |
| 122 | Arizona | 10 | 436 | 2051 | 4.70 | 29 | 43.60 | 205.10 |