2012 National Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | 2 | 59 | 51 | 0.86 | 0 | 29.50 | 25.50 |
| 2 | TCU | 1 | 22 | 30 | 1.36 | 1 | 22.00 | 30.00 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 2 | 66 | 97 | 1.47 | 0 | 33.00 | 48.50 |
| 4 | North Carolina State | 1 | 23 | 51 | 2.22 | 0 | 23.00 | 51.00 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 3 | 75 | 155 | 2.07 | 0 | 25.00 | 51.67 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 32 | 54 | 1.69 | 0 | 32.00 | 54.00 |
| 7 | USC | 1 | 32 | 56 | 1.75 | 0 | 32.00 | 56.00 |
| 8 | Illinois | 2 | 56 | 113 | 2.02 | 2 | 28.00 | 56.50 |
| 9 | LSU | 2 | 61 | 115 | 1.89 | 0 | 30.50 | 57.50 |
| 10 | Alabama | 2 | 60 | 122 | 2.03 | 0 | 30.00 | 61.00 |
| 11 | BYU | 7 | 212 | 466 | 2.20 | 0 | 30.29 | 66.57 |
| 12 | Stanford | 1 | 27 | 70 | 2.59 | 1 | 27.00 | 70.00 |
| 13 | Connecticut | 3 | 93 | 221 | 2.38 | 3 | 31.00 | 73.67 |
| 14 | Oregon State | 1 | 33 | 81 | 2.45 | 2 | 33.00 | 81.00 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 3 | 77 | 246 | 3.19 | 0 | 25.67 | 82.00 |
| 16 | Bowling Green | 10 | 296 | 823 | 2.78 | 8 | 29.60 | 82.30 |
| 17 | Florida State | 1 | 32 | 83 | 2.59 | 0 | 32.00 | 83.00 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 2 | 61 | 189 | 3.10 | 0 | 30.50 | 94.50 |
| 19 | Florida | 2 | 57 | 197 | 3.46 | 3 | 28.50 | 98.50 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 2 | 68 | 204 | 3.00 | 1 | 34.00 | 102.00 |
| 21 | Tulsa | 10 | 368 | 1059 | 2.88 | 14 | 36.80 | 105.90 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 2 | 65 | 213 | 3.28 | 1 | 32.50 | 106.50 |
| 23 | SMU | 9 | 271 | 959 | 3.54 | 8 | 30.11 | 106.56 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 2 | 65 | 215 | 3.31 | 0 | 32.50 | 107.50 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 25 | 110 | 4.40 | 2 | 25.00 | 110.00 |
| 26 | Washington State | 2 | 74 | 232 | 3.14 | 0 | 37.00 | 116.00 |
| 27 | Utah State | 10 | 379 | 1171 | 3.09 | 5 | 37.90 | 117.10 |
| 28 | Duke | 2 | 73 | 236 | 3.23 | 3 | 36.50 | 118.00 |
| 29 | Arkansas | 2 | 71 | 244 | 3.44 | 4 | 35.50 | 122.00 |
| 30 | Auburn | 2 | 73 | 248 | 3.40 | 2 | 36.50 | 124.00 |
| 31 | San Jose State | 11 | 365 | 1376 | 3.77 | 14 | 33.18 | 125.09 |
| 32 | Missouri | 1 | 35 | 128 | 3.66 | 0 | 35.00 | 128.00 |
| 33 | Iowa | 2 | 70 | 258 | 3.69 | 3 | 35.00 | 129.00 |
| 34 | Arkansas State | 10 | 349 | 1291 | 3.70 | 7 | 34.90 | 129.10 |
| 35 | Memphis | 10 | 343 | 1317 | 3.84 | 13 | 34.30 | 131.70 |
| 36 | West Virginia | 1 | 45 | 132 | 2.93 | 2 | 45.00 | 132.00 |
| 36 | Purdue | 2 | 61 | 264 | 4.33 | 1 | 30.50 | 132.00 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 352 | 1329 | 3.78 | 16 | 35.20 | 132.90 |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 26 | 133 | 5.12 | 0 | 26.00 | 133.00 |
| 40 | UTSA | 8 | 294 | 1075 | 3.66 | 15 | 36.75 | 134.38 |
| 41 | Boise State | 11 | 422 | 1482 | 3.51 | 16 | 38.36 | 134.73 |
| 42 | Utah | 2 | 77 | 270 | 3.51 | 2 | 38.50 | 135.00 |
| 43 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 342 | 1353 | 3.96 | 16 | 34.20 | 135.30 |
| 44 | Texas A&M | 2 | 67 | 271 | 4.04 | 2 | 33.50 | 135.50 |
| 45 | Texas | 2 | 77 | 275 | 3.57 | 0 | 38.50 | 137.50 |
| 46 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 423 | 1426 | 3.37 | 15 | 42.30 | 142.60 |
| 47 | San Diego State | 11 | 428 | 1574 | 3.68 | 14 | 38.91 | 143.09 |
| 48 | Cincinnati | 2 | 62 | 288 | 4.65 | 0 | 31.00 | 144.00 |
| 49 | Kent State | 11 | 427 | 1585 | 3.71 | 10 | 38.82 | 144.09 |
| 50 | Florida International | 10 | 367 | 1442 | 3.93 | 19 | 36.70 | 144.20 |
| 51 | Kansas State | 1 | 40 | 145 | 3.63 | 2 | 40.00 | 145.00 |
| 52 | Buffalo | 8 | 318 | 1178 | 3.70 | 14 | 39.75 | 147.25 |
| 53 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 369 | 1492 | 4.04 | 11 | 36.90 | 149.20 |
| 54 | UCF | 12 | 464 | 1837 | 3.96 | 17 | 38.67 | 153.08 |
| 55 | Washington | 2 | 76 | 308 | 4.05 | 1 | 38.00 | 154.00 |
| 56 | UCLA | 2 | 67 | 313 | 4.67 | 2 | 33.50 | 156.50 |
| 57 | Virginia | 1 | 39 | 158 | 4.05 | 3 | 39.00 | 158.00 |
| 58 | Mississippi State | 3 | 111 | 477 | 4.30 | 3 | 37.00 | 159.00 |
| 59 | Minnesota | 2 | 75 | 324 | 4.32 | 4 | 37.50 | 162.00 |
| 60 | North Texas | 9 | 295 | 1469 | 4.98 | 17 | 32.78 | 163.22 |
| 61 | East Carolina | 10 | 372 | 1636 | 4.40 | 18 | 37.20 | 163.60 |
| 62 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 354 | 1496 | 4.23 | 13 | 39.33 | 166.22 |
| 63 | Nebraska | 2 | 84 | 333 | 3.96 | 0 | 42.00 | 166.50 |
| 64 | Georgia | 2 | 83 | 334 | 4.02 | 3 | 41.50 | 167.00 |
| 65 | Fresno State | 10 | 422 | 1689 | 4.00 | 14 | 42.20 | 168.90 |
| 66 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 39 | 169 | 4.33 | 0 | 39.00 | 169.00 |
| 67 | Tennessee | 2 | 65 | 340 | 5.23 | 4 | 32.50 | 170.00 |
| 68 | Ohio | 11 | 410 | 1875 | 4.57 | 11 | 37.27 | 170.45 |
| 69 | Rutgers | 3 | 134 | 514 | 3.84 | 3 | 44.67 | 171.33 |
| 70 | Western Michigan | 8 | 311 | 1375 | 4.42 | 18 | 38.88 | 171.88 |
| 71 | New Mexico | 10 | 322 | 1720 | 5.34 | 14 | 32.20 | 172.00 |
| 72 | Kentucky | 2 | 88 | 350 | 3.98 | 5 | 44.00 | 175.00 |
| 73 | UTEP | 9 | 358 | 1582 | 4.42 | 18 | 39.78 | 175.78 |
| 74 | Louisville | 2 | 82 | 352 | 4.29 | 3 | 41.00 | 176.00 |
| 75 | Rice | 11 | 433 | 1941 | 4.48 | 24 | 39.36 | 176.45 |
| 76 | Oregon | 2 | 71 | 357 | 5.03 | 2 | 35.50 | 178.50 |
| 77 | Indiana | 3 | 137 | 541 | 3.95 | 4 | 45.67 | 180.33 |
| 78 | Toledo | 10 | 335 | 1806 | 5.39 | 16 | 33.50 | 180.60 |
| 79 | Troy | 10 | 405 | 1821 | 4.50 | 14 | 40.50 | 182.10 |
| 80 | South Alabama | 10 | 408 | 1833 | 4.49 | 17 | 40.80 | 183.30 |
| 81 | Navy | 8 | 328 | 1470 | 4.48 | 10 | 41.00 | 183.75 |
| 82 | Idaho | 9 | 327 | 1675 | 5.12 | 26 | 36.33 | 186.11 |
| 83 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 344 | 1681 | 4.89 | 19 | 38.22 | 186.78 |
| 84 | Houston | 11 | 465 | 2066 | 4.44 | 22 | 42.27 | 187.82 |
| 85 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 380 | 1712 | 4.51 | 17 | 42.22 | 190.22 |
| 86 | Central Michigan | 10 | 400 | 1916 | 4.79 | 20 | 40.00 | 191.60 |
| 87 | Kansas | 2 | 87 | 387 | 4.45 | 4 | 43.50 | 193.50 |
| 88 | UAB | 9 | 379 | 1757 | 4.64 | 26 | 42.11 | 195.22 |
| 89 | Army | 7 | 293 | 1386 | 4.73 | 15 | 41.86 | 198.00 |
| 90 | Michigan | 2 | 107 | 402 | 3.76 | 3 | 53.50 | 201.00 |
| 91 | Marshall | 9 | 403 | 1815 | 4.50 | 23 | 44.78 | 201.67 |
| 92 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 405 | 2028 | 5.01 | 30 | 40.50 | 202.80 |
| 93 | Baylor | 2 | 72 | 407 | 5.65 | 4 | 36.00 | 203.50 |
| 94 | Colorado | 2 | 82 | 413 | 5.04 | 3 | 41.00 | 206.50 |
| 95 | Oklahoma | 1 | 36 | 207 | 5.75 | 0 | 36.00 | 207.00 |
| 96 | Air Force | 11 | 516 | 2304 | 4.47 | 24 | 46.91 | 209.45 |
| 97 | Penn State | 2 | 107 | 420 | 3.93 | 2 | 53.50 | 210.00 |
| 98 | Massachusetts | 8 | 336 | 1709 | 5.09 | 18 | 42.00 | 213.63 |
| 99 | Hawai'i | 10 | 471 | 2156 | 4.58 | 33 | 47.10 | 215.60 |
| 100 | Wyoming | 10 | 416 | 2183 | 5.25 | 17 | 41.60 | 218.30 |
| 101 | Colorado State | 10 | 441 | 2194 | 4.98 | 18 | 44.10 | 219.40 |
| 101 | Akron | 10 | 433 | 2194 | 5.07 | 21 | 43.30 | 219.40 |
| 103 | Ball State | 10 | 405 | 2197 | 5.42 | 20 | 40.50 | 219.70 |
| 104 | California | 1 | 57 | 220 | 3.86 | 4 | 57.00 | 220.00 |
| 105 | Tulane | 10 | 440 | 2220 | 5.05 | 25 | 44.00 | 222.00 |
| 106 | Nevada | 9 | 404 | 2008 | 4.97 | 18 | 44.89 | 223.11 |
| 107 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 90 | 447 | 4.97 | 9 | 45.00 | 223.50 |
| 107 | South Florida | 2 | 88 | 447 | 5.08 | 5 | 44.00 | 223.50 |
| 109 | New Mexico State | 10 | 394 | 2257 | 5.73 | 23 | 39.40 | 225.70 |
| 110 | UNLV | 10 | 491 | 2309 | 4.70 | 26 | 49.10 | 230.90 |
| 111 | Iowa State | 2 | 94 | 477 | 5.07 | 5 | 47.00 | 238.50 |
| 112 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 389 | 2173 | 5.59 | 24 | 43.22 | 241.44 |
| 113 | Texas State | 10 | 440 | 2476 | 5.63 | 22 | 44.00 | 247.60 |
| 114 | Clemson | 1 | 40 | 252 | 6.30 | 3 | 40.00 | 252.00 |
| 115 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 371 | 2322 | 6.26 | 24 | 41.22 | 258.00 |
| 116 | Arizona | 2 | 120 | 564 | 4.70 | 4 | 60.00 | 282.00 |
| 117 | Arizona State | 1 | 55 | 313 | 5.69 | 1 | 55.00 | 313.00 |
| 118 | Temple | 1 | 62 | 407 | 6.56 | 4 | 62.00 | 407.00 |
| 119 | Wake Forest | 1 | 77 | 429 | 5.57 | 4 | 77.00 | 429.00 |
| 120 | Boston College | 1 | 79 | 516 | 6.53 | 4 | 79.00 | 516.00 |