2004 National Leaders Rushing - All Games through 01/08/2005
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamario Thomas | N Texas | FR | RB | 10 | 285 | 1801 | 6.32 | 17 | 28.50 | 180.10 |
| 2 | J.J. Arrington | California | SR | RB | 12 | 289 | 2018 | 6.98 | 15 | 24.08 | 168.17 |
| 3 | DeAngelo Williams | Memphis | JR | RB | 12 | 313 | 1948 | 6.22 | 22 | 26.08 | 162.33 |
| 4 | Cedric Benson | Texas | SR | RB | 12 | 326 | 1834 | 5.63 | 19 | 27.17 | 152.83 |
| 5 | Garrett Wolfe | N Illinois | SO | RB | 11 | 256 | 1656 | 6.47 | 18 | 23.27 | 150.55 |
| 6 | Adrian Peterson | Oklahoma | FR | RB | 13 | 339 | 1925 | 5.68 | 15 | 26.08 | 148.08 |
| 7 | Ryan Moats | La Tech | JR | RB | 12 | 288 | 1774 | 6.16 | 18 | 24.00 | 147.83 |
| 8 | Vernand Morency | Okla St | JR | RB | 11 | 258 | 1474 | 5.71 | 12 | 23.45 | 134.00 |
| 9 | Andre Hall | S Florida | JR | RB | 11 | 210 | 1357 | 6.46 | 11 | 19.09 | 123.36 |
| 10 | Michael Hart | Michigan | FR | RB | 12 | 282 | 1455 | 5.16 | 9 | 23.50 | 121.25 |
| 11 | Darren Sproles | Kansas St | SR | RB | 11 | 244 | 1318 | 5.40 | 11 | 22.18 | 119.82 |
| 12 | Jerry Seymour | C Mich | SO | RB | 11 | 262 | 1284 | 4.90 | 5 | 23.82 | 116.73 |
| 13 | Carlton Jones | Army | JR | RB | 11 | 209 | 1269 | 6.07 | 17 | 19.00 | 115.36 |
| 14 | Noah Herron | N'western | SR | RB | 12 | 274 | 1381 | 5.04 | 14 | 22.83 | 115.08 |
| 15 | Dominique Dorsey | UNLV | SR | RB | 11 | 226 | 1260 | 5.58 | 6 | 20.55 | 114.55 |
| 16 | Laurence Maroney | Minnesota | SO | RB | 12 | 217 | 1348 | 6.21 | 12 | 18.08 | 112.33 |
| 17 | DeWhitt Betterson | Troy | SR | RB | 12 | 256 | 1286 | 5.02 | 9 | 21.33 | 107.17 |
| 18 | Marion Barber III | Minnesota | JR | RB | 12 | 231 | 1269 | 5.49 | 11 | 19.25 | 105.75 |
| 19 | Ciatrick Fason | Florida | JR | RB | 12 | 222 | 1267 | 5.71 | 10 | 18.50 | 105.58 |
| 20 | Terrence Whitehead | Oregon | JR | RB | 11 | 200 | 1144 | 5.72 | 6 | 18.18 | 104.00 |
| 21 | Ed Bailey | Rice | SR | RB | 10 | 208 | 1021 | 4.91 | 12 | 20.80 | 102.10 |
| 22 | Cornell Brockington | U Conn | JR | RB | 12 | 238 | 1218 | 5.12 | 11 | 19.83 | 101.50 |
| 23 | Cory Ross | Nebraska | JR | RB | 11 | 207 | 1102 | 5.32 | 6 | 18.82 | 100.18 |
| 24 | DonTrell Moore | New Mexico | JR | RB | 11 | 232 | 1091 | 4.70 | 5 | 21.09 | 99.18 |
| 25 | Howard Jackson | UTEP | SR | RB | 12 | 239 | 1187 | 4.97 | 10 | 19.92 | 98.92 |
| 26 | Adell Givens | Ball State | FR | RB | 10 | 202 | 963 | 4.77 | 6 | 20.20 | 96.30 |
| 27 | Kyle Eckel | Navy | SR | RB | 12 | 235 | 1147 | 4.88 | 11 | 19.58 | 95.58 |
| 28 | Jerious Norwood | Miss St | JR | RB | 11 | 195 | 1050 | 5.38 | 7 | 17.73 | 95.45 |
| 29 | Leon Washington | FSU | JR | RB | 10 | 138 | 951 | 6.89 | 7 | 13.80 | 95.10 |
| 30 | Alex Haynes | UCF | SR | RB | 9 | 215 | 854 | 3.97 | 5 | 23.89 | 94.89 |
| 31 | Antonio Warren | Ark St | SR | RB | 11 | 195 | 1036 | 5.31 | 2 | 17.73 | 94.18 |
| 32 | Bryson Sumlin | Fresno St | JR | RB | 12 | 190 | 1102 | 5.80 | 12 | 15.83 | 91.83 |
| 33 | Chris Barclay | Wk Forest | JR | RB | 11 | 243 | 1010 | 4.16 | 9 | 22.09 | 91.82 |
| 34 | Maurice Drew | UCLA | SO | RB | 11 | 160 | 1007 | 6.29 | 8 | 14.55 | 91.55 |
| 35 | P.J. Pope | BGSU | JR | RB | 12 | 178 | 1098 | 6.17 | 15 | 14.83 | 91.50 |
| 36 | Wendell Mathis | Fresno St | JR | RB | 11 | 146 | 995 | 6.82 | 12 | 13.27 | 90.45 |
| 37 | Vince Young | Texas | SO | QB | 12 | 167 | 1079 | 6.46 | 14 | 13.92 | 89.92 |
| 38 | Carnell Williams | Auburn | SR | RB | 13 | 239 | 1165 | 4.87 | 12 | 18.38 | 89.62 |
| 39 | Joshua Cribbs | Kent State | SR | QB | 10 | 170 | 893 | 5.25 | 9 | 17.00 | 89.30 |
| 40 | Walter Reyes | Syracuse | SR | RB | 9 | 148 | 803 | 5.43 | 7 | 16.44 | 89.22 |
| 41 | Uril Parrish | Tulsa | JR | RB | 12 | 211 | 1069 | 5.07 | 8 | 17.58 | 89.08 |
| 42 | Ken Darby | Alabama | SO | RB | 12 | 219 | 1062 | 4.85 | 8 | 18.25 | 88.50 |
| 42 | Stevie Hicks Jr. | Iowa State | SO | RB | 12 | 270 | 1062 | 3.93 | 5 | 22.50 | 88.50 |
| 44 | Kay-Jay Harris | WVU | SR | RB | 11 | 165 | 959 | 5.81 | 10 | 15.00 | 87.18 |
| 45 | Alvin Pearman | Virginia | SR | RB | 12 | 195 | 1037 | 5.32 | 10 | 16.25 | 86.42 |
| 46 | Mike Bell | Arizona | JR | RB | 11 | 205 | 944 | 4.60 | 5 | 18.64 | 85.82 |
| 47 | Gerald Riggs Jr. | Tennessee | JR | RB | 13 | 193 | 1107 | 5.74 | 6 | 14.85 | 85.15 |
| 48 | LenDale White | USC | SO | RB | 13 | 203 | 1103 | 5.43 | 15 | 15.62 | 84.85 |
| 49 | Bobby Purify | Colorado | SR | RB | 13 | 231 | 1097 | 4.75 | 9 | 17.77 | 84.38 |
| 50 | Richard Hall | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 12 | 210 | 1012 | 4.82 | 6 | 17.50 | 84.33 |
| 51 | Jerome Harrison | Wash St | JR | RB | 11 | 174 | 900 | 5.17 | 9 | 15.82 | 81.82 |
| 52 | Aaron Polanco | Navy | SR | QB | 12 | 246 | 980 | 3.98 | 16 | 20.50 | 81.67 |
| 53 | Pierre Thomas | Illinois | SO | RB | 11 | 152 | 893 | 5.88 | 8 | 13.82 | 81.18 |
| 54 | Walter Washington | Temple | JR | QB | 11 | 222 | 889 | 4.00 | 15 | 20.18 | 80.82 |
| 55 | Lee Marks | Boise St | JR | RB | 12 | 189 | 968 | 5.12 | 2 | 15.75 | 80.67 |
| 56 | Doug Parker | FAU | SR | RB | 11 | 215 | 882 | 4.10 | 6 | 19.55 | 80.18 |
| 57 | Thomas Brown | Georgia | FR | RB | 11 | 172 | 875 | 5.09 | 8 | 15.64 | 79.55 |
| 58 | Damien Nash | Missouri | JR | RB | 10 | 164 | 792 | 4.83 | 7 | 16.40 | 79.20 |
| 59 | Brett Biggs | Akron | JR | RB | 11 | 185 | 871 | 4.71 | 10 | 16.82 | 79.18 |
| 60 | Frank Gore | Miami (Fl) | JR | RB | 12 | 197 | 945 | 4.80 | 8 | 16.42 | 78.75 |
| 61 | Eric Shelton | Louisville | JR | RB | 12 | 146 | 938 | 6.42 | 20 | 12.17 | 78.17 |
| 62 | Jayson Bird | Idaho | FR | RB | 11 | 151 | 859 | 5.69 | 8 | 13.73 | 78.09 |
| 63 | Anthony Sherrell | E Mich | SR | RB | 11 | 194 | 854 | 4.40 | 11 | 17.64 | 77.64 |
| 64 | Cedric Houston | Tennessee | SR | RB | 13 | 181 | 1005 | 5.55 | 8 | 13.92 | 77.31 |
| 65 | T.A. McLendon | NC State | JR | RB | 10 | 167 | 770 | 4.61 | 6 | 16.70 | 77.00 |
| 66 | Ronnie Brown | Auburn | SR | RB | 12 | 153 | 913 | 5.97 | 8 | 12.75 | 76.08 |
| 67 | A.J. Harris | N Illinois | JR | RB | 11 | 174 | 822 | 4.72 | 4 | 15.82 | 74.73 |
| 68 | Lorenzo Booker | FSU | SO | RB | 12 | 173 | 887 | 5.13 | 4 | 14.42 | 73.92 |
| 69 | Chance Kretschmer | Nevada | SR | RB | 11 | 176 | 813 | 4.62 | 7 | 16.00 | 73.91 |
| 70 | Tyson Thompson | SJSU | JR | RB | 11 | 151 | 811 | 5.37 | 5 | 13.73 | 73.73 |
| 71 | Vashon Pearson | Miss | JR | RB | 11 | 158 | 807 | 5.11 | 3 | 14.36 | 73.36 |
| 72 | Dan Burks | UAB | SO | RB | 12 | 164 | 880 | 5.37 | 4 | 13.67 | 73.33 |
| 73 | Brian Leonard | Rutgers | JR | RB | 10 | 199 | 732 | 3.68 | 7 | 19.90 | 73.20 |
| 74 | Damien Rhodes | Syracuse | JR | RB | 12 | 153 | 870 | 5.69 | 10 | 12.75 | 72.50 |
| 75 | Chad Scott | N Carolina | SR | RB | 11 | 143 | 796 | 5.57 | 8 | 13.00 | 72.36 |
| 76 | Alley Broussard | LSU | SO | RB | 12 | 142 | 867 | 6.11 | 10 | 11.83 | 72.25 |
| 77 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | Indiana | SO | RB | 11 | 231 | 794 | 3.44 | 5 | 21.00 | 72.18 |
| 78 | Wali Lundy | Virginia | JR | RB | 12 | 175 | 864 | 4.94 | 17 | 14.58 | 72.00 |
| 78 | Mike Imoh | Va Tech | JR | RB | 10 | 158 | 720 | 4.56 | 6 | 15.80 | 72.00 |
| 80 | Rasheed Marshall | WVU | SR | QB | 12 | 169 | 861 | 5.09 | 4 | 14.08 | 71.75 |
| 81 | Curtis Brown | BYU | SO | RB | 11 | 158 | 789 | 4.99 | 6 | 14.36 | 71.73 |
| 82 | Darius Walker | Notre Dame | FR | RB | 11 | 185 | 786 | 4.25 | 7 | 16.82 | 71.45 |
| 83 | Andre Callender | BC | FR | RB | 9 | 138 | 637 | 4.62 | 2 | 15.33 | 70.78 |
| 84 | Tony Hunt | Penn State | SO | RB | 11 | 169 | 777 | 4.60 | 7 | 15.36 | 70.64 |
| 85 | Taurean Henderson | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 12 | 162 | 840 | 5.19 | 16 | 13.50 | 70.00 |
| 86 | Reggie Bush | USC | SO | RB | 13 | 143 | 908 | 6.35 | 6 | 11.00 | 69.85 |
| 87 | Jovon Jackson | Tulane | JR | RB | 9 | 125 | 624 | 4.99 | 5 | 13.89 | 69.33 |
| 88 | L.V. Whitworth | BC | FR | RB | 9 | 143 | 623 | 4.36 | 5 | 15.89 | 69.22 |
| 89 | Danny Ware | Georgia | FR | RB | 10 | 138 | 692 | 5.01 | 4 | 13.80 | 69.20 |
| 90 | Luke Clemens | Miami (Oh) | SR | RB | 13 | 213 | 899 | 4.22 | 12 | 16.38 | 69.15 |
| 91 | Trovon Riley | W Mich | SR | RB | 10 | 172 | 691 | 4.02 | 4 | 17.20 | 69.10 |
| 92 | Drew Stanton | Mich St | JR | QB | 10 | 96 | 687 | 7.16 | 5 | 9.60 | 68.70 |
| 93 | Earl Charles | Marshall | SR | RB | 12 | 177 | 824 | 4.66 | 5 | 14.75 | 68.67 |
| 94 | Robert Merrill | TCU | SO | RB | 11 | 179 | 753 | 4.21 | 6 | 16.27 | 68.45 |
| 95 | Joel Armstrong | Rice | FR | QB | 9 | 114 | 608 | 5.33 | 5 | 12.67 | 67.56 |
| 96 | Courtney Lewis | Texas A&M | SO | RB | 11 | 175 | 742 | 4.24 | 9 | 15.91 | 67.45 |
| 97 | Reggie Merriweather | Clemson | SO | RB | 10 | 136 | 670 | 4.93 | 11 | 13.60 | 67.00 |
| 98 | Marty Johnson | Utah | SR | RB | 12 | 165 | 802 | 4.86 | 14 | 13.75 | 66.83 |
| 99 | Dwight Wright | Oregon St | SR | RB | 12 | 209 | 784 | 3.75 | 6 | 17.42 | 65.33 |
| 100 | Kenny James | Washington | SO | RB | 11 | 172 | 702 | 4.08 | 5 | 15.64 | 63.82 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.