2008 National Leaders Rushing Offense - On 1st Down through 01/03/2009
- 2008
- 2007
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 13 | 314 | 2182 | 6.95 | 22 | 79 | 72 | 75 | 23 |
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 289 | 1680 | 5.81 | 12 | 88 | 40 | 42 | 23 |
| 3 | Florida | 13 | 250 | 1718 | 6.87 | 22 | 80 | 47 | 49 | 21 |
| 4 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 271 | 1836 | 6.77 | 17 | 89 | 42 | 43 | 19 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 13 | 354 | 2000 | 5.65 | 17 | 51 | 64 | 64 | 18 |
| 6 | California | 13 | 245 | 1451 | 5.92 | 11 | 81 | 34 | 37 | 17 |
| 7 | Navy | 13 | 301 | 1843 | 6.12 | 13 | 87 | 37 | 39 | 15 |
| 7 | Oregon | 13 | 281 | 1676 | 5.96 | 25 | 79 | 49 | 52 | 15 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 13 | 283 | 1561 | 5.52 | 11 | 75 | 41 | 41 | 15 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 12 | 237 | 1318 | 5.56 | 11 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 15 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 236 | 1307 | 5.54 | 13 | 78 | 39 | 42 | 15 |
| 7 | Boise State | 13 | 272 | 1248 | 4.59 | 17 | 69 | 38 | 38 | 15 |
| 13 | Fresno State | 13 | 237 | 1300 | 5.49 | 10 | 90 | 29 | 31 | 14 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 13 | 314 | 1594 | 5.08 | 28 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 13 |
| 14 | USC | 13 | 235 | 1350 | 5.74 | 11 | 55 | 41 | 44 | 13 |
| 14 | Arkansas State | 12 | 238 | 1337 | 5.62 | 10 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 13 |
| 14 | Stanford | 12 | 250 | 1303 | 5.21 | 12 | 83 | 33 | 35 | 13 |
| 14 | Houston | 13 | 203 | 1136 | 5.60 | 8 | 78 | 32 | 34 | 13 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 13 | 222 | 1136 | 5.12 | 4 | 79 | 30 | 31 | 13 |
| 14 | Maryland | 13 | 229 | 1110 | 4.85 | 9 | 76 | 32 | 33 | 13 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 288 | 1552 | 5.39 | 15 | 56 | 52 | 53 | 12 |
| 21 | Memphis | 13 | 285 | 1516 | 5.32 | 18 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 12 |
| 21 | Army | 12 | 290 | 1481 | 5.11 | 8 | 67 | 33 | 35 | 12 |
| 21 | Ball State | 13 | 261 | 1465 | 5.61 | 11 | 64 | 43 | 45 | 12 |
| 21 | Illinois | 12 | 245 | 1235 | 5.04 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 12 |
| 21 | Marshall | 12 | 221 | 1229 | 5.56 | 8 | 80 | 33 | 36 | 12 |
| 21 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 243 | 1178 | 4.85 | 14 | 45 | 35 | 36 | 12 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 285 | 1173 | 4.12 | 4 | 50 | 34 | 36 | 12 |
| 21 | Georgia | 13 | 230 | 1172 | 5.10 | 10 | 68 | 41 | 43 | 12 |
| 21 | Toledo | 12 | 184 | 988 | 5.37 | 6 | 86 | 25 | 25 | 12 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 13 | 296 | 1543 | 5.21 | 16 | 90 | 36 | 39 | 11 |
| 31 | Oregon State | 13 | 275 | 1250 | 4.55 | 10 | 52 | 39 | 40 | 11 |
| 33 | Nebraska | 13 | 263 | 1363 | 5.18 | 16 | 58 | 39 | 41 | 10 |
| 33 | Baylor | 12 | 248 | 1188 | 4.79 | 9 | 63 | 36 | 36 | 10 |
| 33 | North Texas | 12 | 196 | 949 | 4.84 | 7 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 10 |
| 33 | Michigan | 12 | 224 | 938 | 4.19 | 8 | 58 | 29 | 29 | 10 |
| 37 | Mississippi | 13 | 277 | 1298 | 4.69 | 4 | 62 | 32 | 31 | 9 |
| 37 | Penn State | 13 | 249 | 1278 | 5.13 | 18 | 69 | 34 | 35 | 9 |
| 37 | Missouri | 14 | 233 | 1224 | 5.25 | 16 | 59 | 37 | 40 | 9 |
| 37 | Arizona | 13 | 270 | 1194 | 4.42 | 13 | 41 | 36 | 37 | 9 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 12 | 245 | 1172 | 4.78 | 7 | 45 | 30 | 33 | 9 |
| 37 | Kent State | 12 | 245 | 1167 | 4.76 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 9 |
| 37 | Michigan State | 13 | 265 | 1061 | 4.00 | 12 | 64 | 27 | 28 | 9 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 257 | 987 | 3.84 | 14 | 58 | 30 | 29 | 9 |
| 37 | Clemson | 13 | 227 | 898 | 3.96 | 11 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 9 |
| 37 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 216 | 872 | 4.04 | 8 | 49 | 21 | 24 | 9 |
| 37 | Washington State | 13 | 232 | 863 | 3.72 | 5 | 57 | 32 | 34 | 9 |
| 48 | LSU | 13 | 247 | 1187 | 4.81 | 12 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 8 |
| 48 | Iowa | 13 | 246 | 1095 | 4.45 | 12 | 37 | 44 | 42 | 8 |
| 48 | Indiana | 12 | 212 | 1092 | 5.15 | 10 | 75 | 28 | 29 | 8 |
| 48 | Ohio | 12 | 200 | 1039 | 5.20 | 5 | 79 | 29 | 32 | 8 |
| 48 | UTEP | 12 | 202 | 920 | 4.55 | 4 | 44 | 30 | 28 | 8 |
| 48 | Utah State | 12 | 214 | 851 | 3.98 | 7 | 61 | 26 | 27 | 8 |
| 48 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 213 | 812 | 3.81 | 5 | 59 | 22 | 23 | 8 |
| 55 | Air Force | 13 | 336 | 1385 | 4.12 | 8 | 52 | 35 | 36 | 7 |
| 55 | Alabama | 14 | 279 | 1362 | 4.88 | 14 | 87 | 31 | 32 | 7 |
| 55 | Akron | 12 | 236 | 1200 | 5.08 | 6 | 73 | 30 | 33 | 7 |
| 55 | Troy | 13 | 216 | 1172 | 5.43 | 8 | 71 | 32 | 34 | 7 |
| 55 | Wyoming | 12 | 244 | 1084 | 4.44 | 4 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 7 |
| 55 | UAB | 12 | 231 | 1076 | 4.66 | 10 | 41 | 34 | 40 | 7 |
| 55 | Utah | 13 | 249 | 1054 | 4.23 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 29 | 7 |
| 55 | Florida State | 13 | 229 | 1018 | 4.45 | 10 | 62 | 36 | 37 | 7 |
| 55 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 252 | 1013 | 4.02 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 31 | 7 |
| 55 | South Florida | 13 | 275 | 994 | 3.61 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 7 |
| 55 | Texas | 12 | 230 | 954 | 4.15 | 12 | 62 | 24 | 28 | 7 |
| 55 | Syracuse | 12 | 188 | 923 | 4.91 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 7 |
| 55 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 207 | 868 | 4.19 | 5 | 40 | 27 | 29 | 7 |
| 68 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 226 | 1066 | 4.72 | 10 | 74 | 30 | 32 | 6 |
| 68 | Louisville | 12 | 242 | 1062 | 4.39 | 6 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 6 |
| 68 | Rice | 13 | 223 | 1013 | 4.54 | 14 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 6 |
| 68 | Boston College | 14 | 258 | 1005 | 3.90 | 7 | 47 | 26 | 27 | 6 |
| 68 | Colorado State | 13 | 228 | 976 | 4.28 | 7 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 6 |
| 68 | Central Michigan | 13 | 235 | 966 | 4.11 | 14 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 6 |
| 68 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 206 | 941 | 4.57 | 12 | 61 | 26 | 28 | 6 |
| 68 | Buffalo | 14 | 236 | 920 | 3.90 | 12 | 66 | 22 | 22 | 6 |
| 68 | North Carolina | 13 | 224 | 901 | 4.02 | 10 | 54 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 68 | Northwestern | 13 | 236 | 896 | 3.80 | 5 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 6 |
| 68 | Hawai'i | 14 | 224 | 860 | 3.84 | 13 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
| 68 | Duke | 12 | 214 | 833 | 3.89 | 2 | 54 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
| 68 | Iowa State | 12 | 184 | 791 | 4.30 | 6 | 67 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 68 | Washington | 12 | 209 | 713 | 3.41 | 3 | 59 | 19 | 19 | 6 |
| 68 | Colorado | 12 | 205 | 705 | 3.44 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 22 | 6 |
| 68 | UCF | 12 | 212 | 670 | 3.16 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 21 | 6 |
| 84 | TCU | 13 | 302 | 1368 | 4.53 | 17 | 41 | 33 | 35 | 5 |
| 84 | BYU | 13 | 216 | 1008 | 4.67 | 12 | 40 | 26 | 29 | 5 |
| 84 | Kansas | 13 | 245 | 987 | 4.03 | 14 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 5 |
| 84 | Rutgers | 13 | 225 | 957 | 4.25 | 8 | 62 | 25 | 24 | 5 |
| 84 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 208 | 815 | 3.92 | 11 | 51 | 24 | 25 | 5 |
| 84 | Tennessee | 12 | 195 | 772 | 3.96 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 84 | Purdue | 12 | 189 | 737 | 3.90 | 8 | 76 | 25 | 25 | 5 |
| 84 | Virginia | 12 | 175 | 672 | 3.84 | 7 | 60 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 84 | Arkansas | 12 | 174 | 584 | 3.36 | 5 | 54 | 19 | 20 | 5 |
| 84 | San Diego State | 12 | 155 | 479 | 3.09 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 15 | 5 |
| 94 | Cincinnati | 14 | 221 | 947 | 4.29 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 26 | 4 |
| 94 | Wake Forest | 13 | 239 | 760 | 3.18 | 2 | 55 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| 94 | Tulane | 12 | 185 | 648 | 3.50 | 4 | 53 | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| 94 | South Carolina | 13 | 194 | 637 | 3.28 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 4 |
| 98 | Western Michigan | 13 | 182 | 725 | 3.98 | 2 | 42 | 22 | 23 | 3 |
| 98 | Bowling Green | 12 | 204 | 725 | 3.55 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 3 |
| 98 | UNLV | 12 | 191 | 712 | 3.73 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 3 |
| 98 | Texas Tech | 13 | 139 | 711 | 5.12 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| 98 | Idaho | 12 | 196 | 680 | 3.47 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 3 |
| 98 | Minnesota | 13 | 194 | 666 | 3.43 | 11 | 61 | 9 | 11 | 3 |
| 98 | Temple | 12 | 213 | 594 | 2.79 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 98 | San Jose State | 12 | 194 | 574 | 2.96 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 22 | 3 |
| 98 | Texas A&M | 12 | 176 | 572 | 3.25 | 6 | 80 | 20 | 19 | 3 |
| 98 | UCLA | 12 | 184 | 538 | 2.92 | 3 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| 98 | New Mexico State | 12 | 138 | 373 | 2.70 | 3 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
| 98 | SMU | 12 | 107 | 270 | 2.52 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| 110 | Kansas State | 12 | 202 | 817 | 4.04 | 10 | 93 | 23 | 24 | 2 |
| 110 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 210 | 716 | 3.41 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 26 | 2 |
| 110 | Mississippi State | 12 | 210 | 657 | 3.13 | 5 | 71 | 17 | 19 | 2 |
| 110 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 191 | 642 | 3.36 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 2 |
| 110 | Florida International | 12 | 185 | 581 | 3.14 | 6 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| 110 | Arizona State | 12 | 178 | 571 | 3.21 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 2 |
| 116 | Kentucky | 13 | 212 | 842 | 3.97 | 7 | 38 | 20 | 21 | 1 |
| 116 | East Carolina | 14 | 248 | 785 | 3.17 | 6 | 69 | 21 | 19 | 1 |
| 116 | Auburn | 12 | 231 | 722 | 3.13 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 116 | North Carolina State | 13 | 211 | 702 | 3.33 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 1 |
| 116 | Notre Dame | 13 | 200 | 675 | 3.38 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||