2008 National Leaders Rushing Offense - All Games through 01/03/2009
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 13 | 715 | 3801 | 5.32 | 32 | 55.00 | 292.38 |
| 2 | Oregon | 13 | 585 | 3641 | 6.22 | 47 | 45.00 | 280.08 |
| 3 | Nevada | 13 | 593 | 3611 | 6.09 | 39 | 45.62 | 277.77 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 639 | 3550 | 5.56 | 32 | 49.15 | 273.08 |
| 5 | Air Force | 13 | 777 | 3470 | 4.47 | 27 | 59.77 | 266.92 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 13 | 610 | 3313 | 5.43 | 37 | 46.92 | 254.85 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 582 | 3191 | 5.48 | 38 | 44.77 | 245.46 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 532 | 3173 | 5.96 | 32 | 44.33 | 264.42 |
| 9 | Florida | 13 | 501 | 2987 | 5.96 | 41 | 38.54 | 229.77 |
| 10 | Army | 12 | 635 | 2897 | 4.56 | 17 | 52.92 | 241.42 |
| 11 | TCU | 13 | 642 | 2863 | 4.46 | 39 | 49.38 | 220.23 |
| 12 | Connecticut | 13 | 556 | 2813 | 5.06 | 27 | 42.77 | 216.38 |
| 13 | Kent State | 12 | 527 | 2767 | 5.25 | 27 | 43.92 | 230.58 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 13 | 567 | 2745 | 4.84 | 31 | 43.62 | 211.15 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 13 | 517 | 2729 | 5.28 | 15 | 39.77 | 209.92 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 13 | 560 | 2672 | 4.77 | 45 | 43.08 | 205.54 |
| 17 | Penn State | 13 | 511 | 2671 | 5.23 | 36 | 39.31 | 205.46 |
| 18 | Alabama | 14 | 568 | 2585 | 4.55 | 32 | 40.57 | 184.64 |
| 19 | USC | 13 | 504 | 2543 | 5.05 | 28 | 38.77 | 195.62 |
| 20 | Memphis | 13 | 540 | 2533 | 4.69 | 25 | 41.54 | 194.85 |
| 21 | Ball State | 13 | 492 | 2505 | 5.09 | 31 | 37.85 | 192.69 |
| 22 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 531 | 2502 | 4.71 | 29 | 40.85 | 192.46 |
| 23 | New Mexico | 12 | 540 | 2500 | 4.63 | 23 | 45.00 | 208.33 |
| 24 | Iowa | 13 | 515 | 2453 | 4.76 | 30 | 39.62 | 188.69 |
| 25 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 645 | 2441 | 3.78 | 23 | 46.07 | 174.36 |
| 26 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 523 | 2432 | 4.65 | 23 | 40.23 | 187.08 |
| 27 | Arkansas State | 12 | 488 | 2430 | 4.98 | 19 | 40.67 | 202.50 |
| 28 | California | 13 | 435 | 2421 | 5.57 | 22 | 33.46 | 186.23 |
| 28 | Mississippi | 13 | 521 | 2421 | 4.65 | 21 | 40.08 | 186.23 |
| 30 | Stanford | 12 | 490 | 2395 | 4.89 | 26 | 40.83 | 199.58 |
| 31 | Fresno State | 13 | 479 | 2370 | 4.95 | 24 | 36.85 | 182.31 |
| 32 | Baylor | 12 | 481 | 2349 | 4.88 | 29 | 40.08 | 195.75 |
| 33 | Ohio State | 12 | 501 | 2299 | 4.59 | 20 | 41.75 | 191.58 |
| 33 | Florida State | 13 | 484 | 2299 | 4.75 | 27 | 37.23 | 176.85 |
| 35 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 501 | 2226 | 4.44 | 22 | 38.54 | 171.23 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 13 | 487 | 2210 | 4.54 | 27 | 37.46 | 170.00 |
| 37 | Troy | 13 | 449 | 2178 | 4.85 | 23 | 34.54 | 167.54 |
| 38 | LSU | 13 | 495 | 2168 | 4.38 | 27 | 38.08 | 166.77 |
| 39 | South Florida | 13 | 518 | 2150 | 4.15 | 24 | 39.85 | 165.38 |
| 40 | Wyoming | 12 | 503 | 2137 | 4.25 | 9 | 41.92 | 178.08 |
| 41 | Missouri | 14 | 417 | 2135 | 5.12 | 28 | 29.79 | 152.50 |
| 42 | Texas | 12 | 479 | 2123 | 4.43 | 32 | 39.92 | 176.92 |
| 43 | Houston | 13 | 407 | 2102 | 5.16 | 23 | 31.31 | 161.69 |
| 44 | Arizona | 13 | 504 | 2059 | 4.09 | 33 | 38.77 | 158.38 |
| 45 | Oregon State | 13 | 487 | 2055 | 4.22 | 21 | 37.46 | 158.08 |
| 46 | Illinois | 12 | 460 | 2034 | 4.42 | 17 | 38.33 | 169.50 |
| 47 | UAB | 12 | 435 | 2027 | 4.66 | 19 | 36.25 | 168.92 |
| 48 | Utah | 13 | 497 | 2014 | 4.05 | 24 | 38.23 | 154.92 |
| 49 | Boston College | 14 | 517 | 2006 | 3.88 | 18 | 36.93 | 143.29 |
| 50 | Indiana | 12 | 445 | 2003 | 4.50 | 19 | 37.08 | 166.92 |
| 51 | Akron | 12 | 435 | 1982 | 4.56 | 23 | 36.25 | 165.17 |
| 52 | Boise State | 13 | 449 | 1980 | 4.41 | 28 | 34.54 | 152.31 |
| 53 | Louisville | 12 | 454 | 1974 | 4.35 | 18 | 37.83 | 164.50 |
| 54 | Georgia | 13 | 426 | 1928 | 4.53 | 21 | 32.77 | 148.31 |
| 55 | Colorado State | 13 | 456 | 1919 | 4.21 | 18 | 35.08 | 147.62 |
| 56 | Marshall | 12 | 423 | 1889 | 4.47 | 13 | 35.25 | 157.42 |
| 57 | Maryland | 13 | 435 | 1872 | 4.30 | 18 | 33.46 | 144.00 |
| 58 | Rice | 13 | 449 | 1868 | 4.16 | 21 | 34.54 | 143.69 |
| 59 | Buffalo | 14 | 486 | 1858 | 3.82 | 27 | 34.71 | 132.71 |
| 60 | Northwestern | 13 | 491 | 1843 | 3.75 | 15 | 37.77 | 141.77 |
| 61 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 424 | 1832 | 4.32 | 15 | 35.33 | 152.67 |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 492 | 1808 | 3.67 | 29 | 37.85 | 139.08 |
| 63 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 416 | 1804 | 4.34 | 16 | 32.00 | 138.77 |
| 64 | Syracuse | 12 | 392 | 1784 | 4.55 | 11 | 32.67 | 148.67 |
| 65 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 418 | 1778 | 4.25 | 23 | 34.83 | 148.17 |
| 66 | Michigan | 12 | 453 | 1771 | 3.91 | 17 | 37.75 | 147.58 |
| 67 | East Carolina | 14 | 518 | 1769 | 3.42 | 17 | 37.00 | 126.36 |
| 68 | Toledo | 12 | 375 | 1755 | 4.68 | 18 | 31.25 | 146.25 |
| 69 | BYU | 13 | 424 | 1738 | 4.10 | 21 | 32.62 | 133.69 |
| 69 | Central Michigan | 13 | 484 | 1738 | 3.59 | 19 | 37.23 | 133.69 |
| 71 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 471 | 1737 | 3.69 | 13 | 36.23 | 133.62 |
| 72 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 428 | 1727 | 4.04 | 15 | 35.67 | 143.92 |
| 73 | Michigan State | 13 | 511 | 1692 | 3.31 | 24 | 39.31 | 130.15 |
| 74 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 426 | 1680 | 3.94 | 17 | 32.77 | 129.23 |
| 75 | Rutgers | 13 | 423 | 1664 | 3.93 | 21 | 32.54 | 128.00 |
| 76 | Iowa State | 12 | 403 | 1661 | 4.12 | 18 | 33.58 | 138.42 |
| 77 | Kentucky | 13 | 444 | 1657 | 3.73 | 18 | 34.15 | 127.46 |
| 78 | Utah State | 12 | 438 | 1648 | 3.76 | 18 | 36.50 | 137.33 |
| 78 | Kansas | 13 | 445 | 1648 | 3.70 | 23 | 34.23 | 126.77 |
| 80 | Cincinnati | 14 | 455 | 1647 | 3.62 | 15 | 32.50 | 117.64 |
| 81 | Auburn | 12 | 469 | 1642 | 3.50 | 12 | 39.08 | 136.83 |
| 82 | Bowling Green | 12 | 407 | 1608 | 3.95 | 19 | 33.92 | 134.00 |
| 83 | North Carolina State | 13 | 442 | 1601 | 3.62 | 14 | 34.00 | 123.15 |
| 84 | North Carolina | 13 | 451 | 1594 | 3.53 | 18 | 34.69 | 122.62 |
| 85 | Kansas State | 12 | 408 | 1590 | 3.90 | 26 | 34.00 | 132.50 |
| 86 | Idaho | 12 | 423 | 1583 | 3.74 | 9 | 35.25 | 131.92 |
| 87 | Wake Forest | 13 | 515 | 1578 | 3.06 | 14 | 39.62 | 121.38 |
| 88 | Ohio | 12 | 392 | 1542 | 3.93 | 9 | 32.67 | 128.50 |
| 89 | North Texas | 12 | 371 | 1534 | 4.13 | 14 | 30.92 | 127.83 |
| 90 | Texas Tech | 13 | 317 | 1532 | 4.83 | 28 | 24.38 | 117.85 |
| 91 | Western Michigan | 13 | 358 | 1519 | 4.24 | 10 | 27.54 | 116.85 |
| 92 | Purdue | 12 | 392 | 1498 | 3.82 | 19 | 32.67 | 124.83 |
| 93 | Colorado | 12 | 440 | 1494 | 3.40 | 10 | 36.67 | 124.50 |
| 94 | Tennessee | 12 | 409 | 1475 | 3.61 | 14 | 34.08 | 122.92 |
| 95 | UTEP | 12 | 371 | 1468 | 3.96 | 10 | 30.92 | 122.33 |
| 96 | UNLV | 12 | 404 | 1460 | 3.61 | 15 | 33.67 | 121.67 |
| 97 | Clemson | 13 | 431 | 1450 | 3.36 | 22 | 33.15 | 111.54 |
| 98 | Notre Dame | 13 | 436 | 1426 | 3.27 | 11 | 33.54 | 109.69 |
| 99 | Tulane | 12 | 399 | 1421 | 3.56 | 14 | 33.25 | 118.42 |
| 100 | Arkansas | 12 | 378 | 1362 | 3.60 | 13 | 31.50 | 113.50 |
| 101 | UCF | 12 | 453 | 1359 | 3.00 | 8 | 37.75 | 113.25 |
| 102 | Minnesota | 13 | 436 | 1350 | 3.10 | 20 | 33.54 | 103.85 |
| 103 | Hawai'i | 14 | 412 | 1323 | 3.21 | 18 | 29.43 | 94.50 |
| 104 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 376 | 1295 | 3.44 | 10 | 31.33 | 107.92 |
| 105 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 412 | 1283 | 3.11 | 15 | 34.33 | 106.92 |
| 106 | Duke | 12 | 419 | 1274 | 3.04 | 9 | 34.92 | 106.17 |
| 107 | Washington State | 13 | 450 | 1236 | 2.75 | 13 | 34.62 | 95.08 |
| 108 | South Carolina | 13 | 417 | 1223 | 2.93 | 7 | 32.08 | 94.08 |
| 109 | Mississippi State | 12 | 397 | 1220 | 3.07 | 13 | 33.08 | 101.67 |
| 110 | Washington | 12 | 419 | 1192 | 2.84 | 13 | 34.92 | 99.33 |
| 111 | Florida International | 12 | 418 | 1184 | 2.83 | 15 | 34.83 | 98.67 |
| 112 | Virginia | 12 | 339 | 1159 | 3.42 | 14 | 28.25 | 96.58 |
| 113 | Temple | 12 | 413 | 1142 | 2.77 | 12 | 34.42 | 95.17 |
| 114 | Arizona State | 12 | 369 | 1069 | 2.90 | 7 | 30.75 | 89.08 |
| 115 | San Jose State | 12 | 388 | 1066 | 2.75 | 11 | 32.33 | 88.83 |
| 116 | Texas A&M | 12 | 365 | 1062 | 2.91 | 14 | 30.42 | 88.50 |
| 117 | UCLA | 12 | 379 | 991 | 2.61 | 10 | 31.58 | 82.58 |
| 118 | San Diego State | 12 | 284 | 878 | 3.09 | 11 | 23.67 | 73.17 |
| 119 | New Mexico State | 12 | 317 | 658 | 2.08 | 7 | 26.42 | 54.83 |
| 120 | SMU | 12 | 217 | 497 | 2.29 | 3 | 18.08 | 41.42 |