2011 National Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Half through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 140 | 1064 | 7.60 | 13 | 90 | 41 | 25 | 13 |
| 2 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 13 | 100 | 744 | 7.44 | 4 | 67 | 35 | 24 | 12 |
| 3 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 136 | 748 | 5.50 | 5 | 43 | 35 | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 172 | 993 | 5.77 | 18 | 44 | 47 | 30 | 9 |
| 4 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 10 | 93 | 796 | 8.56 | 6 | 68 | 41 | 31 | 9 |
| 6 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 13 | 133 | 846 | 6.36 | 4 | 70 | 28 | 22 | 8 |
| 6 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 13 | 143 | 788 | 5.51 | 8 | 56 | 30 | 24 | 8 |
| 6 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 137 | 762 | 5.56 | 6 | 65 | 32 | 22 | 8 |
| 6 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 14 | 104 | 617 | 5.93 | 6 | 41 | 33 | 23 | 8 |
| 6 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 14 | 94 | 605 | 6.44 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 8 |
| 11 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 12 | 130 | 610 | 4.69 | 5 | 48 | 21 | 18 | 7 |
| 11 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 13 | 73 | 605 | 8.29 | 8 | 72 | 23 | 13 | 7 |
| 11 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 12 | 103 | 566 | 5.50 | 2 | 67 | 26 | 10 | 7 |
| 11 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 12 | 59 | 423 | 7.17 | 5 | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 |
| 15 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 183 | 958 | 5.23 | 19 | 53 | 46 | 25 | 6 |
| 15 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 12 | 168 | 917 | 5.46 | 5 | 50 | 40 | 23 | 6 |
| 15 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 178 | 837 | 4.70 | 6 | 44 | 44 | 23 | 6 |
| 15 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 13 | 128 | 725 | 5.66 | 12 | 53 | 40 | 29 | 6 |
| 15 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 13 | 134 | 712 | 5.31 | 5 | 26 | 46 | 23 | 6 |
| 15 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 13 | 127 | 675 | 5.31 | 7 | 74 | 30 | 13 | 6 |
| 15 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 13 | 118 | 674 | 5.71 | 17 | 62 | 33 | 19 | 6 |
| 15 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 10 | 107 | 638 | 5.96 | 12 | 40 | 25 | 18 | 6 |
| 15 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | SO | RB | 11 | 85 | 576 | 6.78 | 5 | 80 | 22 | 12 | 6 |
| 15 | Isaiah Crowell | Georgia | FR | RB | 12 | 105 | 519 | 4.94 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 6 |
| 15 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 13 | 119 | 460 | 3.87 | 7 | 46 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
| 15 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 12 | 80 | 415 | 5.19 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| 15 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 12 | 89 | 364 | 4.09 | 3 | 81 | 22 | 18 | 6 |
| 15 | Morgan Williams | Toledo | SR | RB | 12 | 66 | 339 | 5.14 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 |
| 15 | Embry Peeples | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 10 | 29 | 264 | 9.10 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 6 |
| 30 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 12 | 155 | 753 | 4.86 | 3 | 65 | 31 | 21 | 5 |
| 30 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 13 | 123 | 719 | 5.85 | 8 | 80 | 23 | 8 | 5 |
| 30 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 13 | 127 | 709 | 5.58 | 8 | 60 | 33 | 20 | 5 |
| 30 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 12 | 150 | 704 | 4.69 | 7 | 65 | 36 | 22 | 5 |
| 30 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 13 | 148 | 697 | 4.71 | 8 | 31 | 41 | 19 | 5 |
| 30 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 12 | 156 | 680 | 4.36 | 6 | 58 | 34 | 19 | 5 |
| 30 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 77 | 585 | 7.60 | 1 | 57 | 28 | 18 | 5 |
| 30 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 12 | 95 | 579 | 6.09 | 3 | 65 | 29 | 15 | 5 |
| 30 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 11 | 150 | 577 | 3.85 | 4 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 5 |
| 30 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 13 | 127 | 564 | 4.44 | 10 | 70 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| 30 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | FR | RB | 12 | 132 | 555 | 4.20 | 2 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 30 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 95 | 515 | 5.42 | 1 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| 30 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 13 | 139 | 504 | 3.63 | 14 | 46 | 36 | 19 | 5 |
| 30 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 8 | 92 | 494 | 5.37 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 18 | 5 |
| 30 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 12 | 37 | 482 | 13.03 | 8 | 95 | 18 | 16 | 5 |
| 30 | Michael Hayes | Houston | SR | RB | 12 | 88 | 465 | 5.28 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| 30 | Lampford Mark | Nevada | SR | RB | 7 | 79 | 461 | 5.84 | 6 | 45 | 29 | 10 | 5 |
| 30 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 10 | 66 | 458 | 6.94 | 6 | 67 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| 30 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 63 | 387 | 6.14 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 5 |
| 30 | Mike Ball | Nevada | JR | RB | 7 | 74 | 385 | 5.20 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 5 |
| 30 | Trent Steelman | Army | JR | QB | 9 | 82 | 378 | 4.61 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 5 |
| 30 | Matthew Tucker | TCU | JR | RB | 12 | 56 | 365 | 6.52 | 7 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| 30 | Brandon Bolden | Miss | SR | RB | 10 | 60 | 314 | 5.23 | 4 | 38 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 30 | Jeff Demps | Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 56 | 279 | 4.98 | 3 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
| 30 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 14 | 51 | 240 | 4.71 | 3 | 46 | 14 | 15 | 5 |
| 30 | Kevin Prince | UCLA | JR | QB | 11 | 67 | 217 | 3.24 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
| 56 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 13 | 156 | 817 | 5.24 | 6 | 61 | 39 | 22 | 4 |
| 56 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 13 | 163 | 785 | 4.82 | 7 | 65 | 41 | 18 | 4 |
| 56 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 186 | 734 | 3.95 | 3 | 28 | 36 | 20 | 4 |
| 56 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 13 | 134 | 724 | 5.40 | 3 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 4 |
| 56 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 118 | 644 | 5.46 | 4 | 79 | 27 | 16 | 4 |
| 56 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 13 | 109 | 643 | 5.90 | 5 | 66 | 28 | 19 | 4 |
| 56 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | SO | RB | 13 | 122 | 629 | 5.16 | 6 | 43 | 34 | 21 | 4 |
| 56 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 13 | 112 | 606 | 5.41 | 7 | 55 | 32 | 24 | 4 |
| 56 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 13 | 125 | 597 | 4.78 | 10 | 68 | 21 | 12 | 4 |
| 56 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 110 | 539 | 4.90 | 6 | 55 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 56 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 13 | 92 | 522 | 5.67 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 18 | 4 |
| 56 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 11 | 98 | 520 | 5.31 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 4 |
| 56 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 13 | 115 | 520 | 4.52 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 4 |
| 56 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 11 | 114 | 519 | 4.55 | 7 | 75 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| 56 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 14 | 97 | 513 | 5.29 | 5 | 40 | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| 56 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 13 | 111 | 493 | 4.44 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 4 |
| 56 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 12 | 93 | 473 | 5.09 | 1 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 4 |
| 56 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 10 | 83 | 450 | 5.42 | 5 | 67 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 56 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 13 | 106 | 441 | 4.16 | 5 | 57 | 22 | 14 | 4 |
| 56 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | JR | QB | 13 | 110 | 435 | 3.95 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 19 | 4 |
| 56 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 11 | 112 | 428 | 3.82 | 9 | 66 | 17 | 12 | 4 |
| 56 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | FR | QB | 13 | 78 | 403 | 5.17 | 5 | 61 | 20 | 15 | 4 |
| 56 | James White | Wisconsin | SO | RB | 13 | 75 | 400 | 5.33 | 4 | 49 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 56 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | JR | RB | 12 | 88 | 393 | 4.47 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| 56 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | JR | RB | 10 | 58 | 391 | 6.74 | 2 | 71 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| 56 | Jyruss Edwards | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 12 | 70 | 385 | 5.50 | 6 | 67 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 56 | Tim Jefferson, Jr. | Air Force | SR | QB | 13 | 93 | 373 | 4.01 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 4 |
| 56 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 11 | 27 | 359 | 13.30 | 3 | 91 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
| 56 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 49 | 358 | 7.31 | 3 | 60 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
| 56 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 10 | 60 | 348 | 5.80 | 2 | 63 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 56 | Jeff Godfrey | UCF | SO | QB | 12 | 71 | 343 | 4.83 | 6 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 56 | Dominique Brown | Louisville | SO | QB | 12 | 66 | 321 | 4.86 | 2 | 55 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 56 | Turner Petersen | Rice | SO | RB | 11 | 54 | 316 | 5.85 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
| 56 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 12 | 61 | 265 | 4.34 | 2 | 62 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 56 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | SO | RB | 12 | 48 | 255 | 5.31 | 2 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 56 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 7 | 36 | 203 | 5.64 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| 56 | Aaron Santiago | Navy | SR | RB | 6 | 24 | 201 | 8.38 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 56 | Bryant Moniz | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 10 | 41 | 185 | 4.51 | 5 | 57 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 94 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 13 | 149 | 623 | 4.18 | 5 | 60 | 34 | 14 | 3 |
| 94 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 13 | 137 | 618 | 4.51 | 5 | 52 | 31 | 12 | 3 |
| 94 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 11 | 74 | 521 | 7.04 | 8 | 79 | 23 | 18 | 3 |
| 94 | Darrell Scott | S Florida | JR | RB | 11 | 94 | 506 | 5.38 | 3 | 56 | 26 | 10 | 3 |
| 94 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 91 | 485 | 5.33 | 1 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 3 |
| 94 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 13 | 111 | 485 | 4.37 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 15 | 3 |
| 94 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 14 | 101 | 480 | 4.75 | 6 | 57 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||