2011 National Leaders Rushing - In The 2nd Half/Overtime through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 12 | 133 | 874 | 6.57 | 13 | 99 | 32 | 21 | 9 |
| 2 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 12 | 74 | 451 | 6.09 | 3 | 97 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| 3 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 9 | 71 | 434 | 6.11 | 3 | 96 | 15 | 13 | 5 |
| 4 | Joe Adams | Arkansas | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 90 | 30.00 | 1 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 13 | 116 | 835 | 7.20 | 16 | 89 | 38 | 20 | 8 |
| 6 | Josh Clemons | Kentucky | FR | RB | 4 | 32 | 167 | 5.22 | 1 | 87 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Lampford Mark | Nevada | SR | RB | 8 | 80 | 450 | 5.63 | 4 | 85 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Jeff Demps | Florida | SR | RB | 9 | 42 | 290 | 6.90 | 3 | 84 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Vernon Frazier | UTEP | SR | RB | 10 | 28 | 223 | 7.96 | 1 | 83 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 74 | 604 | 8.16 | 4 | 82 | 24 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | Princeton McCarty | Idaho | SR | RB | 11 | 69 | 409 | 5.93 | 1 | 82 | 14 | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 10 | 95 | 512 | 5.39 | 1 | 81 | 27 | 17 | 2 |
| 12 | Herschel Sims | Okla St | FR | RB | 4 | 30 | 235 | 7.83 | 2 | 81 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Blaine Gautier | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 12 | 65 | 298 | 4.58 | 3 | 80 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| 15 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 11 | 93 | 679 | 7.30 | 5 | 79 | 27 | 17 | 7 |
| 16 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 13 | 108 | 589 | 5.45 | 7 | 78 | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 16 | Andrew Hendrix | Notre Dame | SO | QB | 5 | 19 | 138 | 7.26 | 1 | 78 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Tevin Reese | Baylor | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 105 | 35.00 | 0 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 13 | 86 | 673 | 7.83 | 7 | 77 | 25 | 20 | 7 |
| 19 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 12 | 65 | 512 | 7.88 | 6 | 77 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 19 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 11 | 62 | 448 | 7.23 | 4 | 77 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 8 | 43 | 371 | 8.63 | 2 | 77 | 17 | 15 | 6 |
| 19 | Dominique Sherrer | E Mich | SR | RB | 6 | 48 | 314 | 6.54 | 2 | 77 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 19 | Paris Cotton | C Mich | SR | RB | 8 | 29 | 271 | 9.34 | 2 | 77 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 25 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 13 | 135 | 982 | 7.27 | 13 | 76 | 40 | 25 | 12 |
| 25 | James White | Iowa State | SO | RB | 11 | 72 | 379 | 5.26 | 6 | 76 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 27 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 7 | 72 | 470 | 6.53 | 6 | 75 | 14 | 13 | 5 |
| 27 | Mike Bellamy | Clemson | FR | RB | 11 | 39 | 263 | 6.74 | 3 | 75 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 29 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 13 | 61 | 506 | 8.30 | 4 | 74 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 29 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | SO | RB | 11 | 51 | 459 | 9.00 | 5 | 74 | 15 | 14 | 5 |
| 29 | Chris Coyer | Temple | SO | QB | 7 | 36 | 355 | 9.86 | 2 | 74 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
| 29 | Bryant Moniz | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 8 | 41 | 108 | 2.63 | 3 | 74 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 33 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 13 | 84 | 546 | 6.50 | 5 | 72 | 20 | 13 | 5 |
| 34 | Michael Hayes | Houston | SR | RB | 12 | 50 | 262 | 5.24 | 5 | 71 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| 34 | Duran Hollis | Iowa State | FR | RB | 9 | 22 | 133 | 6.05 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Kama Bailey | Idaho | SR | RB | 10 | 44 | 256 | 5.82 | 1 | 70 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 37 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 11 | 90 | 523 | 5.81 | 8 | 69 | 22 | 14 | 6 |
| 37 | Jalston Fowler | Alabama | SO | RB | 9 | 50 | 363 | 7.26 | 4 | 69 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 37 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | FR | QB | 12 | 61 | 307 | 5.03 | 5 | 69 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 37 | Travon Van | Marshall | FR | RB | 12 | 56 | 264 | 4.71 | 3 | 69 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 37 | Jeff Scott | Miss | SO | RB | 10 | 48 | 242 | 5.04 | 3 | 69 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 42 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 14 | 90 | 762 | 8.47 | 5 | 68 | 36 | 26 | 9 |
| 42 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 12 | 150 | 715 | 4.77 | 7 | 68 | 33 | 20 | 4 |
| 42 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 93 | 582 | 6.26 | 8 | 68 | 29 | 18 | 4 |
| 42 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 11 | 61 | 444 | 7.28 | 2 | 68 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 42 | Scott Kovanda | Ball State | JR | P | 1 | 1 | 68 | 68.00 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | SO | RB | 9 | 47 | 419 | 8.91 | 5 | 67 | 15 | 13 | 7 |
| 47 | LaVon Brazill | Ohio | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 67 | 67.00 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | SO | QB | 9 | 28 | 193 | 6.89 | 2 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 50 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 11 | 104 | 475 | 4.57 | 3 | 65 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 50 | Munchie Legaux | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 6 | 27 | 129 | 4.78 | 2 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 50 | Marcus Mason | Wash St | FR | RB | 3 | 14 | 110 | 7.86 | 1 | 65 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 53 | Dominique Whaley | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 6 | 49 | 351 | 7.16 | 4 | 64 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 53 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 9 | 28 | 236 | 8.43 | 4 | 64 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 55 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 13 | 178 | 637 | 3.58 | 13 | 63 | 43 | 23 | 4 |
| 55 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 10 | 100 | 525 | 5.25 | 3 | 63 | 23 | 15 | 4 |
| 55 | Embry Peeples | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 10 | 18 | 217 | 12.06 | 1 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 58 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 13 | 167 | 897 | 5.37 | 10 | 62 | 37 | 24 | 10 |
| 58 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 11 | 97 | 564 | 5.81 | 7 | 62 | 26 | 14 | 4 |
| 60 | Victor Anderson | Louisville | SR | RB | 11 | 57 | 286 | 5.02 | 2 | 61 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 60 | Trey Millard | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 9 | 16 | 136 | 8.50 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | Bruce Ellington | S Carolina | FR | WR | 6 | 9 | 88 | 9.78 | 1 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 11 | 119 | 538 | 4.52 | 6 | 60 | 24 | 11 | 4 |
| 63 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | JR | RB | 10 | 41 | 256 | 6.24 | 2 | 60 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 63 | Jared Culver | Missouri | JR | RB | 4 | 12 | 101 | 8.42 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 66 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 109 | 628 | 5.76 | 5 | 59 | 22 | 17 | 8 |
| 66 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 12 | 90 | 542 | 6.02 | 7 | 59 | 25 | 15 | 6 |
| 66 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 12 | 92 | 462 | 5.02 | 6 | 59 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 66 | D.D. Kyles | MTSU | SR | RB | 5 | 37 | 217 | 5.86 | 2 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 66 | Spencer Keith | Kent State | JR | QB | 10 | 30 | 65 | 2.17 | 0 | 59 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 71 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 13 | 92 | 527 | 5.73 | 4 | 58 | 21 | 10 | 4 |
| 71 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 12 | 88 | 390 | 4.43 | 2 | 58 | 25 | 16 | 4 |
| 71 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 11 | 62 | 366 | 5.90 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 6 | 2 |
| 71 | Morgan Newton | Kentucky | JR | QB | 7 | 36 | 218 | 6.06 | 1 | 58 | 13 | 12 | 2 |
| 75 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 154 | 961 | 6.24 | 4 | 57 | 38 | 29 | 12 |
| 75 | Alfred Blue | LSU | SO | RB | 9 | 57 | 440 | 7.72 | 7 | 57 | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| 75 | Dan Herron | Ohio State | SR | RB | 7 | 70 | 393 | 5.61 | 3 | 57 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 75 | Larry Dixon | Army | FR | RB | 11 | 46 | 251 | 5.46 | 2 | 57 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 75 | Josh Harris | Wk Forest | SO | RB | 5 | 42 | 248 | 5.90 | 1 | 57 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 75 | Centarius Donald | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 7 | 24 | 221 | 9.21 | 1 | 57 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 75 | Greg Franklin | UAB | SO | RB | 12 | 36 | 175 | 4.86 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 75 | John Howell | Navy | JR | RB | 10 | 18 | 167 | 9.28 | 2 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 83 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 183 | 961 | 5.25 | 10 | 56 | 37 | 25 | 6 |
| 83 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 12 | 123 | 526 | 4.28 | 7 | 56 | 30 | 15 | 7 |
| 83 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 11 | 127 | 523 | 4.12 | 2 | 56 | 21 | 14 | 5 |
| 83 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | FR | QB | 10 | 66 | 350 | 5.30 | 7 | 56 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
| 83 | Torrance Hunt | ECU | SO | RB | 8 | 62 | 345 | 5.56 | 2 | 56 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 83 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | JR | RB | 6 | 34 | 251 | 7.38 | 2 | 56 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 83 | D.J. Taylor | Troy | JR | RB | 12 | 41 | 203 | 4.95 | 2 | 56 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 83 | David Foote | BYU | JR | RB | 5 | 13 | 146 | 11.23 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 91 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 13 | 126 | 798 | 6.33 | 11 | 55 | 36 | 19 | 8 |
| 91 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 11 | 113 | 595 | 5.27 | 9 | 55 | 30 | 14 | 5 |
| 91 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 12 | 112 | 544 | 4.86 | 5 | 55 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 91 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 12 | 96 | 503 | 5.24 | 4 | 55 | 26 | 16 | 5 |
| 91 | Bradley Randle | UNLV | SO | RB | 10 | 72 | 328 | 4.56 | 2 | 55 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
| 91 | Cody Johnson | Texas | SR | RB | 9 | 27 | 126 | 4.67 | 5 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 135 | 930 | 6.89 | 15 | 54 | 46 | 31 | 8 |
| 98 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 12 | 129 | 584 | 4.53 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 8 | 5 |
| 99 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 132 | 703 | 5.33 | 4 | 52 | 38 | 19 | 4 |
| 99 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 10 | 97 | 513 | 5.29 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||