2011 National Leaders Rushing - In The 2nd Quarter through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 10 | 48 | 415 | 8.65 | 2 | 68 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| 1 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 14 | 58 | 411 | 7.09 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| 1 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 13 | 61 | 409 | 6.70 | 4 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 4 |
| 1 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 13 | 69 | 386 | 5.59 | 5 | 52 | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 68 | 624 | 9.18 | 5 | 90 | 21 | 14 | 9 |
| 5 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 86 | 507 | 5.90 | 11 | 53 | 24 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 12 | 73 | 442 | 6.05 | 5 | 48 | 17 | 14 | 7 |
| 8 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 13 | 62 | 445 | 7.18 | 5 | 60 | 19 | 13 | 4 |
| 8 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 65 | 418 | 6.43 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
| 8 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 13 | 51 | 320 | 6.27 | 2 | 66 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 12 | 74 | 444 | 6.00 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 13 | 58 | 413 | 7.12 | 3 | 67 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| 13 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 13 | 78 | 454 | 5.82 | 3 | 61 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 94 | 414 | 4.40 | 2 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 12 | 78 | 402 | 5.15 | 3 | 58 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 13 | 60 | 305 | 5.08 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 13 | 66 | 303 | 4.59 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 9 | 39 | 299 | 7.67 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 13 | 74 | 289 | 3.91 | 10 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 13 | 48 | 279 | 5.81 | 4 | 55 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 13 | 42 | 269 | 6.40 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
| 13 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 11 | 59 | 265 | 4.49 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 45 | 262 | 5.82 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
| 13 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 14 | 35 | 193 | 5.51 | 2 | 46 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| 25 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 12 | 34 | 433 | 12.74 | 8 | 72 | 14 | 10 | 6 |
| 25 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 13 | 71 | 360 | 5.07 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| 25 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 13 | 65 | 329 | 5.06 | 10 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 25 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 56 | 294 | 5.25 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 1 |
| 25 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | JR | RB | 10 | 35 | 249 | 7.11 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 25 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 11 | 38 | 244 | 6.42 | 3 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 25 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | JR | QB | 13 | 63 | 226 | 3.59 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 25 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 11 | 48 | 182 | 3.79 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 4 |
| 25 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | SO | QB | 8 | 41 | 167 | 4.07 | 4 | 60 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| 34 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 13 | 86 | 417 | 4.85 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 34 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 13 | 62 | 353 | 5.69 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 34 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 12 | 63 | 304 | 4.83 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 34 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 11 | 57 | 303 | 5.32 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 1 |
| 34 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 11 | 54 | 291 | 5.39 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 1 |
| 34 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 12 | 53 | 265 | 5.00 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 34 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 12 | 28 | 259 | 9.25 | 2 | 60 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 34 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 13 | 57 | 258 | 4.53 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 34 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | SO | RB | 12 | 53 | 252 | 4.75 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 34 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 13 | 35 | 217 | 6.20 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| 34 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | FR | QB | 9 | 37 | 205 | 5.54 | 4 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 34 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | SO | QB | 14 | 54 | 200 | 3.70 | 5 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 34 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 11 | 40 | 190 | 4.75 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| 34 | Roddy Jones | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 11 | 17 | 165 | 9.71 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| 34 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | JR | RB | 10 | 21 | 145 | 6.90 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 49 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 13 | 61 | 431 | 7.07 | 3 | 70 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| 49 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 12 | 72 | 363 | 5.04 | 1 | 65 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 49 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | JR | RB | 10 | 33 | 295 | 8.94 | 2 | 71 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 49 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 37 | 290 | 7.84 | 0 | 57 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 49 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 13 | 44 | 281 | 6.39 | 7 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 49 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 41 | 277 | 6.76 | 1 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 49 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 11 | 51 | 277 | 5.43 | 3 | 46 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 49 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 12 | 53 | 267 | 5.04 | 10 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 49 | Dustin Garrison | WVU | FR | RB | 9 | 36 | 236 | 6.56 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 49 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 12 | 51 | 235 | 4.61 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 49 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 13 | 50 | 234 | 4.68 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 49 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 12 | 52 | 233 | 4.48 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 49 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 7 | 40 | 226 | 5.65 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 49 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 12 | 60 | 225 | 3.75 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 49 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 9 | 49 | 204 | 4.16 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 49 | Matthew Tucker | TCU | JR | RB | 12 | 27 | 201 | 7.44 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 49 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 11 | 40 | 199 | 4.98 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 49 | Tevin Drake | W Mich | SO | RB | 9 | 28 | 183 | 6.54 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 49 | Benny Cunningham | MTSU | JR | RB | 8 | 40 | 177 | 4.43 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 49 | Riley Nelson | BYU | JR | QB | 6 | 26 | 164 | 6.31 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 49 | Tino Sunseri | Pittsburgh | JR | QB | 13 | 50 | 74 | 1.48 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 49 | Alex Carder | W Mich | JR | QB | 12 | 34 | 70 | 2.06 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 71 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 12 | 76 | 376 | 4.95 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 5 |
| 71 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 13 | 82 | 365 | 4.45 | 4 | 60 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 71 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 13 | 65 | 271 | 4.17 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 71 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 13 | 73 | 263 | 3.60 | 4 | 46 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 71 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 11 | 35 | 253 | 7.23 | 4 | 79 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 71 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 13 | 51 | 250 | 4.90 | 5 | 68 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 71 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 49 | 247 | 5.04 | 3 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 71 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 11 | 43 | 241 | 5.60 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 71 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | FR | RB | 9 | 25 | 214 | 8.56 | 3 | 59 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| 71 | Crusoe Gongbay | New Mexico | FR | RB | 10 | 40 | 210 | 5.25 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 71 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | JR | QB | 9 | 40 | 200 | 5.00 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 71 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 9 | 42 | 194 | 4.62 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 71 | Rolandan Finch | BC | SO | RB | 9 | 36 | 176 | 4.89 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 71 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 6 | 21 | 163 | 7.76 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 71 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | JR | QB | 13 | 48 | 157 | 3.27 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 71 | Devonta Freeman | FSU | FR | RB | 7 | 28 | 143 | 5.11 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 71 | Bryant Moniz | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 9 | 23 | 138 | 6.00 | 5 | 57 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 71 | Austin Davis | USM | SR | QB | 11 | 26 | 95 | 3.65 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 71 | Aaron Murray | Georgia | SO | QB | 12 | 28 | 71 | 2.54 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 71 | Dominique Davis | ECU | SR | QB | 11 | 33 | 50 | 1.52 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 91 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 10 | 51 | 287 | 5.63 | 4 | 40 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 91 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | JR | RB | 12 | 52 | 287 | 5.52 | 4 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 91 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 13 | 54 | 260 | 4.81 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 91 | Lampford Mark | Nevada | SR | RB | 6 | 37 | 252 | 6.81 | 3 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 4 |
| 91 | Lennon Creer | La Tech | SR | RB | 9 | 40 | 235 | 5.88 | 3 | 53 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| 91 | Isaiah Crowell | Georgia | FR | RB | 11 | 48 | 219 | 4.56 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 91 | Michael Hayes | Houston | SR | RB | 12 | 43 | 216 | 5.02 | 4 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 91 | James Hamilton | N Texas | SR | RB | 9 | 27 | 212 | 7.85 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 91 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | SR | RB | 12 | 47 | 209 | 4.45 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 91 | Mike Ball | Nevada | JR | RB | 7 | 38 | 207 | 5.45 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||