2011 National Leaders Rushing - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 90 | 642 | 7.13 | 10 | 54 | 32 | 21 | 6 |
| 2 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 13 | 70 | 563 | 8.04 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 15 | 6 |
| 3 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 13 | 77 | 528 | 6.86 | 7 | 76 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 14 | 51 | 516 | 10.12 | 3 | 68 | 19 | 14 | 8 |
| 5 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 75 | 480 | 6.40 | 3 | 48 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 6 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 12 | 87 | 472 | 5.43 | 5 | 68 | 21 | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 76 | 448 | 5.89 | 3 | 52 | 23 | 12 | 3 |
| 8 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 11 | 64 | 440 | 6.88 | 3 | 50 | 22 | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 12 | 62 | 438 | 7.06 | 6 | 99 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 12 | 58 | 432 | 7.45 | 8 | 89 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| 11 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 13 | 84 | 411 | 4.89 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 1 |
| 12 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 11 | 66 | 405 | 6.14 | 6 | 55 | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| 13 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 12 | 63 | 398 | 6.32 | 4 | 59 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 14 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 82 | 381 | 4.65 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 15 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | FR | RB | 12 | 67 | 369 | 5.51 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 3 |
| 16 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 12 | 41 | 364 | 8.88 | 3 | 77 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 16 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 12 | 45 | 364 | 8.09 | 5 | 77 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 18 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 13 | 55 | 357 | 6.49 | 0 | 47 | 20 | 13 | 3 |
| 19 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 13 | 62 | 347 | 5.60 | 2 | 49 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 20 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 12 | 67 | 345 | 5.15 | 5 | 56 | 19 | 10 | 6 |
| 21 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 12 | 55 | 342 | 6.22 | 5 | 78 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 21 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 12 | 79 | 342 | 4.33 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| 23 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 13 | 86 | 339 | 3.94 | 5 | 63 | 23 | 14 | 2 |
| 24 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 13 | 78 | 337 | 4.32 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
| 25 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 12 | 61 | 336 | 5.51 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| 26 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | SO | RB | 13 | 62 | 332 | 5.35 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 1 |
| 27 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 9 | 50 | 329 | 6.58 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 28 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 13 | 61 | 323 | 5.30 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 29 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 8 | 32 | 321 | 10.03 | 3 | 79 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 30 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 13 | 61 | 318 | 5.21 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 3 |
| 31 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 10 | 44 | 313 | 7.11 | 1 | 81 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 32 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | SO | RB | 9 | 25 | 311 | 12.44 | 4 | 74 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 33 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 12 | 49 | 305 | 6.22 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 34 | Michael Ford | LSU | SO | RB | 12 | 42 | 301 | 7.17 | 3 | 49 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 35 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 13 | 57 | 299 | 5.25 | 6 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 36 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 51 | 292 | 5.73 | 3 | 59 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 37 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 12 | 56 | 290 | 5.18 | 2 | 55 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 38 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 11 | 46 | 289 | 6.28 | 1 | 62 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 38 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 10 | 61 | 289 | 4.74 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 12 | 51 | 288 | 5.65 | 2 | 47 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 40 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 11 | 60 | 288 | 4.80 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 42 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 13 | 51 | 285 | 5.59 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 43 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 10 | 53 | 284 | 5.36 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| 44 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 11 | 43 | 281 | 6.53 | 5 | 68 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 45 | Dan Herron | Ohio State | SR | RB | 7 | 38 | 277 | 7.29 | 2 | 57 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 46 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 9 | 43 | 276 | 6.42 | 2 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
| 47 | Raymond Carter | CSU | SR | RB | 9 | 47 | 275 | 5.85 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 48 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 11 | 34 | 274 | 8.06 | 4 | 65 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 49 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 11 | 57 | 273 | 4.79 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 50 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 11 | 36 | 272 | 7.56 | 2 | 68 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 51 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 12 | 53 | 270 | 5.09 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| 52 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 12 | 45 | 269 | 5.98 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| 53 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 11 | 63 | 266 | 4.22 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 54 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 9 | 39 | 264 | 6.77 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 54 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 12 | 56 | 264 | 4.71 | 4 | 59 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 56 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 13 | 59 | 263 | 4.46 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 57 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 12 | 44 | 262 | 5.95 | 4 | 50 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 58 | Brandon Pendergrass | Wk Forest | SR | RB | 11 | 51 | 260 | 5.10 | 4 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 59 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 13 | 47 | 259 | 5.51 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 59 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 12 | 73 | 259 | 3.55 | 4 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 61 | James White | Iowa State | SO | RB | 11 | 41 | 258 | 6.29 | 2 | 76 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 62 | David Sims | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 12 | 41 | 257 | 6.27 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 63 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 12 | 41 | 256 | 6.24 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 64 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 11 | 35 | 255 | 7.29 | 1 | 97 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 65 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 9 | 40 | 251 | 6.28 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 65 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 12 | 61 | 251 | 4.11 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 67 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 10 | 42 | 250 | 5.95 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 67 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 11 | 47 | 250 | 5.32 | 1 | 58 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 69 | Malcolm Brown | Texas | FR | RB | 10 | 48 | 249 | 5.19 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 69 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | SO | RB | 7 | 51 | 249 | 4.88 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 71 | Mike Ball | Nevada | JR | RB | 7 | 43 | 248 | 5.77 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 71 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 12 | 58 | 248 | 4.28 | 3 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 73 | William Pratcher | MTSU | SO | RB | 11 | 37 | 246 | 6.65 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 74 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 11 | 48 | 240 | 5.00 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 75 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | FR | QB | 9 | 41 | 239 | 5.83 | 5 | 56 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 76 | Alfred Blue | LSU | SO | RB | 8 | 27 | 238 | 8.81 | 3 | 57 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 77 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 10 | 49 | 235 | 4.80 | 1 | 65 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 78 | Princeton McCarty | Idaho | SR | RB | 9 | 30 | 230 | 7.67 | 1 | 82 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 79 | David Fluellen | Toledo | SO | RB | 11 | 35 | 228 | 6.51 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 79 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 41 | 228 | 5.56 | 3 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 81 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 13 | 56 | 226 | 4.04 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 82 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 11 | 27 | 224 | 8.30 | 2 | 80 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 83 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 10 | 45 | 223 | 4.96 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 84 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 12 | 35 | 221 | 6.31 | 3 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 85 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | JR | QB | 13 | 45 | 220 | 4.89 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 86 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 9 | 38 | 218 | 5.74 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 86 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 11 | 45 | 218 | 4.84 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 88 | Roy Finch | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 9 | 31 | 217 | 7.00 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 88 | Matthew Tucker | TCU | JR | RB | 13 | 43 | 217 | 5.05 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 90 | Darrell Scott | S Florida | JR | RB | 11 | 40 | 213 | 5.33 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 91 | Embry Peeples | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 10 | 15 | 212 | 14.13 | 1 | 63 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 91 | Eric Stephens | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 5 | 35 | 212 | 6.06 | 5 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 93 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 9 | 25 | 211 | 8.44 | 3 | 64 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 94 | Marc Tyler | USC | SR | RB | 8 | 31 | 210 | 6.77 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 94 | Isaiah Crowell | Georgia | FR | RB | 10 | 50 | 210 | 4.20 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 96 | Tevin Drake | W Mich | SO | RB | 11 | 38 | 208 | 5.47 | 2 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 96 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 11 | 46 | 208 | 4.52 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 96 | Edwin Baker | Mich St | JR | RB | 14 | 47 | 208 | 4.43 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 2 |
| 99 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | FR | RB | 12 | 35 | 206 | 5.89 | 4 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 100 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 9 | 34 | 203 | 5.97 | 4 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||