2011 National Leaders Rushing - In The 4th Quarter through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 4 | 28 | 158 | 5.64 | 1 | 96 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Lampford Mark | Nevada | SR | RB | 8 | 47 | 304 | 6.47 | 3 | 85 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 47 | 380 | 8.09 | 2 | 82 | 15 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | Herschel Sims | Okla St | FR | RB | 4 | 25 | 221 | 8.84 | 2 | 81 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 11 | 58 | 403 | 6.95 | 8 | 80 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Andrew Hendrix | Notre Dame | SO | QB | 3 | 10 | 73 | 7.30 | 1 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 7 | 20 | 198 | 9.90 | 2 | 77 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 8 | 26 | 176 | 6.77 | 2 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Paris Cotton | C Mich | SR | RB | 6 | 16 | 173 | 10.81 | 1 | 77 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 7 | 36 | 320 | 8.89 | 3 | 75 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | Mike Bellamy | Clemson | FR | RB | 6 | 19 | 144 | 7.58 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Chris Coyer | Temple | SO | QB | 6 | 22 | 244 | 11.09 | 2 | 74 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 12 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 8 | 27 | 232 | 8.59 | 0 | 74 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 14 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 11 | 49 | 325 | 6.63 | 2 | 72 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 10 | 58 | 454 | 7.83 | 6 | 71 | 20 | 11 | 6 |
| 16 | Kama Bailey | Idaho | SR | RB | 6 | 18 | 134 | 7.44 | 1 | 70 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Jalston Fowler | Alabama | SO | RB | 9 | 42 | 312 | 7.43 | 3 | 69 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 17 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 8 | 30 | 235 | 7.83 | 4 | 69 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 17 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | FR | QB | 10 | 32 | 145 | 4.53 | 3 | 69 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 11 | 29 | 301 | 10.38 | 2 | 68 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 21 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | SO | RB | 8 | 24 | 244 | 10.17 | 3 | 67 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 22 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | SO | QB | 8 | 25 | 185 | 7.40 | 2 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 9 | 52 | 257 | 4.94 | 1 | 63 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 24 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 11 | 81 | 537 | 6.63 | 6 | 62 | 25 | 18 | 6 |
| 25 | Victor Anderson | Louisville | SR | RB | 10 | 23 | 122 | 5.30 | 1 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Trey Millard | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 79 | 15.80 | 1 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Bruce Ellington | S Carolina | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 1 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 10 | 56 | 272 | 4.86 | 3 | 60 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | JR | RB | 8 | 24 | 164 | 6.83 | 1 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 11 | 71 | 436 | 6.14 | 7 | 59 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| 30 | D.D. Kyles | MTSU | SR | RB | 4 | 16 | 117 | 7.31 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 45 | 277 | 6.16 | 3 | 58 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Morgan Newton | Kentucky | JR | QB | 6 | 23 | 175 | 7.61 | 1 | 58 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 32 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 9 | 24 | 148 | 6.17 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 13 | 77 | 476 | 6.18 | 1 | 57 | 17 | 14 | 6 |
| 36 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 93 | 530 | 5.70 | 5 | 56 | 20 | 14 | 5 |
| 36 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 10 | 60 | 222 | 3.70 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | JR | RB | 6 | 20 | 191 | 9.55 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | Torrance Hunt | ECU | SO | RB | 7 | 26 | 156 | 6.00 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | David Foote | BYU | JR | RB | 4 | 12 | 125 | 10.42 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 13 | 43 | 305 | 7.09 | 4 | 55 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 41 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 12 | 55 | 271 | 4.93 | 3 | 55 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 41 | Bradley Randle | UNLV | SO | RB | 7 | 32 | 168 | 5.25 | 2 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | Cody Johnson | Texas | SR | RB | 6 | 17 | 106 | 6.24 | 3 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 45 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 11 | 61 | 294 | 4.82 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 45 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 9 | 20 | 148 | 7.40 | 1 | 53 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 8 | 48 | 270 | 5.63 | 3 | 52 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 47 | Jeff Demps | Florida | SR | RB | 6 | 21 | 134 | 6.38 | 2 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 49 | Tevin Drake | W Mich | SO | RB | 8 | 23 | 134 | 5.83 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 50 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 11 | 52 | 257 | 4.94 | 3 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 50 | Javonti Greene | E Mich | SO | RB | 7 | 34 | 212 | 6.24 | 3 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 50 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | FR | RB | 5 | 22 | 198 | 9.00 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 53 | Troy Pollard | Illinois | SR | RB | 9 | 23 | 203 | 8.83 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 53 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | JR | QB | 10 | 33 | 187 | 5.67 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 53 | Jonathan Lee | Air Force | FR | RB | 4 | 11 | 122 | 11.09 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 56 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 7 | 19 | 206 | 10.84 | 3 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 56 | Alfred Blue | LSU | SO | RB | 7 | 30 | 202 | 6.73 | 4 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 56 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | SO | QB | 11 | 35 | 171 | 4.89 | 3 | 48 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 56 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | SO | RB | 6 | 28 | 161 | 5.75 | 3 | 48 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | SO | RB | 5 | 17 | 151 | 8.88 | 1 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 56 | Jordan Jefferson | LSU | SR | QB | 8 | 21 | 135 | 6.43 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 56 | Roddy Jones | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 6 | 7 | 77 | 11.00 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 56 | Leighton Settle | N Illinois | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 73 | 8.11 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 64 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 9 | 43 | 301 | 7.00 | 2 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 64 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 12 | 46 | 261 | 5.67 | 2 | 47 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 64 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 10 | 55 | 240 | 4.36 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 64 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 9 | 35 | 184 | 5.26 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 64 | Desmond Scott | Duke | JR | RB | 5 | 16 | 114 | 7.13 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 64 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | SO | RB | 6 | 20 | 104 | 5.20 | 1 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 10 | 48 | 302 | 6.29 | 2 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 70 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 9 | 51 | 212 | 4.16 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| 70 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 9 | 32 | 145 | 4.53 | 2 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 70 | Mike Patrick | Navy | SO | RB | 4 | 14 | 98 | 7.00 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 74 | Dionza Bradford | UNLV | FR | RB | 9 | 31 | 118 | 3.81 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 74 | Blake Sims | Alabama | FR | ATH | 4 | 22 | 107 | 4.86 | 0 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 74 | Trey Franks | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 9 | 57 | 343 | 6.02 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 77 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 9 | 40 | 213 | 5.33 | 2 | 44 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 77 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 10 | 36 | 204 | 5.67 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 77 | Josh Oglesby | Va Tech | SR | RB | 8 | 21 | 110 | 5.24 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Danté Butler | Tulane | FR | RB | 2 | 5 | 66 | 13.20 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 82 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 8 | 55 | 284 | 5.16 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| 83 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 11 | 49 | 299 | 6.10 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| 83 | Devonta Freeman | FSU | FR | RB | 8 | 34 | 199 | 5.85 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 83 | Jeffrey Lewis | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 7 | 32 | 185 | 5.78 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 83 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 10 | 31 | 176 | 5.68 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 83 | JJ Di Luigi | BYU | SR | RB | 9 | 22 | 138 | 6.27 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 83 | James Wilder, Jr. | FSU | FR | RB | 5 | 24 | 127 | 5.29 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | James White | Iowa State | SO | RB | 8 | 26 | 111 | 4.27 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 83 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | JR | QB | 8 | 17 | 55 | 3.24 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 91 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 8 | 45 | 288 | 6.40 | 5 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 91 | Malcolm Brown | Army | JR | RB | 9 | 18 | 177 | 9.83 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 91 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | JR | QB | 10 | 29 | 158 | 5.45 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 91 | Broderick Green | Arkansas | SR | RB | 7 | 32 | 152 | 4.75 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 91 | Geoff Meinken | Stanford | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 64 | 21.33 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 91 | Sirgregory Thornton | Ark St | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 55 | 13.75 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 12 | 39 | 246 | 6.31 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 1 |
| 97 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 10 | 55 | 181 | 3.29 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 97 | Joey Iosefa | Hawai'i | FR | RB | 7 | 33 | 169 | 5.12 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 97 | Rishad Wimbley | SMU | FR | DL | 4 | 22 | 113 | 5.14 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||