2011 National Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 01/09/2012

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Montee Ball Wisconsin JR RB 14 172 1096 6.37 16 54 34 33 8
2 Terrance Ganaway Baylor SR RB 13 139 974 7.01 12 89 30 30 9
3 David Wilson Va Tech JR RB 14 161 918 5.70 4 48 29 30 13
4 Henry Josey Missouri SO RB 10 86 747 8.69 5 48 27 28 8
5 Kedrick Rhodes FIU SO RB 13 138 751 5.44 3 43 26 27 4
5 Chandler Harnish N Illinois SR QB 14 91 703 7.73 7 51 26 27 9
7 Fitzgerald Toussaint Michigan SO RB 12 124 787 6.35 6 59 25 25 8
8 Trent Richardson Alabama JR RB 13 135 930 6.89 7 76 23 24 8
8 Ronnie Hillman SDSU SO RB 13 147 878 5.97 6 99 23 23 8
8 Robbie Rouse Fresno St JR RB 13 167 782 4.68 4 28 23 23 6
8 Isi Sofele California JR RB 13 154 746 4.84 3 56 23 26 6
12 Michael Dyer Auburn SO RB 12 158 893 5.65 4 55 22 22 7
12 Doug Martin Boise St SR RB 12 148 801 5.41 7 65 22 24 6
12 Isaiah Pead Cincinnati SR RB 13 137 765 5.58 10 65 22 24 9
12 Adonis Thomas Toledo SR RB 10 106 715 6.75 4 67 22 22 9
12 Cierre Wood Notre Dame JR RB 13 120 638 5.32 6 55 22 22 4
17 Bobby Rainey Western Ky SR RB 12 188 974 5.18 7 56 21 23 5
17 Giovani Bernard N Carolina FR RB 13 132 812 6.15 8 60 21 22 8
17 Rex Burkhead Nebraska JR RB 13 162 777 4.80 7 45 21 21 3
17 John Hubert Kansas St SO RB 13 116 586 5.05 2 47 21 20 6
21 LaMichael James Oregon JR RB 12 122 967 7.93 9 90 20 22 13
21 Zach Line SMU JR RB 10 112 646 5.77 7 40 20 22 4
21 Donte Harden Ohio SR RB 12 105 563 5.36 0 33 20 21 4
24 John White IV Utah JR RB 13 164 808 4.93 8 62 19 18 6
24 Stepfan Taylor Stanford JR RB 13 142 804 5.66 5 70 19 20 5
24 Jasmin Hopkins N Illinois SR RB 14 114 669 5.87 8 57 19 19 6
24 Cameron Marshall Ariz St JR RB 13 135 666 4.93 9 70 19 19 7
28 Branden Oliver Buffalo SO RB 12 166 778 4.69 4 58 18 19 6
28 Andre Ellington Clemson JR RB 13 126 715 5.67 7 74 18 18 7
28 Ray Graham Pittsburgh JR RB 8 108 696 6.44 8 75 18 18 8
28 Silas Redd Penn State SO RB 13 128 604 4.72 2 24 18 18 2
28 Denard Robinson Michigan JR QB 13 88 500 5.68 3 52 18 18 7
33 Robert Turbin Utah State JR RB 13 132 909 6.89 7 80 17 17 8
33 Lyle McCombs U Conn FR RB 12 163 706 4.33 2 65 17 18 5
33 Raymond Maples Army SO RB 11 83 654 7.88 2 57 17 17 7
33 Alfred Morris FAU SR RB 12 117 615 5.26 5 48 17 21 5
33 Johnathan Franklin UCLA JR RB 14 99 575 5.81 3 27 17 17 5
33 Collin Klein Kansas St JR QB 13 130 560 4.31 12 63 17 17 6
33 Asher Clark Air Force SR RB 13 73 557 7.63 3 67 17 18 8
33 Chris Rainey Florida SR RB 12 95 542 5.71 2 47 17 16 4
33 Isaiah Crowell Georgia FR RB 12 103 527 5.12 2 28 17 17 5
33 Tyler Tettleton Ohio SO QB 14 66 333 5.05 2 48 17 16 5
43 Bernard Pierce Temple JR RB 12 136 739 5.43 9 69 16 17 6
43 Chris Polk Washington JR RB 13 145 652 4.50 6 56 16 16 3
43 Cyrus Gray Texas A&M SR RB 11 122 622 5.10 9 36 16 18 6
43 Mike Ball Nevada JR RB 7 85 528 6.21 2 41 16 16 8
43 James Franklin Missouri SO QB 13 91 427 4.69 6 24 16 18 1
43 Ryan Aplin Ark St JR QB 12 63 363 5.76 5 33 16 16 4
49 Joseph Randle Okla St SO RB 13 107 593 5.54 11 59 15 16 4
49 Tevin Drake W Mich SO RB 12 63 414 6.57 1 51 15 15 7
49 Jamal Woodyard USM FR RB 12 67 413 6.16 0 47 15 15 3
49 Kevin Prince UCLA JR QB 11 55 274 4.98 0 32 15 14 5
53 Lamar Miller Miami (Fl) SO RB 12 115 682 5.93 3 79 14 15 7
53 Marcus Coker Iowa SO RB 12 144 649 4.51 7 27 14 14 3
53 Ja'Terian Douglas Tulsa SO RB 13 70 606 8.66 3 82 14 14 6
53 Curtis McNeal USC JR RB 12 70 520 7.43 2 61 14 14 5
53 Jawan Jamison Rutgers FR RB 12 126 511 4.06 3 30 14 14 3
53 Jawon Chisholm Akron FR RB 12 121 510 4.21 3 34 14 14 4
53 Ralph Bolden Purdue JR RB 12 94 503 5.35 4 39 14 14 6
53 Kenny Turner NMSU JR WR 11 98 495 5.05 9 46 14 17 3
53 Javonti Greene E Mich SO RB 11 84 492 5.86 4 50 14 15 5
53 Zac Stacy Vanderbilt JR RB 13 105 487 4.64 7 62 14 14 1
53 Michael Ford LSU SO RB 14 77 481 6.25 3 49 14 16 4
53 Onterio McCalebb Auburn JR RB 13 51 311 6.10 0 60 14 14 1
65 Antwon Bailey Syracuse SR RB 12 130 658 5.06 4 53 13 13 6
65 Matt Brown Temple JR RB 13 89 629 7.07 5 58 13 14 8
65 Lance Dunbar N Texas SR RB 12 145 582 4.01 3 43 13 13 4
65 Perry Jones Virginia JR RB 13 108 571 5.29 4 47 13 15 5
65 Waymon James TCU SO RB 13 66 517 7.83 3 74 13 15 5
65 Davin Meggett Maryland SR RB 12 90 496 5.51 1 47 13 13 5
65 Jonas Gray Notre Dame SR RB 11 62 478 7.71 4 79 13 13 4
65 Lennon Creer La Tech SR RB 10 95 474 4.99 3 53 13 14 2
65 Rodney Stewart Colorado SR RB 11 101 459 4.54 1 33 13 13 3
65 Brandon Pendergrass Wk Forest SR RB 12 95 439 4.62 4 38 13 13 3
65 Hunter Lee La Tech FR RB 9 74 413 5.58 3 48 13 12 2
76 Orleans Darkwa Tulane SO RB 13 109 513 4.71 9 67 12 12 4
76 Le'Veon Bell Mich St SO RB 14 100 510 5.10 6 32 12 12 5
76 Tim Cornett UNLV SO RB 11 69 468 6.78 3 80 12 12 5
76 Trey Watts Tulsa SO RB 13 92 466 5.07 1 35 12 13 2
76 Dustin Garrison WVU FR RB 10 83 450 5.42 4 42 12 12 3
76 Charles Sims Houston SO RB 13 58 438 7.55 5 56 12 12 5
76 Eddie Lacy Alabama SO RB 12 48 433 9.02 5 67 12 13 6
76 JJ Di Luigi BYU SR RB 13 78 418 5.36 1 41 12 11 3
76 Tyler Smith Rice SR RB 12 75 378 5.04 2 31 12 12 3
76 C.J. Brown Maryland SO QB 8 39 376 9.64 2 77 12 13 5
76 Brandon Bolden Miss SR RB 10 60 326 5.43 4 38 12 12 3
76 Dominique Sherrer E Mich SR RB 6 50 290 5.80 0 27 12 11 3
76 B.J. Daniels S Florida JR QB 11 63 281 4.46 2 30 12 14 6
89 Michael Smith Utah State SR RB 13 57 464 8.14 2 77 11 11 4
89 Rolandan Finch BC SO RB 11 85 441 5.19 3 20 11 12 1
89 Dan Herron Ohio State SR RB 7 75 435 5.80 2 57 11 12 5
89 Dominique Whaley Oklahoma JR RB 6 68 433 6.37 5 64 11 12 5
89 Marcus Lattimore S Carolina SO RB 7 81 433 5.35 5 36 11 11 4
89 James White Wisconsin SO RB 13 81 430 5.31 4 49 11 11 3
89 Cody Fajardo Nevada FR QB 10 60 404 6.73 6 56 11 12 5
89 Taylor Martinez Nebraska SO QB 13 65 389 5.98 3 57 11 11 4
89 Latavius Murray UCF JR RB 11 61 369 6.05 6 40 11 11 5
89 Edwin Baker Mich St JR RB 14 101 366 3.62 2 21 11 12 2
89 Victor Anderson Louisville SR RB 11 72 352 4.89 1 32 11 12 3
89 Joe Banyard UTEP SR RB 12 77 347 4.51 1 50 11 10 1
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards