2011 National Leaders Rushing - On 2nd Down through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 11 | 58 | 417 | 7.19 | 2 | 97 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 9 | 49 | 333 | 6.80 | 1 | 96 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 12 | 18 | 250 | 13.89 | 3 | 91 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | Josh Clemons | Kentucky | FR | RB | 6 | 23 | 156 | 6.78 | 1 | 87 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 53 | 369 | 6.96 | 5 | 84 | 19 | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Jeff Demps | Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 37 | 244 | 6.59 | 3 | 84 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Vernon Frazier | UTEP | SR | RB | 12 | 26 | 204 | 7.85 | 1 | 83 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 12 | 72 | 372 | 5.17 | 1 | 81 | 26 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 12 | 55 | 188 | 3.42 | 2 | 81 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | Brandon Boykin | Georgia | SR | DB | 4 | 4 | 98 | 24.50 | 1 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 12 | 60 | 416 | 6.93 | 4 | 79 | 23 | 10 | 3 |
| 12 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 13 | 85 | 447 | 5.26 | 1 | 78 | 22 | 8 | 4 |
| 12 | Tevin Reese | Baylor | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 81 | 40.50 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 13 | 77 | 603 | 7.83 | 4 | 77 | 35 | 20 | 8 |
| 14 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 11 | 42 | 401 | 9.55 | 5 | 77 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 14 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 10 | 24 | 269 | 11.21 | 5 | 77 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 14 | Dominique Sherrer | E Mich | SR | RB | 6 | 34 | 247 | 7.26 | 2 | 77 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | James White | Iowa State | SO | RB | 13 | 63 | 407 | 6.46 | 6 | 76 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| 19 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 12 | 41 | 324 | 7.90 | 3 | 72 | 17 | 7 | 4 |
| 20 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | JR | RB | 11 | 49 | 339 | 6.92 | 2 | 71 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 20 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | JR | QB | 10 | 43 | 274 | 6.37 | 2 | 71 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 22 | Jeff Scott | Miss | SO | RB | 10 | 37 | 223 | 6.03 | 4 | 69 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 12 | 92 | 397 | 4.32 | 5 | 68 | 27 | 14 | 2 |
| 23 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 12 | 65 | 351 | 5.40 | 2 | 68 | 23 | 8 | 3 |
| 23 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 12 | 37 | 254 | 6.86 | 2 | 68 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | Chazz Anderson | Buffalo | SR | QB | 10 | 27 | 143 | 5.30 | 2 | 68 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 27 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 12 | 74 | 497 | 6.72 | 5 | 67 | 28 | 12 | 5 |
| 27 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 11 | 49 | 294 | 6.00 | 3 | 67 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 29 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 13 | 66 | 448 | 6.79 | 3 | 66 | 25 | 15 | 5 |
| 29 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | SO | QB | 5 | 12 | 127 | 10.58 | 2 | 66 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 31 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 12 | 53 | 234 | 4.42 | 2 | 65 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| 31 | Ryan Tannehill | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 9 | 20 | 139 | 6.95 | 2 | 65 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 31 | Marcus Mason | Wash St | FR | RB | 3 | 11 | 131 | 11.91 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | Dominque White | E Mich | JR | RB | 9 | 40 | 182 | 4.55 | 0 | 64 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 35 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 10 | 52 | 415 | 7.98 | 1 | 63 | 20 | 13 | 5 |
| 35 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 11 | 60 | 372 | 6.20 | 3 | 63 | 28 | 10 | 2 |
| 35 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 37 | 307 | 8.30 | 6 | 63 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 38 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 13 | 102 | 610 | 5.98 | 4 | 61 | 29 | 18 | 5 |
| 38 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | FR | QB | 13 | 43 | 257 | 5.98 | 3 | 61 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 40 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 13 | 119 | 571 | 4.80 | 5 | 60 | 37 | 15 | 6 |
| 40 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 12 | 92 | 400 | 4.35 | 5 | 60 | 27 | 9 | 1 |
| 40 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 12 | 87 | 363 | 4.17 | 4 | 60 | 22 | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | JR | RB | 9 | 22 | 165 | 7.50 | 2 | 60 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 40 | Jonathan Warzeka | Air Force | SR | WR | 9 | 10 | 104 | 10.40 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 13 | 80 | 485 | 6.06 | 7 | 59 | 27 | 8 | 4 |
| 45 | D.D. Kyles | MTSU | SR | RB | 7 | 24 | 142 | 5.92 | 2 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 45 | Spencer Keith | Kent State | JR | QB | 10 | 15 | 20 | 1.33 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 88 | 591 | 6.72 | 6 | 58 | 33 | 16 | 3 |
| 48 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 12 | 50 | 326 | 6.52 | 1 | 58 | 21 | 7 | 4 |
| 50 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 13 | 117 | 593 | 5.07 | 11 | 57 | 40 | 16 | 7 |
| 50 | Larry Dixon | Army | FR | RB | 12 | 41 | 280 | 6.83 | 4 | 57 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 50 | Josh Harris | Wk Forest | SO | RB | 7 | 42 | 232 | 5.52 | 1 | 57 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 50 | Centarius Donald | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 7 | 25 | 224 | 8.96 | 1 | 57 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 50 | Alfred Blue | LSU | SO | RB | 9 | 23 | 189 | 8.22 | 2 | 57 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 55 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 135 | 551 | 4.08 | 4 | 56 | 31 | 17 | 4 |
| 55 | Branden Smith | Georgia | JR | DB | 4 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Bradley Randle | UNLV | SO | RB | 10 | 42 | 249 | 5.93 | 1 | 55 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 58 | De'Vion Moore | Missouri | SR | RB | 6 | 13 | 102 | 7.85 | 0 | 54 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 59 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 91 | 475 | 5.22 | 10 | 53 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 59 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 92 | 462 | 5.02 | 2 | 53 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| 59 | Brian Fields | W Mich | SO | RB | 8 | 22 | 140 | 6.36 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 62 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 11 | 68 | 337 | 4.96 | 3 | 52 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
| 62 | Jared Williams | SMU | FR | RB | 7 | 20 | 92 | 4.60 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 64 | Aaron Crawford | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 8 | 32 | 164 | 5.13 | 1 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| 64 | Brandon Bourbon | Kansas | FR | RB | 7 | 11 | 120 | 10.91 | 1 | 51 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 66 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 12 | 112 | 617 | 5.51 | 6 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 3 |
| 66 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 14 | 58 | 254 | 4.38 | 3 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| 66 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | JR | RB | 7 | 25 | 185 | 7.40 | 1 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 69 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 13 | 57 | 359 | 6.30 | 0 | 49 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| 69 | Jonathan Lee | Air Force | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 9 | 57 | 427 | 7.49 | 5 | 48 | 22 | 16 | 3 |
| 71 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 67 | 311 | 4.64 | 4 | 48 | 31 | 7 | 1 |
| 71 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | SO | RB | 9 | 37 | 239 | 6.46 | 2 | 48 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 71 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 12 | 57 | 231 | 4.05 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 71 | Roddy Jones | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 11 | 19 | 183 | 9.63 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 71 | Jordan Jefferson | LSU | SR | QB | 10 | 28 | 147 | 5.25 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 71 | Frankie Jackson | Ark St | FR | RB | 11 | 24 | 132 | 5.50 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 71 | Jordan Luallen | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 59 | 8.43 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | SO | RB | 11 | 39 | 227 | 5.82 | 2 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 80 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 13 | 84 | 385 | 4.58 | 6 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 6 |
| 80 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 12 | 65 | 336 | 5.17 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 2 |
| 80 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 13 | 53 | 308 | 5.81 | 7 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 4 |
| 80 | Tevin Drake | W Mich | SO | RB | 10 | 33 | 151 | 4.58 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 80 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 12 | 19 | 99 | 5.21 | 3 | 46 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 85 | Kawaun Jakes | Western Ky | JR | QB | 9 | 21 | 88 | 4.19 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 86 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 107 | 628 | 5.87 | 3 | 44 | 33 | 19 | 6 |
| 86 | Mike DeWitt | Air Force | JR | RB | 12 | 40 | 224 | 5.60 | 4 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 86 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | JR | RB | 11 | 34 | 189 | 5.56 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 86 | Josh Oglesby | Va Tech | SR | RB | 13 | 36 | 164 | 4.56 | 3 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 86 | Duran Hollis | Iowa State | FR | RB | 6 | 13 | 98 | 7.54 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 86 | Michael Shaw | Michigan | SR | RB | 6 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 92 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 95 | 514 | 5.41 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 15 | 5 |
| 92 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 13 | 74 | 450 | 6.08 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 9 | 4 |
| 92 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 12 | 86 | 371 | 4.31 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 3 |
| 92 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | JR | RB | 10 | 29 | 218 | 7.52 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 92 | Danté Butler | Tulane | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 97 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 13 | 96 | 618 | 6.44 | 13 | 42 | 35 | 22 | 6 |
| 97 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 13 | 93 | 536 | 5.76 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 13 | 3 |
| 97 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 49 | 269 | 5.49 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| 97 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 12 | 37 | 239 | 6.46 | 1 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||