2011 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 13 | 82 | 170 | 2.07 | 6 | 19 | 34 | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 13 | 47 | 261 | 5.55 | 6 | 65 | 28 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 13 | 65 | 247 | 3.80 | 5 | 56 | 28 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | SO | QB | 14 | 54 | 170 | 3.15 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 12 | 68 | 326 | 4.79 | 0 | 58 | 26 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 13 | 52 | 244 | 4.69 | 9 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 6 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 12 | 34 | 219 | 6.44 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 12 | 39 | 213 | 5.46 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 12 | 56 | 312 | 5.57 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 15 | 6 |
| 9 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 11 | 46 | 248 | 5.39 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 10 | 40 | 216 | 5.40 | 7 | 44 | 21 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 12 | 41 | 276 | 6.73 | 2 | 68 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
| 12 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 12 | 54 | 239 | 4.43 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 31 | 189 | 6.10 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 13 | 33 | 176 | 5.33 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 41 | 166 | 4.05 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 12 | 43 | 206 | 4.79 | 3 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 10 | 48 | 193 | 4.02 | 5 | 75 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Tim Jefferson, Jr. | Air Force | SR | QB | 11 | 44 | 137 | 3.11 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 20 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 12 | 30 | 234 | 7.80 | 6 | 62 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 20 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 12 | 46 | 173 | 3.76 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 32 | 155 | 4.84 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 11 | 30 | 145 | 4.83 | 1 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 11 | 29 | 144 | 4.97 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 9 | 25 | 116 | 4.64 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | JR | QB | 13 | 46 | 111 | 2.41 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 13 | 33 | 193 | 5.85 | 3 | 60 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 27 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | SO | QB | 10 | 42 | 162 | 3.86 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | Morgan Williams | Toledo | SR | RB | 11 | 25 | 148 | 5.92 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 10 | 24 | 142 | 5.92 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 11 | 33 | 141 | 4.27 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | JR | QB | 10 | 35 | 141 | 4.03 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Eric Stephens | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 5 | 23 | 103 | 4.48 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 27 | Austin Davis | USM | SR | QB | 12 | 27 | 100 | 3.70 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Bryan Kariya | BYU | SR | RB | 10 | 22 | 75 | 3.41 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | JR | QB | 11 | 26 | 44 | 1.69 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | FR | QB | 11 | 37 | 222 | 6.00 | 2 | 69 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 37 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 11 | 28 | 161 | 5.75 | 2 | 68 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 11 | 25 | 142 | 5.68 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 37 | Cody Johnson | Texas | SR | RB | 8 | 18 | 117 | 6.50 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Jason Ford | Illinois | SR | RB | 11 | 32 | 113 | 3.53 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 29 | 112 | 3.86 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 37 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 13 | 29 | 104 | 3.59 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Chris Relf | Miss St | SR | QB | 10 | 29 | 94 | 3.24 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 37 | Spencer Ware | LSU | SO | RB | 12 | 25 | 92 | 3.68 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Riley Nelson | BYU | JR | QB | 8 | 21 | 75 | 3.57 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 37 | G.J. Kinne | Tulsa | SR | QB | 11 | 35 | 34 | 0.97 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | JR | QB | 11 | 33 | 9 | 0.27 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 11 | 34 | 194 | 5.71 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 49 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 10 | 30 | 157 | 5.23 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 49 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 10 | 18 | 155 | 8.61 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 49 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 12 | 27 | 148 | 5.48 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 49 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 10 | 32 | 129 | 4.03 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 49 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 12 | 32 | 114 | 3.56 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 49 | Lennon Creer | La Tech | SR | RB | 10 | 30 | 112 | 3.73 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 12 | 23 | 111 | 4.83 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 11 | 26 | 108 | 4.15 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 9 | 25 | 91 | 3.64 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 9 | 28 | 88 | 3.14 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Tre Roberson | Indiana | FR | QB | 8 | 28 | 65 | 2.32 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 12 | 45 | 40 | 0.89 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 62 | Jeff Godfrey | UCF | SO | QB | 11 | 31 | 156 | 5.03 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 62 | Steele Jantz | Iowa State | JR | QB | 7 | 27 | 100 | 3.70 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 62 | Matt Christian | NMSU | SR | QB | 9 | 31 | 96 | 3.10 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 62 | Matthew Tucker | TCU | JR | RB | 10 | 18 | 84 | 4.67 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 8 | 19 | 82 | 4.32 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | SO | RB | 7 | 24 | 72 | 3.00 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 12 | 28 | 68 | 2.43 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | James Sims | Kansas | SO | RB | 9 | 21 | 62 | 2.95 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Aaron Murray | Georgia | SO | QB | 13 | 38 | 55 | 1.45 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 62 | Jonathan Perry | UAB | SO | QB | 10 | 30 | 54 | 1.80 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | SO | QB | 13 | 39 | 52 | 1.33 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 73 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 11 | 31 | 216 | 6.97 | 4 | 62 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 73 | Lampford Mark | Nevada | SR | RB | 7 | 16 | 134 | 8.38 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 73 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 11 | 19 | 99 | 5.21 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 73 | Marc Tyler | USC | SR | RB | 9 | 21 | 99 | 4.71 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 73 | Derek Lawson | Ark St | SR | RB | 7 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 73 | James Washington | NC State | JR | RB | 12 | 25 | 91 | 3.64 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Darrian Miller | Kansas | FR | RB | 8 | 19 | 82 | 4.32 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Malcolm Brown | Texas | FR | RB | 6 | 15 | 79 | 5.27 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Shawne Alston | WVU | JR | RB | 10 | 21 | 77 | 3.67 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | JR | QB | 12 | 41 | 71 | 1.73 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 73 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 9 | 21 | 65 | 3.10 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 11 | 19 | 58 | 3.05 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Reggie Bullock | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 54 | 4.15 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 9 | 14 | 54 | 3.86 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Keith Wenning | Ball State | SO | QB | 10 | 23 | 23 | 1.00 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Zac Dysert | Miami (Oh) | JR | QB | 12 | 33 | 7 | 0.21 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 11 | 21 | 156 | 7.43 | 2 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 89 | Brandon Wilds | S Carolina | FR | RB | 5 | 14 | 132 | 9.43 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 89 | Dominique Brown | Louisville | SO | QB | 10 | 18 | 114 | 6.33 | 0 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 89 | Trent Steelman | Army | JR | QB | 7 | 36 | 104 | 2.89 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Darriet Perry | FIU | SR | RB | 11 | 26 | 100 | 3.85 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 89 | Tracy Lampley | USM | JR | WR | 6 | 14 | 93 | 6.64 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Tyler Hansen | Colorado | SR | QB | 12 | 22 | 91 | 4.14 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 89 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 9 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 89 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | SO | RB | 8 | 18 | 90 | 5.00 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 89 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 9 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Mike DeWitt | Air Force | JR | RB | 8 | 17 | 75 | 4.41 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 89 | Leilyon Myers | UTEP | SR | RB | 8 | 20 | 62 | 3.10 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||