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 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 12 | 56 | 312 | 5.57 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 15 | 6 |
| 2 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 12 | 41 | 276 | 6.73 | 2 | 68 | 20 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 12 | 54 | 239 | 4.43 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 2 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 12 | 30 | 234 | 7.80 | 6 | 62 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | FR | QB | 11 | 37 | 222 | 6.00 | 2 | 69 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 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 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 11 | 31 | 216 | 6.97 | 4 | 62 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 6 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 11 | 34 | 194 | 5.71 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 11 | 21 | 156 | 7.43 | 2 | 57 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 11 | 25 | 142 | 5.68 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 8 | 14 | 127 | 9.07 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 12 | 68 | 326 | 4.79 | 0 | 58 | 26 | 12 | 2 |
| 13 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 13 | 47 | 261 | 5.55 | 6 | 65 | 28 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 11 | 46 | 248 | 5.39 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 13 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 13 | 65 | 247 | 3.80 | 5 | 56 | 28 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 10 | 40 | 216 | 5.40 | 7 | 44 | 21 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 12 | 39 | 213 | 5.46 | 1 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 2 |
| 13 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 10 | 48 | 193 | 4.02 | 5 | 75 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 31 | 189 | 6.10 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 13 | 33 | 176 | 5.33 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 8 | 16 | 161 | 10.06 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 10 | 30 | 157 | 5.23 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Jeff Godfrey | UCF | SO | QB | 11 | 31 | 156 | 5.03 | 4 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 10 | 18 | 155 | 8.61 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Chris Coyer | Temple | SO | QB | 8 | 13 | 152 | 11.69 | 1 | 74 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Morgan Newton | Kentucky | JR | QB | 8 | 20 | 151 | 7.55 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 13 | Morgan Williams | Toledo | SR | RB | 11 | 25 | 148 | 5.92 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 12 | 27 | 148 | 5.48 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 11 | 29 | 144 | 4.97 | 3 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Tim Jefferson, Jr. | Air Force | SR | QB | 11 | 44 | 137 | 3.11 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 13 | Lampford Mark | Nevada | SR | RB | 7 | 16 | 134 | 8.38 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | John Howell | Navy | JR | RB | 6 | 10 | 132 | 13.20 | 2 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Brandon Wilds | S Carolina | FR | RB | 5 | 14 | 132 | 9.43 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Jalston Fowler | Alabama | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 126 | 14.00 | 1 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 10 | 13 | 124 | 9.54 | 0 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 7 | 16 | 110 | 6.88 | 1 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 10 | 17 | 100 | 5.88 | 3 | 55 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 13 | Darriet Perry | FIU | SR | RB | 11 | 26 | 100 | 3.85 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Kama Bailey | Idaho | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 90 | 11.25 | 0 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 6 | 22 | 88 | 4.00 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Embry Peeples | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 6 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Garrett Grayson | CSU | FR | QB | 4 | 21 | 69 | 3.29 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Bryant Moniz | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 9 | 24 | 69 | 2.88 | 2 | 74 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Zach Maynard | California | JR | QB | 9 | 20 | 54 | 2.70 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Brian Austin | Army | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 50 | 25.00 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Drew Coleman | Air Force | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Kevin Prince | UCLA | JR | QB | 9 | 22 | 14 | 0.64 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Tanner Price | Wk Forest | SO | QB | 13 | 32 | -13 | -0.41 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 50 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 12 | 43 | 206 | 4.79 | 3 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| 50 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 13 | 33 | 193 | 5.85 | 3 | 60 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 50 | Jared Barnett | Iowa State | FR | QB | 8 | 30 | 185 | 6.17 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 50 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 12 | 46 | 173 | 3.76 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 50 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | SO | QB | 14 | 54 | 170 | 3.15 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 1 |
| 50 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 41 | 166 | 4.05 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 50 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | SO | QB | 10 | 42 | 162 | 3.86 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 50 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 11 | 28 | 161 | 5.75 | 2 | 68 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 11 | 30 | 145 | 4.83 | 1 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 10 | 24 | 142 | 5.92 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 50 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 11 | 33 | 141 | 4.27 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 50 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | JR | QB | 10 | 35 | 141 | 4.03 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 10 | 32 | 129 | 4.03 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Blaine Gautier | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 11 | 22 | 125 | 5.68 | 2 | 80 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 50 | Michael Hayes | Houston | SR | RB | 10 | 24 | 125 | 5.21 | 4 | 71 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 9 | 18 | 124 | 6.89 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Cody Johnson | Texas | SR | RB | 8 | 18 | 117 | 6.50 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 14 | 28 | 117 | 4.18 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 50 | Jyruss Edwards | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 116 | 8.29 | 2 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 9 | 25 | 116 | 4.64 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Dominique Brown | Louisville | SO | QB | 10 | 18 | 114 | 6.33 | 0 | 55 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 12 | 32 | 114 | 3.56 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 11 | 23 | 113 | 4.91 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 29 | 112 | 3.86 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 50 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 7 | 14 | 105 | 7.50 | 1 | 65 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Barry Brunetti | Miss | SO | QB | 3 | 14 | 104 | 7.43 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 13 | 29 | 104 | 3.59 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Eric Stephens | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 5 | 23 | 103 | 4.48 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Centarius Donald | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 2 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 21 | 101 | 4.81 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 10 | 19 | 100 | 5.26 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Austin Davis | USM | SR | QB | 12 | 27 | 100 | 3.70 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 50 | Ronnie Wingo Jr. | Arkansas | JR | RB | 10 | 17 | 99 | 5.82 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 50 | Marc Tyler | USC | SR | RB | 9 | 21 | 99 | 4.71 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 93 | 10.33 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | JR | RB | 6 | 10 | 93 | 9.30 | 1 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Derek Lawson | Ark St | SR | RB | 7 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | Isaiah Crowell | Georgia | FR | RB | 8 | 19 | 93 | 4.89 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Spencer Ware | LSU | SO | RB | 12 | 25 | 92 | 3.68 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Tyler Hansen | Colorado | SR | QB | 12 | 22 | 91 | 4.14 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 50 | James Washington | NC State | JR | RB | 12 | 25 | 91 | 3.64 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 9 | 15 | 90 | 6.00 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | SO | RB | 8 | 18 | 90 | 5.00 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | JR | RB | 7 | 14 | 89 | 6.36 | 1 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 9 | 15 | 89 | 5.93 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Larry Dixon | Army | FR | RB | 9 | 10 | 88 | 8.80 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Marlin Lane Jr. | Tennessee | FR | RB | 9 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Crusoe Gongbay | New Mexico | FR | RB | 8 | 14 | 87 | 6.21 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Princeton McCarty | Idaho | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 86 | 10.75 | 2 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Adam Muema | SDSU | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 1 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Darrian Miller | Kansas | FR | RB | 8 | 19 | 82 | 4.32 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||