2011 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Teddy Bridgewater | Louisville | FR | QB | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1.18 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Nick Lamaison | UTEP | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 86 | 14.33 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Victor Anderson | Louisville | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 68 | 34.00 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 62 | 8.86 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Clayton Moore | Akron | SO | QB | 6 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 56 | 28.00 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Connor Dietz | Air Force | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 5 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | JR | QB | 3 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | FR | QB | 6 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 7 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 38 | 12.67 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Matt Christian | NMSU | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Case Keenum | Houston | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | EJ Manuel | FSU | JR | QB | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jeff Scott | Miss | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Desmond Johnson | USM | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Spencer Keith | Kent State | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Joe Hill | Utah State | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Dylan Favre | Miss St | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bryant Moniz | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Pete Thomas | CSU | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | -3 | -0.60 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Keith Price | Washington | SO | QB | 4 | 4 | -18 | -4.50 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 10 | 13 | 116 | 8.92 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 30 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 7 | 12 | 86 | 7.17 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 9 | 15 | 80 | 5.33 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 7 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Larry Dixon | Army | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 61 | 20.33 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 44 | 11.00 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 9 | 15 | 43 | 2.87 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Carlton Thomas | Georgia | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Tim Jefferson, Jr. | Air Force | SR | QB | 7 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | A.J. Graham | Marshall | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Spencer Ware | LSU | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Isaiah Crowell | Georgia | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | SO | QB | 8 | 13 | 32 | 2.46 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Mikel Hunter | Air Force | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 7 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Austin Dantin | Toledo | JR | QB | 7 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Derek Lawson | Ark St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Trent Steelman | Army | JR | QB | 5 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 8 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Tyler Hansen | Colorado | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Jalston Fowler | Alabama | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Steele Jantz | Iowa State | JR | QB | 2 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Devonta Freeman | FSU | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | FR | QB | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.50 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Jonathan Perry | UAB | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Alvester Alexander | Wyoming | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Edwin Baker | Mich St | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Terry Baggett | Army | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Morgan Newton | Kentucky | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 22 | 7.33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Andrew Luck | Stanford | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 22 | 4.40 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jeff Godfrey | UCF | SO | QB | 6 | 6 | 22 | 3.67 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 8 | 10 | 22 | 2.20 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Travon Van | Marshall | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Robert Kelley | Tulane | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Chris Coyer | Temple | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Barry Brunetti | Miss | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Zach Brown | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Angel Santiago | Army | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Rakeem Cato | Marshall | FR | QB | 7 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Morgan Williams | Toledo | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Jared Hassin | Army | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Garrett Grayson | CSU | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Jared Barnett | Iowa State | FR | QB | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Marlin Lane Jr. | Tennessee | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Anthone Taylor | Buffalo | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Jamison Crowder | Duke | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Matt Schilz | BGSU | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Derek Carr | Fresno St | SO | QB | 4 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | John Howell | Navy | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Brendan Cross | Wk Forest | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Crusoe Gongbay | New Mexico | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Shawne Alston | WVU | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Chazz Anderson | Buffalo | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 15 | 1.88 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Malcolm Brown | Texas | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||