2011 National Leaders Rushing - From Own 21 To 39 Yard Line through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 12 | 34 | 427 | 12.56 | 3 | 77 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| 1 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 9 | 19 | 360 | 18.95 | 3 | 79 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 13 | 75 | 565 | 7.53 | 2 | 76 | 22 | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 10 | 64 | 482 | 7.53 | 2 | 63 | 23 | 11 | 7 |
| 3 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 13 | 67 | 421 | 6.28 | 2 | 72 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 13 | 55 | 406 | 7.38 | 2 | 74 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 13 | 64 | 395 | 6.17 | 2 | 77 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 11 | 70 | 384 | 5.49 | 2 | 66 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 29 | 343 | 11.83 | 2 | 77 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | Chris Coyer | Temple | SO | QB | 6 | 21 | 330 | 15.71 | 2 | 74 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 13 | 106 | 539 | 5.08 | 1 | 65 | 26 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 14 | 48 | 517 | 10.77 | 1 | 68 | 24 | 18 | 6 |
| 11 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 13 | 65 | 493 | 7.58 | 1 | 70 | 15 | 13 | 5 |
| 11 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 13 | 79 | 484 | 6.13 | 1 | 62 | 21 | 11 | 5 |
| 11 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 13 | 81 | 474 | 5.85 | 1 | 61 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 12 | 89 | 472 | 5.30 | 1 | 68 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 9 | 47 | 430 | 9.15 | 1 | 68 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 12 | 37 | 415 | 11.22 | 1 | 72 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| 11 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 12 | 66 | 415 | 6.29 | 1 | 78 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 11 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 13 | 44 | 392 | 8.91 | 1 | 67 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 12 | 76 | 391 | 5.14 | 1 | 65 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 69 | 389 | 5.64 | 1 | 69 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | James White | Iowa State | SO | RB | 13 | 50 | 348 | 6.96 | 1 | 76 | 14 | 13 | 5 |
| 11 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 57 | 343 | 6.02 | 1 | 79 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 12 | 39 | 322 | 8.26 | 1 | 70 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 9 | 32 | 319 | 9.97 | 1 | 79 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 11 | 30 | 312 | 10.40 | 1 | 65 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 12 | 48 | 297 | 6.19 | 1 | 65 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | Embry Peeples | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 12 | 20 | 295 | 14.75 | 1 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| 11 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 13 | 44 | 248 | 5.64 | 1 | 62 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 11 | 23 | 238 | 10.35 | 1 | 68 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | FR | QB | 12 | 35 | 237 | 6.77 | 1 | 69 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | Paris Cotton | C Mich | SR | RB | 6 | 19 | 232 | 12.21 | 1 | 77 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 11 | Dominique Sherrer | E Mich | SR | RB | 5 | 26 | 220 | 8.46 | 1 | 77 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | Jyruss Edwards | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 12 | 44 | 219 | 4.98 | 1 | 67 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Travon Van | Marshall | FR | RB | 12 | 46 | 215 | 4.67 | 1 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 11 | 16 | 211 | 13.19 | 1 | 77 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 11 | 38 | 211 | 5.55 | 1 | 67 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 10 | 34 | 208 | 6.12 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 8 | 23 | 206 | 8.96 | 1 | 77 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 11 | 54 | 199 | 3.69 | 1 | 75 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Michael Hayes | Houston | SR | RB | 11 | 25 | 194 | 7.76 | 1 | 71 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 4 | 12 | 193 | 16.08 | 1 | 64 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Dominique Whaley | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 6 | 20 | 192 | 9.60 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | SO | RB | 9 | 26 | 189 | 7.27 | 1 | 63 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Jeff Scott | Miss | SO | RB | 10 | 34 | 188 | 5.53 | 1 | 69 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | SO | RB | 10 | 20 | 180 | 9.00 | 1 | 67 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | JR | RB | 10 | 30 | 180 | 6.00 | 1 | 71 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Victor Anderson | Louisville | SR | RB | 11 | 30 | 170 | 5.67 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 12 | 41 | 168 | 4.10 | 1 | 62 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | Chazz Anderson | Buffalo | SR | QB | 11 | 27 | 166 | 6.15 | 1 | 68 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | JR | QB | 11 | 33 | 164 | 4.97 | 1 | 71 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | Ryan Tannehill | Texas A&M | SR | QB | 7 | 13 | 144 | 11.08 | 1 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Mike Bellamy | Clemson | FR | RB | 8 | 14 | 127 | 9.07 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | George Winn | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 122 | 13.56 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Trey Millard | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 7 | 8 | 112 | 14.00 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Jalston Fowler | Alabama | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 1 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | SO | QB | 4 | 8 | 109 | 13.63 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | SO | RB | 7 | 15 | 104 | 6.93 | 1 | 74 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 2 | 2 | 87 | 43.50 | 1 | 68 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Aaron Spikes | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 83 | 8.30 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Duran Hollis | Iowa State | FR | RB | 6 | 8 | 82 | 10.25 | 1 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Marcus Mason | Wash St | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 74 | 14.80 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | LaVon Brazill | Ohio | SR | WR | 2 | 1 | 67 | 67.00 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Victor Marc | S Florida | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 67 | 67.00 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Bruce Ellington | S Carolina | FR | WR | 6 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 67 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 108 | 521 | 4.82 | 0 | 56 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 67 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 59 | 485 | 8.22 | 0 | 57 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
| 67 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 74 | 479 | 6.47 | 0 | 44 | 26 | 16 | 3 |
| 67 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 86 | 464 | 5.40 | 0 | 68 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 67 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 12 | 85 | 449 | 5.28 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 8 |
| 67 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 13 | 76 | 441 | 5.80 | 0 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 4 |
| 67 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 13 | 68 | 433 | 6.37 | 0 | 54 | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| 67 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 12 | 68 | 407 | 5.99 | 0 | 50 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 67 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 65 | 391 | 6.02 | 0 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 67 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 13 | 70 | 391 | 5.59 | 0 | 68 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 67 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 12 | 51 | 388 | 7.61 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| 67 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 12 | 46 | 375 | 8.15 | 0 | 57 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 67 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 12 | 78 | 361 | 4.63 | 0 | 60 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 67 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 54 | 360 | 6.67 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 67 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 13 | 65 | 349 | 5.37 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 2 |
| 67 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 12 | 67 | 332 | 4.96 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 67 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 13 | 71 | 328 | 4.62 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 67 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 13 | 65 | 325 | 5.00 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 67 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 12 | 68 | 325 | 4.78 | 0 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 67 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 8 | 43 | 324 | 7.53 | 0 | 75 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 67 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 13 | 61 | 306 | 5.02 | 0 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| 67 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 10 | 38 | 302 | 7.95 | 0 | 67 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 67 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 13 | 56 | 299 | 5.34 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 67 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 14 | 58 | 296 | 5.10 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 67 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 11 | 57 | 295 | 5.18 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 67 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 10 | 42 | 289 | 6.88 | 0 | 63 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 67 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 12 | 46 | 281 | 6.11 | 0 | 58 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 67 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 13 | 51 | 280 | 5.49 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 67 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 12 | 51 | 276 | 5.41 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 67 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 12 | 62 | 276 | 4.45 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 67 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 11 | 55 | 273 | 4.96 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 67 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 11 | 57 | 264 | 4.63 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 67 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 13 | 60 | 264 | 4.40 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 67 | Malcolm Brown | Texas | FR | RB | 10 | 66 | 264 | 4.00 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||