2011 National Leaders Rushing - From Own 40 to Opponent's 40 Yard Line through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 13 | 47 | 435 | 9.26 | 3 | 60 | 18 | 13 | 3 |
| 1 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 12 | 62 | 389 | 6.27 | 3 | 60 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 1 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 11 | 68 | 311 | 4.57 | 1 | 60 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 1 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 11 | 28 | 264 | 9.43 | 2 | 60 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | SO | QB | 10 | 49 | 199 | 4.06 | 1 | 60 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 11 | 131 | 11.91 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 85 | 526 | 6.19 | 3 | 59 | 21 | 12 | 4 |
| 7 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 11 | 44 | 377 | 8.57 | 1 | 59 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 53 | 357 | 6.74 | 3 | 59 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 12 | 46 | 284 | 6.17 | 2 | 59 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 8 | 31 | 251 | 8.10 | 1 | 59 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | D.D. Kyles | MTSU | SR | RB | 6 | 17 | 123 | 7.24 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Spencer Keith | Kent State | JR | QB | 7 | 17 | 88 | 5.18 | 0 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 67 | 555 | 8.28 | 3 | 58 | 23 | 12 | 6 |
| 14 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 12 | 91 | 508 | 5.58 | 2 | 58 | 26 | 16 | 5 |
| 14 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 13 | 53 | 416 | 7.85 | 2 | 58 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
| 14 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 13 | 66 | 395 | 5.98 | 1 | 58 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| 18 | John Howell | Navy | JR | RB | 9 | 14 | 172 | 12.29 | 2 | 57 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | Bryant Moniz | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 9 | 23 | 43 | 1.87 | 1 | 57 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 13 | 80 | 463 | 5.79 | 2 | 56 | 28 | 13 | 4 |
| 20 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 13 | 77 | 362 | 4.70 | 1 | 56 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 20 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | FR | QB | 10 | 40 | 288 | 7.20 | 1 | 56 | 14 | 13 | 3 |
| 20 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 11 | 57 | 266 | 4.67 | 1 | 56 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 20 | Darrell Scott | S Florida | JR | RB | 10 | 39 | 235 | 6.03 | 1 | 56 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | James Sims | Kansas | SO | RB | 12 | 45 | 205 | 4.56 | 1 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Torrance Hunt | ECU | SO | RB | 8 | 28 | 149 | 5.32 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Herschel Sims | Okla St | FR | RB | 3 | 8 | 88 | 11.00 | 0 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Branden Smith | Georgia | JR | DB | 3 | 4 | 83 | 20.75 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 11 | 65 | 391 | 6.02 | 2 | 55 | 22 | 12 | 3 |
| 29 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 73 | 388 | 5.32 | 2 | 55 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 29 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 12 | 37 | 370 | 10.00 | 2 | 55 | 15 | 12 | 4 |
| 29 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 13 | 65 | 299 | 4.60 | 1 | 55 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 8 | 23 | 179 | 7.78 | 1 | 55 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | Larry Dixon | Army | FR | RB | 10 | 25 | 178 | 7.12 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | Centarius Donald | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 6 | 17 | 167 | 9.82 | 1 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 74 | 534 | 7.22 | 1 | 54 | 25 | 15 | 7 |
| 36 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 10 | 52 | 383 | 7.37 | 1 | 54 | 17 | 8 | 7 |
| 36 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | SO | RB | 10 | 31 | 197 | 6.35 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 36 | De'Vion Moore | Missouri | SR | RB | 6 | 12 | 140 | 11.67 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 40 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 13 | 67 | 513 | 7.66 | 2 | 53 | 28 | 19 | 8 |
| 40 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 73 | 471 | 6.45 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 40 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 12 | 48 | 272 | 5.67 | 1 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 40 | Lennon Creer | La Tech | SR | RB | 10 | 62 | 258 | 4.16 | 1 | 53 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 44 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 13 | 78 | 437 | 5.60 | 1 | 52 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| 44 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 11 | 31 | 299 | 9.65 | 1 | 52 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| 44 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | JR | RB | 11 | 34 | 277 | 8.15 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 44 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 10 | 23 | 236 | 10.26 | 2 | 52 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 44 | Jeff Demps | Florida | SR | RB | 8 | 28 | 201 | 7.18 | 1 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 44 | James Hamilton | N Texas | SR | RB | 11 | 30 | 194 | 6.47 | 1 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 44 | Shawne Alston | WVU | JR | RB | 10 | 29 | 191 | 6.59 | 1 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 44 | Jared Williams | SMU | FR | RB | 6 | 10 | 115 | 11.50 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 52 | Tevin Drake | W Mich | SO | RB | 12 | 27 | 278 | 10.30 | 1 | 51 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| 52 | Aaron Crawford | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 100 | 7.69 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | Reggie Dunn | Utah | JR | WR | 6 | 6 | 79 | 13.17 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 52 | Brandon Bourbon | Kansas | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 75 | 12.50 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 56 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 58 | 358 | 6.17 | 3 | 50 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 56 | Javonti Greene | E Mich | SO | RB | 9 | 36 | 199 | 5.53 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 56 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | JR | RB | 7 | 23 | 156 | 6.78 | 1 | 50 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 56 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | FR | RB | 3 | 8 | 100 | 12.50 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 13 | 45 | 370 | 8.22 | 1 | 49 | 18 | 11 | 6 |
| 60 | Michael Ford | LSU | SO | RB | 13 | 35 | 274 | 7.83 | 0 | 49 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 60 | James White | Wisconsin | SO | RB | 13 | 45 | 258 | 5.73 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 60 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | JR | QB | 13 | 43 | 233 | 5.42 | 1 | 49 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 60 | Jalston Fowler | Alabama | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 90 | 9.00 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Jonathan Lee | Air Force | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 66 | 22.00 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Ahkeem Smith | Temple | JR | LB | 1 | 1 | 49 | 49.00 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 67 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 32 | 326 | 10.19 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| 67 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 12 | 49 | 274 | 5.59 | 0 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 67 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 9 | 42 | 250 | 5.95 | 1 | 48 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 67 | Rickey Galvin | Wash St | FR | RB | 12 | 38 | 248 | 6.53 | 1 | 48 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 67 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | SO | QB | 13 | 46 | 239 | 5.20 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 67 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 10 | 28 | 232 | 8.29 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 67 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 12 | 47 | 222 | 4.72 | 0 | 48 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 67 | Alfred Blue | LSU | SO | RB | 7 | 17 | 187 | 11.00 | 2 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 67 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | SO | RB | 9 | 25 | 183 | 7.32 | 1 | 48 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 67 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 9 | 23 | 182 | 7.91 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 67 | Roddy Jones | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 171 | 15.55 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 67 | Vernon Frazier | UTEP | SR | RB | 12 | 21 | 168 | 8.00 | 1 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 67 | Jordan Jefferson | LSU | SR | QB | 9 | 21 | 146 | 6.95 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 67 | Frankie Jackson | Ark St | FR | RB | 10 | 24 | 117 | 4.88 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | SO | RB | 6 | 23 | 116 | 5.04 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 67 | Jordan Luallen | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 3 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 83 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 12 | 60 | 310 | 5.17 | 3 | 47 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 83 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 12 | 48 | 290 | 6.04 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 83 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 11 | 45 | 278 | 6.18 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| 83 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 9 | 42 | 254 | 6.05 | 1 | 47 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 83 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 13 | 48 | 225 | 4.69 | 0 | 47 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 83 | Kendrick Hardy | USM | SO | RB | 5 | 24 | 167 | 6.96 | 1 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 83 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | SO | RB | 8 | 27 | 141 | 5.22 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 83 | Tony Pierson | Kansas | FR | RB | 6 | 15 | 100 | 6.67 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 91 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 10 | 38 | 393 | 10.34 | 0 | 46 | 16 | 13 | 6 |
| 91 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 8 | 50 | 369 | 7.38 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| 91 | James Washington | NC State | JR | RB | 13 | 60 | 280 | 4.67 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 91 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 12 | 30 | 245 | 8.17 | 0 | 46 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 91 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 11 | 50 | 188 | 3.76 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 91 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 12 | 36 | 178 | 4.94 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 91 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 14 | 32 | 166 | 5.19 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 91 | Eric Stephens | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 5 | 25 | 156 | 6.24 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 91 | Mike Patrick | Navy | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 63 | 12.60 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 100 | Dionza Bradford | UNLV | FR | RB | 11 | 37 | 224 | 6.05 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||