2011 National Leaders Rushing - From Opponent's 39 to 21 Yard Line through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 12 | 64 | 328 | 5.13 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 12 | 51 | 343 | 6.73 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 12 | 62 | 344 | 5.55 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 47 | 388 | 8.26 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 5 |
| 5 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 10 | 43 | 323 | 7.51 | 1 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 13 | 47 | 228 | 4.85 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 11 | 51 | 297 | 5.82 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 10 | 44 | 245 | 5.57 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 11 | 57 | 383 | 6.72 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 7 |
| 9 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 12 | 41 | 332 | 8.10 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 5 |
| 9 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 12 | 56 | 311 | 5.55 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 11 | 37 | 230 | 6.22 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 11 | 31 | 204 | 6.58 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | JR | QB | 12 | 40 | 174 | 4.35 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 15 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 13 | 48 | 279 | 5.81 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 15 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 58 | 268 | 4.62 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 15 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 11 | 47 | 260 | 5.53 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 12 | 56 | 246 | 4.39 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | SO | QB | 13 | 42 | 174 | 4.14 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 20 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 34 | 228 | 6.71 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 20 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 13 | 38 | 227 | 5.97 | 0 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| 20 | Tauren Poole | Tennessee | SR | RB | 12 | 42 | 200 | 4.76 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 9 | 30 | 199 | 6.63 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 24 | Morgan Williams | Toledo | SR | RB | 10 | 38 | 304 | 8.00 | 4 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| 24 | Isaiah Crowell | Georgia | FR | RB | 12 | 48 | 235 | 4.90 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 24 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 12 | 41 | 205 | 5.00 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 27 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | SO | RB | 9 | 25 | 250 | 10.00 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| 27 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 10 | 41 | 226 | 5.51 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 27 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 12 | 41 | 213 | 5.20 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 27 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 10 | 35 | 206 | 5.89 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 27 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 9 | 24 | 202 | 8.42 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 27 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 12 | 40 | 190 | 4.75 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 8 | 31 | 180 | 5.81 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 27 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 11 | 33 | 156 | 4.73 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | FR | QB | 11 | 29 | 155 | 5.34 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 36 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 13 | 57 | 268 | 4.70 | 3 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 36 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 14 | 36 | 243 | 6.75 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 36 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 12 | 42 | 227 | 5.40 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| 36 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 11 | 35 | 226 | 6.46 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 36 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 12 | 39 | 226 | 5.79 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 36 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 12 | 31 | 224 | 7.23 | 3 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 36 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 13 | 37 | 214 | 5.78 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 36 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 9 | 25 | 209 | 8.36 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 36 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 11 | 40 | 207 | 5.18 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 36 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 10 | 31 | 190 | 6.13 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 13 | 48 | 190 | 3.96 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 36 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 12 | 37 | 187 | 5.05 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Michael Ford | LSU | SO | RB | 12 | 29 | 180 | 6.21 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 36 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 9 | 22 | 172 | 7.82 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 36 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 9 | 22 | 166 | 7.55 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 36 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 9 | 30 | 166 | 5.53 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 12 | 25 | 162 | 6.48 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 36 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 11 | 44 | 161 | 3.66 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 36 | Lennon Creer | La Tech | SR | RB | 9 | 31 | 133 | 4.29 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 36 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 12 | 40 | 121 | 3.03 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 36 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | JR | QB | 10 | 33 | 108 | 3.27 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 57 | Joey Iosefa | Hawai'i | FR | RB | 9 | 27 | 236 | 8.74 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| 57 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 8 | 35 | 210 | 6.00 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 57 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 11 | 37 | 202 | 5.46 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 57 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 8 | 41 | 193 | 4.71 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 57 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | SO | RB | 6 | 33 | 192 | 5.82 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 57 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 8 | 15 | 186 | 12.40 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| 57 | Michael Hayes | Houston | SR | RB | 10 | 21 | 179 | 8.52 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 57 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | SO | RB | 12 | 34 | 178 | 5.24 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 57 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | JR | RB | 9 | 26 | 177 | 6.81 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | Tron Martinez | Marshall | SO | RB | 9 | 32 | 175 | 5.47 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 57 | Lampford Mark | Nevada | SR | RB | 7 | 26 | 171 | 6.58 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 57 | Marc Tyler | USC | SR | RB | 9 | 33 | 149 | 4.52 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Trent Steelman | Army | JR | QB | 7 | 31 | 136 | 4.39 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 57 | James Sims | Kansas | SO | RB | 10 | 33 | 133 | 4.03 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 12 | 36 | 129 | 3.58 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 57 | Devonta Freeman | FSU | FR | RB | 10 | 24 | 116 | 4.83 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 57 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 12 | 30 | 89 | 2.97 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 74 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 11 | 41 | 237 | 5.78 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 74 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | FR | RB | 11 | 28 | 166 | 5.93 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 74 | Mike Ball | Nevada | JR | RB | 6 | 28 | 162 | 5.79 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 74 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 10 | 21 | 153 | 7.29 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 74 | Bradley Randle | UNLV | SO | RB | 10 | 31 | 149 | 4.81 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 74 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 11 | 25 | 138 | 5.52 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 74 | Brandon Wilds | S Carolina | FR | RB | 6 | 22 | 136 | 6.18 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 74 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 11 | 18 | 132 | 7.33 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 74 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 12 | 38 | 128 | 3.37 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 10 | 25 | 125 | 5.00 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 74 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | JR | RB | 10 | 23 | 119 | 5.17 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 74 | Alfred Blue | LSU | SO | RB | 9 | 19 | 115 | 6.05 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 74 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 11 | 41 | 114 | 2.78 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 74 | Austin Davis | USM | SR | QB | 12 | 26 | 70 | 2.69 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 13 | 45 | 214 | 4.76 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 88 | Matthew Tucker | TCU | JR | RB | 10 | 27 | 211 | 7.81 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 88 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 12 | 33 | 195 | 5.91 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 88 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 8 | 25 | 173 | 6.92 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 88 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 9 | 27 | 154 | 5.70 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 88 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 10 | 35 | 150 | 4.29 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | James Washington | NC State | JR | RB | 12 | 45 | 140 | 3.11 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | David Sims | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 11 | 21 | 138 | 6.57 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 88 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 9 | 25 | 134 | 5.36 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 88 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | FR | RB | 9 | 22 | 133 | 6.05 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 88 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | SO | RB | 7 | 20 | 130 | 6.50 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 88 | Jyruss Edwards | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 9 | 25 | 127 | 5.08 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 88 | Derek Lawson | Ark St | SR | RB | 12 | 28 | 121 | 4.32 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||