2011 National Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 11 | 93 | 515 | 5.54 | 8 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 5 |
| 2 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 8 | 36 | 248 | 6.89 | 7 | 53 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 8 | 41 | 336 | 8.20 | 6 | 62 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 5 | 40 | 300 | 7.50 | 6 | 56 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 4 | 27 | 140 | 5.19 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 7 | 39 | 301 | 7.72 | 4 | 90 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 10 | 53 | 278 | 5.25 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 6 | 45 | 323 | 7.18 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 8 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 6 | 62 | 268 | 4.32 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 7 | 23 | 252 | 10.96 | 3 | 68 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 8 | 37 | 240 | 6.49 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 8 | 43 | 189 | 4.40 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 4 | 20 | 170 | 8.50 | 3 | 60 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Lennon Creer | La Tech | SR | RB | 4 | 26 | 165 | 6.35 | 3 | 53 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 6 | 39 | 157 | 4.03 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Demetris Murray | S Florida | JR | RB | 6 | 39 | 152 | 3.90 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Matthew Tucker | TCU | JR | RB | 9 | 22 | 146 | 6.64 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 6 | 25 | 146 | 5.84 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 6 | 35 | 140 | 4.00 | 3 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Spencer Ware | LSU | SO | RB | 6 | 29 | 125 | 4.31 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Josh Oglesby | Va Tech | SR | RB | 7 | 28 | 123 | 4.39 | 3 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Bryant Moniz | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 4 | 17 | 76 | 4.47 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Zach Brown | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 4 | 19 | 72 | 3.79 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Kody Walker | Arkansas | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | SO | RB | 8 | 26 | 267 | 10.27 | 2 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
| 25 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 6 | 38 | 250 | 6.58 | 2 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 25 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 17 | 208 | 12.24 | 2 | 46 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 25 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 6 | 38 | 208 | 5.47 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 25 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 9 | 44 | 206 | 4.68 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | JR | RB | 7 | 20 | 180 | 9.00 | 2 | 71 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 25 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 7 | 37 | 179 | 4.84 | 2 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | SO | RB | 8 | 31 | 168 | 5.42 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 25 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 9 | 35 | 154 | 4.40 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 25 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | FR | QB | 6 | 19 | 141 | 7.42 | 2 | 69 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | Alfred Blue | LSU | SO | RB | 4 | 17 | 137 | 8.06 | 2 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | Joey Iosefa | Hawai'i | FR | RB | 5 | 25 | 133 | 5.32 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 5 | 30 | 130 | 4.33 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 25 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 5 | 21 | 125 | 5.95 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | James White | Wisconsin | SO | RB | 7 | 29 | 121 | 4.17 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 6 | 28 | 116 | 4.14 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Brandon Pendergrass | Wk Forest | SR | RB | 6 | 26 | 103 | 3.96 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 1 | 11 | 102 | 9.27 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Michael Ford | LSU | SO | RB | 7 | 21 | 99 | 4.71 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | FR | RB | 6 | 23 | 99 | 4.30 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 6 | 20 | 98 | 4.90 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | SO | RB | 1 | 15 | 97 | 6.47 | 2 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Michael Hayes | Houston | SR | RB | 9 | 20 | 96 | 4.80 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Tony Pierson | Kansas | FR | RB | 3 | 11 | 95 | 8.64 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 8 | 11 | 94 | 8.55 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 25 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 6 | 18 | 88 | 4.89 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 25 | Dustin Garrison | WVU | FR | RB | 5 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | SO | QB | 5 | 19 | 84 | 4.42 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 25 | Tim Jefferson, Jr. | Air Force | SR | QB | 5 | 21 | 84 | 4.00 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | JR | QB | 7 | 30 | 79 | 2.63 | 2 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Dominique Whaley | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 6 | 22 | 76 | 3.45 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Jovan Stevenson | Oregon St | SO | RB | 2 | 11 | 74 | 6.73 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Jerrell Rhodes | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | JR | RB | 4 | 17 | 70 | 4.12 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | SO | RB | 3 | 11 | 62 | 5.64 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Trey Burton | Florida | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Jermaine Robertson | Ark St | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | G.J. Kinne | Tulsa | SR | QB | 6 | 18 | 52 | 2.89 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Akeem Daniels | N Illinois | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Bryan Kariya | BYU | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Ryan Houston | N Carolina | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1.50 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 6 | 47 | 273 | 5.81 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 66 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 7 | 37 | 251 | 6.78 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 66 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 7 | 43 | 242 | 5.63 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 66 | James Washington | NC State | JR | RB | 7 | 51 | 230 | 4.51 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 66 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 7 | 24 | 229 | 9.54 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 66 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 4 | 23 | 220 | 9.57 | 1 | 67 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| 66 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 8 | 28 | 212 | 7.57 | 1 | 80 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 66 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 6 | 32 | 212 | 6.63 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 66 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 6 | 38 | 199 | 5.24 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 66 | Darrell Scott | S Florida | JR | RB | 4 | 28 | 189 | 6.75 | 1 | 56 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 66 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 7 | 36 | 184 | 5.11 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 66 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 5 | 46 | 183 | 3.98 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 66 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 5 | 24 | 180 | 7.50 | 1 | 75 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 66 | Derek Lawson | Ark St | SR | RB | 7 | 29 | 167 | 5.76 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 66 | Anthony Garland | C Mich | FR | RB | 3 | 18 | 164 | 9.11 | 1 | 58 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 66 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 5 | 15 | 162 | 10.80 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 66 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | JR | QB | 6 | 36 | 148 | 4.11 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 66 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 7 | 33 | 145 | 4.39 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 66 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 6 | 32 | 143 | 4.47 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 66 | Devonta Freeman | FSU | FR | RB | 6 | 26 | 136 | 5.23 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 66 | Curtis Underwood, Jr. | NC State | SR | RB | 3 | 18 | 131 | 7.28 | 1 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 66 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | SO | RB | 5 | 18 | 130 | 7.22 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 66 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 5 | 18 | 129 | 7.17 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 66 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 5 | 20 | 129 | 6.45 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 66 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 5 | 20 | 128 | 6.40 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 66 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 126 | 18.00 | 1 | 77 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 66 | David Sims | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 6 | 23 | 123 | 5.35 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 66 | Hunter Lee | La Tech | FR | RB | 4 | 26 | 123 | 4.73 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 2 | 16 | 122 | 7.63 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 66 | Billy Foster | Memphis | SR | WR | 4 | 20 | 121 | 6.05 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 66 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 7 | 23 | 119 | 5.17 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 66 | Centarius Donald | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 117 | 29.25 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 66 | Jermaine Thomas | FSU | SR | RB | 3 | 17 | 116 | 6.82 | 1 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 66 | Carlton Thomas | Georgia | JR | RB | 6 | 22 | 111 | 5.05 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 66 | Josh Harris | Wk Forest | SO | RB | 4 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||