2011 National Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 7 | 37 | 284 | 7.68 | 1 | 96 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Joe Adams | Arkansas | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 110 | 55.00 | 1 | 92 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Lampford Mark | Nevada | SR | RB | 6 | 49 | 376 | 7.67 | 2 | 85 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | Vernon Frazier | UTEP | SR | RB | 6 | 16 | 193 | 12.06 | 2 | 83 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 12 | 76 | 462 | 6.08 | 7 | 80 | 17 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | SO | RB | 4 | 19 | 229 | 12.05 | 2 | 80 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 7 | Mike Bellamy | Clemson | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 97 | 16.17 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 9 | 21 | 204 | 9.71 | 1 | 74 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | SO | RB | 6 | 22 | 170 | 7.73 | 3 | 74 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 9 | 37 | 305 | 8.24 | 3 | 73 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| 11 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 6 | 23 | 224 | 9.74 | 2 | 72 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 12 | Michael Hayes | Houston | SR | RB | 9 | 20 | 219 | 10.95 | 4 | 71 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 13 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 12 | 72 | 474 | 6.58 | 3 | 70 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
| 13 | Kama Bailey | Idaho | SR | RB | 2 | 5 | 108 | 21.60 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 9 | 29 | 266 | 9.17 | 1 | 68 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 15 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 8 | 30 | 243 | 8.10 | 4 | 68 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 17 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 26 | 285 | 10.96 | 2 | 67 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| 17 | Jyruss Edwards | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 8 | 25 | 154 | 6.16 | 5 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | Victor Marc | S Florida | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 82 | 20.50 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 11 | 45 | 288 | 6.40 | 3 | 65 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| 21 | Dominque White | E Mich | JR | RB | 5 | 35 | 271 | 7.74 | 2 | 64 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 22 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 9 | 47 | 309 | 6.57 | 3 | 63 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 22 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 8 | 33 | 275 | 8.33 | 2 | 63 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 22 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 8 | 59 | 258 | 4.37 | 1 | 63 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 22 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | SO | RB | 5 | 22 | 184 | 8.36 | 2 | 63 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Embry Peeples | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 4 | 11 | 124 | 11.27 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 6 | 35 | 214 | 6.11 | 1 | 62 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 27 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 6 | 12 | 157 | 13.08 | 2 | 62 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Troy Pollard | Illinois | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 143 | 10.21 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 9 | 54 | 296 | 5.48 | 5 | 60 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 30 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | SO | QB | 7 | 26 | 144 | 5.54 | 3 | 60 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 32 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 8 | 54 | 373 | 6.91 | 3 | 59 | 17 | 9 | 6 |
| 32 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | FR | RB | 6 | 19 | 131 | 6.89 | 1 | 59 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 9 | 60 | 468 | 7.80 | 2 | 58 | 17 | 13 | 6 |
| 34 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 8 | 42 | 243 | 5.79 | 0 | 58 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 34 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 5 | 35 | 231 | 6.60 | 2 | 58 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 34 | Morgan Newton | Kentucky | JR | QB | 4 | 10 | 69 | 6.90 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 11 | 32 | 191 | 5.97 | 2 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 38 | Bryant Moniz | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 7 | 22 | 71 | 3.23 | 3 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 8 | 51 | 362 | 7.10 | 2 | 56 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| 40 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | FR | QB | 8 | 49 | 324 | 6.61 | 3 | 56 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| 40 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 9 | 65 | 287 | 4.42 | 2 | 56 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 40 | Dervon Wallace | W Mich | SR | DB | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 10 | 47 | 266 | 5.66 | 5 | 53 | 13 | 12 | 3 |
| 45 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 7 | 69 | 419 | 6.07 | 3 | 52 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| 45 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 4 | 40 | 221 | 5.53 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 45 | James Hamilton | N Texas | SR | RB | 5 | 26 | 154 | 5.92 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 45 | Jeff Demps | Florida | SR | RB | 6 | 22 | 131 | 5.95 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 45 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 8 | 18 | 119 | 6.61 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Jared Williams | SMU | FR | RB | 2 | 12 | 84 | 7.00 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 51 | Brandon Bourbon | Kansas | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 1 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 51 | Joe Bergeron | Texas | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 58 | 14.50 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 5 | 19 | 136 | 7.16 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 54 | Michael Ford | LSU | SO | RB | 10 | 24 | 194 | 8.08 | 2 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 54 | James White | Wisconsin | SO | RB | 9 | 25 | 175 | 7.00 | 2 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 56 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | SO | QB | 9 | 28 | 147 | 5.25 | 2 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 56 | Frankie Jackson | Ark St | FR | RB | 7 | 15 | 97 | 6.47 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 8 | 78 | 320 | 4.10 | 3 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 58 | Brandon Wilds | S Carolina | FR | RB | 5 | 41 | 215 | 5.24 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 58 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 8 | 41 | 207 | 5.05 | 0 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 58 | Tony Pierson | Kansas | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Andre Gautreaux | Rice | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 10 | 60 | 266 | 4.43 | 3 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 63 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 8 | 55 | 207 | 3.76 | 5 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 63 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 11 | 38 | 137 | 3.61 | 2 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Eric Stephens | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 2 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Dionza Bradford | UNLV | FR | RB | 2 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 68 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 11 | 53 | 262 | 4.94 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 68 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 6 | 16 | 32 | 2.00 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 11 | 56 | 380 | 6.79 | 7 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 5 |
| 70 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 5 | 23 | 165 | 7.17 | 2 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 70 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | FR | RB | 4 | 9 | 105 | 11.67 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 70 | Trey Franks | Oklahoma | SO | WR | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Zach Maynard | California | JR | QB | 8 | 15 | 31 | 2.07 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 8 | 61 | 364 | 5.97 | 3 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 75 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 7 | 29 | 225 | 7.76 | 3 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 75 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 7 | 28 | 191 | 6.82 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 75 | Josh Harris | Wk Forest | SO | RB | 6 | 41 | 166 | 4.05 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 75 | Michael Alisa | BYU | SO | RB | 6 | 20 | 135 | 6.75 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 80 | David Sims | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 8 | 34 | 239 | 7.03 | 1 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 80 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 8 | 25 | 140 | 5.60 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 82 | Trent Steelman | Army | JR | QB | 3 | 20 | 97 | 4.85 | 2 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 82 | Malcolm Brown | Army | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 86 | 9.56 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 82 | Jerron Seymour | Vanderbilt | FR | RB | 6 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Rishad Wimbley | SMU | FR | DL | 2 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Tim Marlowe | Nebraska | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 87 | Brandon Pendergrass | Wk Forest | SR | RB | 7 | 38 | 172 | 4.53 | 3 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 87 | Vincent Smith | Michigan | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 87 | Curtis Drake | Penn State | SO | WR | 1 | 3 | 50 | 16.67 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 90 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 12 | 72 | 301 | 4.18 | 6 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 90 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 7 | 35 | 183 | 5.23 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 90 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 23 | 117 | 5.09 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 90 | Marquise Goodwin | Texas | JR | WR | 4 | 4 | 68 | 17.00 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 90 | Marquel Wade | Arkansas | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 90 | DeAndre Richardson | FAU | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | Javonti Greene | E Mich | SO | RB | 7 | 48 | 257 | 5.35 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 96 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 5 | 38 | 155 | 4.08 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 96 | Zach Brown | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 7 | 24 | 121 | 5.04 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 96 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | SO | RB | 5 | 20 | 115 | 5.75 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 96 | Bryan Bennett | Oregon | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||