2011 National Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 4 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 3 | 91 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Tavon Austin | WVU | JR | WR | 3 | 3 | 108 | 36.00 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 146 | 13.27 | 2 | 79 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Tevin Reese | Baylor | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 78 | 78.00 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 9 | 37 | 278 | 7.51 | 2 | 77 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Bryant Moniz | Hawai'i | SR | QB | 4 | 11 | 93 | 8.45 | 0 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Jeff Scott | Miss | SO | RB | 8 | 33 | 182 | 5.52 | 2 | 69 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | George Winn | Cincinnati | JR | RB | 4 | 8 | 100 | 12.50 | 1 | 69 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 10 | 75 | 399 | 5.32 | 4 | 68 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 10 | 83 | 353 | 4.25 | 3 | 68 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | Melvin Ingram | S Carolina | SR | DL | 1 | 1 | 68 | 68.00 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 8 | 42 | 212 | 5.05 | 4 | 66 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 9 | 100 | 479 | 4.79 | 11 | 63 | 27 | 17 | 2 |
| 14 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 110 | 7.33 | 1 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 9 | 33 | 231 | 7.00 | 2 | 60 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | JR | RB | 8 | 26 | 220 | 8.46 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| 15 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 7 | 22 | 138 | 6.27 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | D.D. Kyles | MTSU | SR | RB | 4 | 14 | 105 | 7.50 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Preston Lyons | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 4 | 16 | 142 | 8.88 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 4 | 18 | 96 | 5.33 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Dan Herron | Ohio State | SR | RB | 6 | 57 | 271 | 4.75 | 0 | 57 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 6 | 33 | 260 | 7.88 | 1 | 57 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 21 | Greg Franklin | UAB | SO | RB | 8 | 26 | 185 | 7.12 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 10 | 66 | 489 | 7.41 | 4 | 56 | 20 | 19 | 6 |
| 25 | Dominique Brown | Louisville | SO | QB | 8 | 31 | 149 | 4.81 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Roy Finch | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 5 | 14 | 121 | 8.64 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 5 | 18 | 104 | 5.78 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Cody Johnson | Texas | SR | RB | 4 | 16 | 95 | 5.94 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 5 | 45 | 293 | 6.51 | 4 | 53 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| 30 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 9 | 57 | 286 | 5.02 | 3 | 52 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 30 | Shawne Alston | WVU | JR | RB | 7 | 31 | 158 | 5.10 | 5 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Jamal Miles | Ariz St | JR | WR | 7 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | Aaron Crawford | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 7 | 17 | 98 | 5.76 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | D.J. Monroe | Texas | JR | RB | 6 | 13 | 89 | 6.85 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 8 | 63 | 285 | 4.52 | 2 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 35 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 8 | 37 | 246 | 6.65 | 5 | 50 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 35 | Javonti Greene | E Mich | SO | RB | 8 | 31 | 142 | 4.58 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | SO | RB | 5 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 9 | 63 | 320 | 5.08 | 1 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 39 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 11 | 42 | 271 | 6.45 | 1 | 47 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 39 | Desmond Scott | Duke | JR | RB | 9 | 30 | 221 | 7.37 | 2 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 39 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 4 | 12 | 105 | 8.75 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 43 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 7 | 33 | 190 | 5.76 | 3 | 46 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 43 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 7 | 34 | 176 | 5.18 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 43 | Tevin Drake | W Mich | SO | RB | 5 | 19 | 116 | 6.11 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 7 | 43 | 330 | 7.67 | 1 | 45 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
| 46 | Dionza Bradford | UNLV | FR | RB | 9 | 52 | 255 | 4.90 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 46 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 8 | 57 | 228 | 4.00 | 3 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 49 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 10 | 63 | 380 | 6.03 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 49 | Turner Petersen | Rice | SO | RB | 6 | 20 | 102 | 5.10 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 49 | Wes Cobb | Air Force | JR | RB | 5 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | JR | RB | 5 | 36 | 179 | 4.97 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 52 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 7 | 30 | 177 | 5.90 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 54 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 8 | 56 | 271 | 4.84 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 54 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 4 | 32 | 170 | 5.31 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 54 | Blaine Gautier | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 9 | 28 | 136 | 4.86 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 57 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 7 | 49 | 275 | 5.61 | 2 | 41 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 57 | Mike Ball | Nevada | JR | RB | 4 | 25 | 228 | 9.12 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 57 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 8 | 32 | 159 | 4.97 | 4 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 57 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 5 | 35 | 96 | 2.74 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 61 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | SO | QB | 6 | 50 | 181 | 3.62 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 62 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 11 | 53 | 329 | 6.21 | 6 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 62 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | JR | RB | 8 | 44 | 286 | 6.50 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 62 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 9 | 34 | 193 | 5.68 | 1 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 62 | Embry Peeples | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 4 | 10 | 122 | 12.20 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 62 | Zach Maynard | California | JR | QB | 9 | 21 | 53 | 2.52 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 67 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 9 | 46 | 149 | 3.24 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 68 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | SO | RB | 7 | 50 | 291 | 5.82 | 6 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 68 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 4 | 41 | 244 | 5.95 | 4 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 68 | Alvester Alexander | Wyoming | JR | RB | 8 | 36 | 206 | 5.72 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 68 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 72 | Princeton McCarty | Idaho | SR | RB | 9 | 37 | 195 | 5.27 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 72 | Chris Coyer | Temple | SO | QB | 2 | 17 | 135 | 7.94 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 72 | Aaron Santiago | Navy | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 52 | 17.33 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 75 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 12 | 77 | 371 | 4.82 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| 75 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 7 | 43 | 226 | 5.26 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 75 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | FR | RB | 8 | 20 | 83 | 4.15 | 2 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 75 | Daniel Jenkins | Arizona | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Lee Clubb | CSU | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Brad McGuire | La-Lafytte | SR | QB | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 8 | 38 | 131 | 3.45 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 81 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | JR | RB | 7 | 18 | 114 | 6.33 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 81 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 5 | 14 | 62 | 4.43 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Centarius Donald | La-Monroe | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 9 | 44 | 210 | 4.77 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 85 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 6 | 33 | 145 | 4.39 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | JR | QB | 5 | 22 | 118 | 5.36 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 85 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 6 | 18 | 100 | 5.56 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Darrell Scott | S Florida | JR | RB | 6 | 21 | 97 | 4.62 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Kevin Prince | UCLA | JR | QB | 9 | 28 | 85 | 3.04 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 85 | Torrance Hunt | ECU | SO | RB | 6 | 19 | 72 | 3.79 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Skye Dawson | TCU | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 93 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 10 | 53 | 180 | 3.40 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 93 | Malcolm Brown | Army | JR | RB | 8 | 24 | 147 | 6.13 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 93 | Keola Antolin | Arizona | SR | RB | 8 | 34 | 135 | 3.97 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 93 | Larry Dixon | Army | FR | RB | 5 | 18 | 108 | 6.00 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 93 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 5 | 19 | 107 | 5.63 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 93 | Hunter Lee | La Tech | FR | RB | 5 | 23 | 102 | 4.43 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 93 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 4 | 19 | 78 | 4.11 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 93 | Jalen Saunders | Fresno St | SO | WR | 3 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||