2011 National Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 7 | 60 | 273 | 4.55 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| 1 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 8 | 51 | 243 | 4.76 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 7 | 39 | 214 | 5.49 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 8 | 27 | 211 | 7.81 | 2 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 6 | 45 | 173 | 3.84 | 4 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 4 | 49 | 138 | 2.82 | 4 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 4 | 42 | 281 | 6.69 | 1 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 7 | 32 | 251 | 7.84 | 2 | 74 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 5 | 36 | 251 | 6.97 | 1 | 59 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | FR | RB | 10 | 50 | 234 | 4.68 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 6 | 28 | 247 | 8.82 | 3 | 81 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 6 | 28 | 244 | 8.71 | 2 | 61 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 7 | 45 | 234 | 5.20 | 2 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 5 | 26 | 169 | 6.50 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 7 | 42 | 131 | 3.12 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 11 | 51 | 248 | 4.86 | 3 | 68 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 8 | 31 | 208 | 6.71 | 2 | 68 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 5 | 31 | 196 | 6.32 | 0 | 65 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Princeton McCarty | Idaho | SR | RB | 10 | 44 | 192 | 4.36 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | SR | RB | 6 | 37 | 152 | 4.11 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Chazz Anderson | Buffalo | SR | QB | 9 | 20 | 128 | 6.40 | 2 | 68 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Jordan Hall | Ohio State | JR | RB | 3 | 19 | 125 | 6.58 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Garrett Grayson | CSU | FR | QB | 4 | 16 | 94 | 5.88 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 4 | 22 | 86 | 3.91 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Benny Cunningham | MTSU | JR | RB | 5 | 23 | 81 | 3.52 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 10 | 38 | 181 | 4.76 | 1 | 67 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Tron Martinez | Marshall | SO | RB | 7 | 20 | 143 | 7.15 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 26 | Shawn Southward | Troy | JR | RB | 8 | 31 | 129 | 4.16 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Eric Stephens | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 4 | 20 | 125 | 6.25 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | 19 | 121 | 6.37 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 26 | Dustin Garrison | WVU | FR | RB | 4 | 16 | 89 | 5.56 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Shawne Alston | WVU | JR | RB | 5 | 13 | 67 | 5.15 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Tim Jefferson, Jr. | Air Force | SR | QB | 5 | 25 | 65 | 2.60 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 7 | 50 | 160 | 3.20 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 4 | 21 | 125 | 5.95 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 34 | Raymond Carter | CSU | SR | RB | 7 | 23 | 114 | 4.96 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | SO | RB | 5 | 20 | 99 | 4.95 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Mike DeWitt | Air Force | JR | RB | 4 | 20 | 90 | 4.50 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 6 | 22 | 90 | 4.09 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 5 | 23 | 86 | 3.74 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 6 | 19 | 137 | 7.21 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 41 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 6 | 26 | 130 | 5.00 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 41 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | SO | RB | 6 | 23 | 124 | 5.39 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 4 | 25 | 114 | 4.56 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 7 | 25 | 111 | 4.44 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Erik Finklea | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 5 | 26 | 101 | 3.88 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | JJ Di Luigi | BYU | SR | RB | 4 | 10 | 100 | 10.00 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 41 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | SO | RB | 1 | 17 | 97 | 5.71 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 41 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | FR | RB | 6 | 23 | 96 | 4.17 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 4 | 18 | 93 | 5.17 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Travon Van | Marshall | FR | RB | 6 | 27 | 93 | 3.44 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 5 | 24 | 90 | 3.75 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 4 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Anthony Garland | C Mich | FR | RB | 4 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 41 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 5 | 22 | 84 | 3.82 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 4 | 18 | 81 | 4.50 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Rickey Galvin | Wash St | FR | RB | 6 | 18 | 81 | 4.50 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 2 | 18 | 80 | 4.44 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Richard Brehaut | UCLA | JR | QB | 3 | 15 | 78 | 5.20 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 41 | Tauren Poole | Tennessee | SR | RB | 5 | 21 | 78 | 3.71 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | David Sims | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 4 | 21 | 73 | 3.48 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | SO | QB | 4 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 41 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | SO | RB | 4 | 13 | 62 | 4.77 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | JR | RB | 6 | 20 | 53 | 2.65 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 6 | 26 | 29 | 1.12 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 41 | Clayton Moore | Akron | SO | QB | 8 | 22 | 23 | 1.05 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 67 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 11 | 29 | 148 | 5.10 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 67 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 6 | 31 | 123 | 3.97 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | D.J. Taylor | Troy | JR | RB | 10 | 20 | 116 | 5.80 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 67 | James Washington | NC State | JR | RB | 5 | 19 | 106 | 5.58 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Robert Kelley | Tulane | FR | RB | 6 | 23 | 99 | 4.30 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 93 | 10.33 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 67 | James Sims | Kansas | SO | RB | 4 | 14 | 90 | 6.43 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 67 | D.J. Monroe | Texas | JR | RB | 4 | 12 | 88 | 7.33 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 67 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 5 | 20 | 85 | 4.25 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | JR | QB | 2 | 14 | 81 | 5.79 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 4 | 14 | 80 | 5.71 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 67 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | JR | RB | 4 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 67 | Turner Petersen | Rice | SO | RB | 4 | 14 | 76 | 5.43 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 3 | 15 | 74 | 4.93 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 4 | 14 | 66 | 4.71 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Mike James | Miami (Fl) | JR | RB | 4 | 15 | 66 | 4.40 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Brandon Pendergrass | Wk Forest | SR | RB | 2 | 14 | 62 | 4.43 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Kevin Prince | UCLA | JR | QB | 7 | 16 | 58 | 3.63 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Jonathan Perry | UAB | SO | QB | 6 | 14 | 57 | 4.07 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | SO | RB | 2 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Walter Kazee | SDSU | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Ryan Griffin | Tulane | JR | QB | 7 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | JR | RB | 2 | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Riley Nelson | BYU | JR | QB | 4 | 15 | 46 | 3.07 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Jeremy Hills | Texas | JR | RB | 4 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 67 | Cody Johnson | Texas | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Ryan Nassib | Syracuse | SR | QB | 6 | 20 | 27 | 1.35 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Spencer Keith | Kent State | JR | QB | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0.91 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Pete Thomas | CSU | SO | QB | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0.46 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Dan Persa | N'western | SR | QB | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 5 | 26 | 135 | 5.19 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 98 | Tyler Lockett | Kansas St | FR | WR | 3 | 5 | 96 | 19.20 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 98 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 93 | 13.29 | 1 | 77 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||