2011 National Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 4 | 107 | 567 | 5.30 | 9 | 26.75 | 141.75 |
| 1 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 4 | 59 | 399 | 6.76 | 9 | 14.75 | 99.75 |
| 3 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 4 | 104 | 391 | 3.76 | 7 | 26.00 | 97.75 |
| 4 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 4 | 83 | 437 | 5.27 | 6 | 20.75 | 109.25 |
| 4 | Blake Bell | Oklahoma | FR | QB | 3 | 11 | 51 | 4.64 | 6 | 3.67 | 17.00 |
| 6 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 5 | 100 | 537 | 5.37 | 5 | 20.00 | 107.40 |
| 7 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 2 | 53 | 296 | 5.58 | 4 | 26.50 | 148.00 |
| 7 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 3 | 81 | 375 | 4.63 | 4 | 27.00 | 125.00 |
| 7 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 4 | 66 | 458 | 6.94 | 4 | 16.50 | 114.50 |
| 7 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 3 | 64 | 294 | 4.59 | 4 | 21.33 | 98.00 |
| 7 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 5 | 76 | 485 | 6.38 | 4 | 15.20 | 97.00 |
| 7 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 6 | 116 | 560 | 4.83 | 4 | 19.33 | 93.33 |
| 7 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 3 | 68 | 276 | 4.06 | 4 | 22.67 | 92.00 |
| 7 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 5 | 81 | 419 | 5.17 | 4 | 16.20 | 83.80 |
| 7 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 5 | 82 | 418 | 5.10 | 4 | 16.40 | 83.60 |
| 7 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 3 | 56 | 250 | 4.46 | 4 | 18.67 | 83.33 |
| 7 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 4 | 76 | 306 | 4.03 | 4 | 19.00 | 76.50 |
| 7 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 4 | 67 | 271 | 4.04 | 4 | 16.75 | 67.75 |
| 7 | Michael Ford | LSU | SO | RB | 6 | 58 | 381 | 6.57 | 4 | 9.67 | 63.50 |
| 7 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | SO | QB | 3 | 52 | 173 | 3.33 | 4 | 17.33 | 57.67 |
| 7 | James Sims | Kansas | SO | RB | 4 | 54 | 210 | 3.89 | 4 | 13.50 | 52.50 |
| 22 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 4 | 86 | 351 | 4.08 | 3 | 21.50 | 87.75 |
| 22 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 2 | 32 | 169 | 5.28 | 3 | 16.00 | 84.50 |
| 22 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 4 | 54 | 263 | 4.87 | 3 | 13.50 | 65.75 |
| 22 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 5 | 70 | 319 | 4.56 | 3 | 14.00 | 63.80 |
| 22 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 5 | 65 | 304 | 4.68 | 3 | 13.00 | 60.80 |
| 22 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 5 | 74 | 301 | 4.07 | 3 | 14.80 | 60.20 |
| 22 | Ryan Houston | N Carolina | SR | RB | 2 | 21 | 105 | 5.00 | 3 | 10.50 | 52.50 |
| 22 | Jeff Woody | Iowa State | SO | RB | 4 | 50 | 208 | 4.16 | 3 | 12.50 | 52.00 |
| 22 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | FR | RB | 4 | 14 | 197 | 14.07 | 3 | 3.50 | 49.25 |
| 22 | Stephfon Green | Penn State | SR | RB | 3 | 35 | 138 | 3.94 | 3 | 11.67 | 46.00 |
| 22 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 3 | 54 | 138 | 2.56 | 3 | 18.00 | 46.00 |
| 22 | Kenny Hilliard | LSU | FR | RB | 5 | 36 | 195 | 5.42 | 3 | 7.20 | 39.00 |
| 22 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 3 | 23 | 103 | 4.48 | 3 | 7.67 | 34.33 |
| 22 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | JR | RB | 3 | 18 | 100 | 5.56 | 3 | 6.00 | 33.33 |
| 22 | Shawne Alston | WVU | JR | RB | 3 | 31 | 97 | 3.13 | 3 | 10.33 | 32.33 |
| 22 | Jeremy Stewart | Stanford | SR | RB | 3 | 10 | 79 | 7.90 | 3 | 3.33 | 26.33 |
| 22 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 4 | 27 | 75 | 2.78 | 3 | 6.75 | 18.75 |
| 22 | Keith Price | Washington | SO | QB | 5 | 26 | -3 | -0.12 | 3 | 5.20 | -0.60 |
| 40 | Lampford Mark | Nevada | SR | RB | 1 | 29 | 183 | 6.31 | 2 | 29.00 | 183.00 |
| 40 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 1 | 21 | 123 | 5.86 | 2 | 21.00 | 123.00 |
| 40 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 3 | 58 | 364 | 6.28 | 2 | 19.33 | 121.33 |
| 40 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 2 | 40 | 239 | 5.98 | 2 | 20.00 | 119.50 |
| 40 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 1 | 19 | 113 | 5.95 | 2 | 19.00 | 113.00 |
| 40 | Brandon Pendergrass | Wk Forest | SR | RB | 3 | 54 | 258 | 4.78 | 2 | 18.00 | 86.00 |
| 40 | Lennon Creer | La Tech | SR | RB | 2 | 42 | 152 | 3.62 | 2 | 21.00 | 76.00 |
| 40 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 3 | 46 | 226 | 4.91 | 2 | 15.33 | 75.33 |
| 40 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 4 | 33 | 298 | 9.03 | 2 | 8.25 | 74.50 |
| 40 | Malcolm Brown | Texas | FR | RB | 3 | 47 | 222 | 4.72 | 2 | 15.67 | 74.00 |
| 40 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 3 | 21 | 216 | 10.29 | 2 | 7.00 | 72.00 |
| 40 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | SO | RB | 3 | 14 | 197 | 14.07 | 2 | 4.67 | 65.67 |
| 40 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 3 | 44 | 175 | 3.98 | 2 | 14.67 | 58.33 |
| 40 | James White | Iowa State | SO | RB | 4 | 36 | 231 | 6.42 | 2 | 9.00 | 57.75 |
| 40 | Keola Antolin | Arizona | SR | RB | 4 | 50 | 226 | 4.52 | 2 | 12.50 | 56.50 |
| 40 | Edwin Baker | Mich St | JR | RB | 5 | 62 | 261 | 4.21 | 2 | 12.40 | 52.20 |
| 40 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 4 | 34 | 202 | 5.94 | 2 | 8.50 | 50.50 |
| 40 | Michael Hayes | Houston | SR | RB | 1 | 15 | 50 | 3.33 | 2 | 15.00 | 50.00 |
| 40 | John Howell | Navy | JR | RB | 2 | 11 | 98 | 8.91 | 2 | 5.50 | 49.00 |
| 40 | Delvin Diggs | Navy | SR | RB | 2 | 18 | 96 | 5.33 | 2 | 9.00 | 48.00 |
| 40 | Spencer Ware | LSU | SO | RB | 6 | 82 | 277 | 3.38 | 2 | 13.67 | 46.17 |
| 40 | David Sims | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 3 | 35 | 136 | 3.89 | 2 | 11.67 | 45.33 |
| 40 | Tony Pierson | Kansas | FR | RB | 4 | 25 | 181 | 7.24 | 2 | 6.25 | 45.25 |
| 40 | Jordan Rodgers | Vanderbilt | JR | QB | 5 | 43 | 205 | 4.77 | 2 | 8.60 | 41.00 |
| 40 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | SR | RB | 5 | 57 | 203 | 3.56 | 2 | 11.40 | 40.60 |
| 40 | Adam Muema | SDSU | FR | RB | 3 | 13 | 119 | 9.15 | 2 | 4.33 | 39.67 |
| 40 | Ray Holley | La Tech | SR | RB | 2 | 25 | 78 | 3.12 | 2 | 12.50 | 39.00 |
| 40 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | SO | RB | 4 | 18 | 137 | 7.61 | 2 | 4.50 | 34.25 |
| 40 | D.J. Adams | Maryland | SO | RB | 2 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 2 | 6.00 | 32.00 |
| 40 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | FR | RB | 4 | 36 | 126 | 3.50 | 2 | 9.00 | 31.50 |
| 40 | Mike James | Miami (Fl) | JR | RB | 3 | 18 | 91 | 5.06 | 2 | 6.00 | 30.33 |
| 40 | Tim Jefferson, Jr. | Air Force | SR | QB | 2 | 33 | 56 | 1.70 | 2 | 16.50 | 28.00 |
| 40 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | FR | RB | 3 | 25 | 78 | 3.12 | 2 | 8.33 | 26.00 |
| 40 | Trey Millard | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 4 | 9 | 103 | 11.44 | 2 | 2.25 | 25.75 |
| 40 | Alfred Blue | LSU | SO | RB | 5 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 2 | 2.20 | 23.40 |
| 40 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | FR | RB | 2 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 2 | 4.00 | 21.50 |
| 40 | Kenny Williams | Texas Tech | FR | RB | 4 | 20 | 70 | 3.50 | 2 | 5.00 | 17.50 |
| 40 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | SO | QB | 5 | 58 | 84 | 1.45 | 2 | 11.60 | 16.80 |
| 40 | Leilyon Myers | UTEP | SR | RB | 2 | 10 | 26 | 2.60 | 2 | 5.00 | 13.00 |
| 40 | Angelo Pease | Kansas St | JR | RB | 4 | 13 | 49 | 3.77 | 2 | 3.25 | 12.25 |
| 40 | Jerron Seymour | Vanderbilt | FR | RB | 5 | 20 | 44 | 2.20 | 2 | 4.00 | 8.80 |
| 40 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 2 | 2.00 | 5.75 |
| 40 | Dominique Davis | ECU | SR | QB | 4 | 30 | -22 | -0.73 | 2 | 7.50 | -5.50 |
| 40 | Seth Doege | Texas Tech | JR | QB | 4 | 13 | -29 | -2.23 | 2 | 3.25 | -7.25 |
| 84 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 27 | 176 | 6.52 | 1 | 27.00 | 176.00 |
| 84 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 2 | 30 | 278 | 9.27 | 1 | 15.00 | 139.00 |
| 84 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 3 | 60 | 311 | 5.18 | 1 | 20.00 | 103.67 |
| 84 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 3 | 60 | 307 | 5.12 | 1 | 20.00 | 102.33 |
| 84 | Dan Herron | Ohio State | SR | RB | 2 | 48 | 197 | 4.10 | 1 | 24.00 | 98.50 |
| 84 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 34 | 191 | 5.62 | 1 | 17.00 | 95.50 |
| 84 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 1 | 23 | 94 | 4.09 | 1 | 23.00 | 94.00 |
| 84 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 1 | 15 | 93 | 6.20 | 1 | 15.00 | 93.00 |
| 84 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 2 | 32 | 175 | 5.47 | 1 | 16.00 | 87.50 |
| 84 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 4 | 64 | 328 | 5.13 | 1 | 16.00 | 82.00 |
| 84 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 2 | 32 | 162 | 5.06 | 1 | 16.00 | 81.00 |
| 84 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 4 | 45 | 314 | 6.98 | 1 | 11.25 | 78.50 |
| 84 | Rolandan Finch | BC | SO | RB | 3 | 65 | 232 | 3.57 | 1 | 21.67 | 77.33 |
| 84 | Munchie Legaux | Cincinnati | SO | QB | 1 | 8 | 77 | 9.63 | 1 | 8.00 | 77.00 |
| 84 | Darrian Miller | Kansas | FR | RB | 4 | 68 | 294 | 4.32 | 1 | 17.00 | 73.50 |
| 84 | Greg Franklin | UAB | SO | RB | 2 | 28 | 139 | 4.96 | 1 | 14.00 | 69.50 |
| 84 | Desmond Scott | Duke | JR | RB | 2 | 20 | 138 | 6.90 | 1 | 10.00 | 69.00 |