2011 National Leaders Rushing - Games in October Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 5 | 133 | 703 | 5.29 | 3 | 26.60 | 140.60 |
| 2 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 5 | 161 | 673 | 4.18 | 7 | 32.20 | 134.60 |
| 3 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 5 | 100 | 669 | 6.69 | 2 | 20.00 | 133.80 |
| 4 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 5 | 107 | 633 | 5.92 | 6 | 21.40 | 126.60 |
| 5 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 4 | 96 | 594 | 6.19 | 6 | 24.00 | 148.50 |
| 6 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 4 | 95 | 589 | 6.20 | 6 | 23.75 | 147.25 |
| 7 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 5 | 114 | 563 | 4.94 | 5 | 22.80 | 112.60 |
| 7 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 5 | 124 | 563 | 4.54 | 3 | 24.80 | 112.60 |
| 9 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 4 | 82 | 548 | 6.68 | 9 | 20.50 | 137.00 |
| 10 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 4 | 78 | 545 | 6.99 | 7 | 19.50 | 136.25 |
| 11 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 5 | 117 | 535 | 4.57 | 3 | 23.40 | 107.00 |
| 12 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 5 | 138 | 514 | 3.72 | 5 | 27.60 | 102.80 |
| 13 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 5 | 80 | 507 | 6.34 | 6 | 16.00 | 101.40 |
| 14 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 4 | 86 | 502 | 5.84 | 4 | 21.50 | 125.50 |
| 15 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 4 | 79 | 493 | 6.24 | 9 | 19.75 | 123.25 |
| 16 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 5 | 121 | 490 | 4.05 | 6 | 24.20 | 98.00 |
| 17 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 5 | 89 | 486 | 5.46 | 5 | 17.80 | 97.20 |
| 18 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 4 | 76 | 484 | 6.37 | 3 | 19.00 | 121.00 |
| 19 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 4 | 81 | 483 | 5.96 | 3 | 20.25 | 120.75 |
| 20 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 4 | 62 | 481 | 7.76 | 5 | 15.50 | 120.25 |
| 21 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 56 | 477 | 8.52 | 2 | 14.00 | 119.25 |
| 22 | James White | Iowa State | SO | RB | 5 | 87 | 471 | 5.41 | 4 | 17.40 | 94.20 |
| 23 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 4 | 101 | 463 | 4.58 | 0 | 25.25 | 115.75 |
| 24 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 4 | 102 | 462 | 4.53 | 5 | 25.50 | 115.50 |
| 25 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 5 | 91 | 460 | 5.05 | 4 | 18.20 | 92.00 |
| 26 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 5 | 125 | 458 | 3.66 | 3 | 25.00 | 91.60 |
| 27 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 4 | 94 | 455 | 4.84 | 6 | 23.50 | 113.75 |
| 28 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 4 | 55 | 453 | 8.24 | 3 | 13.75 | 113.25 |
| 29 | Dustin Garrison | WVU | FR | RB | 4 | 70 | 452 | 6.46 | 3 | 17.50 | 113.00 |
| 29 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 5 | 111 | 452 | 4.07 | 13 | 22.20 | 90.40 |
| 31 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 3 | 72 | 451 | 6.26 | 4 | 24.00 | 150.33 |
| 32 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 5 | 78 | 445 | 5.71 | 6 | 15.60 | 89.00 |
| 33 | Rolandan Finch | BC | SO | RB | 4 | 81 | 438 | 5.41 | 3 | 20.25 | 109.50 |
| 34 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 5 | 87 | 436 | 5.01 | 3 | 17.40 | 87.20 |
| 35 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 4 | 84 | 430 | 5.12 | 3 | 21.00 | 107.50 |
| 36 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 4 | 61 | 427 | 7.00 | 5 | 15.25 | 106.75 |
| 37 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 4 | 68 | 423 | 6.22 | 4 | 17.00 | 105.75 |
| 37 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | SO | RB | 4 | 85 | 423 | 4.98 | 1 | 21.25 | 105.75 |
| 39 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 4 | 74 | 422 | 5.70 | 2 | 18.50 | 105.50 |
| 39 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 5 | 90 | 422 | 4.69 | 1 | 18.00 | 84.40 |
| 41 | Morgan Williams | Toledo | SR | RB | 4 | 75 | 412 | 5.49 | 7 | 18.75 | 103.00 |
| 41 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 4 | 85 | 412 | 4.85 | 4 | 21.25 | 103.00 |
| 43 | Dominque White | E Mich | JR | RB | 4 | 68 | 407 | 5.99 | 5 | 17.00 | 101.75 |
| 44 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 5 | 96 | 402 | 4.19 | 4 | 19.20 | 80.40 |
| 45 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 5 | 78 | 400 | 5.13 | 2 | 15.60 | 80.00 |
| 46 | Brynn Harvey | UCF | JR | RB | 4 | 85 | 398 | 4.68 | 3 | 21.25 | 99.50 |
| 47 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 5 | 52 | 395 | 7.60 | 2 | 10.40 | 79.00 |
| 48 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 4 | 66 | 388 | 5.88 | 1 | 16.50 | 97.00 |
| 49 | William Pratcher | MTSU | SO | RB | 4 | 67 | 384 | 5.73 | 2 | 16.75 | 96.00 |
| 50 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 4 | 52 | 381 | 7.33 | 9 | 13.00 | 95.25 |
| 51 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 4 | 69 | 374 | 5.42 | 4 | 17.25 | 93.50 |
| 52 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 4 | 53 | 372 | 7.02 | 1 | 13.25 | 93.00 |
| 53 | Malcolm Brown | Texas | FR | RB | 4 | 79 | 371 | 4.70 | 4 | 19.75 | 92.75 |
| 54 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 5 | 56 | 363 | 6.48 | 3 | 11.20 | 72.60 |
| 55 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 4 | 75 | 360 | 4.80 | 5 | 18.75 | 90.00 |
| 56 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 4 | 53 | 359 | 6.77 | 2 | 13.25 | 89.75 |
| 57 | Dominique Whaley | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 4 | 58 | 357 | 6.16 | 4 | 14.50 | 89.25 |
| 57 | James Washington | NC State | JR | RB | 4 | 83 | 357 | 4.30 | 2 | 20.75 | 89.25 |
| 59 | Princeton McCarty | Idaho | SR | RB | 4 | 80 | 349 | 4.36 | 1 | 20.00 | 87.25 |
| 60 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | FR | RB | 4 | 77 | 343 | 4.45 | 3 | 19.25 | 85.75 |
| 61 | Mike Ball | Nevada | JR | RB | 5 | 65 | 342 | 5.26 | 1 | 13.00 | 68.40 |
| 62 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 4 | 70 | 338 | 4.83 | 7 | 17.50 | 84.50 |
| 63 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 3 | 52 | 337 | 6.48 | 3 | 17.33 | 112.33 |
| 64 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 4 | 68 | 335 | 4.93 | 2 | 17.00 | 83.75 |
| 65 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 4 | 46 | 328 | 7.13 | 4 | 11.50 | 82.00 |
| 66 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | SO | RB | 4 | 26 | 327 | 12.58 | 3 | 6.50 | 81.75 |
| 67 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 4 | 75 | 324 | 4.32 | 4 | 18.75 | 81.00 |
| 67 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | FR | RB | 5 | 81 | 324 | 4.00 | 3 | 16.20 | 64.80 |
| 69 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 4 | 65 | 321 | 4.94 | 2 | 16.25 | 80.25 |
| 69 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 5 | 97 | 321 | 3.31 | 3 | 19.40 | 64.20 |
| 71 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 4 | 80 | 320 | 4.00 | 1 | 20.00 | 80.00 |
| 72 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 4 | 47 | 310 | 6.60 | 3 | 11.75 | 77.50 |
| 73 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | JR | RB | 4 | 44 | 308 | 7.00 | 1 | 11.00 | 77.00 |
| 74 | Dionza Bradford | UNLV | FR | RB | 3 | 61 | 305 | 5.00 | 1 | 20.33 | 101.67 |
| 75 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 5 | 44 | 303 | 6.89 | 2 | 8.80 | 60.60 |
| 76 | Lampford Mark | Nevada | SR | RB | 3 | 32 | 299 | 9.34 | 5 | 10.67 | 99.67 |
| 77 | Riley Nelson | BYU | JR | QB | 4 | 51 | 298 | 5.84 | 1 | 12.75 | 74.50 |
| 78 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 3 | 55 | 297 | 5.40 | 1 | 18.33 | 99.00 |
| 79 | Paris Cotton | C Mich | SR | RB | 4 | 38 | 296 | 7.79 | 2 | 9.50 | 74.00 |
| 79 | Joey Iosefa | Hawai'i | FR | RB | 4 | 44 | 296 | 6.73 | 4 | 11.00 | 74.00 |
| 81 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 2 | 43 | 292 | 6.79 | 1 | 21.50 | 146.00 |
| 82 | Lennon Creer | La Tech | SR | RB | 4 | 76 | 291 | 3.83 | 2 | 19.00 | 72.75 |
| 82 | Brandon Pendergrass | Wk Forest | SR | RB | 5 | 70 | 291 | 4.16 | 4 | 14.00 | 58.20 |
| 84 | David Sims | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 5 | 59 | 288 | 4.88 | 1 | 11.80 | 57.60 |
| 85 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | JR | RB | 5 | 50 | 285 | 5.70 | 2 | 10.00 | 57.00 |
| 86 | Tauren Poole | Tennessee | SR | RB | 5 | 80 | 283 | 3.54 | 1 | 16.00 | 56.60 |
| 87 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 4 | 61 | 282 | 4.62 | 6 | 15.25 | 70.50 |
| 88 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 4 | 65 | 281 | 4.32 | 0 | 16.25 | 70.25 |
| 89 | Turner Petersen | Rice | SO | RB | 5 | 54 | 280 | 5.19 | 3 | 10.80 | 56.00 |
| 90 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 3 | 60 | 279 | 4.65 | 3 | 20.00 | 93.00 |
| 91 | Isaiah Crowell | Georgia | FR | RB | 4 | 69 | 278 | 4.03 | 2 | 17.25 | 69.50 |
| 91 | Anthony Garland | C Mich | FR | RB | 5 | 53 | 278 | 5.25 | 1 | 10.60 | 55.60 |
| 93 | Jason Ford | Illinois | SR | RB | 5 | 63 | 277 | 4.40 | 2 | 12.60 | 55.40 |
| 93 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 5 | 81 | 277 | 3.42 | 3 | 16.20 | 55.40 |
| 95 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 4 | 57 | 276 | 4.84 | 1 | 14.25 | 69.00 |
| 96 | Dan Herron | Ohio State | SR | RB | 2 | 56 | 274 | 4.89 | 1 | 28.00 | 137.00 |
| 96 | David Fluellen | Toledo | SO | RB | 4 | 42 | 274 | 6.52 | 3 | 10.50 | 68.50 |
| 98 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | JR | QB | 4 | 52 | 273 | 5.25 | 2 | 13.00 | 68.25 |
| 98 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | 64 | 273 | 4.27 | 5 | 16.00 | 68.25 |
| 100 | Tevin Drake | W Mich | SO | RB | 5 | 45 | 271 | 6.02 | 4 | 9.00 | 54.20 |