2011 National Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho | 12 | 52 | 153 | 2.94 | 4 | 82 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 13 | 58 | 357 | 6.16 | 6 | 81 | 35 | 9 | 5 |
| 3 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 76 | 259 | 3.41 | 3 | 80 | 29 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Navy | 12 | 132 | 718 | 5.44 | 12 | 75 | 63 | 20 | 7 |
| 5 | Temple | 13 | 97 | 422 | 4.35 | 8 | 74 | 44 | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | Hawai'i | 13 | 47 | 121 | 2.57 | 4 | 74 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 13 | 86 | 434 | 5.05 | 4 | 71 | 39 | 19 | 2 |
| 7 | Houston | 13 | 78 | 271 | 3.47 | 9 | 71 | 32 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 13 | 69 | 393 | 5.70 | 3 | 69 | 31 | 16 | 5 |
| 9 | Alabama | 13 | 61 | 330 | 5.41 | 5 | 69 | 27 | 8 | 6 |
| 11 | Missouri | 13 | 85 | 382 | 4.49 | 7 | 68 | 33 | 15 | 6 |
| 11 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 72 | 338 | 4.69 | 6 | 68 | 31 | 11 | 4 |
| 11 | Tulane | 13 | 67 | 277 | 4.13 | 4 | 68 | 31 | 13 | 1 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 70 | 460 | 6.57 | 8 | 67 | 30 | 15 | 5 |
| 15 | Fresno State | 13 | 68 | 236 | 3.47 | 6 | 65 | 33 | 9 | 2 |
| 15 | San Jose State | 11 | 38 | 115 | 3.03 | 2 | 65 | 15 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 66 | 313 | 4.74 | 8 | 62 | 30 | 12 | 5 |
| 18 | Louisville | 13 | 76 | 279 | 3.67 | 3 | 61 | 31 | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | 13 | 85 | 341 | 4.01 | 4 | 60 | 37 | 13 | 1 |
| 20 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 107 | 461 | 4.31 | 2 | 58 | 45 | 16 | 3 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 12 | 78 | 264 | 3.38 | 1 | 58 | 29 | 15 | 3 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 94 | 380 | 4.04 | 5 | 57 | 46 | 14 | 4 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 132 | 645 | 4.89 | 8 | 56 | 72 | 19 | 6 |
| 23 | Mississippi | 12 | 83 | 225 | 2.71 | 1 | 56 | 31 | 13 | 2 |
| 23 | Rutgers | 13 | 60 | 15 | 0.25 | 2 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Army | 12 | 137 | 708 | 5.17 | 4 | 55 | 60 | 21 | 7 |
| 26 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 74 | 399 | 5.39 | 3 | 55 | 37 | 17 | 3 |
| 26 | Texas | 13 | 88 | 344 | 3.91 | 3 | 55 | 44 | 18 | 4 |
| 26 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 80 | 165 | 2.06 | 5 | 55 | 27 | 6 | 3 |
| 30 | Michigan | 13 | 79 | 264 | 3.34 | 11 | 53 | 31 | 12 | 3 |
| 31 | Nebraska | 13 | 97 | 320 | 3.30 | 4 | 52 | 37 | 9 | 2 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 13 | 63 | 291 | 4.62 | 3 | 52 | 26 | 14 | 2 |
| 31 | Florida | 13 | 55 | 109 | 1.98 | 2 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | Buffalo | 12 | 74 | 282 | 3.81 | 6 | 49 | 28 | 12 | 1 |
| 35 | South Carolina | 13 | 103 | 447 | 4.34 | 6 | 47 | 46 | 16 | 4 |
| 35 | Kansas State | 13 | 105 | 290 | 2.76 | 6 | 47 | 45 | 17 | 2 |
| 35 | Bowling Green | 12 | 54 | 169 | 3.13 | 4 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| 38 | Toledo | 13 | 85 | 397 | 4.67 | 7 | 46 | 39 | 11 | 5 |
| 38 | Tulsa | 13 | 79 | 271 | 3.43 | 2 | 46 | 36 | 9 | 2 |
| 38 | SMU | 11 | 37 | 173 | 4.68 | 4 | 46 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 41 | Nevada | 13 | 75 | 320 | 4.27 | 3 | 45 | 41 | 15 | 3 |
| 42 | Ohio State | 13 | 100 | 454 | 4.54 | 6 | 44 | 43 | 18 | 8 |
| 43 | Oregon | 14 | 101 | 489 | 4.84 | 1 | 43 | 51 | 18 | 4 |
| 43 | California | 13 | 58 | 243 | 4.19 | 4 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 3 |
| 43 | East Carolina | 11 | 64 | 147 | 2.30 | 2 | 43 | 26 | 7 | 1 |
| 46 | Penn State | 13 | 68 | 217 | 3.19 | 1 | 42 | 30 | 7 | 1 |
| 47 | Indiana | 12 | 85 | 249 | 2.93 | 2 | 41 | 37 | 10 | 1 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | 14 | 79 | 315 | 3.99 | 4 | 40 | 36 | 14 | 4 |
| 48 | Arkansas State | 12 | 83 | 286 | 3.45 | 3 | 40 | 34 | 11 | 3 |
| 50 | Air Force | 13 | 134 | 633 | 4.72 | 10 | 39 | 63 | 21 | 9 |
| 51 | TCU | 13 | 78 | 322 | 4.13 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 9 | 3 |
| 52 | Colorado | 13 | 58 | 160 | 2.76 | 2 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 1 |
| 52 | Michigan State | 14 | 57 | 126 | 2.21 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 3 |
| 52 | Akron | 12 | 57 | 112 | 1.96 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 1 |
| 55 | Texas A&M | 13 | 52 | 236 | 4.54 | 2 | 34 | 30 | 7 | 2 |
| 55 | North Texas | 12 | 72 | 226 | 3.14 | 2 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 3 |
| 55 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 61 | 123 | 2.02 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 58 | Maryland | 12 | 72 | 291 | 4.04 | 2 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 4 |
| 58 | UTEP | 12 | 53 | 153 | 2.89 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| 58 | North Carolina | 13 | 53 | 111 | 2.09 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 61 | Minnesota | 12 | 74 | 312 | 4.22 | 3 | 30 | 34 | 12 | 2 |
| 61 | Colorado State | 12 | 82 | 308 | 3.76 | 3 | 30 | 35 | 12 | 7 |
| 61 | Florida International | 13 | 67 | 204 | 3.04 | 2 | 30 | 28 | 5 | 3 |
| 61 | Stanford | 13 | 57 | 175 | 3.07 | 5 | 30 | 33 | 5 | 1 |
| 61 | Utah | 13 | 67 | 78 | 1.16 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 66 | Utah State | 13 | 108 | 446 | 4.13 | 9 | 29 | 49 | 16 | 2 |
| 66 | Georgia | 14 | 96 | 333 | 3.47 | 2 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 3 |
| 66 | UCF | 12 | 63 | 233 | 3.70 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 2 |
| 66 | Purdue | 13 | 77 | 205 | 2.66 | 3 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 1 |
| 66 | Arizona | 11 | 51 | 126 | 2.47 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| 71 | Ball State | 12 | 55 | 158 | 2.87 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 3 | 2 |
| 71 | Florida State | 13 | 72 | 108 | 1.50 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| 73 | UCLA | 14 | 79 | 226 | 2.86 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 3 |
| 73 | Washington | 13 | 67 | 174 | 2.60 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 2 |
| 73 | Rice | 12 | 82 | 157 | 1.91 | 3 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 3 |
| 76 | Boise State | 13 | 45 | 202 | 4.49 | 4 | 26 | 25 | 5 | 1 |
| 76 | Ohio | 14 | 74 | 189 | 2.55 | 6 | 26 | 33 | 9 | 1 |
| 76 | Notre Dame | 13 | 57 | 166 | 2.91 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 1 |
| 76 | New Mexico | 12 | 70 | 165 | 2.36 | 1 | 26 | 23 | 7 | 1 |
| 76 | Northwestern | 13 | 89 | 158 | 1.78 | 3 | 26 | 33 | 7 | 1 |
| 81 | LSU | 14 | 95 | 343 | 3.61 | 5 | 25 | 44 | 10 | 2 |
| 82 | USC | 12 | 60 | 218 | 3.63 | 1 | 24 | 27 | 7 | 2 |
| 82 | Iowa | 13 | 62 | 144 | 2.32 | 2 | 24 | 30 | 8 | 1 |
| 82 | North Carolina State | 13 | 65 | 131 | 2.02 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 1 |
| 82 | Arizona State | 13 | 47 | 12 | 0.26 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 86 | Cincinnati | 13 | 69 | 197 | 2.86 | 1 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 1 |
| 86 | Texas Tech | 12 | 68 | 182 | 2.68 | 5 | 23 | 36 | 5 | 2 |
| 86 | Virginia | 13 | 66 | 148 | 2.24 | 1 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| 86 | Troy | 11 | 41 | 122 | 2.98 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 86 | Kansas | 12 | 76 | 101 | 1.33 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 1 |
| 91 | Baylor | 13 | 94 | 263 | 2.80 | 6 | 22 | 40 | 11 | 1 |
| 91 | New Mexico State | 13 | 82 | 251 | 3.06 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 1 |
| 91 | Auburn | 13 | 71 | 237 | 3.34 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 1 |
| 91 | UAB | 12 | 68 | 196 | 2.88 | 2 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 2 |
| 91 | Boston College | 12 | 49 | 146 | 2.98 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 91 | South Florida | 12 | 64 | 141 | 2.20 | 4 | 22 | 35 | 6 | 1 |
| 91 | Wake Forest | 13 | 70 | 96 | 1.37 | 1 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 3 |
| 98 | Illinois | 13 | 100 | 284 | 2.84 | 6 | 21 | 42 | 11 | 1 |
| 98 | Memphis | 12 | 41 | 58 | 1.41 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 100 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 84 | 255 | 3.04 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 1 |
| 100 | BYU | 13 | 64 | 204 | 3.19 | 2 | 20 | 40 | 8 | 1 |
| 100 | Tennessee | 12 | 49 | 150 | 3.06 | 1 | 20 | 29 | 5 | 1 |
| 100 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 86 | -7 | -0.08 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 104 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 51 | 144 | 2.82 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 104 | Western Michigan | 13 | 43 | 125 | 2.91 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 104 | UNLV | 12 | 86 | 111 | 1.29 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| 107 | Clemson | 14 | 83 | 195 | 2.35 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 0 |
| 107 | Syracuse | 12 | 67 | 143 | 2.13 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 0 |
| 109 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 88 | 241 | 2.74 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 9 | 0 |
| 109 | Oregon State | 12 | 25 | 4 | 0.16 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 111 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 57 | 221 | 3.88 | 3 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 0 |
| 111 | Marshall | 13 | 67 | 186 | 2.78 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 0 |
| 111 | Kent State | 12 | 80 | 84 | 1.05 | 1 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| 111 | Duke | 12 | 53 | 53 | 1.00 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 115 | West Virginia | 13 | 59 | 159 | 2.69 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| 116 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 70 | 87 | 1.24 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| 117 | Central Michigan | 12 | 45 | 79 | 1.76 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 117 | Connecticut | 12 | 54 | -6 | -0.11 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 119 | Oklahoma | 13 | 55 | 83 | 1.51 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 119 | Washington State | 12 | 51 | 7 | 0.14 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||