2011 National Leaders Rushing Offense - From Own 40 to Opponent's 40 Yard Line through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 13 | 172 | 1059 | 6.16 | 1 | 49 | 62 | 34 | 15 |
| 2 | Navy | 12 | 178 | 1284 | 7.21 | 3 | 57 | 59 | 35 | 15 |
| 3 | Army | 12 | 190 | 1167 | 6.14 | 0 | 55 | 58 | 37 | 9 |
| 4 | Oregon | 14 | 162 | 1066 | 6.58 | 3 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 9 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 14 | 176 | 1091 | 6.20 | 4 | 54 | 56 | 35 | 15 |
| 6 | Baylor | 13 | 154 | 834 | 5.42 | 3 | 49 | 53 | 25 | 7 |
| 7 | Temple | 13 | 182 | 1118 | 6.14 | 6 | 58 | 50 | 29 | 12 |
| 7 | Missouri | 13 | 144 | 835 | 5.80 | 1 | 54 | 50 | 28 | 6 |
| 9 | Michigan | 13 | 131 | 939 | 7.17 | 4 | 59 | 49 | 33 | 13 |
| 9 | Ohio | 14 | 157 | 815 | 5.19 | 2 | 48 | 49 | 33 | 5 |
| 11 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 152 | 880 | 5.79 | 2 | 55 | 48 | 27 | 9 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 144 | 893 | 6.20 | 0 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 10 |
| 13 | Nevada | 13 | 165 | 859 | 5.21 | 2 | 56 | 46 | 24 | 8 |
| 13 | Toledo | 13 | 165 | 750 | 4.55 | 3 | 46 | 46 | 24 | 8 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 13 | 138 | 724 | 5.25 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 22 | 8 |
| 16 | BYU | 13 | 144 | 733 | 5.09 | 1 | 42 | 44 | 24 | 5 |
| 16 | South Florida | 12 | 128 | 705 | 5.51 | 1 | 56 | 44 | 24 | 6 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | 13 | 136 | 751 | 5.52 | 4 | 60 | 43 | 27 | 6 |
| 19 | LSU | 14 | 143 | 938 | 6.56 | 3 | 49 | 42 | 32 | 9 |
| 20 | Purdue | 13 | 153 | 732 | 4.78 | 0 | 50 | 41 | 26 | 8 |
| 20 | TCU | 13 | 123 | 703 | 5.72 | 0 | 48 | 41 | 24 | 5 |
| 20 | Texas | 13 | 149 | 665 | 4.46 | 0 | 37 | 41 | 26 | 7 |
| 23 | Utah State | 13 | 135 | 902 | 6.68 | 5 | 60 | 40 | 25 | 6 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 145 | 769 | 5.30 | 1 | 49 | 40 | 22 | 9 |
| 23 | Georgia | 14 | 160 | 730 | 4.56 | 1 | 56 | 40 | 23 | 4 |
| 23 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 155 | 714 | 4.61 | 1 | 50 | 40 | 24 | 5 |
| 23 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 145 | 691 | 4.77 | 0 | 45 | 40 | 22 | 4 |
| 23 | Houston | 14 | 116 | 587 | 5.06 | 2 | 52 | 40 | 19 | 4 |
| 23 | Illinois | 13 | 144 | 510 | 3.54 | 1 | 41 | 40 | 22 | 4 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 137 | 694 | 5.07 | 1 | 44 | 39 | 24 | 7 |
| 30 | South Carolina | 13 | 152 | 584 | 3.84 | 1 | 60 | 39 | 16 | 5 |
| 30 | Wyoming | 13 | 121 | 582 | 4.81 | 1 | 50 | 39 | 20 | 4 |
| 33 | Alabama | 13 | 122 | 745 | 6.11 | 3 | 58 | 38 | 19 | 8 |
| 33 | Tulsa | 13 | 129 | 733 | 5.68 | 2 | 48 | 38 | 22 | 9 |
| 33 | Auburn | 13 | 171 | 682 | 3.99 | 2 | 55 | 38 | 26 | 5 |
| 33 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 156 | 575 | 3.69 | 1 | 53 | 38 | 19 | 2 |
| 37 | Nebraska | 13 | 172 | 891 | 5.18 | 4 | 52 | 37 | 21 | 11 |
| 37 | Washington | 13 | 129 | 645 | 5.00 | 2 | 56 | 37 | 22 | 5 |
| 37 | Boise State | 13 | 126 | 632 | 5.02 | 2 | 55 | 37 | 20 | 5 |
| 37 | Indiana | 12 | 110 | 629 | 5.72 | 1 | 52 | 37 | 20 | 8 |
| 41 | Texas A&M | 13 | 143 | 638 | 4.46 | 1 | 48 | 36 | 18 | 5 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 111 | 635 | 5.72 | 3 | 55 | 36 | 20 | 6 |
| 41 | USC | 12 | 117 | 596 | 5.09 | 0 | 43 | 36 | 16 | 5 |
| 44 | Arkansas | 13 | 112 | 658 | 5.88 | 1 | 52 | 35 | 25 | 9 |
| 44 | Virginia | 13 | 143 | 652 | 4.56 | 1 | 47 | 35 | 17 | 6 |
| 44 | Florida International | 13 | 137 | 645 | 4.71 | 1 | 43 | 35 | 20 | 4 |
| 44 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 114 | 623 | 5.46 | 1 | 59 | 35 | 21 | 5 |
| 44 | UCF | 12 | 115 | 507 | 4.41 | 1 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 1 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | 13 | 132 | 659 | 4.99 | 3 | 50 | 34 | 21 | 6 |
| 49 | Buffalo | 12 | 123 | 617 | 5.02 | 2 | 58 | 34 | 21 | 6 |
| 49 | Ohio State | 13 | 141 | 610 | 4.33 | 1 | 47 | 34 | 19 | 6 |
| 49 | Arkansas State | 13 | 141 | 589 | 4.18 | 0 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 5 |
| 49 | Rice | 12 | 136 | 545 | 4.01 | 1 | 44 | 34 | 22 | 9 |
| 49 | Fresno State | 13 | 110 | 445 | 4.05 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 3 |
| 55 | San Diego State | 13 | 137 | 700 | 5.11 | 3 | 59 | 32 | 17 | 6 |
| 55 | Stanford | 13 | 124 | 689 | 5.56 | 0 | 40 | 32 | 21 | 6 |
| 55 | Penn State | 13 | 136 | 555 | 4.08 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 16 | 2 |
| 55 | Kansas | 12 | 140 | 532 | 3.80 | 2 | 56 | 32 | 12 | 4 |
| 55 | Notre Dame | 13 | 118 | 481 | 4.08 | 1 | 55 | 32 | 13 | 2 |
| 55 | Iowa | 13 | 103 | 458 | 4.45 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 16 | 1 |
| 55 | West Virginia | 13 | 113 | 454 | 4.02 | 1 | 52 | 32 | 14 | 3 |
| 62 | Boston College | 12 | 155 | 518 | 3.34 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 16 | 1 |
| 62 | Washington State | 12 | 111 | 441 | 3.97 | 1 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 2 |
| 64 | Florida | 13 | 124 | 613 | 4.94 | 2 | 60 | 30 | 24 | 5 |
| 64 | Western Michigan | 13 | 103 | 531 | 5.16 | 1 | 51 | 30 | 18 | 9 |
| 64 | Clemson | 14 | 138 | 513 | 3.72 | 1 | 44 | 30 | 16 | 6 |
| 64 | Kansas State | 13 | 148 | 491 | 3.32 | 1 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 6 |
| 64 | Kentucky | 12 | 116 | 360 | 3.10 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 0 |
| 69 | UNLV | 12 | 131 | 531 | 4.05 | 2 | 54 | 29 | 11 | 5 |
| 69 | Maryland | 12 | 107 | 466 | 4.36 | 1 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 6 |
| 71 | Iowa State | 13 | 144 | 536 | 3.72 | 0 | 44 | 28 | 14 | 2 |
| 71 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 106 | 531 | 5.01 | 3 | 59 | 28 | 15 | 6 |
| 71 | North Carolina | 13 | 119 | 530 | 4.45 | 3 | 60 | 28 | 15 | 6 |
| 71 | UTEP | 12 | 106 | 489 | 4.61 | 1 | 48 | 28 | 17 | 4 |
| 71 | Ball State | 12 | 116 | 463 | 3.99 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 3 |
| 71 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 139 | 442 | 3.18 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 71 | Colorado State | 12 | 90 | 406 | 4.51 | 0 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 5 |
| 78 | North Texas | 12 | 134 | 603 | 4.50 | 2 | 60 | 27 | 16 | 6 |
| 78 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 127 | 581 | 4.57 | 2 | 55 | 27 | 15 | 7 |
| 78 | Louisville | 13 | 123 | 373 | 3.03 | 0 | 40 | 27 | 16 | 5 |
| 78 | Tennessee | 12 | 100 | 298 | 2.98 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 2 |
| 78 | Mississippi | 12 | 129 | 289 | 2.24 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 2 |
| 83 | Utah | 13 | 114 | 486 | 4.26 | 1 | 56 | 26 | 15 | 5 |
| 83 | Minnesota | 12 | 122 | 484 | 3.97 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 3 |
| 83 | Syracuse | 12 | 95 | 409 | 4.31 | 1 | 53 | 26 | 12 | 3 |
| 83 | North Carolina State | 13 | 128 | 360 | 2.81 | 1 | 46 | 26 | 8 | 1 |
| 83 | UAB | 12 | 110 | 351 | 3.19 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 2 |
| 88 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 86 | 528 | 6.14 | 1 | 59 | 25 | 17 | 8 |
| 88 | UCLA | 14 | 124 | 525 | 4.23 | 0 | 40 | 25 | 16 | 8 |
| 88 | Michigan State | 14 | 157 | 490 | 3.12 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 6 |
| 88 | Wake Forest | 13 | 120 | 358 | 2.98 | 0 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 2 |
| 92 | Bowling Green | 12 | 112 | 402 | 3.59 | 1 | 47 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 92 | Florida State | 13 | 109 | 364 | 3.34 | 1 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 6 |
| 92 | Oklahoma | 13 | 95 | 330 | 3.47 | 0 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 3 |
| 95 | California | 13 | 115 | 394 | 3.43 | 1 | 43 | 23 | 16 | 6 |
| 95 | Connecticut | 12 | 115 | 383 | 3.33 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 8 | 2 |
| 95 | Arizona State | 13 | 107 | 366 | 3.42 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 3 |
| 95 | Texas Tech | 12 | 82 | 361 | 4.40 | 2 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 2 |
| 95 | East Carolina | 12 | 105 | 325 | 3.10 | 1 | 56 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 95 | Arizona | 12 | 81 | 311 | 3.84 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 6 |
| 95 | Central Michigan | 12 | 93 | 279 | 3.00 | 0 | 48 | 23 | 8 | 3 |
| 102 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 103 | 359 | 3.49 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 3 |
| 102 | New Mexico | 12 | 96 | 349 | 3.64 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 2 |
| 104 | Colorado | 12 | 93 | 363 | 3.90 | 0 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 104 | Akron | 12 | 98 | 233 | 2.38 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| 106 | SMU | 13 | 72 | 494 | 6.86 | 1 | 52 | 20 | 17 | 7 |
| 106 | Kent State | 12 | 106 | 398 | 3.75 | 0 | 59 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 106 | Marshall | 13 | 121 | 368 | 3.04 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 1 |
| 106 | Idaho | 12 | 81 | 273 | 3.37 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 3 |
| 110 | Tulane | 13 | 104 | 345 | 3.32 | 1 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 2 |
| 110 | Hawai'i | 12 | 72 | 275 | 3.82 | 1 | 57 | 19 | 15 | 5 |
| 110 | Duke | 11 | 85 | 251 | 2.95 | 0 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 113 | Rutgers | 13 | 121 | 438 | 3.62 | 1 | 56 | 18 | 15 | 4 |
| 113 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 83 | 377 | 4.54 | 0 | 48 | 18 | 12 | 4 |
| 113 | Troy | 12 | 83 | 260 | 3.13 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 116 | New Mexico State | 13 | 102 | 267 | 2.62 | 1 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| 116 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 81 | 238 | 2.94 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 118 | Memphis | 12 | 79 | 280 | 3.54 | 0 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 119 | San Jose State | 12 | 85 | 192 | 2.26 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 119 | Oregon State | 12 | 72 | 165 | 2.29 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||