2012 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - Games at Home Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 7 | 74 | 626 | 8.46 | 6 | 10.57 | 89.43 |
| 2 | Bashr Coles | UAB | FR | RB | 5 | 22 | 161 | 7.32 | 1 | 4.40 | 32.20 |
| 3 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | SO | RB | 6 | 82 | 518 | 6.32 | 3 | 13.67 | 86.33 |
| 4 | Desmond Johnson | USM | SR | RB | 5 | 62 | 384 | 6.19 | 3 | 12.40 | 76.80 |
| 5 | LaQuintus Dowell | UTEP | FR | RB | 6 | 26 | 150 | 5.77 | 0 | 4.33 | 25.00 |
| 6 | Kenneth Farrow | Houston | FR | RB | 7 | 51 | 287 | 5.63 | 2 | 7.29 | 41.00 |
| 7 | Charles Ross | Rice | JR | RB | 5 | 29 | 158 | 5.45 | 0 | 5.80 | 31.60 |
| 8 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 6 | 80 | 434 | 5.43 | 1 | 13.33 | 72.33 |
| 9 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | JR | QB | 5 | 70 | 377 | 5.39 | 5 | 14.00 | 75.40 |
| 10 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 6 | 107 | 563 | 5.26 | 5 | 17.83 | 93.83 |
| 11 | Jalen Richard | USM | FR | RB | 5 | 42 | 220 | 5.24 | 2 | 8.40 | 44.00 |
| 12 | Kevin Grooms | Marshall | FR | RB | 5 | 66 | 339 | 5.14 | 2 | 13.20 | 67.80 |
| 13 | Jeremy Eddington | Rice | JR | RB | 4 | 20 | 101 | 5.05 | 0 | 5.00 | 25.25 |
| 14 | Reggie Bullock | ECU | SR | RB | 5 | 36 | 174 | 4.83 | 3 | 7.20 | 34.80 |
| 15 | Remi Watson | Marshall | FR | RB | 6 | 38 | 180 | 4.74 | 3 | 6.33 | 30.00 |
| 16 | Turner Petersen | Rice | JR | RB | 5 | 67 | 308 | 4.60 | 3 | 13.40 | 61.60 |
| 17 | Jeremy Hester | USM | JR | RB | 6 | 25 | 114 | 4.56 | 0 | 4.17 | 19.00 |
| 18 | Storm Johnson | UCF | SO | RB | 6 | 78 | 352 | 4.51 | 2 | 13.00 | 58.67 |
| 19 | Ryan Jackson | Houston | FR | RB | 7 | 50 | 224 | 4.48 | 3 | 7.14 | 32.00 |
| 20 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 7 | 140 | 621 | 4.44 | 10 | 20.00 | 88.71 |
| 21 | Garrett Gilbert | SMU | JR | QB | 7 | 42 | 181 | 4.31 | 5 | 6.00 | 25.86 |
| 22 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 6 | 108 | 453 | 4.19 | 8 | 18.00 | 75.50 |
| 23 | Steward Butler | Marshall | FR | RB | 5 | 45 | 186 | 4.13 | 1 | 9.00 | 37.20 |
| 24 | Jai Steib | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 60 | 244 | 4.07 | 3 | 12.00 | 48.80 |
| 25 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | SR | RB | 7 | 125 | 506 | 4.05 | 11 | 17.86 | 72.29 |
| 26 | Zack Langer | Tulsa | FR | RB | 7 | 28 | 113 | 4.04 | 2 | 4.00 | 16.14 |
| 27 | Essray Taliaferro | Marshall | JR | RB | 6 | 25 | 95 | 3.80 | 0 | 4.17 | 15.83 |
| 28 | Michael Dobson | ECU | JR | RB | 5 | 34 | 113 | 3.32 | 0 | 6.80 | 22.60 |
| 29 | Nick Lamaison | UTEP | SR | QB | 5 | 29 | 88 | 3.03 | 0 | 5.80 | 17.60 |
| 30 | Cody Green | Tulsa | JR | QB | 6 | 25 | 74 | 2.96 | 0 | 4.17 | 12.33 |
| 31 | Jacob Karam | Memphis | JR | QB | 6 | 50 | 141 | 2.82 | 1 | 8.33 | 23.50 |
| 32 | David Piland | Houston | SO | QB | 7 | 29 | 79 | 2.72 | 1 | 4.14 | 11.29 |
| 33 | Rob Kelley | Tulane | SO | RB | 7 | 49 | 130 | 2.65 | 0 | 7.00 | 18.57 |
| 34 | Blake Bortles | UCF | SO | QB | 6 | 35 | 91 | 2.60 | 4 | 5.83 | 15.17 |
| 35 | Shane Carden | ECU | SO | QB | 6 | 41 | 51 | 1.24 | 5 | 6.83 | 8.50 |
| 36 | Rakeem Cato | Marshall | SO | QB | 6 | 31 | 27 | 0.87 | 1 | 5.17 | 4.50 |
| 37 | Austin Brown | UAB | FR | QB | 6 | 29 | -138 | -4.76 | 0 | 4.83 | -23.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.