2012 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Grooms | Marshall | FR | RB | 10 | 109 | 695 | 6.38 | 8 | 10.90 | 69.50 |
| 2 | Charles Sims | Houston | JR | RB | 9 | 142 | 846 | 5.96 | 11 | 15.78 | 94.00 |
| 3 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 12 | 179 | 1064 | 5.94 | 2 | 14.92 | 88.67 |
| 4 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 13 | 132 | 773 | 5.86 | 5 | 10.15 | 59.46 |
| 5 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 12 | 198 | 1106 | 5.59 | 15 | 16.50 | 92.17 |
| 6 | Charles Ross | Rice | JR | RB | 13 | 147 | 800 | 5.44 | 5 | 11.31 | 61.54 |
| 7 | Kenneth Farrow | Houston | FR | RB | 12 | 86 | 466 | 5.42 | 2 | 7.17 | 38.83 |
| 8 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 12 | 197 | 1046 | 5.31 | 7 | 16.42 | 87.17 |
| 9 | Desmond Johnson | USM | SR | RB | 10 | 98 | 519 | 5.30 | 3 | 9.80 | 51.90 |
| 10 | Reggie Bullock | ECU | SR | RB | 9 | 72 | 356 | 4.94 | 6 | 8.00 | 39.56 |
| 11 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 11 | 201 | 984 | 4.90 | 12 | 18.27 | 89.45 |
| 11 | Jalen Richard | USM | FR | RB | 10 | 87 | 426 | 4.90 | 4 | 8.70 | 42.60 |
| 13 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | SO | RB | 11 | 184 | 897 | 4.88 | 7 | 16.73 | 81.55 |
| 13 | Brandon Hayes | Memphis | JR | RB | 9 | 118 | 576 | 4.88 | 6 | 13.11 | 64.00 |
| 15 | Remi Watson | Marshall | FR | RB | 10 | 73 | 348 | 4.77 | 6 | 7.30 | 34.80 |
| 16 | Steward Butler | Marshall | FR | RB | 10 | 93 | 440 | 4.73 | 2 | 9.30 | 44.00 |
| 17 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 12 | 258 | 1218 | 4.72 | 11 | 21.50 | 101.50 |
| 18 | Turner Petersen | Rice | JR | RB | 11 | 128 | 591 | 4.62 | 5 | 11.64 | 53.73 |
| 19 | Storm Johnson | UCF | SO | RB | 13 | 113 | 507 | 4.49 | 4 | 8.69 | 39.00 |
| 20 | Jeremy Eddington | Rice | JR | RB | 10 | 45 | 201 | 4.47 | 1 | 4.50 | 20.10 |
| 21 | Essray Taliaferro | Marshall | JR | RB | 11 | 51 | 222 | 4.35 | 2 | 4.64 | 20.18 |
| 22 | Ryan Jackson | Houston | FR | RB | 11 | 59 | 252 | 4.27 | 3 | 5.36 | 22.91 |
| 23 | Jeremy Hester | USM | JR | RB | 11 | 46 | 196 | 4.26 | 1 | 4.18 | 17.82 |
| 24 | Brynn Harvey | UCF | SR | RB | 11 | 59 | 249 | 4.22 | 2 | 5.36 | 22.64 |
| 24 | David Piland | Houston | SO | QB | 11 | 45 | 190 | 4.22 | 2 | 4.09 | 17.27 |
| 26 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | JR | QB | 12 | 164 | 667 | 4.07 | 11 | 13.67 | 55.58 |
| 27 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | SR | RB | 13 | 191 | 775 | 4.06 | 22 | 14.69 | 59.62 |
| 28 | Garrett Gilbert | SMU | JR | QB | 12 | 92 | 362 | 3.93 | 8 | 7.67 | 30.17 |
| 29 | Cody Green | Tulsa | JR | QB | 12 | 78 | 283 | 3.63 | 4 | 6.50 | 23.58 |
| 30 | Jai Steib | Memphis | JR | RB | 11 | 119 | 427 | 3.59 | 6 | 10.82 | 38.82 |
| 31 | Rob Kelley | Tulane | SO | RB | 12 | 81 | 286 | 3.53 | 0 | 6.75 | 23.83 |
| 32 | Blake Bortles | UCF | SO | QB | 14 | 86 | 285 | 3.31 | 8 | 6.14 | 20.36 |
| 33 | Anthony Alford | USM | FR | QB | 9 | 105 | 329 | 3.13 | 6 | 11.67 | 36.56 |
| 34 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | JR | RB | 9 | 82 | 247 | 3.01 | 3 | 9.11 | 27.44 |
| 35 | Jacob Karam | Memphis | JR | QB | 11 | 91 | 169 | 1.86 | 1 | 8.27 | 15.36 |
| 36 | Driphus Jackson | Rice | FR | QB | 11 | 47 | 86 | 1.83 | 1 | 4.27 | 7.82 |
| 37 | Nick Lamaison | UTEP | SR | QB | 10 | 55 | 69 | 1.25 | 0 | 5.50 | 6.90 |
| 38 | Shane Carden | ECU | SO | QB | 12 | 84 | 66 | 0.79 | 8 | 7.00 | 5.50 |
| 39 | Rakeem Cato | Marshall | SO | QB | 11 | 55 | 36 | 0.65 | 1 | 5.00 | 3.27 |
| 40 | Austin Brown | UAB | FR | QB | 11 | 60 | -227 | -3.78 | 0 | 5.45 | -20.64 |
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.