2012 National Leaders Rushing - In The 2nd Quarter through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Williams | BC | JR | RB | 9 | 47 | 281 | 5.98 | 1 | 99 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | Brandon Cottom | Purdue | SO | RB | 4 | 5 | 110 | 22.00 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 12 | 31 | 280 | 9.03 | 1 | 86 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 56 | 329 | 5.88 | 4 | 83 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Chris Thompson | FSU | SR | RB | 7 | 20 | 266 | 13.30 | 2 | 80 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Lindsey Lamar | S Florida | SR | RB | 6 | 15 | 113 | 7.53 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 14 | 44 | 474 | 10.77 | 4 | 79 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| 8 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 77 | 435 | 5.65 | 4 | 78 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | SO | QB | 12 | 35 | 163 | 4.66 | 2 | 76 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 11 | 44 | 316 | 7.18 | 5 | 75 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | Terrance Broadway | La-Lafytte | SO | QB | 12 | 41 | 247 | 6.02 | 4 | 75 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 12 | Garrett Gilbert | SMU | JR | QB | 10 | 22 | 97 | 4.41 | 3 | 74 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 12 | 83 | 333 | 4.01 | 5 | 73 | 26 | 10 | 2 |
| 13 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 12 | 48 | 229 | 4.77 | 4 | 73 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 69 | 434 | 6.29 | 3 | 72 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| 15 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 12 | 66 | 426 | 6.45 | 5 | 72 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 15 | Keenan Reynolds | Navy | FR | QB | 8 | 40 | 244 | 6.10 | 6 | 72 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | Jay Ajayi | Boise St | FR | RB | 10 | 41 | 334 | 8.15 | 3 | 71 | 15 | 14 | 3 |
| 18 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 13 | 49 | 178 | 3.63 | 2 | 71 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 18 | Brandon Ross | Maryland | FR | RB | 5 | 14 | 145 | 10.36 | 0 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 7 | 20 | 178 | 8.90 | 0 | 70 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Quentin Hines | Akron | SR | RB | 5 | 7 | 85 | 12.14 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Kevin Grooms | Marshall | FR | RB | 9 | 32 | 263 | 8.22 | 3 | 69 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 23 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 41 | 242 | 5.90 | 4 | 69 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 23 | Marquise Goodwin | Texas | SR | WR | 3 | 3 | 139 | 46.33 | 2 | 69 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 10 | 51 | 348 | 6.82 | 3 | 68 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 26 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 12 | 49 | 335 | 6.84 | 1 | 68 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 26 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 11 | 44 | 310 | 7.05 | 4 | 68 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 26 | Bronson Hill | E Mich | SO | RB | 10 | 38 | 280 | 7.37 | 1 | 68 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 26 | Taysom Hill | BYU | FR | QB | 5 | 15 | 137 | 9.13 | 2 | 68 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 31 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 11 | 49 | 356 | 7.27 | 4 | 67 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 31 | Raymond Sanders III | Kentucky | JR | RB | 11 | 35 | 237 | 6.77 | 3 | 67 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 31 | Ryan Katz | SDSU | SR | QB | 7 | 15 | 166 | 11.07 | 2 | 67 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 34 | Josh Schaffer | W Mich | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 66 | 66.00 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Duke Johnson | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 12 | 33 | 251 | 7.61 | 3 | 65 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Charles Ross | Rice | JR | RB | 10 | 42 | 331 | 7.88 | 1 | 64 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 36 | James Sims | Kansas | JR | RB | 9 | 58 | 317 | 5.47 | 3 | 64 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 38 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 13 | 83 | 528 | 6.36 | 8 | 63 | 26 | 13 | 4 |
| 38 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 46 | 360 | 7.83 | 3 | 63 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 40 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 12 | 40 | 239 | 5.98 | 0 | 62 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 41 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 54 | 339 | 6.28 | 3 | 60 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
| 41 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 10 | 51 | 293 | 5.75 | 3 | 60 | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| 41 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 8 | 11 | 144 | 13.09 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 41 | Benny Cunningham | MTSU | SR | RB | 4 | 13 | 128 | 9.85 | 3 | 60 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 41 | Kenny Hilliard | LSU | SO | RB | 7 | 19 | 115 | 6.05 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Josh Robinson | Miss St | FR | RB | 9 | 16 | 135 | 8.44 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | Desmond Johnson | USM | SR | RB | 8 | 25 | 159 | 6.36 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 47 | Jela Duncan | Duke | FR | RB | 8 | 25 | 141 | 5.64 | 2 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 52 | 13.00 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 14 | 77 | 462 | 6.00 | 5 | 57 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 50 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 11 | 64 | 376 | 5.88 | 3 | 57 | 19 | 12 | 2 |
| 50 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 12 | 55 | 306 | 5.56 | 2 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 50 | Ryan Boykin | Ohio | JR | RB | 6 | 29 | 184 | 6.34 | 0 | 57 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 54 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 4 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 59 | 322 | 5.46 | 4 | 55 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 55 | Tony Pierson | Kansas | SO | RB | 8 | 30 | 265 | 8.83 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 57 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 11 | 54 | 337 | 6.24 | 4 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 3 |
| 57 | Terron Ward | Oregon St | SO | RB | 8 | 25 | 191 | 7.64 | 4 | 53 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 57 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | SR | QB | 9 | 32 | 138 | 4.31 | 0 | 53 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 57 | SaDale Foster | Texas Tech | JR | ATH | 8 | 13 | 118 | 9.08 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 61 | Ralph David Abernathy IV | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 8 | 17 | 122 | 7.18 | 0 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 61 | Marion Grice | Ariz St | JR | RB | 10 | 20 | 118 | 5.90 | 3 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 63 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 14 | 54 | 373 | 6.91 | 3 | 51 | 14 | 11 | 6 |
| 63 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 12 | 73 | 346 | 4.74 | 3 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| 63 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 12 | 46 | 260 | 5.65 | 3 | 51 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 63 | Jeremy Brown | N Texas | SR | RB | 10 | 35 | 255 | 7.29 | 3 | 51 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 67 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | SO | RB | 11 | 51 | 323 | 6.33 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 67 | Ben Malena | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 12 | 39 | 271 | 6.95 | 2 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 67 | David Glasco II | UTSA | SO | RB | 9 | 26 | 146 | 5.62 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 67 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | JR | RB | 9 | 28 | 145 | 5.18 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 67 | Martin Hyppolite | U Conn | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 14 | 77 | 408 | 5.30 | 5 | 49 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
| 72 | Johnathan Gray | Texas | FR | RB | 10 | 26 | 146 | 5.62 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 74 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 13 | 63 | 509 | 8.08 | 9 | 48 | 21 | 15 | 9 |
| 74 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 13 | 69 | 427 | 6.19 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 74 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 11 | 51 | 331 | 6.49 | 9 | 48 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 74 | Damien Williams | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 12 | 55 | 281 | 5.11 | 4 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 74 | Kenneth Farrow | Houston | FR | RB | 7 | 26 | 166 | 6.38 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 74 | Monterrell Washington | La-Monroe | JR | RB | 10 | 25 | 140 | 5.60 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 74 | Storm Johnson | UCF | SO | RB | 8 | 28 | 120 | 4.29 | 3 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 74 | Tim Gay | Texas St | FR | RB | 5 | 6 | 90 | 15.00 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 82 | Senorise Perry | Louisville | JR | RB | 9 | 39 | 252 | 6.46 | 4 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 83 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | SO | RB | 13 | 64 | 323 | 5.05 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 84 | Antoinne Jimmerson | N Texas | FR | RB | 10 | 44 | 278 | 6.32 | 1 | 45 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 84 | Shaun Rutherford | Texas St | SR | QB | 11 | 44 | 203 | 4.61 | 3 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 84 | Devin Campbell | Buffalo | FR | RB | 8 | 33 | 156 | 4.73 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 84 | Jonathan George | Kentucky | JR | RB | 10 | 26 | 120 | 4.62 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 84 | Cody Green | Tulsa | JR | QB | 10 | 19 | 101 | 5.32 | 2 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 89 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 12 | 52 | 245 | 4.71 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 89 | Lache Seastrunk | Baylor | SO | RB | 8 | 30 | 230 | 7.67 | 2 | 44 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| 89 | Deon Anthony | Troy | JR | QB | 8 | 16 | 101 | 6.31 | 3 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 89 | Kendrick Hardy | USM | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 65 | 16.25 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 93 | Jeff Woody | Iowa State | JR | RB | 9 | 15 | 101 | 6.73 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 94 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 11 | 45 | 318 | 7.07 | 1 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 94 | Jamal-Rashad Patterson | Stanford | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Kadeem Jones | Western Ky | JR | RB | 6 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 14 | 70 | 497 | 7.10 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 19 | 6 |
| 97 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 13 | 63 | 396 | 6.29 | 7 | 41 | 19 | 16 | 4 |
| 97 | B.J. Catalon | TCU | FR | RB | 10 | 25 | 139 | 5.56 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 97 | Brennan Clay | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 7 | 19 | 122 | 6.42 | 0 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||