2012 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Cottom | Purdue | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 1 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 11 | 16 | 152 | 9.50 | 2 | 86 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | David Piland | Houston | SO | QB | 7 | 15 | 138 | 9.20 | 2 | 86 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 34 | 297 | 8.74 | 2 | 83 | 20 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Vad Lee | Ga Tech | FR | QB | 9 | 30 | 217 | 7.23 | 1 | 79 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 14 | 46 | 199 | 4.33 | 1 | 76 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Garrett Gilbert | SMU | JR | QB | 11 | 41 | 302 | 7.37 | 6 | 74 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 14 | 72 | 460 | 6.39 | 5 | 73 | 35 | 17 | 4 |
| 8 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 13 | 51 | 156 | 3.06 | 1 | 73 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 12 | 60 | 545 | 9.08 | 10 | 72 | 28 | 21 | 10 |
| 10 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | JR | RB | 5 | 16 | 147 | 9.19 | 1 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Ryan Jackson | Houston | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Brandon Ross | Maryland | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 77 | 25.67 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 7 | 10 | 176 | 17.60 | 2 | 69 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | C.J. Anderson | California | SR | RB | 6 | 10 | 187 | 18.70 | 1 | 68 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 8 | 15 | 119 | 7.93 | 2 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Ryan Katz | SDSU | SR | QB | 8 | 18 | 112 | 6.22 | 1 | 67 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | SO | RB | 12 | 36 | 152 | 4.22 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Thomas Rawls | Michigan | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 98 | 8.91 | 1 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Curtis McNeal | USC | SR | RB | 6 | 15 | 141 | 9.40 | 1 | 62 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 21 | Keith Marshall | Georgia | FR | RB | 8 | 12 | 134 | 11.17 | 1 | 62 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 23 | Demetre Baker | South Ala | SO | RB | 9 | 17 | 175 | 10.29 | 1 | 61 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| 23 | Brandin Byrd | N Texas | JR | RB | 10 | 20 | 116 | 5.80 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Benny Cunningham | MTSU | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 147 | 11.31 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 25 | Kenny Hilliard | LSU | SO | RB | 9 | 16 | 95 | 5.94 | 2 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Senorise Perry | Louisville | JR | RB | 8 | 16 | 148 | 9.25 | 3 | 59 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 28 | Jordan Parker | MTSU | FR | RB | 8 | 18 | 132 | 7.33 | 1 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Ryan Boykin | Ohio | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 99 | 12.38 | 2 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | Zach Laskey | Ga Tech | SO | RB | 10 | 15 | 115 | 7.67 | 1 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | James White | Iowa State | JR | RB | 7 | 8 | 72 | 9.00 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 59 | 29.50 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 11 | 27 | 187 | 6.93 | 1 | 55 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 33 | Theo Riddick | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 12 | 27 | 147 | 5.44 | 2 | 55 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 43 | 133 | 3.09 | 3 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 33 | Blake Bell | Oklahoma | SO | QB | 12 | 27 | 131 | 4.85 | 3 | 55 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Cole Gautsche | New Mexico | FR | QB | 9 | 20 | 137 | 6.85 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 38 | Jon Lee | Air Force | SO | RB | 8 | 14 | 107 | 7.64 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Curt Phillips | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 5 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 12 | 37 | 248 | 6.70 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 7 | 2 |
| 41 | Martin Hyppolite | U Conn | JR | RB | 4 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Connor Dietz | Air Force | SR | QB | 13 | 45 | 282 | 6.27 | 3 | 49 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| 42 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | SO | RB | 10 | 20 | 121 | 6.05 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 44 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 10 | 29 | 156 | 5.38 | 0 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 45 | Devonta Freeman | FSU | SO | RB | 8 | 12 | 80 | 6.67 | 1 | 47 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 45 | Terron Ward | Oregon St | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 61 | 8.71 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Eric Stephens Jr. | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 11 | 26 | 177 | 6.81 | 1 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 47 | Brandon Hayes | Memphis | JR | RB | 8 | 21 | 136 | 6.48 | 2 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 47 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Shaun Rutherford | Texas St | SR | QB | 12 | 28 | 135 | 4.82 | 2 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 50 | Kevin Grooms | Marshall | FR | RB | 6 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 1 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 50 | Jeric Magnant | New Mexico | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | JR | QB | 12 | 64 | 273 | 4.27 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 3 |
| 53 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 13 | 50 | 227 | 4.54 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 53 | Imani Cross | Nebraska | FR | RB | 5 | 13 | 126 | 9.69 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 53 | Kyle Hammonds | Ohio | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 62 | 20.67 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 13 | 42 | 149 | 3.55 | 8 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Jeff Woody | Iowa State | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 76 | 15.20 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 57 | Josh Harris | Wk Forest | JR | RB | 7 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 10 | 47 | 278 | 5.91 | 3 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 |
| 60 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 12 | 34 | 207 | 6.09 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 5 | 3 |
| 60 | Dareyon Chance | W Mich | JR | RB | 7 | 17 | 109 | 6.41 | 1 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 60 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 8 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 60 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 13 | 37 | 206 | 5.57 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
| 65 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 12 | 44 | 205 | 4.66 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| 65 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 10 | 26 | 166 | 6.38 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| 65 | Brendon Kay | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 5 | 17 | 126 | 7.41 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 65 | Blaire Sullivan | UTEP | FR | QB | 4 | 14 | 62 | 4.43 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 12 | 49 | 264 | 5.39 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 4 |
| 70 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | JR | QB | 11 | 40 | 189 | 4.73 | 4 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 70 | Taylor Cox | Kansas | JR | RB | 10 | 17 | 92 | 5.41 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Shawn Southward | Troy | SR | RB | 7 | 16 | 78 | 4.88 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Larry Caper | Mich St | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 12 | 38 | 186 | 4.89 | 1 | 38 | 25 | 4 | 2 |
| 75 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | SR | RB | 8 | 15 | 85 | 5.67 | 1 | 38 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 77 | Larry Dixon | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 23 | 175 | 7.61 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 77 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 7 | 19 | 118 | 6.21 | 3 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 77 | Deandre Martin | Wk Forest | FR | RB | 8 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 77 | Keenan Reynolds | Navy | FR | QB | 10 | 30 | 56 | 1.87 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 81 | Alex Zordich | Buffalo | JR | QB | 8 | 29 | 236 | 8.14 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 2 |
| 81 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 9 | 24 | 144 | 6.00 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| 81 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 10 | 22 | 121 | 5.50 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | JR | RB | 6 | 13 | 116 | 8.92 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 81 | Jeremy Eddington | Rice | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 45 | 11.25 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 11 | 65 | 283 | 4.35 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 7 | 3 |
| 86 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 11 | 29 | 203 | 7.00 | 2 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 88 | John Pettigrew | BGSU | SR | RB | 10 | 25 | 166 | 6.64 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 3 | 3 |
| 88 | Lache Seastrunk | Baylor | SO | RB | 8 | 12 | 112 | 9.33 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 88 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 8 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 4 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 88 | Trevone Boykin | TCU | FR | QB | 9 | 31 | 71 | 2.29 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 92 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 14 | 30 | 159 | 5.30 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| 92 | Deon Anthony | Troy | JR | QB | 9 | 25 | 137 | 5.48 | 5 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 92 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 6 | 12 | 100 | 8.33 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 95 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 12 | 26 | 151 | 5.81 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 95 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 13 | 23 | 114 | 4.96 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 95 | Mitchell Bailey | La-Monroe | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | Marcus Curry | Texas St | SR | RB | 9 | 17 | 121 | 7.12 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 98 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | SO | RB | 9 | 16 | 109 | 6.81 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 98 | Braxton Welford | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||