2012 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 11 | 24 | 103 | 4.29 | 6 | 43 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 12 | 30 | 174 | 5.80 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 9 | 33 | 99 | 3.00 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 11 | 22 | 91 | 4.14 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 11 | 20 | 115 | 5.75 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | JR | QB | 10 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 4 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 11 | 21 | 108 | 5.14 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 17 | 95 | 5.59 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 9 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Joe Bergeron | Texas | SO | RB | 9 | 14 | 55 | 3.93 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Connor Dietz | Air Force | SR | QB | 10 | 19 | 123 | 6.47 | 3 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Blake Bell | Oklahoma | SO | QB | 12 | 25 | 120 | 4.80 | 3 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 12 | 31 | 118 | 3.81 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 9 | 19 | 115 | 6.05 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 11 | 22 | 114 | 5.18 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Walter Kazee | SDSU | SR | RB | 8 | 17 | 92 | 5.41 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 13 | 26 | 88 | 3.38 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 8 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 3 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 8 | 24 | 67 | 2.79 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Wesley Tate | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 7 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | SR | RB | 9 | 18 | 55 | 3.06 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Everett Golson | Notre Dame | SO | QB | 6 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Wes Cobb | Air Force | SR | RB | 9 | 15 | 45 | 3.00 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | SO | QB | 8 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 8 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Tre Mason | Auburn | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 41 | 3.73 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | JR | QB | 5 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | John Hubert | Kansas St | JR | RB | 7 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 12 | 25 | 178 | 7.12 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 10 | 24 | 159 | 6.63 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 9 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 2 | 86 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 11 | 22 | 122 | 5.55 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Senorise Perry | Louisville | JR | RB | 7 | 14 | 121 | 8.64 | 2 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 13 | 27 | 119 | 4.41 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Imani Cross | Nebraska | FR | RB | 5 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | John Pettigrew | BGSU | SR | RB | 9 | 18 | 106 | 5.89 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 2 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 10 | 20 | 96 | 4.80 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Kenny Hilliard | LSU | SO | RB | 8 | 14 | 93 | 6.64 | 2 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 12 | 28 | 93 | 3.32 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 9 | 16 | 92 | 5.75 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 11 | 21 | 87 | 4.14 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Ryan Jackson | Houston | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | JR | RB | 7 | 10 | 70 | 7.00 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 10 | 14 | 67 | 4.79 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 8 | 15 | 67 | 4.47 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 9 | 16 | 67 | 4.19 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Michael Cox | U Mass | SR | RB | 10 | 17 | 64 | 3.76 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Bradley Randle | UNLV | JR | RB | 9 | 15 | 62 | 4.13 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Keenan Reynolds | Navy | FR | QB | 8 | 16 | 57 | 3.56 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | JR | QB | 11 | 23 | 56 | 2.43 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Marion Grice | Ariz St | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 9 | 19 | 54 | 2.84 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 6 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Jalen Richard | USM | FR | RB | 6 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 10 | 18 | 52 | 2.89 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 11 | 19 | 52 | 2.74 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | SR | RB | 10 | 19 | 48 | 2.53 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Matt Scott | Arizona | SR | QB | 6 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 10 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Deon Anthony | Troy | JR | QB | 8 | 16 | 42 | 2.63 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Darian Mallary | FIU | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 8 | 12 | 38 | 3.17 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Will Gregory | Hawai'i | FR | RB | 6 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 8 | 13 | 37 | 2.85 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Storm Woods | Oregon St | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Shawn Southward | Troy | SR | RB | 6 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Ryan Boykin | Ohio | JR | RB | 5 | 6 | 31 | 5.17 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 8 | 15 | 31 | 2.07 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Akeem Daniels | N Illinois | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 7 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Effrem Reed | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 6 | 6 | 26 | 4.33 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Barry Brunetti | Miss | JR | QB | 6 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Shane Carden | ECU | SO | QB | 4 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Shawne Alston | WVU | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 7 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | A.J. Johnson | Tennessee | SO | LB | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | J.C. Copeland | LSU | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Adonis Ameen-Moore | Syracuse | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Keith Harris Jr. | N Illinois | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Anthony Alford | USM | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | -12 | -3.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 12 | 26 | 248 | 9.54 | 1 | 83 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
| 82 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 10 | 28 | 158 | 5.64 | 1 | 73 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 82 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 13 | 35 | 136 | 3.89 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| 82 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 9 | 18 | 126 | 7.00 | 1 | 55 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 82 | Theo Riddick | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 10 | 19 | 115 | 6.05 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | JR | RB | 5 | 8 | 103 | 12.88 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Keith Marshall | Georgia | FR | RB | 7 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 82 | Thomas Rawls | Michigan | SO | RB | 7 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 1 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 82 | Brandon Cottom | Purdue | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 92 | 46.00 | 1 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Brandin Byrd | N Texas | JR | RB | 10 | 15 | 92 | 6.13 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 82 | Demetris Murray | S Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 20 | 89 | 4.45 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 82 | David Piland | Houston | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 86 | 86.00 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Jordan Parker | MTSU | FR | RB | 6 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 1 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 82 | James White | Iowa State | JR | RB | 7 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 82 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 75 | 6.25 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 82 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 73 | 36.50 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | SO | RB | 9 | 13 | 71 | 5.46 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 12 | 19 | 71 | 3.74 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | SR | RB | 9 | 17 | 69 | 4.06 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||