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 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 13 | 35 | 136 | 3.89 | 1 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 12 | 30 | 174 | 5.80 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 12 | 26 | 248 | 9.54 | 1 | 83 | 17 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 12 | 25 | 178 | 7.12 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 10 | 24 | 159 | 6.63 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Connor Dietz | Air Force | SR | QB | 10 | 19 | 123 | 6.47 | 3 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 9 | 19 | 115 | 6.05 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 11 | 20 | 115 | 5.75 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Larry Dixon | Army | SO | RB | 7 | 10 | 110 | 11.00 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | JR | QB | 10 | 18 | 110 | 6.11 | 4 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 8 | 17 | 95 | 5.59 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 12 | 28 | 93 | 3.32 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | SR | QB | 6 | 12 | 68 | 5.67 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 10 | 28 | 158 | 5.64 | 1 | 73 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 11 | 22 | 122 | 5.55 | 2 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 13 | 27 | 119 | 4.41 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Imani Cross | Nebraska | FR | RB | 5 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 11 | 22 | 114 | 5.18 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 11 | 21 | 108 | 5.14 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Keith Marshall | Georgia | FR | RB | 7 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 8 | 19 | 96 | 5.05 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 10 | 20 | 96 | 4.80 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 9 | 18 | 94 | 5.22 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Brandin Byrd | N Texas | JR | RB | 10 | 15 | 92 | 6.13 | 1 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 9 | 16 | 92 | 5.75 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 11 | 22 | 91 | 4.14 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 13 | 26 | 88 | 3.38 | 3 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 10 | 16 | 81 | 5.06 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Alex Zordich | Buffalo | JR | QB | 6 | 6 | 71 | 11.83 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | JR | RB | 7 | 10 | 70 | 7.00 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Eric Stephens Jr. | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 9 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 10 | 14 | 67 | 4.79 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 10 | 17 | 64 | 3.76 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Ray Holley | La Tech | SR | RB | 7 | 10 | 63 | 6.30 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Bradley Randle | UNLV | JR | RB | 9 | 15 | 62 | 4.13 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 4 | 7 | 60 | 8.57 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | SO | QB | 7 | 11 | 56 | 5.09 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Jalen Richard | USM | FR | RB | 6 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | James Baker | Idaho | JR | RB | 6 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | T.J. Yeldon | Alabama | FR | RB | 7 | 8 | 42 | 5.25 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 8 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Tyler Tettleton | Ohio | JR | QB | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1.00 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 9 | 18 | 126 | 7.00 | 1 | 55 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 9 | 12 | 124 | 10.33 | 2 | 86 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Senorise Perry | Louisville | JR | RB | 7 | 14 | 121 | 8.64 | 2 | 59 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Blake Bell | Oklahoma | SO | QB | 12 | 25 | 120 | 4.80 | 3 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 8 | 17 | 106 | 6.24 | 0 | 48 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | John Pettigrew | BGSU | SR | RB | 9 | 18 | 106 | 5.89 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 101 | 10.10 | 2 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Thomas Rawls | Michigan | SO | RB | 7 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 1 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 9 | 16 | 97 | 6.06 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Demetris Murray | S Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 20 | 89 | 4.45 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 11 | 21 | 87 | 4.14 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Jordan Parker | MTSU | FR | RB | 6 | 10 | 86 | 8.60 | 1 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Taylor Cox | Kansas | JR | RB | 8 | 14 | 84 | 6.00 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Curtis McNeal | USC | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 82 | 13.67 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Johnathan Gray | Texas | FR | RB | 9 | 14 | 79 | 5.64 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Ryan Jackson | Houston | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 78 | 19.50 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | JR | RB | 5 | 9 | 76 | 8.44 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | James White | Iowa State | JR | RB | 7 | 7 | 75 | 10.71 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 75 | 6.25 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Cole Gautsche | New Mexico | FR | QB | 5 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | SO | RB | 8 | 18 | 68 | 3.78 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 8 | 24 | 67 | 2.79 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 9 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Wesley Tate | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 7 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Shadrach Thornton | NC State | FR | RB | 7 | 15 | 64 | 4.27 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Marcus Curry | Texas St | SR | RB | 7 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Kenny Miles | S Carolina | SR | RB | 7 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Charles Ross | Rice | JR | RB | 8 | 10 | 60 | 6.00 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Raymond Maples | Army | JR | RB | 8 | 15 | 60 | 4.00 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 58 | 7.25 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | Josh Harris | Wk Forest | JR | RB | 6 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Dareyon Chance | W Mich | JR | RB | 7 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 9 | 12 | 56 | 4.67 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Marion Grice | Ariz St | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Garrett Gilbert | SMU | JR | QB | 7 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Cody Green | Tulsa | JR | QB | 8 | 13 | 53 | 4.08 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 6 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 10 | 18 | 52 | 2.89 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Taylor Kelly | Ariz St | SO | QB | 6 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | JR | QB | 10 | 20 | 49 | 2.45 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 45 | 6.43 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Jeremy Brown | N Texas | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 10 | 19 | 44 | 2.32 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | SO | QB | 8 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 10 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Dustin Garrison | WVU | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Evans Okotcha | UTSA | JR | RB | 6 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Rolandan Finch | BC | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Shaun Rutherford | Texas St | SR | QB | 9 | 14 | 39 | 2.79 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Will Gregory | Hawai'i | FR | RB | 6 | 7 | 37 | 5.29 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Roderick McDowell | Clemson | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | D.J. Foster | Ariz St | FR | RB | 6 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Bo Wallace | Miss | SO | QB | 7 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 10 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Lache Seastrunk | Baylor | SO | RB | 6 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Akeem Daniels | N Illinois | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Bo Snelson | Navy | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Tyler Ervin | SJSU | SO | DB | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||