2012 National Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 7-9 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 | 10 | 19 | 267 | 14.05 | 4 | 73 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 8 | 12 | 136 | 11.33 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Garrett Gilbert | SMU | JR | QB | 9 | 12 | 164 | 13.67 | 1 | 74 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | JR | QB | 10 | 15 | 59 | 3.93 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 37 | 4.63 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | EJ Manuel | FSU | SR | QB | 6 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 7 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Brett Hundley | UCLA | FR | QB | 6 | 10 | 40 | 4.00 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 7 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Logan Kilgore | MTSU | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Ryan Aplin | Ark St | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Connor Dietz | Air Force | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 86 | 12.29 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Brandon Hayes | Memphis | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 70 | 23.33 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 7 | 10 | 68 | 6.80 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Terrance Owens | Toledo | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Raymond Maples | Army | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Zac Dysert | Miami (Oh) | SR | QB | 4 | 6 | 43 | 7.17 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | David Piland | Houston | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 6 | 7 | 41 | 5.86 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Horactio Banks | Ball State | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Stephen Morris | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 6 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Kevin Hogan | Stanford | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Matt Scott | Arizona | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | 34 | 11.33 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | C.J. Bennett | South Ala | SO | QB | 3 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Clint Chelf | Okla St | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Deon Anthony | Troy | JR | QB | 1 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | SO | QB | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.20 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Riley Nelson | BYU | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Brendon Kay | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 28 | 7.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Jalen Whitlow | Kentucky | FR | QB | 3 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Nick Florence | Baylor | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Steele Jantz | Iowa State | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Jacob Karam | Memphis | JR | QB | 7 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Keith Price | Washington | JR | QB | 6 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Nick Lamaison | UTEP | SR | QB | 6 | 7 | 14 | 2.00 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Blake Bortles | UCF | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 59 | 29.50 | 1 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 36 | 18.00 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34.00 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Jordan Parker | MTSU | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32.00 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Andre Givens | BGSU | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 31 | 10.33 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Alex Zordich | Buffalo | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4.80 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Damon Bullock | Iowa | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Marcus Curry | Texas St | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Jonathan George | Kentucky | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Jared Barnett | Iowa State | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Terrance Broadway | La-Lafytte | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 21 | 7.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Devin Campbell | Buffalo | FR | RB | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Solomon Patton | Florida | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Joe Southwick | Boise St | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Blake Jurich | SJSU | SO | QB | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Eric Stephens Jr. | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | JR | QB | 6 | 11 | 19 | 1.73 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Kyle Hammonds | Ohio | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Mike James | Miami (Fl) | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Torrey Pierce | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Josh Nunes | Stanford | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Kevin Grooms | Marshall | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Jerrell Rhodes | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Dalton Williams | Akron | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Shaun Rutherford | Texas St | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Graham Wilbert | FAU | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Chandler Worthy | Troy | SO | WR | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Romar Morris | N Carolina | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Clinton Granger | Temple | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | J.W. Walsh | Okla St | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Jon Crucitti | Army | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Barrington Scott | Ball State | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Nick Sherry | UNLV | FR | QB | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 9 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Matt Schilz | BGSU | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Tim Riley | N'western | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Brynn Harvey | UCF | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Matt McIntosh | N Illinois | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Cole Gautsche | New Mexico | FR | QB | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Connor Cook | Mich St | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||