2012 National Leaders Rushing - On 4th Down 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 | 15 | 142 | 9.47 | 4 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | SR | RB | 8 | 13 | 77 | 5.92 | 3 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 51 | 8.50 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | JR | RB | 8 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 69 | 11.50 | 2 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | SO | QB | 5 | 7 | 56 | 8.00 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 6 | 8 | 49 | 6.13 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Vad Lee | Ga Tech | FR | QB | 5 | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 4 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Darian Mallary | FIU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 72 | 18.00 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 68 | 13.60 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 62 | 62.00 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | David Ash | Texas | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Cody Green | Tulsa | JR | QB | 4 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 40 | 8.00 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Garrett Gilbert | SMU | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36.00 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Curtis McNeal | USC | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 33 | 16.50 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Josh Harris | Wk Forest | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Silas Redd | USC | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | JR | QB | 4 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Dami Ayoola | Illinois | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 6 | 7 | 19 | 2.71 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Arsenio Favor | USM | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Byron Marshall | Oregon | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 8 | 14 | 16 | 1.14 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Benny Cunningham | MTSU | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Cole Gautsche | New Mexico | FR | QB | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | JR | QB | 5 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Dak Prescott | Miss St | FR | QB | 3 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Tony Creecy | NC State | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Robert Clay | NMSU | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Nick Hale | Nevada | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Blake Bell | Oklahoma | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Mathew Sims | N Illinois | JR | K | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Donnell Alexander | CSU | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Walter Kazee | SDSU | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Joe Bergeron | Texas | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Marquise Williams | N Carolina | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Nick Florence | Baylor | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tyler Drummer | Tennessee | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Christian Powell | Colorado | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wesley Tate | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | James Sims | Kansas | JR | RB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Coleman Petersen | Utah | SR | K | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Bryan Bennett | Oregon | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Quenshaun Watson | Tennessee | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jordan Webb | Colorado | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Bradley Randle | UNLV | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Matt Jones | Florida | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | A.J. Blue | N Carolina | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Akeem Daniels | N Illinois | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Storm Woods | Oregon St | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kendall Houston | South Ala | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Desmond Johnson | USM | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Malcolm Brown | Texas | SO | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Shaun Wick | Wyoming | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Spencer Ware | LSU | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Senorise Perry | Louisville | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Tommy Bohanon | Wk Forest | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | John Pettigrew | BGSU | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Shawne Alston | WVU | SR | RB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Marcus Curry | Texas St | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Shaun Rutherford | Texas St | SR | QB | 6 | 6 | -1 | -0.17 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Sean Schroeder | Hawai'i | JR | QB | 4 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 4 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jonathan Perry | UAB | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | -7 | -1.75 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Solomon Patton | Florida | JR | WR | 2 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 50 | 10.00 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | Michael Cummings | Kansas | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||