2012 National Leaders Rushing - From Own 40 to Opponent's 40 Yard Line through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 10 | 35 | 266 | 7.60 | 1 | 60 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | Benny Cunningham | MTSU | SR | RB | 5 | 24 | 193 | 8.04 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Nick Griffin | Miss St | SO | RB | 7 | 12 | 114 | 9.50 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | Lonnie Pryor | FSU | SR | RB | 9 | 12 | 95 | 7.92 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 12 | 84 | 507 | 6.04 | 2 | 59 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | Ben Malena | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 13 | 39 | 368 | 9.44 | 2 | 59 | 15 | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 12 | 55 | 321 | 5.84 | 1 | 59 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 12 | 44 | 307 | 6.98 | 1 | 59 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 9 | 42 | 305 | 7.26 | 1 | 59 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | Senorise Perry | Louisville | JR | RB | 10 | 36 | 256 | 7.11 | 2 | 59 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 10 | 24 | 250 | 10.42 | 2 | 59 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 10 | 29 | 227 | 7.83 | 2 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Brendan Bigelow | California | SO | RB | 8 | 11 | 172 | 15.64 | 2 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Tevin King | La Tech | FR | RB | 3 | 14 | 140 | 10.00 | 1 | 59 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 13 | 86 | 516 | 6.00 | 2 | 58 | 22 | 14 | 5 |
| 15 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 62 | 449 | 7.24 | 2 | 58 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
| 15 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 49 | 379 | 7.73 | 2 | 58 | 14 | 8 | 7 |
| 15 | Bronson Hill | E Mich | SO | RB | 7 | 30 | 288 | 9.60 | 3 | 58 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 11 | 47 | 286 | 6.09 | 2 | 58 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 15 | Jordan Parker | MTSU | FR | RB | 10 | 47 | 245 | 5.21 | 1 | 58 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 15 | James Sims | Kansas | JR | RB | 9 | 48 | 214 | 4.46 | 1 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 14 | 41 | 186 | 4.54 | 1 | 58 | 16 | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Bradley Randle | UNLV | JR | RB | 11 | 26 | 162 | 6.23 | 1 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Jyruss Edwards | La-Monroe | JR | RB | 5 | 20 | 124 | 6.20 | 1 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Bo Wallace | Miss | SO | QB | 13 | 30 | 92 | 3.07 | 1 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Sammy Watkins | Clemson | SO | WR | 4 | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 1 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 14 | 92 | 533 | 5.79 | 1 | 57 | 31 | 15 | 5 |
| 27 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 14 | 84 | 531 | 6.32 | 3 | 57 | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| 27 | Steward Butler | Marshall | FR | RB | 10 | 30 | 270 | 9.00 | 2 | 57 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| 27 | Jeremy Hill | LSU | FR | RB | 7 | 30 | 246 | 8.20 | 3 | 57 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | SR | RB | 7 | 20 | 174 | 8.70 | 1 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 27 | Cody Green | Tulsa | JR | QB | 10 | 21 | 139 | 6.62 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 27 | Rocky Hayes | Ark St | FR | DB | 7 | 10 | 129 | 12.90 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 34 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 12 | 67 | 330 | 4.93 | 1 | 56 | 25 | 11 | 4 |
| 34 | Duke Johnson | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 9 | 30 | 286 | 9.53 | 2 | 56 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| 34 | Zach Laskey | Ga Tech | SO | RB | 12 | 33 | 225 | 6.82 | 1 | 56 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 34 | George Atkinson III | Notre Dame | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 218 | 15.57 | 2 | 56 | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 34 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 7 | 17 | 196 | 11.53 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 34 | James White | Iowa State | JR | RB | 10 | 30 | 141 | 4.70 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 6 | 17 | 136 | 8.00 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 34 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 8 | 15 | 115 | 7.67 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 42 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 14 | 52 | 363 | 6.98 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 42 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 62 | 340 | 5.48 | 1 | 55 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| 42 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 13 | 60 | 307 | 5.12 | 1 | 55 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 42 | Tony Pierson | Kansas | SO | RB | 11 | 31 | 223 | 7.19 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 42 | Marcus Curry | Texas St | SR | RB | 8 | 21 | 222 | 10.57 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 42 | Malcolm Brown | Army | SR | RB | 8 | 18 | 165 | 9.17 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 42 | Kelsey Young | Stanford | SO | WR | 4 | 5 | 100 | 20.00 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 42 | Blake Bell | Oklahoma | SO | QB | 6 | 10 | 84 | 8.40 | 1 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | Horactio Banks | Ball State | FR | RB | 10 | 37 | 254 | 6.86 | 1 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 50 | DeVontae McNeal | La-Monroe | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 118 | 14.75 | 2 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 50 | Solomon Patton | Florida | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 102 | 14.57 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 53 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 11 | 42 | 305 | 7.26 | 2 | 53 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 53 | Terron Ward | Oregon St | SO | RB | 7 | 17 | 168 | 9.88 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 53 | SaDale Foster | Texas Tech | JR | ATH | 8 | 18 | 168 | 9.33 | 1 | 53 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 53 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | SR | QB | 6 | 13 | 131 | 10.08 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 53 | JD Falslev | BYU | JR | WR | 6 | 7 | 70 | 10.00 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 13 | 92 | 531 | 5.77 | 2 | 52 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 58 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 50 | 392 | 7.84 | 1 | 52 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 58 | Marion Grice | Ariz St | JR | RB | 7 | 35 | 255 | 7.29 | 1 | 52 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 58 | Keith Marshall | Georgia | FR | RB | 11 | 28 | 151 | 5.39 | 1 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 58 | Ralph David Abernathy IV | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 11 | 25 | 144 | 5.76 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 58 | Nick Hale | Nevada | SR | RB | 8 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 64 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 13 | 73 | 466 | 6.38 | 1 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
| 64 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 14 | 65 | 369 | 5.68 | 1 | 51 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| 64 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 50 | 274 | 5.48 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 64 | Ryan Boykin | Ohio | JR | RB | 6 | 29 | 185 | 6.38 | 1 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 64 | Jeremy Brown | N Texas | SR | RB | 11 | 19 | 167 | 8.79 | 2 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 64 | Blake Frohnapfel | Marshall | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 58 | 19.33 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 9 | 47 | 361 | 7.68 | 2 | 50 | 18 | 10 | 5 |
| 70 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 9 | 49 | 291 | 5.94 | 1 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 70 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 13 | 37 | 266 | 7.19 | 2 | 50 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 70 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | JR | RB | 10 | 36 | 221 | 6.14 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 70 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | SO | RB | 9 | 35 | 216 | 6.17 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 70 | Desmond Johnson | USM | SR | RB | 9 | 34 | 207 | 6.09 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 70 | Tre Roberson | Indiana | SO | QB | 2 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | C.J. Bennett | South Ala | SO | QB | 5 | 10 | 64 | 6.40 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Martin Hyppolite | U Conn | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 11 | 54 | 391 | 7.24 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
| 79 | Johnathan Gray | Texas | FR | RB | 12 | 39 | 245 | 6.28 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 79 | Connor Dietz | Air Force | SR | QB | 13 | 42 | 217 | 5.17 | 1 | 49 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 79 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | FR | RB | 11 | 40 | 214 | 5.35 | 0 | 49 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 79 | Brian Kimbrow | Vanderbilt | FR | RB | 9 | 20 | 113 | 5.65 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | David Ash | Texas | SO | QB | 9 | 19 | 83 | 4.37 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 79 | James Potts | Buffalo | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 12 | 50 | 471 | 9.42 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 9 |
| 86 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 13 | 40 | 431 | 10.78 | 2 | 48 | 18 | 16 | 5 |
| 86 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 12 | 45 | 376 | 8.36 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 14 | 5 |
| 86 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 13 | 53 | 353 | 6.66 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
| 86 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 49 | 348 | 7.10 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 86 | Damien Williams | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 11 | 50 | 238 | 4.76 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 86 | Turner Petersen | Rice | JR | RB | 10 | 32 | 175 | 5.47 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 86 | Storm Johnson | UCF | SO | RB | 9 | 28 | 158 | 5.64 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 86 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 11 | 30 | 146 | 4.87 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 86 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | SR | RB | 13 | 32 | 141 | 4.41 | 1 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 86 | Kenneth Farrow | Houston | FR | RB | 10 | 18 | 126 | 7.00 | 1 | 48 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 86 | Monterrell Washington | La-Monroe | JR | RB | 8 | 19 | 102 | 5.37 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 86 | Brian Fields | W Mich | JR | RB | 5 | 13 | 83 | 6.38 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 99 | Kenny Williams | Texas Tech | SO | RB | 12 | 41 | 362 | 8.83 | 1 | 47 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| 99 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 11 | 58 | 329 | 5.67 | 2 | 47 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||