2012 National Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 12 | 93 | 589 | 6.33 | 9 | 80 | 32 | 17 | 5 |
| 2 | Byron Marshall | Oregon | FR | RB | 8 | 80 | 426 | 5.33 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 4 |
| 3 | T.J. Yeldon | Alabama | FR | RB | 11 | 73 | 570 | 7.81 | 4 | 43 | 21 | 18 | 4 |
| 3 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 11 | 73 | 428 | 5.86 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 4 |
| 5 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 7 | 65 | 501 | 7.71 | 4 | 94 | 18 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 10 | 62 | 431 | 6.95 | 6 | 68 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| 7 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 7 | 60 | 205 | 3.42 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | James Wilder, Jr. | FSU | SO | RB | 10 | 57 | 352 | 6.18 | 6 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 6 | 57 | 301 | 5.28 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | Devonta Freeman | FSU | SO | RB | 8 | 51 | 386 | 7.57 | 4 | 47 | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 5 | 50 | 287 | 5.74 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 1 |
| 12 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 9 | 49 | 362 | 7.39 | 9 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 6 |
| 12 | Trey Williams | Texas A&M | FR | RB | 8 | 49 | 292 | 5.96 | 4 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 12 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 7 | 49 | 256 | 5.22 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 5 | 46 | 221 | 4.80 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 6 | 45 | 389 | 8.64 | 7 | 57 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 17 | Brian Kimbrow | Vanderbilt | FR | RB | 5 | 42 | 310 | 7.38 | 3 | 74 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Kenyan Drake | Alabama | FR | RB | 9 | 42 | 281 | 6.69 | 5 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 17 | Desmond Roland | Okla St | SO | RB | 5 | 42 | 278 | 6.62 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 20 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 41 | 283 | 6.90 | 2 | 57 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 21 | Vad Lee | Ga Tech | FR | QB | 5 | 40 | 233 | 5.83 | 3 | 79 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | John Hubert | Kansas St | JR | RB | 8 | 40 | 190 | 4.75 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 5 | 39 | 225 | 5.77 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 23 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 5 | 39 | 139 | 3.56 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Imani Cross | Nebraska | FR | RB | 4 | 38 | 242 | 6.37 | 3 | 44 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | Ben Malena | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 8 | 38 | 222 | 5.84 | 2 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 25 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | SO | QB | 9 | 38 | 113 | 2.97 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 25 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 9 | 38 | 109 | 2.87 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | JR | RB | 5 | 37 | 228 | 6.16 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 29 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | JR | RB | 4 | 37 | 184 | 4.97 | 1 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 29 | Senorise Perry | Louisville | JR | RB | 4 | 37 | 156 | 4.22 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 8 | 36 | 286 | 7.94 | 6 | 48 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 32 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 5 | 36 | 192 | 5.33 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 32 | Marteze Waller | Fresno St | FR | RB | 5 | 36 | 154 | 4.28 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Jack Fields | Boise St | FR | RB | 5 | 36 | 116 | 3.22 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 12 | 35 | 246 | 7.03 | 2 | 86 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| 36 | SaDale Foster | Texas Tech | JR | ATH | 4 | 35 | 221 | 6.31 | 1 | 53 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | SR | RB | 6 | 35 | 206 | 5.89 | 3 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 39 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 6 | 34 | 241 | 7.09 | 4 | 68 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 39 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 4 | 34 | 236 | 6.94 | 1 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 39 | Bryan Bennett | Oregon | SO | QB | 8 | 34 | 162 | 4.76 | 6 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 39 | Shadrach Thornton | NC State | FR | RB | 3 | 34 | 160 | 4.71 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 43 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 7 | 33 | 372 | 11.27 | 4 | 55 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
| 43 | Keith Marshall | Georgia | FR | RB | 9 | 33 | 220 | 6.67 | 3 | 62 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 43 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 3 | 33 | 157 | 4.76 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 46 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 4 | 32 | 319 | 9.97 | 2 | 59 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 46 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 7 | 32 | 277 | 8.66 | 5 | 57 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 46 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 6 | 32 | 212 | 6.63 | 2 | 75 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 46 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 3 | 32 | 183 | 5.72 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 46 | Zack Langer | Tulsa | FR | RB | 4 | 32 | 170 | 5.31 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 46 | Brynn Harvey | UCF | SR | RB | 5 | 32 | 148 | 4.63 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | JR | RB | 4 | 32 | 142 | 4.44 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 46 | Keith Harris Jr. | N Illinois | FR | RB | 6 | 32 | 133 | 4.16 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | Jay Ajayi | Boise St | FR | RB | 7 | 31 | 262 | 8.45 | 2 | 71 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 54 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 9 | 31 | 255 | 8.23 | 2 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| 54 | Damien Williams | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 5 | 31 | 249 | 8.03 | 2 | 89 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 54 | Joe Hill | Utah State | SO | RB | 7 | 31 | 199 | 6.42 | 5 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
| 54 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | FR | RB | 7 | 31 | 191 | 6.16 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 54 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | SR | RB | 4 | 31 | 183 | 5.90 | 3 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 54 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 2 | 31 | 149 | 4.81 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 54 | Ken Malcome | Georgia | SO | RB | 7 | 31 | 133 | 4.29 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | Michael Eubank | Ariz St | FR | QB | 6 | 31 | 130 | 4.19 | 3 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 63 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 4 | 30 | 328 | 10.93 | 1 | 60 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 63 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 4 | 30 | 205 | 6.83 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 63 | Roderick McDowell | Clemson | JR | RB | 6 | 30 | 170 | 5.67 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 63 | Paul Lasike | BYU | SO | RB | 5 | 30 | 128 | 4.27 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 4 | 29 | 204 | 7.03 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 67 | Debrale Smiley | FSU | SR | RB | 6 | 29 | 152 | 5.24 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 67 | Rushel Shell | Pittsburgh | FR | RB | 5 | 29 | 150 | 5.17 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 67 | Malcolm Brown | Texas | SO | RB | 4 | 29 | 135 | 4.66 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Kelvin Lee | Utah State | FR | RB | 5 | 29 | 130 | 4.48 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Taylor Kelly | Ariz St | SO | QB | 6 | 29 | 128 | 4.41 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 67 | Effrem Reed | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 5 | 29 | 127 | 4.38 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 67 | Sterling Jackson | Hawai'i | SR | RB | 3 | 29 | 115 | 3.97 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 67 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 4 | 29 | 103 | 3.55 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Marion Grice | Ariz St | JR | RB | 5 | 28 | 240 | 8.57 | 4 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 76 | Brennan Clay | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 6 | 28 | 217 | 7.75 | 3 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 76 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 5 | 28 | 208 | 7.43 | 3 | 90 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 76 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | JR | RB | 4 | 28 | 206 | 7.36 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 76 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 5 | 28 | 199 | 7.11 | 2 | 64 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 76 | Blake Sims | Alabama | SO | RB | 7 | 28 | 181 | 6.46 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 76 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 28 | 170 | 6.07 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 76 | David Foote | BYU | SR | RB | 5 | 28 | 152 | 5.43 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 84 | Terron Ward | Oregon St | SO | RB | 4 | 27 | 214 | 7.93 | 3 | 47 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| 84 | Ayele Forde | Oregon | SO | RB | 8 | 27 | 139 | 5.15 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 84 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 5 | 27 | 134 | 4.96 | 4 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | SO | RB | 2 | 27 | 133 | 4.93 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 84 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 5 | 27 | 129 | 4.78 | 2 | 65 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 84 | Storm Johnson | UCF | SO | RB | 6 | 27 | 119 | 4.41 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 84 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 3 | 27 | 100 | 3.70 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 84 | Tajh Boyd | Clemson | JR | QB | 6 | 27 | 75 | 2.78 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 84 | Kenny Miles | S Carolina | SR | RB | 6 | 27 | 62 | 2.30 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Kenny Hilliard | LSU | SO | RB | 3 | 26 | 237 | 9.12 | 4 | 71 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 93 | Romar Morris | N Carolina | FR | RB | 4 | 26 | 143 | 5.50 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 93 | Zac Brooks | Clemson | FR | RB | 4 | 26 | 124 | 4.77 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 93 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 5 | 26 | 100 | 3.85 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | Jameel Poteat | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 7 | 26 | 94 | 3.62 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 98 | Daniel Sams | Kansas St | FR | QB | 6 | 25 | 209 | 8.36 | 3 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 98 | Braylon Heard | Nebraska | SO | RB | 4 | 25 | 175 | 7.00 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 98 | Johnathan Gray | Texas | FR | RB | 4 | 25 | 118 | 4.72 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||