2012 National Leaders Rushing - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Hubert | Kansas St | JR | RB | 7 | 22 | 213 | 9.68 | 4 | 95 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 6 | 29 | 326 | 11.24 | 3 | 87 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | Brandon Cottom | Purdue | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 122 | 20.33 | 1 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 10 | 44 | 578 | 13.14 | 4 | 86 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| 4 | J.C. Coleman | Va Tech | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 103 | 51.50 | 1 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Tre Mason | Auburn | SO | RB | 2 | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 1 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 4 | 10 | 109 | 10.90 | 1 | 81 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Lindsey Lamar | S Florida | SR | RB | 1 | 3 | 104 | 34.67 | 1 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Munchie Legaux | Cincinnati | JR | QB | 4 | 12 | 126 | 10.50 | 1 | 77 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Chuckie Keeton | Utah State | SO | QB | 9 | 24 | 160 | 6.67 | 3 | 76 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | SR | RB | 4 | 16 | 141 | 8.81 | 3 | 76 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Cole Gautsche | New Mexico | FR | QB | 2 | 6 | 114 | 19.00 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Robert Woods | USC | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 76 | 76.00 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Chris Thompson | FSU | SR | RB | 7 | 29 | 255 | 8.79 | 2 | 74 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 14 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 7 | 34 | 198 | 5.82 | 1 | 74 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Rocky Hayes | Ark St | FR | DB | 5 | 8 | 145 | 18.13 | 1 | 73 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 10 | 30 | 266 | 8.87 | 5 | 72 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| 17 | Ryan Jackson | Houston | FR | RB | 3 | 13 | 114 | 8.77 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 4 | 9 | 132 | 14.67 | 0 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 6 | 19 | 184 | 9.68 | 3 | 69 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Kevin Grooms | Marshall | FR | RB | 3 | 18 | 145 | 8.06 | 1 | 69 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 6 | 37 | 207 | 5.59 | 3 | 68 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 | Taysom Hill | BYU | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 68 | 22.67 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 7 | 52 | 360 | 6.92 | 5 | 67 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
| 24 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 3 | 10 | 164 | 16.40 | 3 | 67 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 24 | Cordarrelle Patterson | Tennessee | JR | WR | 3 | 4 | 111 | 27.75 | 1 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 27 | Damien Williams | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 8 | 31 | 196 | 6.32 | 2 | 65 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 28 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | JR | QB | 5 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 7 | 32 | 166 | 5.19 | 1 | 62 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 3 | 18 | 151 | 8.39 | 0 | 62 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 31 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 7 | 37 | 210 | 5.68 | 2 | 61 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 32 | Senorise Perry | Louisville | JR | RB | 7 | 16 | 100 | 6.25 | 2 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 10 | 25 | 172 | 6.88 | 1 | 58 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 34 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 4 | 39 | 261 | 6.69 | 3 | 57 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| 35 | Matt Brown | Temple | SR | RB | 1 | 2 | 70 | 35.00 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Blake Bell | Oklahoma | SO | QB | 7 | 14 | 88 | 6.29 | 4 | 55 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | Joe Bergeron | Texas | SO | RB | 6 | 16 | 158 | 9.88 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 38 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 4 | 23 | 161 | 7.00 | 3 | 53 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 38 | Charles Sims | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 21 | 151 | 7.19 | 1 | 53 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 40 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 7 | 51 | 286 | 5.61 | 2 | 52 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 41 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 8 | 33 | 193 | 5.85 | 3 | 51 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 41 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 8 | 27 | 163 | 6.04 | 1 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 43 | David Glasco II | UTSA | SO | RB | 6 | 20 | 132 | 6.60 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 11 | 51 | 278 | 5.45 | 2 | 49 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 45 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 7 | 33 | 258 | 7.82 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 45 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 5 | 45 | 197 | 4.38 | 3 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 45 | Kenneth Farrow | Houston | FR | RB | 3 | 11 | 104 | 9.45 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 6 | 31 | 236 | 7.61 | 3 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 48 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 8 | 42 | 138 | 3.29 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | De'Leon Eskridge | SJSU | SR | RB | 8 | 38 | 176 | 4.63 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 51 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 4 | 18 | 174 | 9.67 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 52 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 9 | 36 | 295 | 8.19 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 52 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 2 | 16 | 144 | 9.00 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 52 | Jeff Woody | Iowa State | JR | RB | 4 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | SR | RB | 1 | 4 | 51 | 12.75 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 56 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 6 | 31 | 178 | 5.74 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 56 | Bronson Hill | E Mich | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 89 | 5.93 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | Jamal-Rashad Patterson | Stanford | SR | WR | 2 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 59 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 12 | 68 | 425 | 6.25 | 4 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 3 |
| 60 | Silas Redd | USC | JR | RB | 5 | 37 | 237 | 6.41 | 0 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 60 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 5 | 20 | 112 | 5.60 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | Horactio Banks | Ball State | FR | RB | 4 | 20 | 91 | 4.55 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Brendon Kay | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 3 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 64 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 8 | 37 | 269 | 7.27 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| 64 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 7 | 38 | 242 | 6.37 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 64 | Zach Laskey | Ga Tech | SO | RB | 7 | 18 | 135 | 7.50 | 0 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 64 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | SO | RB | 4 | 28 | 124 | 4.43 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 64 | Vad Lee | Ga Tech | FR | QB | 4 | 10 | 117 | 11.70 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 64 | Antoinne Jimmerson | N Texas | FR | RB | 2 | 14 | 108 | 7.71 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 70 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | JR | RB | 4 | 25 | 116 | 4.64 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 63 | 4.85 | 2 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Jonathan George | Kentucky | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | Marqise Lee | USC | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 74 | Lonnie Pryor | FSU | SR | RB | 5 | 10 | 136 | 13.60 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 74 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 5 | 20 | 136 | 6.80 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 74 | Shawn Southward | Troy | SR | RB | 4 | 18 | 119 | 6.61 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 74 | Keenan Reynolds | Navy | FR | QB | 3 | 20 | 99 | 4.95 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 74 | Alfred Blue | LSU | JR | RB | 3 | 14 | 97 | 6.93 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Trevone Boykin | TCU | FR | QB | 5 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 80 | Charles Ross | Rice | JR | RB | 6 | 26 | 194 | 7.46 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 80 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 7 | 32 | 193 | 6.03 | 5 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 80 | A.J. Blue | N Carolina | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 68 | 9.71 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Ryan Katz | SDSU | SR | QB | 3 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 80 | Ty MacArthur | Air Force | JR | WR | 2 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 6 | 21 | 147 | 7.00 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 85 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 27 | 118 | 4.37 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 85 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 3 | 5 | 73 | 14.60 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 85 | Tevin King | La Tech | FR | RB | 2 | 11 | 69 | 6.27 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 89 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 8 | 34 | 212 | 6.24 | 5 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 89 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 10 | 33 | 187 | 5.67 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 89 | Ralph David Abernathy IV | Cincinnati | SO | RB | 7 | 16 | 94 | 5.88 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 89 | Matt Jones | Florida | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 62 | 15.50 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 89 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | JR | RB | 1 | 9 | 48 | 5.33 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | SO | RB | 4 | 26 | 194 | 7.46 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 94 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | JR | RB | 6 | 27 | 170 | 6.30 | 4 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 94 | Eric Soza | UTSA | JR | QB | 6 | 13 | 86 | 6.62 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 94 | Shaun Wick | Wyoming | FR | RB | 2 | 17 | 79 | 4.65 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 94 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 2 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 99 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 7 | 28 | 160 | 5.71 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 99 | Brandin Byrd | N Texas | JR | RB | 3 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||