2012 National Leaders Rushing - When The Game Is Tied through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daje Johnson | Texas | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 119 | 23.80 | 1 | 84 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Lamaar Thomas | New Mexico | SR | WR | 5 | 7 | 104 | 14.86 | 0 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 10 | 37 | 489 | 13.22 | 7 | 74 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 4 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | SR | RB | 6 | 17 | 223 | 13.12 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Terrance Broadway | La-Lafytte | SO | QB | 6 | 19 | 230 | 12.11 | 2 | 77 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | David Ash | Texas | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 60 | 12.00 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | C.J. Anderson | California | SR | RB | 7 | 14 | 167 | 11.93 | 1 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Crusoe Gongbay | New Mexico | SO | RB | 1 | 5 | 58 | 11.60 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | B.R. Holbrook | New Mexico | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 54 | 10.80 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 5 | 11 | 117 | 10.64 | 3 | 59 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Curtis McNeal | USC | SR | RB | 5 | 14 | 142 | 10.14 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Benny Cunningham | MTSU | SR | RB | 4 | 19 | 181 | 9.53 | 3 | 60 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | LaQuintus Dowell | UTEP | FR | RB | 5 | 5 | 47 | 9.40 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Kelly Page | Ball State | SR | QB | 1 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Darius Staten | Navy | JR | RB | 2 | 5 | 46 | 9.20 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Kenneth Farrow | Houston | FR | RB | 5 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | Keith Marshall | Georgia | FR | RB | 6 | 20 | 180 | 9.00 | 2 | 75 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Julian Durden | Kent State | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 45 | 9.00 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | David Glasco II | UTSA | SO | RB | 6 | 10 | 89 | 8.90 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Tavon Austin | WVU | SR | WR | 4 | 5 | 44 | 8.80 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 10 | 27 | 235 | 8.70 | 1 | 92 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 23 | Effrem Reed | La-Lafytte | FR | RB | 6 | 11 | 94 | 8.55 | 1 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 11 | 45 | 381 | 8.47 | 8 | 75 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| 24 | Steward Butler | Marshall | FR | RB | 5 | 15 | 127 | 8.47 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Ty MacArthur | Air Force | JR | WR | 9 | 13 | 110 | 8.46 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | Tevin King | La Tech | FR | RB | 3 | 5 | 41 | 8.20 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Marcus Curry | Texas St | SR | RB | 4 | 12 | 98 | 8.17 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Clint Chelf | Okla St | JR | QB | 2 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | Adam Dingwell | SDSU | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 49 | 8.17 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Akeem Daniels | N Illinois | JR | RB | 8 | 17 | 138 | 8.12 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 9 | 43 | 345 | 8.02 | 6 | 62 | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| 33 | Saylor Lavallii | C Mich | FR | RB | 6 | 9 | 72 | 8.00 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | James White | Iowa State | JR | RB | 9 | 27 | 215 | 7.96 | 1 | 56 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 35 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 9 | 43 | 339 | 7.88 | 5 | 64 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 36 | Cassius McDowell | Toledo | SO | WR | 3 | 5 | 39 | 7.80 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Braylon Heard | Nebraska | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Kevin Grooms | Marshall | FR | RB | 6 | 15 | 115 | 7.67 | 2 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 39 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 10 | 42 | 319 | 7.60 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
| 39 | Josh Nunes | Stanford | SR | QB | 5 | 5 | 38 | 7.60 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 13 | 48 | 363 | 7.56 | 4 | 88 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| 42 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 42 | 317 | 7.55 | 3 | 54 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 43 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 9 | 27 | 203 | 7.52 | 1 | 68 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 44 | Antoinne Jimmerson | N Texas | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Dawan Scott | Miami (Oh) | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Alex Zordich | Buffalo | JR | QB | 4 | 13 | 97 | 7.46 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 47 | Dontae Strickland | Air Force | SR | WR | 7 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 48 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Anthony Garland | C Mich | SO | RB | 2 | 5 | 37 | 7.40 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 50 | Marcus Murphy | Missouri | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 51 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 10 | 34 | 248 | 7.29 | 5 | 72 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 52 | Orwin Smith | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 9 | 22 | 158 | 7.18 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 53 | Jon Lee | Air Force | SO | RB | 9 | 16 | 114 | 7.13 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | Kenny Hilliard | LSU | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 57 | 7.13 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 | Charles Sims | Houston | JR | RB | 7 | 18 | 128 | 7.11 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 56 | Jonathan George | Kentucky | JR | RB | 8 | 18 | 127 | 7.06 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 57 | Marcus Mariota | Oregon | FR | QB | 8 | 22 | 154 | 7.00 | 1 | 77 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 57 | Rocky Hayes | Ark St | FR | DB | 4 | 8 | 56 | 7.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Marcus Shaw | S Florida | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 5 | 5 | 35 | 7.00 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Johnathan Gray | Texas | FR | RB | 8 | 20 | 139 | 6.95 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 62 | Tyler Ervin | SJSU | SO | DB | 7 | 15 | 104 | 6.93 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 63 | Aundre Dean | TCU | SR | RB | 5 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 64 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 8 | 23 | 159 | 6.91 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 65 | Mitchell Bailey | La-Monroe | SR | RB | 5 | 9 | 62 | 6.89 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 66 | Jaquise Cook | Memphis | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Zach Laskey | Ga Tech | SO | RB | 8 | 28 | 190 | 6.79 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 68 | Rolandan Finch | BC | JR | RB | 3 | 13 | 88 | 6.77 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Brendon Kay | Cincinnati | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 54 | 6.75 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | Ben Malena | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 11 | 36 | 242 | 6.72 | 3 | 59 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 71 | Chris Thompson | FSU | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 71 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | JR | RB | 5 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 | Bo Wallace | Miss | SO | QB | 8 | 32 | 214 | 6.69 | 4 | 58 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 73 | Angelo Pease | Kansas St | SR | RB | 5 | 13 | 87 | 6.69 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 75 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 10 | 53 | 354 | 6.68 | 3 | 51 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 76 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 13 | 37 | 246 | 6.65 | 5 | 73 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 77 | Senorise Perry | Louisville | JR | RB | 8 | 19 | 126 | 6.63 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 78 | D.J. Foster | Ariz St | FR | RB | 4 | 10 | 66 | 6.60 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 | Germi Morrison | NMSU | JR | RB | 8 | 37 | 244 | 6.59 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 80 | Jeremy Brown | N Texas | SR | RB | 4 | 16 | 105 | 6.56 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 81 | Brett Hundley | UCLA | FR | QB | 11 | 29 | 189 | 6.52 | 5 | 72 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 82 | Matt Jones | Florida | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 39 | 6.50 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 11 | 47 | 305 | 6.49 | 6 | 49 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 85 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 11 | 43 | 278 | 6.47 | 3 | 47 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 85 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 7 | 30 | 194 | 6.47 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 87 | Shadrach Thornton | NC State | FR | RB | 4 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Josh Harris | Wk Forest | JR | RB | 7 | 16 | 103 | 6.44 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 89 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 9 | 40 | 257 | 6.43 | 3 | 68 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 90 | Larry Dixon | Army | SO | RB | 8 | 35 | 223 | 6.37 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 91 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 7 | 31 | 197 | 6.35 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 92 | Raymond Sanders III | Kentucky | JR | RB | 6 | 29 | 184 | 6.34 | 1 | 67 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 93 | Stephen Morris | Miami (Fl) | JR | QB | 5 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 13 | 59 | 372 | 6.31 | 3 | 86 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
| 95 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 8 | 39 | 244 | 6.26 | 1 | 79 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 96 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 10 | 42 | 262 | 6.24 | 3 | 58 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 97 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 12 | 63 | 390 | 6.19 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| 98 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 10 | 27 | 165 | 6.11 | 2 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 99 | Taylor Cox | Kansas | JR | RB | 7 | 20 | 122 | 6.10 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 99 | Trenton Turrentine | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 10 | 61 | 6.10 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 5.0 rushing attempts when the game is tied.