2012 National Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 10 | 59 | 482 | 8.17 | 5 | 75 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 9 | 56 | 315 | 5.63 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 2 |
| 2 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 8 | 56 | 278 | 4.96 | 0 | 76 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 4 | 48 | 196 | 4.08 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Bradley Randle | UNLV | JR | RB | 8 | 47 | 202 | 4.30 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Shaun Rutherford | Texas St | SR | QB | 8 | 44 | 109 | 2.48 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | SO | RB | 7 | 42 | 189 | 4.50 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Bronson Hill | E Mich | SO | RB | 6 | 41 | 448 | 10.93 | 5 | 70 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| 8 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | JR | RB | 7 | 41 | 201 | 4.90 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Raymond Maples | Army | JR | RB | 9 | 38 | 234 | 6.16 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 38 | 174 | 4.58 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 8 | 37 | 251 | 6.78 | 3 | 76 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 13 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 7 | 36 | 193 | 5.36 | 1 | 61 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 4 | 35 | 206 | 5.89 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Alex Zordich | Buffalo | JR | QB | 5 | 34 | 189 | 5.56 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 15 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 5 | 34 | 166 | 4.88 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | Lache Seastrunk | Baylor | SO | RB | 5 | 33 | 234 | 7.09 | 2 | 44 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 17 | Dareyon Chance | W Mich | JR | RB | 7 | 33 | 161 | 4.88 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 7 | 33 | 144 | 4.36 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 17 | Ross Metheny | South Ala | JR | QB | 10 | 33 | 19 | 0.58 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 6 | 32 | 219 | 6.84 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 22 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | JR | QB | 8 | 31 | 157 | 5.06 | 3 | 73 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Nick Florence | Baylor | SR | QB | 7 | 31 | 155 | 5.00 | 5 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 6 | 31 | 141 | 4.55 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 8 | 31 | 132 | 4.26 | 3 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | Shawn Southward | Troy | SR | RB | 7 | 31 | 127 | 4.10 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 8 | 31 | 113 | 3.65 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Keenan Reynolds | Navy | FR | QB | 6 | 30 | 204 | 6.80 | 4 | 72 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 28 | Jai Steib | Memphis | JR | RB | 6 | 30 | 121 | 4.03 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 30 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 8 | 29 | 183 | 6.31 | 3 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 30 | Germi Morrison | NMSU | JR | RB | 10 | 29 | 89 | 3.07 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | JR | RB | 5 | 29 | 48 | 1.66 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 4 | 28 | 138 | 4.93 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | SO | RB | 6 | 28 | 113 | 4.04 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 5 | 28 | 93 | 3.32 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Tony Creecy | NC State | SO | RB | 4 | 28 | 87 | 3.11 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Terrance Timmons | South Ala | FR | RB | 4 | 28 | 72 | 2.57 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | James Sims | Kansas | JR | RB | 6 | 27 | 193 | 7.15 | 3 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 38 | Demetre Baker | South Ala | SO | RB | 6 | 27 | 150 | 5.56 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 40 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 3 | 26 | 151 | 5.81 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Brandon Ross | Maryland | FR | RB | 4 | 26 | 103 | 3.96 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Shadrach Thornton | NC State | FR | RB | 6 | 26 | 99 | 3.81 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Isi Sofele | California | SR | RB | 8 | 26 | 98 | 3.77 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | SO | RB | 5 | 26 | 86 | 3.31 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Brandon Hayes | Memphis | JR | RB | 5 | 26 | 79 | 3.04 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 6 | 26 | 78 | 3.00 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | JR | QB | 6 | 26 | 76 | 2.92 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | SR | QB | 5 | 26 | 69 | 2.65 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 6 | 25 | 156 | 6.24 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 49 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 4 | 25 | 128 | 5.12 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 49 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 2 | 25 | 107 | 4.28 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 49 | Demetris Murray | S Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 25 | 101 | 4.04 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Jonathan Wallace | FAU | JR | RB | 6 | 25 | 93 | 3.72 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 5 | 24 | 150 | 6.25 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 54 | Perry Jones | Virginia | SR | RB | 8 | 24 | 91 | 3.79 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | Rushel Shell | Pittsburgh | FR | RB | 4 | 24 | 81 | 3.38 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 5 | 23 | 170 | 7.39 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 57 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | JR | QB | 5 | 23 | 107 | 4.65 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 57 | Andrew Buie | WVU | SO | RB | 5 | 23 | 101 | 4.39 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 5 | 23 | 98 | 4.26 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 57 | Jacob Karam | Memphis | JR | QB | 6 | 23 | 24 | 1.04 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | Connor Dietz | Air Force | SR | QB | 6 | 22 | 158 | 7.18 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 62 | Cole Gautsche | New Mexico | FR | QB | 6 | 22 | 135 | 6.14 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 62 | Ray Holley | La Tech | SR | RB | 4 | 22 | 88 | 4.00 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 6 | 21 | 155 | 7.38 | 2 | 52 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 65 | Silas Redd | USC | JR | RB | 5 | 21 | 124 | 5.90 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | JR | QB | 4 | 21 | 121 | 5.76 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 65 | Larry Dixon | Army | SO | RB | 6 | 21 | 115 | 5.48 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | B.J. Catalon | TCU | FR | RB | 5 | 21 | 99 | 4.71 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Michael Cox | U Mass | SR | RB | 6 | 21 | 87 | 4.14 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Marion Grice | Ariz St | JR | RB | 6 | 21 | 82 | 3.90 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Christian Powell | Colorado | FR | RB | 7 | 21 | 70 | 3.33 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Charles Sims | Houston | JR | RB | 4 | 21 | 64 | 3.05 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Taylor Kelly | Ariz St | SO | QB | 6 | 21 | 58 | 2.76 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 4 | 21 | 55 | 2.62 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 4 | 21 | 52 | 2.48 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Anthony Alford | USM | FR | QB | 7 | 21 | 30 | 1.43 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Zach Maynard | California | SR | QB | 5 | 21 | -27 | -1.29 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Malcolm Brown | Army | SR | RB | 7 | 20 | 173 | 8.65 | 2 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 79 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | SR | QB | 7 | 20 | 96 | 4.80 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | JR | RB | 6 | 20 | 80 | 4.00 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Donnell Alexander | CSU | FR | RB | 5 | 20 | 72 | 3.60 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 4 | 20 | 71 | 3.55 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Jarred Salubi | Baylor | SR | RB | 5 | 20 | 69 | 3.45 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Kendall Houston | South Ala | SO | RB | 8 | 20 | 66 | 3.30 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Steward Butler | Marshall | FR | RB | 5 | 20 | 64 | 3.20 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Andre Williams | BC | JR | RB | 5 | 20 | 41 | 2.05 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 6 | 19 | 180 | 9.47 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 88 | Walter Kazee | SDSU | SR | RB | 3 | 19 | 128 | 6.74 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 88 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | SO | RB | 6 | 19 | 110 | 5.79 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 88 | Damon Bullock | Iowa | SO | RB | 3 | 19 | 81 | 4.26 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Damian Fortner | FAU | JR | RB | 6 | 19 | 67 | 3.53 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | J.C. Coleman | Va Tech | FR | RB | 7 | 19 | 47 | 2.47 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 6 | 19 | 6 | 0.32 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Deon Anthony | Troy | JR | QB | 4 | 18 | 126 | 7.00 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 95 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 7 | 18 | 117 | 6.50 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 95 | Curtis McNeal | USC | SR | RB | 3 | 18 | 111 | 6.17 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 95 | Trevone Boykin | TCU | FR | QB | 4 | 18 | 98 | 5.44 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 95 | Devin Campbell | Buffalo | FR | RB | 6 | 18 | 92 | 5.11 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Wes Brown | Maryland | FR | RB | 4 | 18 | 89 | 4.94 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||