2012 National Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 11 | 224 | 1152 | 5.14 | 16 | 20.36 | 104.73 |
| 2 | Jamaal Williams | BYU | FR | RB | 12 | 152 | 711 | 4.68 | 12 | 12.67 | 59.25 |
| 3 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 5 | 73 | 712 | 9.75 | 11 | 14.60 | 142.40 |
| 4 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 6 | 94 | 535 | 5.69 | 10 | 15.67 | 89.17 |
| 5 | Keenan Reynolds | Navy | FR | QB | 11 | 144 | 609 | 4.23 | 9 | 13.09 | 55.36 |
| 6 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 4 | 87 | 516 | 5.93 | 8 | 21.75 | 129.00 |
| 6 | Shawn Southward | Troy | SR | RB | 4 | 76 | 494 | 6.50 | 8 | 19.00 | 123.50 |
| 6 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 5 | 86 | 584 | 6.79 | 8 | 17.20 | 116.80 |
| 9 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 5 | 165 | 887 | 5.38 | 7 | 33.00 | 177.40 |
| 9 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 3 | 51 | 386 | 7.57 | 7 | 17.00 | 128.67 |
| 9 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 5 | 93 | 610 | 6.56 | 7 | 18.60 | 122.00 |
| 9 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 5 | 132 | 592 | 4.48 | 7 | 26.40 | 118.40 |
| 9 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 4 | 67 | 441 | 6.58 | 7 | 16.75 | 110.25 |
| 9 | Benny Cunningham | MTSU | SR | RB | 3 | 47 | 308 | 6.55 | 7 | 15.67 | 102.67 |
| 9 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 5 | 68 | 501 | 7.37 | 7 | 13.60 | 100.20 |
| 9 | Marion Grice | Ariz St | JR | RB | 4 | 36 | 308 | 8.56 | 7 | 9.00 | 77.00 |
| 9 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | SO | RB | 5 | 70 | 297 | 4.24 | 7 | 14.00 | 59.40 |
| 18 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 5 | 149 | 755 | 5.07 | 6 | 29.80 | 151.00 |
| 18 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 4 | 87 | 467 | 5.37 | 6 | 21.75 | 116.75 |
| 18 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 7 | 121 | 772 | 6.38 | 6 | 17.29 | 110.29 |
| 18 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 5 | 98 | 539 | 5.50 | 6 | 19.60 | 107.80 |
| 18 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 5 | 55 | 510 | 9.27 | 6 | 11.00 | 102.00 |
| 18 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | SR | RB | 4 | 72 | 406 | 5.64 | 6 | 18.00 | 101.50 |
| 18 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 4 | 53 | 338 | 6.38 | 6 | 13.25 | 84.50 |
| 18 | Jeremy Wright | Louisville | JR | RB | 6 | 111 | 473 | 4.26 | 6 | 18.50 | 78.83 |
| 18 | Larry Dixon | Army | SO | RB | 10 | 124 | 778 | 6.27 | 6 | 12.40 | 77.80 |
| 18 | Kenny Hilliard | LSU | SO | RB | 5 | 45 | 334 | 7.42 | 6 | 9.00 | 66.80 |
| 18 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | JR | QB | 5 | 67 | 313 | 4.67 | 6 | 13.40 | 62.60 |
| 18 | Glasco Martin | Baylor | JR | RB | 4 | 58 | 240 | 4.14 | 6 | 14.50 | 60.00 |
| 18 | Darian Mallary | FIU | SR | RB | 4 | 40 | 176 | 4.40 | 6 | 10.00 | 44.00 |
| 18 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | SR | QB | 5 | 58 | 177 | 3.05 | 6 | 11.60 | 35.40 |
| 18 | Everett Golson | Notre Dame | SO | QB | 11 | 93 | 306 | 3.29 | 6 | 8.45 | 27.82 |
| 18 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | SR | RB | 5 | 50 | 115 | 2.30 | 6 | 10.00 | 23.00 |
| 34 | Tevin King | La Tech | FR | RB | 3 | 46 | 369 | 8.02 | 5 | 15.33 | 123.00 |
| 34 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | SR | RB | 4 | 46 | 427 | 9.28 | 5 | 11.50 | 106.75 |
| 34 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 5 | 82 | 515 | 6.28 | 5 | 16.40 | 103.00 |
| 34 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | SR | RB | 5 | 91 | 503 | 5.53 | 5 | 18.20 | 100.60 |
| 34 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 5 | 87 | 482 | 5.54 | 5 | 17.40 | 96.40 |
| 34 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 4 | 60 | 383 | 6.38 | 5 | 15.00 | 95.75 |
| 34 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 5 | 76 | 464 | 6.11 | 5 | 15.20 | 92.80 |
| 34 | Senorise Perry | Louisville | JR | RB | 5 | 84 | 458 | 5.45 | 5 | 16.80 | 91.60 |
| 34 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 5 | 85 | 455 | 5.35 | 5 | 17.00 | 91.00 |
| 34 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 6 | 90 | 505 | 5.61 | 5 | 15.00 | 84.17 |
| 34 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 5 | 63 | 416 | 6.60 | 5 | 12.60 | 83.20 |
| 34 | Walter Kazee | SDSU | SR | RB | 4 | 51 | 332 | 6.51 | 5 | 12.75 | 83.00 |
| 34 | Damien Williams | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 4 | 49 | 329 | 6.71 | 5 | 12.25 | 82.25 |
| 34 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 5 | 91 | 401 | 4.41 | 5 | 18.20 | 80.20 |
| 34 | Prince-Tyson Gulley | Syracuse | JR | RB | 6 | 77 | 443 | 5.75 | 5 | 12.83 | 73.83 |
| 34 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 5 | 85 | 369 | 4.34 | 5 | 17.00 | 73.80 |
| 34 | Storm Woods | Oregon St | FR | RB | 4 | 53 | 265 | 5.00 | 5 | 13.25 | 66.25 |
| 34 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 4 | 59 | 240 | 4.07 | 5 | 14.75 | 60.00 |
| 34 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | JR | RB | 4 | 31 | 213 | 6.87 | 5 | 7.75 | 53.25 |
| 34 | Lonnie Pryor | FSU | SR | RB | 5 | 20 | 244 | 12.20 | 5 | 4.00 | 48.80 |
| 34 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | SR | RB | 4 | 34 | 139 | 4.09 | 5 | 8.50 | 34.75 |
| 34 | Wesley Tate | Vanderbilt | JR | WR | 5 | 36 | 144 | 4.00 | 5 | 7.20 | 28.80 |
| 34 | Joe Hill | Utah State | SO | RB | 6 | 18 | 162 | 9.00 | 5 | 3.00 | 27.00 |
| 34 | Tiger Powell | NMSU | JR | RB | 6 | 46 | 129 | 2.80 | 5 | 7.67 | 21.50 |
| 58 | Tre Mason | Auburn | SO | RB | 4 | 70 | 529 | 7.56 | 4 | 17.50 | 132.25 |
| 58 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 5 | 90 | 559 | 6.21 | 4 | 18.00 | 111.80 |
| 58 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | SR | RB | 3 | 35 | 327 | 9.34 | 4 | 11.67 | 109.00 |
| 58 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 5 | 89 | 541 | 6.08 | 4 | 17.80 | 108.20 |
| 58 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 5 | 72 | 512 | 7.11 | 4 | 14.40 | 102.40 |
| 58 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 4 | 67 | 401 | 5.99 | 4 | 16.75 | 100.25 |
| 58 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 4 | 74 | 390 | 5.27 | 4 | 18.50 | 97.50 |
| 58 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 5 | 78 | 470 | 6.03 | 4 | 15.60 | 94.00 |
| 58 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 5 | 117 | 460 | 3.93 | 4 | 23.40 | 92.00 |
| 58 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | SO | RB | 5 | 122 | 452 | 3.70 | 4 | 24.40 | 90.40 |
| 58 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 5 | 89 | 451 | 5.07 | 4 | 17.80 | 90.20 |
| 58 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 5 | 79 | 450 | 5.70 | 4 | 15.80 | 90.00 |
| 58 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 5 | 100 | 437 | 4.37 | 4 | 20.00 | 87.40 |
| 58 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 5 | 94 | 414 | 4.40 | 4 | 18.80 | 82.80 |
| 58 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 5 | 83 | 384 | 4.63 | 4 | 16.60 | 76.80 |
| 58 | Deandre Martin | Wk Forest | FR | RB | 4 | 74 | 302 | 4.08 | 4 | 18.50 | 75.50 |
| 58 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | JR | RB | 5 | 40 | 368 | 9.20 | 4 | 8.00 | 73.60 |
| 58 | Jyruss Edwards | La-Monroe | JR | RB | 4 | 64 | 287 | 4.48 | 4 | 16.00 | 71.75 |
| 58 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 3 | 29 | 213 | 7.34 | 4 | 9.67 | 71.00 |
| 58 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 10 | 96 | 628 | 6.54 | 4 | 9.60 | 62.80 |
| 58 | Jeremy Hill | LSU | FR | RB | 3 | 23 | 187 | 8.13 | 4 | 7.67 | 62.33 |
| 58 | De'Leon Eskridge | SJSU | SR | RB | 7 | 108 | 435 | 4.03 | 4 | 15.43 | 62.14 |
| 58 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 4 | 52 | 246 | 4.73 | 4 | 13.00 | 61.50 |
| 58 | De'Anthony Thomas | Oregon | SO | RB | 4 | 15 | 243 | 16.20 | 4 | 3.75 | 60.75 |
| 58 | Taysom Hill | BYU | FR | QB | 6 | 55 | 336 | 6.11 | 4 | 9.17 | 56.00 |
| 58 | Noah Copeland | Navy | SO | RB | 11 | 134 | 610 | 4.55 | 4 | 12.18 | 55.45 |
| 58 | Ray Holley | La Tech | SR | RB | 5 | 57 | 268 | 4.70 | 4 | 11.40 | 53.60 |
| 58 | Desmond Roland | Okla St | SO | RB | 4 | 31 | 211 | 6.81 | 4 | 7.75 | 52.75 |
| 58 | Jhurell Pressley | New Mexico | FR | RB | 5 | 57 | 242 | 4.25 | 4 | 11.40 | 48.40 |
| 58 | Marcus Curry | Texas St | SR | RB | 6 | 54 | 277 | 5.13 | 4 | 9.00 | 46.17 |
| 58 | Reggie Bullock | ECU | SR | RB | 5 | 44 | 221 | 5.02 | 4 | 8.80 | 44.20 |
| 58 | James Wilder, Jr. | FSU | SO | RB | 5 | 35 | 199 | 5.69 | 4 | 7.00 | 39.80 |
| 58 | Evans Okotcha | UTSA | JR | RB | 4 | 43 | 144 | 3.35 | 4 | 10.75 | 36.00 |
| 58 | Malcolm Brown | Army | SR | RB | 11 | 54 | 384 | 7.11 | 4 | 4.91 | 34.91 |
| 58 | Michael Holmes | Va Tech | FR | RB | 5 | 34 | 155 | 4.56 | 4 | 6.80 | 31.00 |
| 58 | Brandon Connette | Duke | SO | QB | 5 | 21 | 50 | 2.38 | 4 | 4.20 | 10.00 |
| 94 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 4 | 80 | 575 | 7.19 | 3 | 20.00 | 143.75 |
| 94 | Charles Sims | Houston | JR | RB | 3 | 55 | 352 | 6.40 | 3 | 18.33 | 117.33 |
| 94 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | JR | RB | 3 | 55 | 349 | 6.35 | 3 | 18.33 | 116.33 |
| 94 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 6 | 102 | 642 | 6.29 | 3 | 17.00 | 107.00 |
| 94 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 5 | 110 | 504 | 4.58 | 3 | 22.00 | 100.80 |
| 94 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 4 | 88 | 375 | 4.26 | 3 | 22.00 | 93.75 |
| 94 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 5 | 92 | 467 | 5.08 | 3 | 18.40 | 93.40 |