2012 National Leaders Rushing Offense - In The 1st Quarter through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 13 | 158 | 1275 | 8.07 | 15 | 77 | 59 | 40 | 15 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 13 | 178 | 1112 | 6.25 | 10 | 68 | 54 | 30 | 14 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 13 | 163 | 1015 | 6.23 | 14 | 59 | 50 | 28 | 12 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 187 | 1225 | 6.55 | 12 | 77 | 58 | 36 | 11 |
| 4 | Army | 12 | 201 | 1198 | 5.96 | 9 | 55 | 62 | 34 | 11 |
| 6 | UCLA | 14 | 146 | 891 | 6.10 | 10 | 74 | 32 | 25 | 10 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 14 | 154 | 859 | 5.58 | 7 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 10 |
| 8 | Air Force | 13 | 221 | 1185 | 5.36 | 8 | 52 | 66 | 32 | 8 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 14 | 148 | 1048 | 7.08 | 9 | 92 | 43 | 29 | 8 |
| 8 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 132 | 875 | 6.63 | 11 | 69 | 45 | 27 | 8 |
| 8 | Kent State | 14 | 113 | 691 | 6.12 | 9 | 47 | 33 | 23 | 8 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 13 | 132 | 669 | 5.07 | 8 | 47 | 38 | 22 | 8 |
| 13 | Florida State | 14 | 123 | 771 | 6.27 | 10 | 60 | 41 | 27 | 7 |
| 13 | Texas State | 12 | 108 | 699 | 6.47 | 8 | 75 | 30 | 16 | 7 |
| 13 | TCU | 13 | 134 | 637 | 4.75 | 4 | 46 | 29 | 21 | 7 |
| 13 | Utah State | 13 | 108 | 511 | 4.73 | 4 | 62 | 26 | 13 | 7 |
| 17 | Tulsa | 14 | 155 | 867 | 5.59 | 12 | 73 | 39 | 24 | 6 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 13 | 156 | 864 | 5.54 | 8 | 24 | 46 | 32 | 6 |
| 17 | UCF | 14 | 135 | 748 | 5.54 | 5 | 83 | 40 | 22 | 6 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 13 | 150 | 741 | 4.94 | 9 | 51 | 39 | 23 | 6 |
| 17 | LSU | 13 | 146 | 691 | 4.73 | 8 | 78 | 36 | 18 | 6 |
| 17 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 121 | 680 | 5.62 | 2 | 98 | 36 | 17 | 6 |
| 17 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 112 | 675 | 6.03 | 7 | 77 | 33 | 22 | 6 |
| 17 | Georgia | 14 | 121 | 625 | 5.17 | 12 | 75 | 32 | 23 | 6 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 13 | 100 | 555 | 5.55 | 6 | 58 | 26 | 16 | 6 |
| 17 | Florida International | 12 | 124 | 542 | 4.37 | 3 | 59 | 32 | 19 | 6 |
| 17 | Central Michigan | 13 | 94 | 531 | 5.65 | 6 | 72 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
| 17 | Kentucky | 12 | 124 | 522 | 4.21 | 2 | 24 | 32 | 20 | 6 |
| 17 | Texas | 13 | 104 | 514 | 4.94 | 8 | 84 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 17 | Missouri | 12 | 100 | 423 | 4.23 | 3 | 76 | 20 | 12 | 6 |
| 31 | Nevada | 13 | 177 | 911 | 5.15 | 11 | 49 | 52 | 31 | 5 |
| 31 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 151 | 872 | 5.77 | 7 | 88 | 44 | 29 | 5 |
| 31 | Navy | 13 | 171 | 839 | 4.91 | 3 | 37 | 52 | 32 | 5 |
| 31 | Alabama | 14 | 130 | 764 | 5.88 | 12 | 73 | 40 | 20 | 5 |
| 31 | Buffalo | 12 | 143 | 697 | 4.87 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 5 |
| 31 | Clemson | 13 | 168 | 667 | 3.97 | 9 | 32 | 43 | 20 | 5 |
| 31 | Toledo | 13 | 122 | 637 | 5.22 | 5 | 53 | 31 | 19 | 5 |
| 31 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 114 | 635 | 5.57 | 12 | 43 | 28 | 18 | 5 |
| 31 | Indiana | 12 | 104 | 624 | 6.00 | 7 | 59 | 27 | 14 | 5 |
| 31 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 127 | 623 | 4.91 | 3 | 86 | 31 | 19 | 5 |
| 31 | Temple | 11 | 128 | 619 | 4.84 | 4 | 36 | 31 | 21 | 5 |
| 31 | Notre Dame | 13 | 104 | 595 | 5.72 | 7 | 68 | 29 | 14 | 5 |
| 31 | UNLV | 13 | 111 | 575 | 5.18 | 6 | 64 | 30 | 16 | 5 |
| 31 | South Alabama | 13 | 138 | 575 | 4.17 | 6 | 61 | 30 | 17 | 5 |
| 31 | Purdue | 13 | 117 | 565 | 4.83 | 4 | 40 | 30 | 14 | 5 |
| 31 | Troy | 12 | 126 | 551 | 4.37 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 31 | Rice | 13 | 156 | 522 | 3.35 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 15 | 5 |
| 31 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 114 | 512 | 4.49 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 5 |
| 31 | Michigan State | 13 | 117 | 502 | 4.29 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 5 |
| 31 | California | 12 | 121 | 501 | 4.14 | 1 | 35 | 26 | 20 | 5 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 12 | 97 | 495 | 5.10 | 9 | 59 | 20 | 13 | 5 |
| 31 | USC | 13 | 88 | 475 | 5.40 | 4 | 62 | 19 | 14 | 5 |
| 31 | Houston | 12 | 101 | 457 | 4.52 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 31 | SMU | 13 | 101 | 428 | 4.24 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 5 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | 13 | 89 | 391 | 4.39 | 6 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
| 56 | Arkansas State | 13 | 130 | 630 | 4.85 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 4 |
| 56 | Ohio State | 12 | 131 | 622 | 4.75 | 7 | 55 | 33 | 21 | 4 |
| 56 | Fresno State | 13 | 122 | 600 | 4.92 | 6 | 94 | 25 | 13 | 4 |
| 56 | Boise State | 13 | 114 | 587 | 5.15 | 6 | 80 | 33 | 15 | 4 |
| 56 | Iowa State | 13 | 126 | 565 | 4.48 | 2 | 56 | 26 | 14 | 4 |
| 56 | Michigan | 13 | 127 | 565 | 4.45 | 5 | 79 | 33 | 12 | 4 |
| 56 | Mississippi | 13 | 117 | 534 | 4.56 | 7 | 58 | 32 | 18 | 4 |
| 56 | Florida | 13 | 121 | 499 | 4.12 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 18 | 4 |
| 56 | Arizona | 13 | 117 | 482 | 4.12 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 4 |
| 56 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 109 | 424 | 3.89 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 56 | Colorado | 12 | 111 | 418 | 3.77 | 3 | 64 | 20 | 13 | 4 |
| 56 | Iowa | 12 | 103 | 413 | 4.01 | 3 | 44 | 23 | 7 | 4 |
| 56 | UTSA | 10 | 82 | 384 | 4.68 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 56 | North Texas | 12 | 100 | 371 | 3.71 | 4 | 61 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 56 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 114 | 360 | 3.16 | 2 | 42 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| 56 | Colorado State | 12 | 99 | 348 | 3.52 | 1 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 56 | UAB | 12 | 94 | 303 | 3.22 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 73 | Stanford | 14 | 137 | 692 | 5.05 | 7 | 59 | 28 | 19 | 3 |
| 73 | South Florida | 12 | 130 | 579 | 4.45 | 3 | 26 | 30 | 17 | 3 |
| 73 | Baylor | 13 | 140 | 574 | 4.10 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 3 |
| 73 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 111 | 508 | 4.58 | 1 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 3 |
| 73 | Memphis | 12 | 121 | 466 | 3.85 | 2 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 3 |
| 73 | BYU | 13 | 105 | 432 | 4.11 | 6 | 49 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| 73 | South Carolina | 13 | 118 | 396 | 3.36 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 3 |
| 73 | Bowling Green | 13 | 89 | 393 | 4.42 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 73 | Auburn | 12 | 92 | 384 | 4.17 | 5 | 86 | 20 | 13 | 3 |
| 73 | Marshall | 12 | 107 | 333 | 3.11 | 4 | 57 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | 12 | 98 | 327 | 3.34 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 7 | 3 |
| 73 | Boston College | 12 | 74 | 273 | 3.69 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 85 | Kansas | 12 | 142 | 632 | 4.45 | 4 | 58 | 37 | 28 | 2 |
| 85 | Minnesota | 13 | 134 | 614 | 4.58 | 4 | 75 | 30 | 16 | 2 |
| 85 | Ball State | 13 | 101 | 539 | 5.34 | 6 | 54 | 31 | 15 | 2 |
| 85 | Syracuse | 13 | 118 | 524 | 4.44 | 3 | 22 | 29 | 14 | 2 |
| 85 | Illinois | 12 | 114 | 516 | 4.53 | 1 | 52 | 28 | 18 | 2 |
| 85 | West Virginia | 13 | 116 | 515 | 4.44 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 18 | 2 |
| 85 | Washington | 13 | 98 | 493 | 5.03 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 2 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 12 | 110 | 484 | 4.40 | 7 | 67 | 26 | 12 | 2 |
| 85 | Mississippi State | 13 | 106 | 465 | 4.39 | 4 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 2 |
| 85 | Ohio | 13 | 127 | 453 | 3.57 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 85 | Penn State | 12 | 118 | 441 | 3.74 | 5 | 50 | 24 | 9 | 2 |
| 85 | Utah | 12 | 110 | 436 | 3.96 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| 85 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 113 | 409 | 3.62 | 5 | 78 | 14 | 11 | 2 |
| 85 | UTEP | 12 | 114 | 404 | 3.54 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 2 |
| 85 | Akron | 12 | 88 | 396 | 4.50 | 2 | 49 | 24 | 12 | 2 |
| 85 | North Carolina State | 13 | 104 | 394 | 3.79 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 2 |
| 85 | New Mexico State | 12 | 106 | 394 | 3.72 | 3 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| 85 | San Jose State | 13 | 94 | 388 | 4.13 | 3 | 63 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 85 | Rutgers | 13 | 95 | 370 | 3.89 | 2 | 64 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 85 | Western Michigan | 12 | 83 | 354 | 4.27 | 2 | 38 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 85 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 101 | 344 | 3.41 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 85 | Connecticut | 12 | 116 | 321 | 2.77 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 85 | Oregon State | 13 | 98 | 320 | 3.27 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 8 | 2 |
| 85 | Washington State | 12 | 75 | 156 | 2.08 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 109 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 99 | 468 | 4.73 | 4 | 52 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| 109 | Oklahoma | 13 | 109 | 449 | 4.12 | 5 | 95 | 27 | 9 | 1 |
| 109 | Kansas State | 13 | 115 | 446 | 3.88 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 15 | 1 |
| 109 | Virginia | 12 | 113 | 402 | 3.56 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 1 |
| 109 | Arkansas | 12 | 94 | 372 | 3.96 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 13 | 1 |
| 109 | Massachusetts | 12 | 100 | 341 | 3.41 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 1 |
| 109 | Wyoming | 12 | 119 | 329 | 2.76 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 14 | 1 |
| 109 | East Carolina | 13 | 101 | 322 | 3.19 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 6 | 1 |
| 109 | Hawai'i | 11 | 97 | 304 | 3.13 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 109 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 94 | 297 | 3.16 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 1 |
| 109 | Idaho | 12 | 86 | 174 | 2.02 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 120 | Louisville | 13 | 109 | 399 | 3.66 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 0 |
| 120 | Duke | 13 | 99 | 356 | 3.60 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 0 |
| 120 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 126 | 353 | 2.80 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| 120 | Maryland | 12 | 106 | 224 | 2.11 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 120 | Tulane | 12 | 72 | 151 | 2.10 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||