2012 National Leaders Rushing Offense - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 12 | 186 | 1207 | 6.49 | 10 | 75 | 60 | 36 | 11 |
| 2 | Air Force | 13 | 207 | 1134 | 5.48 | 11 | 54 | 56 | 27 | 11 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 206 | 1040 | 5.05 | 9 | 79 | 56 | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Nevada | 13 | 193 | 980 | 5.08 | 11 | 48 | 51 | 30 | 10 |
| 5 | Oregon | 13 | 181 | 908 | 5.02 | 12 | 32 | 50 | 30 | 10 |
| 6 | Navy | 13 | 164 | 853 | 5.20 | 7 | 59 | 48 | 22 | 7 |
| 6 | Arizona | 13 | 132 | 843 | 6.39 | 9 | 73 | 48 | 27 | 7 |
| 8 | Ball State | 13 | 148 | 874 | 5.91 | 8 | 75 | 47 | 22 | 6 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 13 | 157 | 1066 | 6.79 | 9 | 76 | 45 | 28 | 11 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 14 | 174 | 943 | 5.42 | 7 | 81 | 44 | 25 | 7 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 14 | 169 | 856 | 5.07 | 9 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 10 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 136 | 819 | 6.02 | 13 | 59 | 42 | 28 | 5 |
| 12 | Baylor | 13 | 146 | 812 | 5.56 | 11 | 80 | 42 | 25 | 6 |
| 14 | Toledo | 13 | 136 | 743 | 5.46 | 7 | 49 | 40 | 25 | 4 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 13 | 137 | 834 | 6.09 | 10 | 80 | 39 | 25 | 8 |
| 15 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 137 | 821 | 5.99 | 4 | 46 | 39 | 25 | 9 |
| 15 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 129 | 767 | 5.95 | 11 | 73 | 39 | 24 | 6 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 13 | 128 | 695 | 5.43 | 6 | 43 | 39 | 26 | 6 |
| 19 | Arkansas State | 13 | 127 | 725 | 5.71 | 10 | 57 | 38 | 21 | 5 |
| 19 | Bowling Green | 13 | 121 | 598 | 4.94 | 7 | 29 | 38 | 19 | 5 |
| 21 | Georgia | 14 | 132 | 765 | 5.80 | 8 | 72 | 37 | 24 | 5 |
| 21 | Ohio | 13 | 144 | 765 | 5.31 | 6 | 58 | 37 | 30 | 6 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 13 | 149 | 679 | 4.56 | 5 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 3 |
| 24 | Ohio State | 12 | 130 | 788 | 6.06 | 8 | 67 | 36 | 23 | 10 |
| 24 | Syracuse | 13 | 171 | 768 | 4.49 | 7 | 67 | 36 | 19 | 5 |
| 24 | UCLA | 14 | 144 | 509 | 3.53 | 5 | 38 | 36 | 19 | 4 |
| 27 | Florida | 13 | 132 | 715 | 5.42 | 6 | 80 | 35 | 27 | 8 |
| 27 | Florida State | 14 | 115 | 692 | 6.02 | 7 | 47 | 35 | 26 | 6 |
| 27 | Rice | 13 | 153 | 610 | 3.99 | 4 | 44 | 35 | 17 | 3 |
| 27 | Iowa State | 13 | 105 | 555 | 5.29 | 2 | 33 | 35 | 20 | 4 |
| 27 | Marshall | 12 | 118 | 515 | 4.36 | 7 | 45 | 35 | 16 | 3 |
| 32 | Mississippi | 13 | 161 | 691 | 4.29 | 8 | 48 | 34 | 23 | 5 |
| 32 | Kansas State | 13 | 124 | 598 | 4.82 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 5 |
| 32 | Texas | 13 | 125 | 544 | 4.35 | 8 | 46 | 34 | 18 | 2 |
| 35 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 129 | 702 | 5.44 | 9 | 74 | 33 | 21 | 6 |
| 35 | North Carolina | 12 | 113 | 604 | 5.35 | 7 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 1 |
| 35 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 132 | 505 | 3.83 | 6 | 45 | 33 | 17 | 6 |
| 38 | Texas A&M | 12 | 113 | 665 | 5.88 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 26 | 7 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 118 | 658 | 5.58 | 7 | 40 | 32 | 22 | 5 |
| 38 | Alabama | 14 | 133 | 639 | 4.80 | 4 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 6 |
| 38 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 113 | 610 | 5.40 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 26 | 3 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 12 | 118 | 545 | 4.62 | 2 | 49 | 32 | 18 | 4 |
| 43 | Temple | 11 | 105 | 680 | 6.48 | 7 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 6 |
| 43 | Michigan | 13 | 132 | 656 | 4.97 | 5 | 58 | 31 | 19 | 5 |
| 43 | West Virginia | 13 | 125 | 602 | 4.82 | 7 | 74 | 31 | 23 | 4 |
| 43 | North Texas | 12 | 113 | 585 | 5.18 | 5 | 85 | 31 | 14 | 4 |
| 43 | Clemson | 13 | 129 | 473 | 3.67 | 6 | 21 | 31 | 20 | 1 |
| 43 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 129 | 445 | 3.45 | 3 | 21 | 31 | 20 | 1 |
| 43 | UAB | 12 | 123 | 437 | 3.55 | 5 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 2 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | 14 | 146 | 787 | 5.39 | 10 | 68 | 30 | 19 | 7 |
| 50 | Notre Dame | 13 | 127 | 739 | 5.82 | 7 | 55 | 30 | 15 | 6 |
| 50 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 122 | 731 | 5.99 | 4 | 70 | 30 | 22 | 9 |
| 50 | California | 12 | 118 | 713 | 6.04 | 6 | 81 | 30 | 23 | 8 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | 13 | 116 | 621 | 5.35 | 10 | 77 | 30 | 18 | 5 |
| 50 | Auburn | 12 | 111 | 610 | 5.50 | 3 | 43 | 30 | 25 | 9 |
| 50 | TCU | 13 | 130 | 565 | 4.35 | 3 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 4 |
| 50 | Troy | 12 | 112 | 514 | 4.59 | 2 | 55 | 30 | 19 | 2 |
| 50 | East Carolina | 13 | 117 | 476 | 4.07 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 14 | 3 |
| 50 | UCF | 14 | 116 | 464 | 4.00 | 5 | 42 | 30 | 13 | 6 |
| 60 | Kent State | 14 | 145 | 715 | 4.93 | 8 | 64 | 29 | 20 | 8 |
| 60 | LSU | 13 | 132 | 624 | 4.73 | 9 | 71 | 29 | 15 | 4 |
| 60 | Oklahoma | 13 | 100 | 601 | 6.01 | 8 | 89 | 29 | 22 | 2 |
| 60 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 121 | 488 | 4.03 | 8 | 45 | 29 | 15 | 3 |
| 64 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 125 | 481 | 3.85 | 2 | 50 | 28 | 19 | 3 |
| 64 | Louisville | 13 | 117 | 377 | 3.22 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 17 | 3 |
| 66 | Tennessee | 12 | 105 | 657 | 6.26 | 4 | 46 | 27 | 18 | 9 |
| 66 | North Carolina State | 13 | 121 | 440 | 3.64 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 1 |
| 68 | Utah State | 13 | 110 | 745 | 6.77 | 10 | 86 | 26 | 16 | 10 |
| 68 | Missouri | 12 | 111 | 505 | 4.55 | 4 | 77 | 26 | 18 | 2 |
| 68 | Oregon State | 13 | 109 | 467 | 4.28 | 7 | 47 | 26 | 14 | 3 |
| 68 | Western Michigan | 12 | 100 | 463 | 4.63 | 5 | 48 | 26 | 14 | 2 |
| 68 | Utah | 12 | 110 | 461 | 4.19 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 4 |
| 68 | South Alabama | 13 | 115 | 360 | 3.13 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 1 |
| 74 | Houston | 12 | 95 | 514 | 5.41 | 7 | 72 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 74 | Wake Forest | 12 | 98 | 459 | 4.68 | 5 | 63 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| 74 | Texas Tech | 13 | 96 | 375 | 3.91 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 1 |
| 77 | Fresno State | 13 | 117 | 483 | 4.13 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 2 |
| 77 | Kansas | 12 | 137 | 472 | 3.45 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 13 | 3 |
| 77 | Minnesota | 13 | 122 | 403 | 3.30 | 3 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 1 |
| 77 | BYU | 13 | 125 | 375 | 3.00 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 8 | 2 |
| 81 | South Carolina | 13 | 111 | 484 | 4.36 | 5 | 64 | 23 | 15 | 2 |
| 81 | Iowa | 12 | 108 | 407 | 3.77 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 81 | Memphis | 12 | 113 | 392 | 3.47 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 2 |
| 84 | Michigan State | 13 | 116 | 488 | 4.21 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
| 84 | Texas State | 12 | 103 | 444 | 4.31 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 17 | 4 |
| 84 | San Jose State | 13 | 117 | 427 | 3.65 | 6 | 39 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 84 | Penn State | 12 | 126 | 416 | 3.30 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| 84 | Duke | 13 | 107 | 390 | 3.64 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 1 |
| 84 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 104 | 388 | 3.73 | 2 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 3 |
| 84 | South Florida | 12 | 97 | 374 | 3.86 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 84 | Illinois | 12 | 115 | 349 | 3.03 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| 84 | Central Michigan | 13 | 92 | 337 | 3.66 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
| 93 | UTEP | 12 | 106 | 489 | 4.61 | 2 | 71 | 21 | 14 | 3 |
| 93 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 95 | 483 | 5.08 | 5 | 65 | 21 | 14 | 3 |
| 93 | Virginia | 12 | 103 | 377 | 3.66 | 1 | 49 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| 93 | Arkansas | 12 | 100 | 360 | 3.60 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 1 |
| 97 | UNLV | 13 | 112 | 441 | 3.94 | 3 | 76 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 97 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 98 | 434 | 4.43 | 8 | 58 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| 97 | Colorado | 12 | 109 | 292 | 2.68 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 97 | Maryland | 12 | 130 | 280 | 2.15 | 2 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 2 |
| 101 | Purdue | 13 | 107 | 524 | 4.90 | 3 | 63 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| 101 | Colorado State | 12 | 102 | 449 | 4.40 | 2 | 72 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 101 | Boise State | 13 | 102 | 400 | 3.92 | 7 | 43 | 19 | 15 | 3 |
| 101 | Kentucky | 12 | 97 | 339 | 3.49 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | 12 | 104 | 304 | 2.92 | 1 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 1 |
| 101 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 80 | 297 | 3.71 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 14 | 3 |
| 107 | USC | 13 | 95 | 372 | 3.92 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 0 |
| 107 | SMU | 13 | 83 | 342 | 4.12 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 13 | 97 | 319 | 3.29 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 107 | Wyoming | 12 | 105 | 304 | 2.90 | 1 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 107 | Indiana | 12 | 85 | 294 | 3.46 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 107 | Akron | 12 | 96 | 255 | 2.66 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 113 | Stanford | 14 | 113 | 504 | 4.46 | 5 | 55 | 17 | 12 | 3 |
| 113 | Mississippi State | 13 | 91 | 357 | 3.92 | 4 | 64 | 17 | 10 | 1 |
| 113 | Florida International | 12 | 107 | 283 | 2.64 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 116 | UTSA | 10 | 81 | 328 | 4.05 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 1 |
| 116 | Washington | 13 | 104 | 325 | 3.13 | 6 | 61 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| 116 | Massachusetts | 12 | 94 | 273 | 2.90 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 116 | Hawai'i | 12 | 112 | 188 | 1.68 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 3 |
| 120 | Boston College | 12 | 74 | 195 | 2.64 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| 120 | Tulane | 12 | 79 | 171 | 2.16 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 122 | Idaho | 12 | 73 | 218 | 2.99 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 123 | Washington State | 12 | 58 | 172 | 2.97 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 124 | Connecticut | 12 | 98 | 181 | 1.85 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||