2012 National Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 23 | 281 | 12.22 | 4 | 73 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 10 | 17 | 174 | 10.24 | 3 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | SMU | 11 | 16 | 169 | 10.56 | 1 | 74 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Army | 11 | 24 | 142 | 5.92 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | Memphis | 10 | 18 | 114 | 6.33 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Temple | 9 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 5 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Florida State | 7 | 9 | 65 | 7.22 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Washington | 12 | 15 | 56 | 3.73 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 5 | 5 | 55 | 11.00 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Rice | 12 | 20 | 46 | 2.30 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 7 | 7 | 44 | 6.29 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Troy | 3 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | South Florida | 4 | 6 | 30 | 5.00 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | UTSA | 3 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 5 | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 8 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Texas | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Air Force | 8 | 14 | 116 | 8.29 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Stanford | 9 | 15 | 110 | 7.33 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | Oregon | 8 | 15 | 86 | 5.73 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Western Kentucky | 9 | 18 | 73 | 4.06 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 10 | 21 | 69 | 3.29 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Syracuse | 8 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 12 | 64 | 5.33 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | South Alabama | 8 | 14 | 62 | 4.43 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Ball State | 12 | 14 | 58 | 4.14 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Toledo | 5 | 8 | 55 | 6.88 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | UCLA | 7 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Cincinnati | 7 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Akron | 5 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 19 | 49 | 2.58 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Marshall | 6 | 7 | 48 | 6.86 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 4 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Iowa State | 10 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 11 | 16 | 46 | 2.88 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Clemson | 7 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Buffalo | 10 | 14 | 40 | 2.86 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 14 | 40 | 2.86 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Arizona | 7 | 8 | 39 | 4.88 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Utah State | 5 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Texas State | 3 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Baylor | 6 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Navy | 6 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | UCF | 7 | 9 | 33 | 3.67 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Nevada | 7 | 11 | 33 | 3.00 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 7 | 32 | 4.57 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 8 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 5 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Purdue | 7 | 11 | 30 | 2.73 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Louisville | 6 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Arkansas State | 8 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 7 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | 7 | 13 | 25 | 1.92 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 8 | 14 | 24 | 1.71 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Ohio | 6 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Boise State | 6 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Mississippi | 8 | 13 | 19 | 1.46 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | UAB | 7 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | BYU | 9 | 16 | 16 | 1.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 12 | 14 | 1.17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | UNLV | 5 | 6 | 13 | 2.17 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Maryland | 9 | 12 | 13 | 1.08 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Virginia | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Duke | 6 | 7 | 11 | 1.57 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Alabama | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1.43 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Tennessee | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | TCU | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Idaho | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | UTEP | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0.73 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Nebraska | 7 | 12 | 8 | 0.67 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Florida International | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0.67 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Wake Forest | 6 | 12 | 8 | 0.67 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | New Mexico State | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kansas | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | North Texas | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Utah | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Colorado State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Illinois | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 5 | 7 | -1 | -0.14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | San Jose State | 5 | 6 | -1 | -0.17 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Massachusetts | 4 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 8 | 12 | -2 | -0.17 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Fresno State | 8 | 13 | -3 | -0.23 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Wyoming | 7 | 8 | -3 | -0.38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | East Carolina | 8 | 11 | -4 | -0.36 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 6 | 7 | -6 | -0.86 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | California | 10 | 12 | -7 | -0.58 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Indiana | 7 | 10 | -7 | -0.70 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Tulsa | 6 | 10 | -7 | -0.70 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Georgia | 7 | 7 | -7 | -1.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Penn State | 6 | 7 | -9 | -1.29 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | North Carolina State | 7 | 11 | -10 | -0.91 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 2 | -10 | -5.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | LSU | 3 | 4 | -12 | -3.00 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 6 | -13 | -2.17 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | USC | 3 | 3 | -13 | -4.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Colorado | 4 | 5 | -14 | -2.80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Florida | 7 | 12 | -16 | -1.33 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | San Diego State | 8 | 10 | -18 | -1.80 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Hawai'i | 5 | 7 | -18 | -2.57 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Western Michigan | 5 | 6 | -18 | -3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Washington State | 6 | 6 | -20 | -3.33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 6 | -20 | -3.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Ohio State | 5 | 10 | -23 | -2.30 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Boston College | 6 | 8 | -27 | -3.38 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kent State | 6 | 8 | -31 | -3.88 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Missouri | 8 | 10 | -33 | -3.30 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Tulane | 4 | 6 | -33 | -5.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Auburn | 10 | 13 | -35 | -2.69 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 4 | 6 | -37 | -6.17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 8 | 9 | -43 | -4.78 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Arizona State | 10 | 16 | -51 | -3.19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Oregon State | 6 | 9 | -60 | -6.67 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||