2012 National Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | 11 | 22 | 278 | 12.64 | 4 | 72 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 12 | 25 | 212 | 8.48 | 3 | 69 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 9 | 19 | 169 | 8.89 | 1 | 76 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Oregon | 12 | 25 | 143 | 5.72 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Memphis | 10 | 21 | 142 | 6.76 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Rice | 10 | 22 | 132 | 6.00 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 12 | 17 | 120 | 7.06 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 8 | 17 | 115 | 6.76 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 11 | 22 | 114 | 5.18 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | California | 11 | 24 | 104 | 4.33 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | South Alabama | 13 | 25 | 102 | 4.08 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 8 | 14 | 100 | 7.14 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | UCLA | 11 | 25 | 99 | 3.96 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | Florida | 11 | 26 | 97 | 3.73 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | Buffalo | 8 | 16 | 93 | 5.81 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | SMU | 11 | 19 | 92 | 4.84 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Ohio | 11 | 24 | 91 | 3.79 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Stanford | 9 | 14 | 89 | 6.36 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 10 | 15 | 83 | 5.53 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Army | 10 | 16 | 83 | 5.19 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Florida International | 10 | 24 | 82 | 3.42 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 9 | 19 | 80 | 4.21 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Texas State | 7 | 13 | 78 | 6.00 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Air Force | 10 | 17 | 78 | 4.59 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Boise State | 9 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Virginia | 7 | 13 | 75 | 5.77 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Mississippi State | 9 | 16 | 70 | 4.38 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Georgia | 11 | 22 | 70 | 3.18 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 68 | 11.33 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 13 | 68 | 5.23 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | East Carolina | 12 | 16 | 68 | 4.25 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 23 | 67 | 2.91 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | Indiana | 8 | 9 | 66 | 7.33 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 8 | 65 | 8.13 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Michigan State | 6 | 8 | 64 | 8.00 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | UCF | 8 | 12 | 63 | 5.25 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 36 | TCU | 8 | 18 | 63 | 3.50 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 38 | Arizona State | 9 | 10 | 62 | 6.20 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Washington | 9 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Kent State | 9 | 16 | 61 | 3.81 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | Utah State | 10 | 14 | 60 | 4.29 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 42 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 45 | Western Michigan | 8 | 11 | 54 | 4.91 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 45 | Arkansas | 9 | 16 | 54 | 3.38 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | Arkansas State | 7 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | North Carolina State | 7 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Arizona | 7 | 8 | 51 | 6.38 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 15 | 51 | 3.40 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Iowa State | 6 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 52 | BYU | 7 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 53 | South Carolina | 10 | 18 | 45 | 2.50 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 54 | Florida State | 6 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 56 | USC | 8 | 13 | 40 | 3.08 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | Alabama | 8 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Penn State | 6 | 9 | 38 | 4.22 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Nevada | 8 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | Duke | 7 | 7 | 36 | 5.14 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 60 | Baylor | 6 | 11 | 36 | 3.27 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Notre Dame | 6 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Maryland | 12 | 28 | 35 | 1.25 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 64 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Tulsa | 8 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Ohio State | 10 | 14 | 33 | 2.36 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 64 | Syracuse | 8 | 14 | 33 | 2.36 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Illinois | 10 | 17 | 33 | 1.94 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 69 | Temple | 9 | 14 | 32 | 2.29 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 30 | 7.50 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | UTSA | 6 | 7 | 30 | 4.29 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 70 | Missouri | 9 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Fresno State | 9 | 11 | 29 | 2.64 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Toledo | 7 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | North Carolina | 8 | 14 | 26 | 1.86 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Clemson | 8 | 15 | 24 | 1.60 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 78 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 12 | 22 | 1.83 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Idaho | 6 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | San Diego State | 7 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Texas | 7 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Akron | 7 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Massachusetts | 12 | 23 | 19 | 0.83 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 84 | Minnesota | 8 | 12 | 17 | 1.42 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | West Virginia | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Colorado State | 7 | 14 | 15 | 1.07 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Navy | 8 | 16 | 15 | 0.94 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Utah | 7 | 11 | 14 | 1.27 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | North Texas | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 | Louisville | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0.90 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | Tennessee | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 92 | Houston | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 92 | Bowling Green | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0.89 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | UTEP | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0.50 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | San Jose State | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0.50 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0.43 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Connecticut | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | Central Michigan | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Kansas State | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 102 | South Florida | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 103 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 12 | -1 | -0.08 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Ball State | 6 | 10 | -2 | -0.20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Purdue | 10 | 15 | -4 | -0.27 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 106 | Auburn | 11 | 23 | -5 | -0.22 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 107 | Michigan | 10 | 13 | -12 | -0.92 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 107 | UNLV | 9 | 11 | -12 | -1.09 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Iowa | 5 | 8 | -13 | -1.63 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 110 | UAB | 9 | 17 | -14 | -0.82 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 110 | Wake Forest | 7 | 9 | -14 | -1.56 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 112 | Tulane | 7 | 8 | -16 | -2.00 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 8 | -17 | -2.13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | LSU | 7 | 12 | -21 | -1.75 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Mississippi | 11 | 21 | -24 | -1.14 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 115 | New Mexico State | 8 | 13 | -24 | -1.85 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 117 | Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | -27 | -6.75 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Wyoming | 6 | 11 | -28 | -2.55 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 119 | Colorado | 8 | 12 | -33 | -2.75 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 120 | Boston College | 9 | 15 | -35 | -2.33 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 121 | Kansas | 8 | 13 | -45 | -3.46 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 122 | Hawai'i | 9 | 13 | -56 | -4.31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Oregon State | 9 | 13 | -61 | -4.69 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | Washington State | 10 | 12 | -69 | -5.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||