2012 National Leaders Rushing Offense - From Opponent's 20 to 1 Yard Line (Red Zone) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 169 | 531 | 3.14 | 38 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 0 |
| 1 | Florida State | 14 | 112 | 508 | 4.54 | 33 | 19 | 31 | 20 | 0 |
| 3 | Nevada | 13 | 153 | 475 | 3.10 | 34 | 17 | 30 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Air Force | 13 | 160 | 506 | 3.16 | 33 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 13 | 154 | 491 | 3.19 | 36 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 1 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 13 | 131 | 460 | 3.51 | 33 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 138 | 539 | 3.91 | 44 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 135 | 519 | 3.84 | 34 | 20 | 27 | 16 | 2 |
| 7 | Baylor | 13 | 150 | 430 | 2.87 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Navy | 13 | 115 | 409 | 3.56 | 23 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 107 | 409 | 3.82 | 30 | 19 | 26 | 17 | 0 |
| 11 | Oregon | 13 | 127 | 383 | 3.02 | 35 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 13 | 115 | 378 | 3.29 | 29 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Army | 12 | 117 | 420 | 3.59 | 24 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | Ball State | 13 | 100 | 274 | 2.74 | 18 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | Clemson | 13 | 127 | 417 | 3.28 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 14 | 97 | 393 | 4.05 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | UCF | 14 | 116 | 354 | 3.05 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| 16 | Texas | 12 | 126 | 347 | 2.75 | 28 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 0 |
| 16 | BYU | 13 | 117 | 303 | 2.59 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 128 | 439 | 3.43 | 29 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 0 |
| 21 | Boise State | 13 | 110 | 357 | 3.25 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | LSU | 13 | 114 | 387 | 3.39 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 1 |
| 23 | Ohio State | 12 | 102 | 356 | 3.49 | 31 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 0 |
| 23 | North Texas | 12 | 92 | 275 | 2.99 | 12 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 1 |
| 26 | Tulsa | 14 | 159 | 437 | 2.75 | 34 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | Arizona | 13 | 125 | 354 | 2.83 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 12 | 102 | 313 | 3.07 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | Alabama | 14 | 115 | 425 | 3.70 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 1 |
| 29 | New Mexico | 12 | 119 | 322 | 2.71 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Kent State | 13 | 97 | 317 | 3.27 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | San Diego State | 13 | 98 | 280 | 2.86 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 1 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 106 | 270 | 2.55 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | Florida | 13 | 86 | 293 | 3.41 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 0 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 14 | 108 | 287 | 2.66 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
| 34 | Georgia | 13 | 77 | 272 | 3.53 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 34 | Mississippi | 13 | 93 | 228 | 2.45 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 0 |
| 38 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 88 | 273 | 3.10 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Northwestern | 13 | 100 | 257 | 2.57 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | Rice | 11 | 104 | 255 | 2.45 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
| 38 | Michigan State | 12 | 91 | 246 | 2.70 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Oregon State | 12 | 75 | 223 | 2.97 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | SMU | 13 | 82 | 294 | 3.59 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| 43 | Louisville | 12 | 98 | 218 | 2.22 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | Iowa | 12 | 80 | 201 | 2.51 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | California | 12 | 63 | 183 | 2.90 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 47 | Syracuse | 13 | 103 | 299 | 2.90 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 47 | East Carolina | 13 | 87 | 258 | 2.97 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | UCLA | 14 | 96 | 258 | 2.69 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 47 | North Carolina | 12 | 106 | 245 | 2.31 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | Troy | 11 | 99 | 240 | 2.42 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | Bowling Green | 13 | 82 | 234 | 2.85 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | Stanford | 14 | 85 | 234 | 2.75 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | Utah | 12 | 67 | 209 | 3.12 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 47 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 86 | 198 | 2.30 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | Duke | 12 | 79 | 259 | 3.28 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 13 | 100 | 255 | 2.55 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 56 | Michigan | 13 | 95 | 239 | 2.52 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | West Virginia | 13 | 92 | 225 | 2.45 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 56 | Memphis | 11 | 81 | 198 | 2.44 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 56 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 98 | 194 | 1.98 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 56 | Florida International | 12 | 94 | 187 | 1.99 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | 13 | 67 | 173 | 2.58 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 56 | Kansas | 12 | 77 | 135 | 1.75 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 | Toledo | 13 | 90 | 309 | 3.43 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 65 | Notre Dame | 13 | 103 | 270 | 2.62 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Central Michigan | 12 | 76 | 211 | 2.78 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 | Utah State | 13 | 71 | 204 | 2.87 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | 12 | 71 | 192 | 2.70 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | South Florida | 12 | 66 | 166 | 2.52 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 65 | Purdue | 12 | 72 | 149 | 2.07 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Virginia | 11 | 67 | 142 | 2.12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | North Carolina State | 13 | 61 | 140 | 2.30 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 74 | Marshall | 11 | 89 | 260 | 2.92 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 74 | Penn State | 12 | 104 | 246 | 2.37 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 74 | Arizona State | 13 | 120 | 240 | 2.00 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 74 | Ohio | 13 | 102 | 225 | 2.21 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 74 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 78 | 201 | 2.58 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 74 | TCU | 13 | 97 | 177 | 1.82 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 74 | Western Michigan | 12 | 66 | 160 | 2.42 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | San Jose State | 13 | 81 | 156 | 1.93 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 74 | Wake Forest | 9 | 53 | 149 | 2.81 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | South Carolina | 12 | 82 | 138 | 1.68 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 74 | Missouri | 12 | 61 | 124 | 2.03 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 74 | UAB | 11 | 66 | 116 | 1.76 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 86 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 89 | 244 | 2.74 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 86 | Tennessee | 12 | 73 | 188 | 2.58 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 59 | 142 | 2.41 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 86 | Iowa State | 12 | 59 | 124 | 2.10 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | Texas State | 10 | 68 | 210 | 3.09 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | Houston | 11 | 67 | 208 | 3.10 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 90 | Illinois | 11 | 59 | 183 | 3.10 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 90 | Auburn | 9 | 57 | 177 | 3.11 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 90 | UTSA | 10 | 68 | 176 | 2.59 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 69 | 170 | 2.46 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 90 | Kentucky | 10 | 64 | 168 | 2.63 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 90 | UTEP | 12 | 72 | 157 | 2.18 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 98 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 71 | 230 | 3.24 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 98 | Indiana | 12 | 77 | 207 | 2.69 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 98 | Minnesota | 12 | 80 | 187 | 2.34 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 98 | Arkansas | 12 | 57 | 143 | 2.51 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | USC | 13 | 68 | 139 | 2.04 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 98 | Fresno State | 13 | 85 | 136 | 1.60 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 104 | Washington | 12 | 74 | 178 | 2.41 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 104 | UNLV | 12 | 62 | 173 | 2.79 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 104 | Hawai'i | 11 | 62 | 156 | 2.52 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 104 | Wyoming | 11 | 63 | 138 | 2.19 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 104 | New Mexico State | 11 | 44 | 125 | 2.84 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 104 | South Alabama | 12 | 79 | 124 | 1.57 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 104 | Akron | 12 | 49 | 84 | 1.71 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 111 | Temple | 11 | 61 | 189 | 3.10 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 111 | Boston College | 12 | 55 | 139 | 2.53 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 111 | Colorado State | 9 | 42 | 137 | 3.26 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 111 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 44 | 124 | 2.82 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 111 | Maryland | 11 | 56 | 110 | 1.96 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 111 | Rutgers | 10 | 47 | 98 | 2.09 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 117 | Connecticut | 12 | 59 | 163 | 2.76 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 117 | Buffalo | 11 | 52 | 161 | 3.10 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 117 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 46 | 50 | 1.09 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 120 | Colorado | 10 | 58 | 138 | 2.38 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 120 | Massachusetts | 10 | 40 | 93 | 2.33 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 122 | Idaho | 10 | 31 | 70 | 2.26 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 123 | Washington State | 10 | 33 | -49 | -1.48 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 124 | Tulane | 8 | 24 | 12 | 0.50 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||