2012 National Leaders Rushing Offense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 12 | 124 | 734 | 5.92 | 7 | 58 | 42 | 28 | 8 |
| 2 | Florida State | 12 | 101 | 658 | 6.51 | 6 | 74 | 31 | 24 | 9 |
| 3 | Baylor | 6 | 96 | 539 | 5.61 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| 4 | Boise State | 10 | 85 | 581 | 6.84 | 6 | 43 | 30 | 22 | 7 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 9 | 77 | 544 | 7.06 | 9 | 95 | 27 | 22 | 6 |
| 6 | Utah State | 12 | 85 | 797 | 9.38 | 9 | 86 | 22 | 19 | 11 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 7 | 88 | 571 | 6.49 | 5 | 48 | 30 | 18 | 6 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 8 | 83 | 583 | 7.02 | 9 | 69 | 27 | 17 | 5 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 9 | 128 | 571 | 4.46 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 17 | 9 |
| 8 | Kent State | 7 | 93 | 513 | 5.52 | 6 | 87 | 22 | 17 | 5 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 82 | 560 | 6.83 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 16 | 8 |
| 11 | Arkansas State | 9 | 67 | 416 | 6.21 | 5 | 73 | 22 | 16 | 2 |
| 13 | Nevada | 7 | 103 | 536 | 5.20 | 4 | 52 | 30 | 15 | 5 |
| 13 | Air Force | 5 | 77 | 515 | 6.69 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 15 | 5 |
| 15 | Cincinnati | 8 | 106 | 551 | 5.20 | 5 | 77 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| 15 | USC | 7 | 85 | 493 | 5.80 | 1 | 76 | 20 | 14 | 4 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 7 | 59 | 366 | 6.20 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 5 |
| 18 | New Mexico | 4 | 88 | 523 | 5.94 | 5 | 76 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 18 | Mississippi | 8 | 84 | 422 | 5.02 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 3 |
| 18 | Clemson | 9 | 99 | 420 | 4.24 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 18 | Rice | 7 | 91 | 390 | 4.29 | 3 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 3 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 85 | 386 | 4.54 | 7 | 33 | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 10 | 62 | 448 | 7.23 | 8 | 72 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 92 | 435 | 4.73 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 11 | 4 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 9 | 66 | 373 | 5.65 | 7 | 65 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| 23 | Arizona | 6 | 55 | 356 | 6.47 | 3 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 4 |
| 23 | Texas | 6 | 60 | 281 | 4.68 | 1 | 54 | 18 | 11 | 1 |
| 23 | Arizona State | 8 | 63 | 249 | 3.95 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 2 |
| 29 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 9 | 86 | 419 | 4.87 | 6 | 68 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 29 | Houston | 5 | 60 | 392 | 6.53 | 4 | 72 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 29 | Bowling Green | 7 | 84 | 360 | 4.29 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 29 | Marshall | 5 | 59 | 323 | 5.47 | 3 | 69 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| 29 | North Carolina | 8 | 60 | 305 | 5.08 | 4 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 29 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 60 | 294 | 4.90 | 5 | 62 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 29 | Iowa State | 6 | 66 | 286 | 4.33 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 8 | 57 | 280 | 4.91 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 29 | Toledo | 6 | 53 | 276 | 5.21 | 3 | 53 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 38 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 58 | 305 | 5.26 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| 38 | Alabama | 12 | 64 | 283 | 4.42 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 38 | BYU | 7 | 46 | 260 | 5.65 | 4 | 68 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| 38 | Temple | 3 | 28 | 259 | 9.25 | 5 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 38 | Georgia | 11 | 52 | 249 | 4.79 | 4 | 51 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 38 | Washington | 6 | 61 | 244 | 4.00 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| 38 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 33 | 169 | 5.12 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| 45 | Navy | 5 | 71 | 380 | 5.35 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 4 |
| 45 | UCLA | 8 | 77 | 305 | 3.96 | 1 | 74 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 45 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 72 | 299 | 4.15 | 3 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 45 | UTSA | 6 | 51 | 285 | 5.59 | 3 | 50 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 45 | Penn State | 8 | 72 | 280 | 3.89 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| 45 | Ball State | 6 | 75 | 272 | 3.63 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| 45 | Notre Dame | 9 | 51 | 254 | 4.98 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 45 | California | 3 | 50 | 241 | 4.82 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 45 | Louisville | 8 | 62 | 231 | 3.73 | 3 | 59 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 45 | Duke | 8 | 53 | 219 | 4.13 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 45 | Florida | 7 | 50 | 200 | 4.00 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 45 | East Carolina | 7 | 66 | 193 | 2.92 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 45 | Texas State | 4 | 44 | 185 | 4.20 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 58 | Tulsa | 8 | 53 | 257 | 4.85 | 3 | 81 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 58 | Ohio | 6 | 58 | 186 | 3.21 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 60 | Purdue | 7 | 54 | 282 | 5.22 | 3 | 87 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 60 | Rutgers | 11 | 104 | 261 | 2.51 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 60 | TCU | 7 | 99 | 231 | 2.33 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | 8 | 49 | 225 | 4.59 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 60 | Central Michigan | 8 | 50 | 211 | 4.22 | 2 | 61 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 60 | LSU | 8 | 60 | 211 | 3.52 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 60 | West Virginia | 8 | 49 | 195 | 3.98 | 2 | 70 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 60 | UCF | 9 | 63 | 194 | 3.08 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 | Troy | 4 | 49 | 193 | 3.94 | 3 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 60 | Stanford | 6 | 37 | 174 | 4.70 | 3 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | 7 | 34 | 155 | 4.56 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 60 | SMU | 7 | 33 | 128 | 3.88 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 72 | Syracuse | 5 | 28 | 231 | 8.25 | 3 | 67 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 72 | Tennessee | 6 | 38 | 227 | 5.97 | 2 | 67 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 72 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 58 | 221 | 3.81 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 72 | San Jose State | 9 | 73 | 213 | 2.92 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 72 | North Texas | 4 | 48 | 194 | 4.04 | 2 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 77 | UNLV | 3 | 32 | 202 | 6.31 | 3 | 62 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 77 | Wyoming | 4 | 53 | 186 | 3.51 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 77 | Auburn | 2 | 13 | 185 | 14.23 | 1 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 77 | South Carolina | 8 | 41 | 174 | 4.24 | 2 | 64 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 77 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 62 | 162 | 2.61 | 5 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 14 | 143 | 10.21 | 2 | 86 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 77 | Minnesota | 4 | 37 | 140 | 3.78 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 36 | 139 | 3.86 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 77 | Nebraska | 4 | 28 | 138 | 4.93 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 77 | North Carolina State | 7 | 46 | 137 | 2.98 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | Hawai'i | 3 | 23 | 133 | 5.78 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 77 | Oregon State | 8 | 56 | 123 | 2.20 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 77 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 29 | 105 | 3.62 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 77 | Kansas | 2 | 29 | 98 | 3.38 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | Iowa | 2 | 30 | 97 | 3.23 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 31 | 95 | 3.06 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | Buffalo | 3 | 16 | 81 | 5.06 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 94 | Florida International | 4 | 55 | 180 | 3.27 | 2 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 94 | Michigan | 5 | 24 | 144 | 6.00 | 3 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 94 | South Florida | 2 | 15 | 138 | 9.20 | 2 | 80 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 94 | Illinois | 2 | 26 | 83 | 3.19 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 94 | Washington State | 3 | 33 | 81 | 2.45 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | Arkansas | 5 | 28 | 80 | 2.86 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 13 | 65 | 5.00 | 1 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 101 | Missouri | 5 | 42 | 174 | 4.14 | 4 | 76 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 101 | Kentucky | 3 | 21 | 102 | 4.86 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 101 | Utah | 5 | 26 | 93 | 3.58 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | UAB | 3 | 20 | 91 | 4.55 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 101 | Michigan State | 4 | 20 | 88 | 4.40 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | Tulane | 2 | 23 | 88 | 3.83 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 101 | Colorado State | 3 | 21 | 83 | 3.95 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 26 | 81 | 3.12 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 101 | Indiana | 5 | 27 | 63 | 2.33 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | Virginia | 2 | 16 | 60 | 3.75 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | 1 | 11 | 38 | 3.45 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 112 | Connecticut | 5 | 50 | 128 | 2.56 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 112 | Western Michigan | 4 | 29 | 82 | 2.83 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 112 | Army | 1 | 21 | 73 | 3.48 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 112 | Memphis | 2 | 16 | 55 | 3.44 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 112 | Akron | 2 | 5 | 32 | 6.40 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 112 | UTEP | 1 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 112 | Massachusetts | 2 | 20 | 20 | 1.00 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 112 | Maryland | 2 | 22 | 14 | 0.64 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 112 | Boston College | 4 | 22 | 8 | 0.36 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 121 | Wake Forest | 2 | 18 | 46 | 2.56 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | Idaho | 1 | 11 | 35 | 3.18 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | Colorado | 1 | 3 | -7 | -2.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||