2012 National Leaders Rushing Offense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | 1 | 24 | 212 | 8.83 | 4 | 24.00 | 212.00 |
| 2 | West Virginia | 3 | 116 | 738 | 6.36 | 5 | 38.67 | 246.00 |
| 3 | Florida State | 3 | 102 | 642 | 6.29 | 10 | 34.00 | 214.00 |
| 4 | Temple | 1 | 43 | 255 | 5.93 | 1 | 43.00 | 255.00 |
| 5 | Baylor | 3 | 144 | 849 | 5.90 | 13 | 48.00 | 283.00 |
| 6 | Alabama | 5 | 194 | 1135 | 5.85 | 11 | 38.80 | 227.00 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 2 | 100 | 578 | 5.78 | 7 | 50.00 | 289.00 |
| 8 | UTEP | 1 | 36 | 207 | 5.75 | 0 | 36.00 | 207.00 |
| 9 | Army | 1 | 86 | 486 | 5.65 | 6 | 86.00 | 486.00 |
| 9 | Oregon | 3 | 150 | 847 | 5.65 | 8 | 50.00 | 282.33 |
| 11 | Indiana | 2 | 52 | 288 | 5.54 | 5 | 26.00 | 144.00 |
| 12 | Ball State | 2 | 69 | 381 | 5.52 | 4 | 34.50 | 190.50 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 105 | 563 | 5.36 | 7 | 35.00 | 187.67 |
| 14 | New Mexico | 2 | 101 | 536 | 5.31 | 4 | 50.50 | 268.00 |
| 15 | Arkansas State | 2 | 74 | 374 | 5.05 | 1 | 37.00 | 187.00 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 165 | 828 | 5.02 | 5 | 55.00 | 276.00 |
| 17 | UCLA | 4 | 155 | 773 | 4.99 | 5 | 38.75 | 193.25 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 4 | 153 | 759 | 4.96 | 10 | 38.25 | 189.75 |
| 19 | Nevada | 1 | 46 | 227 | 4.93 | 3 | 46.00 | 227.00 |
| 20 | Syracuse | 2 | 81 | 392 | 4.84 | 4 | 40.50 | 196.00 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | 1 | 41 | 196 | 4.78 | 3 | 41.00 | 196.00 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 6 | 260 | 1210 | 4.65 | 14 | 43.33 | 201.67 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 4 | 183 | 823 | 4.50 | 7 | 45.75 | 205.75 |
| 24 | UCF | 1 | 23 | 103 | 4.48 | 0 | 23.00 | 103.00 |
| 25 | Texas State | 2 | 57 | 255 | 4.47 | 3 | 28.50 | 127.50 |
| 26 | San Diego State | 2 | 98 | 435 | 4.44 | 4 | 49.00 | 217.50 |
| 27 | Georgia | 5 | 185 | 815 | 4.41 | 10 | 37.00 | 163.00 |
| 28 | California | 4 | 149 | 653 | 4.38 | 6 | 37.25 | 163.25 |
| 29 | Northwestern | 3 | 142 | 619 | 4.36 | 5 | 47.33 | 206.33 |
| 30 | Arizona State | 2 | 79 | 342 | 4.33 | 1 | 39.50 | 171.00 |
| 31 | South Florida | 2 | 76 | 322 | 4.24 | 2 | 38.00 | 161.00 |
| 31 | SMU | 1 | 25 | 106 | 4.24 | 0 | 25.00 | 106.00 |
| 33 | Southern Mississippi | 3 | 140 | 590 | 4.21 | 3 | 46.67 | 196.67 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 4 | 136 | 573 | 4.21 | 8 | 34.00 | 143.25 |
| 35 | Central Michigan | 1 | 31 | 130 | 4.19 | 1 | 31.00 | 130.00 |
| 36 | Kansas State | 3 | 126 | 523 | 4.15 | 8 | 42.00 | 174.33 |
| 37 | Kentucky | 5 | 164 | 679 | 4.14 | 4 | 32.80 | 135.80 |
| 38 | Western Michigan | 1 | 38 | 156 | 4.11 | 2 | 38.00 | 156.00 |
| 38 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 111 | 456 | 4.11 | 7 | 37.00 | 152.00 |
| 40 | Air Force | 1 | 71 | 290 | 4.08 | 3 | 71.00 | 290.00 |
| 41 | Stanford | 4 | 166 | 665 | 4.01 | 3 | 41.50 | 166.25 |
| 41 | Arizona | 3 | 89 | 357 | 4.01 | 5 | 29.67 | 119.00 |
| 43 | Iowa State | 3 | 79 | 308 | 3.90 | 3 | 26.33 | 102.67 |
| 44 | TCU | 3 | 112 | 432 | 3.86 | 3 | 37.33 | 144.00 |
| 44 | Tennessee | 5 | 155 | 599 | 3.86 | 5 | 31.00 | 119.80 |
| 46 | Washington | 5 | 175 | 674 | 3.85 | 8 | 35.00 | 134.80 |
| 47 | LSU | 5 | 197 | 757 | 3.84 | 7 | 39.40 | 151.40 |
| 48 | Connecticut | 1 | 39 | 149 | 3.82 | 1 | 39.00 | 149.00 |
| 49 | Florida | 7 | 306 | 1163 | 3.80 | 13 | 43.71 | 166.14 |
| 49 | Colorado State | 3 | 93 | 353 | 3.80 | 2 | 31.00 | 117.67 |
| 51 | Florida International | 1 | 34 | 128 | 3.76 | 2 | 34.00 | 128.00 |
| 52 | Kansas | 4 | 208 | 773 | 3.72 | 6 | 52.00 | 193.25 |
| 53 | Notre Dame | 4 | 133 | 491 | 3.69 | 5 | 33.25 | 122.75 |
| 54 | Toledo | 2 | 75 | 273 | 3.64 | 3 | 37.50 | 136.50 |
| 55 | Michigan State | 6 | 212 | 769 | 3.63 | 4 | 35.33 | 128.17 |
| 56 | Bowling Green | 2 | 57 | 206 | 3.61 | 4 | 28.50 | 103.00 |
| 57 | Mississippi State | 4 | 105 | 378 | 3.60 | 1 | 26.25 | 94.50 |
| 58 | Texas Tech | 3 | 87 | 312 | 3.59 | 4 | 29.00 | 104.00 |
| 59 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 67 | 237 | 3.54 | 3 | 33.50 | 118.50 |
| 60 | New Mexico State | 2 | 72 | 252 | 3.50 | 0 | 36.00 | 126.00 |
| 61 | Texas | 3 | 84 | 290 | 3.45 | 3 | 28.00 | 96.67 |
| 62 | South Carolina | 6 | 211 | 724 | 3.43 | 5 | 35.17 | 120.67 |
| 63 | Minnesota | 3 | 109 | 373 | 3.42 | 3 | 36.33 | 124.33 |
| 64 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 85 | 286 | 3.36 | 2 | 42.50 | 143.00 |
| 65 | Michigan | 6 | 211 | 707 | 3.35 | 6 | 35.17 | 117.83 |
| 66 | Auburn | 6 | 193 | 642 | 3.33 | 3 | 32.17 | 107.00 |
| 67 | UNLV | 2 | 77 | 256 | 3.32 | 0 | 38.50 | 128.00 |
| 68 | Buffalo | 2 | 84 | 273 | 3.25 | 2 | 42.00 | 136.50 |
| 69 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 30 | 96 | 3.20 | 1 | 30.00 | 96.00 |
| 70 | Missouri | 6 | 205 | 652 | 3.18 | 3 | 34.17 | 108.67 |
| 70 | Illinois | 3 | 96 | 305 | 3.18 | 3 | 32.00 | 101.67 |
| 70 | Rutgers | 1 | 17 | 54 | 3.18 | 0 | 17.00 | 54.00 |
| 73 | USC | 3 | 80 | 252 | 3.15 | 4 | 26.67 | 84.00 |
| 74 | Penn State | 3 | 110 | 344 | 3.13 | 4 | 36.67 | 114.67 |
| 75 | Clemson | 3 | 123 | 380 | 3.09 | 3 | 41.00 | 126.67 |
| 76 | Iowa | 4 | 162 | 497 | 3.07 | 4 | 40.50 | 124.25 |
| 77 | Arkansas | 4 | 127 | 386 | 3.04 | 0 | 31.75 | 96.50 |
| 78 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 70 | 211 | 3.01 | 1 | 35.00 | 105.50 |
| 79 | BYU | 5 | 175 | 518 | 2.96 | 4 | 35.00 | 103.60 |
| 80 | North Texas | 2 | 75 | 221 | 2.95 | 2 | 37.50 | 110.50 |
| 80 | Mississippi | 6 | 223 | 657 | 2.95 | 10 | 37.17 | 109.50 |
| 82 | Fresno State | 2 | 64 | 187 | 2.92 | 1 | 32.00 | 93.50 |
| 82 | East Carolina | 1 | 24 | 70 | 2.92 | 0 | 24.00 | 70.00 |
| 84 | Oregon State | 3 | 95 | 271 | 2.85 | 6 | 31.67 | 90.33 |
| 85 | Navy | 2 | 78 | 219 | 2.81 | 0 | 39.00 | 109.50 |
| 86 | Purdue | 3 | 95 | 263 | 2.77 | 0 | 31.67 | 87.67 |
| 87 | North Carolina | 1 | 17 | 47 | 2.76 | 0 | 17.00 | 47.00 |
| 88 | Utah | 2 | 87 | 231 | 2.66 | 0 | 43.50 | 115.50 |
| 89 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 32 | 83 | 2.59 | 0 | 32.00 | 83.00 |
| 90 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 153 | 395 | 2.58 | 1 | 38.25 | 98.75 |
| 91 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 37 | 94 | 2.54 | 0 | 37.00 | 94.00 |
| 92 | Idaho | 3 | 110 | 278 | 2.53 | 0 | 36.67 | 92.67 |
| 93 | Massachusetts | 3 | 114 | 280 | 2.46 | 0 | 38.00 | 93.33 |
| 94 | UTSA | 2 | 66 | 161 | 2.44 | 1 | 33.00 | 80.50 |
| 95 | North Carolina State | 3 | 87 | 211 | 2.43 | 2 | 29.00 | 70.33 |
| 96 | Duke | 3 | 89 | 215 | 2.42 | 2 | 29.67 | 71.67 |
| 97 | Colorado | 2 | 54 | 129 | 2.39 | 2 | 27.00 | 64.50 |
| 98 | Maryland | 2 | 77 | 173 | 2.25 | 0 | 38.50 | 86.50 |
| 98 | UAB | 2 | 76 | 171 | 2.25 | 0 | 38.00 | 85.50 |
| 98 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 68 | 153 | 2.25 | 1 | 22.67 | 51.00 |
| 101 | Boston College | 4 | 104 | 225 | 2.16 | 1 | 26.00 | 56.25 |
| 102 | Wake Forest | 4 | 132 | 273 | 2.07 | 2 | 33.00 | 68.25 |
| 103 | Wyoming | 2 | 62 | 123 | 1.98 | 2 | 31.00 | 61.50 |
| 104 | Louisville | 1 | 36 | 70 | 1.94 | 1 | 36.00 | 70.00 |
| 105 | Kent State | 1 | 42 | 70 | 1.67 | 2 | 42.00 | 70.00 |
| 106 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 28 | 46 | 1.64 | 0 | 28.00 | 46.00 |
| 107 | Akron | 1 | 37 | 42 | 1.14 | 0 | 37.00 | 42.00 |
| 108 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 43 | 48 | 1.12 | 0 | 21.50 | 24.00 |
| 109 | San Jose State | 2 | 68 | 74 | 1.09 | 1 | 34.00 | 37.00 |
| 110 | Washington State | 3 | 59 | -6 | -0.10 | 1 | 19.67 | -2.00 |
| 111 | Hawai'i | 1 | 33 | -14 | -0.42 | 1 | 33.00 | -14.00 |