2012 National Leaders Rushing Offense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 11 | 720 | 3952 | 5.49 | 26 | 65.45 | 359.27 |
| 2 | Air Force | 12 | 733 | 3821 | 5.21 | 36 | 61.08 | 318.42 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 643 | 3529 | 5.49 | 43 | 58.45 | 320.82 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 14 | 689 | 3440 | 4.99 | 41 | 49.21 | 245.71 |
| 5 | Navy | 11 | 622 | 3401 | 5.47 | 28 | 56.55 | 309.18 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 11 | 587 | 3380 | 5.76 | 30 | 53.36 | 307.27 |
| 7 | Nevada | 12 | 628 | 3296 | 5.25 | 38 | 52.33 | 274.67 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 581 | 3252 | 5.60 | 44 | 44.69 | 250.15 |
| 9 | Oregon | 10 | 536 | 3251 | 6.07 | 40 | 53.60 | 325.10 |
| 10 | Kent State | 13 | 542 | 3091 | 5.70 | 34 | 41.69 | 237.77 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 10 | 479 | 2724 | 5.69 | 26 | 47.90 | 272.40 |
| 12 | Ohio | 13 | 596 | 2643 | 4.43 | 24 | 45.85 | 203.31 |
| 13 | Rice | 13 | 625 | 2623 | 4.20 | 26 | 48.08 | 201.77 |
| 14 | Arizona | 10 | 455 | 2604 | 5.72 | 28 | 45.50 | 260.40 |
| 15 | UCF | 13 | 504 | 2442 | 4.85 | 33 | 38.77 | 187.85 |
| 16 | Utah State | 12 | 449 | 2441 | 5.44 | 26 | 37.42 | 203.42 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 11 | 480 | 2434 | 5.07 | 26 | 43.64 | 221.27 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | 12 | 451 | 2423 | 5.37 | 22 | 37.58 | 201.92 |
| 19 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 450 | 2419 | 5.38 | 32 | 37.50 | 201.58 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 9 | 380 | 2388 | 6.28 | 36 | 42.22 | 265.33 |
| 21 | Ohio State | 10 | 459 | 2329 | 5.07 | 30 | 45.90 | 232.90 |
| 22 | Arizona State | 11 | 520 | 2327 | 4.48 | 26 | 47.27 | 211.55 |
| 23 | Arkansas State | 11 | 466 | 2326 | 4.99 | 30 | 42.36 | 211.45 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 478 | 2321 | 4.86 | 21 | 39.83 | 193.42 |
| 25 | Northwestern | 10 | 453 | 2313 | 5.11 | 26 | 45.30 | 231.30 |
| 26 | North Carolina | 11 | 440 | 2279 | 5.18 | 28 | 40.00 | 207.18 |
| 27 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 410 | 2270 | 5.54 | 40 | 45.56 | 252.22 |
| 28 | Ball State | 11 | 474 | 2261 | 4.77 | 20 | 43.09 | 205.55 |
| 29 | Florida State | 11 | 411 | 2240 | 5.45 | 30 | 37.36 | 203.64 |
| 30 | Toledo | 11 | 446 | 2239 | 5.02 | 18 | 40.55 | 203.55 |
| 31 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 414 | 2236 | 5.40 | 28 | 41.40 | 223.60 |
| 32 | Boise State | 13 | 478 | 2186 | 4.57 | 25 | 36.77 | 168.15 |
| 33 | Baylor | 10 | 453 | 2163 | 4.77 | 25 | 45.30 | 216.30 |
| 34 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 468 | 2120 | 4.53 | 19 | 39.00 | 176.67 |
| 35 | Clemson | 10 | 465 | 2109 | 4.54 | 23 | 46.50 | 210.90 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | 8 | 375 | 2099 | 5.60 | 24 | 46.88 | 262.38 |
| 37 | Alabama | 9 | 376 | 2050 | 5.45 | 26 | 41.78 | 227.78 |
| 38 | Syracuse | 11 | 474 | 2039 | 4.30 | 17 | 43.09 | 185.36 |
| 39 | Marshall | 12 | 480 | 2030 | 4.23 | 24 | 40.00 | 169.17 |
| 40 | Troy | 12 | 457 | 2007 | 4.39 | 22 | 38.08 | 167.25 |
| 41 | Kansas State | 10 | 400 | 1999 | 5.00 | 34 | 40.00 | 199.90 |
| 42 | Texas | 10 | 409 | 1980 | 4.84 | 30 | 40.90 | 198.00 |
| 43 | Notre Dame | 9 | 373 | 1971 | 5.28 | 18 | 41.44 | 219.00 |
| 44 | Temple | 10 | 425 | 1958 | 4.61 | 20 | 42.50 | 195.80 |
| 45 | UCLA | 10 | 444 | 1898 | 4.27 | 24 | 44.40 | 189.80 |
| 46 | Texas State | 10 | 356 | 1897 | 5.33 | 21 | 35.60 | 189.70 |
| 47 | Purdue | 10 | 380 | 1872 | 4.93 | 16 | 38.00 | 187.20 |
| 48 | North Texas | 10 | 403 | 1856 | 4.61 | 15 | 40.30 | 185.60 |
| 48 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 411 | 1856 | 4.52 | 13 | 37.36 | 168.73 |
| 50 | Buffalo | 10 | 402 | 1847 | 4.59 | 11 | 40.20 | 184.70 |
| 50 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 450 | 1847 | 4.10 | 24 | 34.62 | 142.08 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | 12 | 384 | 1822 | 4.74 | 21 | 32.00 | 151.83 |
| 53 | Memphis | 12 | 489 | 1821 | 3.72 | 18 | 40.75 | 151.75 |
| 54 | Houston | 12 | 393 | 1809 | 4.60 | 18 | 32.75 | 150.75 |
| 55 | Bowling Green | 11 | 396 | 1788 | 4.52 | 15 | 36.00 | 162.55 |
| 55 | Fresno State | 11 | 407 | 1788 | 4.39 | 18 | 37.00 | 162.55 |
| 57 | Stanford | 10 | 383 | 1775 | 4.63 | 20 | 38.30 | 177.50 |
| 58 | Kansas | 8 | 350 | 1767 | 5.05 | 13 | 43.75 | 220.88 |
| 58 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 371 | 1767 | 4.76 | 24 | 41.22 | 196.33 |
| 60 | Georgia | 9 | 340 | 1741 | 5.12 | 22 | 37.78 | 193.44 |
| 61 | USC | 10 | 312 | 1706 | 5.47 | 8 | 31.20 | 170.60 |
| 62 | East Carolina | 12 | 435 | 1690 | 3.89 | 23 | 36.25 | 140.83 |
| 63 | Michigan | 7 | 291 | 1682 | 5.78 | 21 | 41.57 | 240.29 |
| 63 | UNLV | 11 | 375 | 1682 | 4.49 | 16 | 34.09 | 152.91 |
| 65 | Iowa State | 10 | 386 | 1643 | 4.26 | 7 | 38.60 | 164.30 |
| 66 | Western Michigan | 11 | 366 | 1638 | 4.48 | 15 | 33.27 | 148.91 |
| 67 | Florida International | 11 | 455 | 1616 | 3.55 | 18 | 41.36 | 146.91 |
| 68 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 422 | 1610 | 3.82 | 16 | 38.36 | 146.36 |
| 68 | SMU | 12 | 375 | 1610 | 4.29 | 22 | 31.25 | 134.17 |
| 70 | South Alabama | 13 | 489 | 1606 | 3.28 | 10 | 37.62 | 123.54 |
| 71 | Mississippi | 7 | 330 | 1605 | 4.86 | 15 | 47.14 | 229.29 |
| 72 | Minnesota | 10 | 408 | 1602 | 3.93 | 11 | 40.80 | 160.20 |
| 73 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 303 | 1584 | 5.23 | 18 | 33.67 | 176.00 |
| 74 | UTEP | 11 | 419 | 1575 | 3.76 | 13 | 38.09 | 143.18 |
| 75 | TCU | 10 | 400 | 1545 | 3.86 | 10 | 40.00 | 154.50 |
| 76 | California | 8 | 302 | 1543 | 5.11 | 12 | 37.75 | 192.88 |
| 77 | Virginia | 12 | 417 | 1542 | 3.70 | 10 | 34.75 | 128.50 |
| 78 | Oklahoma | 9 | 298 | 1530 | 5.13 | 22 | 33.11 | 170.00 |
| 79 | Louisville | 12 | 426 | 1525 | 3.58 | 22 | 35.50 | 127.08 |
| 80 | Rutgers | 12 | 414 | 1524 | 3.68 | 6 | 34.50 | 127.00 |
| 81 | Texas Tech | 10 | 312 | 1507 | 4.83 | 11 | 31.20 | 150.70 |
| 82 | South Florida | 10 | 350 | 1502 | 4.29 | 12 | 35.00 | 150.20 |
| 83 | LSU | 8 | 330 | 1501 | 4.55 | 22 | 41.25 | 187.63 |
| 84 | Mississippi State | 9 | 319 | 1496 | 4.69 | 17 | 35.44 | 166.22 |
| 85 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 422 | 1493 | 3.54 | 16 | 38.36 | 135.73 |
| 86 | West Virginia | 10 | 353 | 1484 | 4.20 | 16 | 35.30 | 148.40 |
| 87 | BYU | 8 | 330 | 1473 | 4.46 | 18 | 41.25 | 184.13 |
| 88 | Duke | 10 | 350 | 1413 | 4.04 | 16 | 35.00 | 141.30 |
| 89 | San Jose State | 11 | 378 | 1401 | 3.71 | 16 | 34.36 | 127.36 |
| 90 | Penn State | 9 | 365 | 1383 | 3.79 | 14 | 40.56 | 153.67 |
| 91 | Utah | 10 | 359 | 1374 | 3.83 | 17 | 35.90 | 137.40 |
| 92 | Wyoming | 10 | 379 | 1369 | 3.61 | 11 | 37.90 | 136.90 |
| 93 | Oregon State | 10 | 347 | 1346 | 3.88 | 20 | 34.70 | 134.60 |
| 94 | UTSA | 8 | 285 | 1343 | 4.71 | 12 | 35.63 | 167.88 |
| 95 | Akron | 11 | 328 | 1331 | 4.06 | 9 | 29.82 | 121.00 |
| 96 | Tennessee | 7 | 258 | 1325 | 5.14 | 13 | 36.86 | 189.29 |
| 97 | Hawai'i | 11 | 406 | 1317 | 3.24 | 11 | 36.91 | 119.73 |
| 98 | Florida | 6 | 233 | 1277 | 5.48 | 9 | 38.83 | 212.83 |
| 99 | Indiana | 10 | 346 | 1272 | 3.68 | 16 | 34.60 | 127.20 |
| 100 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 338 | 1267 | 3.75 | 14 | 37.56 | 140.78 |
| 101 | North Carolina State | 10 | 384 | 1233 | 3.21 | 10 | 38.40 | 123.30 |
| 102 | Illinois | 9 | 347 | 1229 | 3.54 | 9 | 38.56 | 136.56 |
| 103 | Colorado State | 9 | 306 | 1193 | 3.90 | 10 | 34.00 | 132.56 |
| 104 | Colorado | 10 | 372 | 1189 | 3.20 | 14 | 37.20 | 118.90 |
| 105 | Washington | 8 | 291 | 1177 | 4.04 | 11 | 36.38 | 147.13 |
| 106 | Michigan State | 7 | 280 | 1173 | 4.19 | 9 | 40.00 | 167.57 |
| 107 | UAB | 10 | 340 | 1152 | 3.39 | 19 | 34.00 | 115.20 |
| 108 | Auburn | 6 | 245 | 1139 | 4.65 | 13 | 40.83 | 189.83 |
| 109 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 340 | 1116 | 3.28 | 11 | 34.00 | 111.60 |
| 110 | South Carolina | 7 | 280 | 1076 | 3.84 | 14 | 40.00 | 153.71 |
| 111 | Maryland | 10 | 395 | 1063 | 2.69 | 11 | 39.50 | 106.30 |
| 112 | Arkansas | 8 | 240 | 1038 | 4.33 | 12 | 30.00 | 129.75 |
| 113 | Missouri | 6 | 248 | 1010 | 4.07 | 13 | 41.33 | 168.33 |
| 114 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 296 | 991 | 3.35 | 7 | 29.60 | 99.10 |
| 115 | Kentucky | 7 | 239 | 986 | 4.13 | 9 | 34.14 | 140.86 |
| 116 | Iowa | 8 | 242 | 979 | 4.05 | 11 | 30.25 | 122.38 |
| 117 | Wake Forest | 8 | 270 | 933 | 3.46 | 13 | 33.75 | 116.63 |
| 118 | New Mexico State | 10 | 317 | 919 | 2.90 | 11 | 31.70 | 91.90 |
| 119 | Connecticut | 11 | 380 | 906 | 2.38 | 9 | 34.55 | 82.36 |
| 120 | Boston College | 8 | 241 | 866 | 3.59 | 6 | 30.13 | 108.25 |
| 121 | Massachusetts | 9 | 296 | 819 | 2.77 | 8 | 32.89 | 91.00 |
| 122 | Idaho | 9 | 240 | 778 | 3.24 | 3 | 26.67 | 86.44 |
| 123 | Tulane | 12 | 280 | 475 | 1.70 | 3 | 23.33 | 39.58 |
| 124 | Washington State | 9 | 193 | 355 | 1.84 | 5 | 21.44 | 39.44 |