2012 National Leaders Rushing Offense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 12 | 641 | 3774 | 5.89 | 43 | 53.42 | 314.50 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 11 | 465 | 2725 | 5.86 | 38 | 42.27 | 247.73 |
| 3 | Utah State | 12 | 421 | 2388 | 5.67 | 27 | 35.08 | 199.00 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 12 | 637 | 3569 | 5.60 | 29 | 53.08 | 297.42 |
| 4 | Kent State | 13 | 546 | 3060 | 5.60 | 33 | 42.00 | 235.38 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 564 | 3122 | 5.54 | 40 | 43.38 | 240.15 |
| 7 | Army | 11 | 761 | 4165 | 5.47 | 32 | 69.18 | 378.64 |
| 8 | Alabama | 13 | 530 | 2885 | 5.44 | 32 | 40.77 | 221.92 |
| 9 | Florida State | 12 | 448 | 2430 | 5.42 | 29 | 37.33 | 202.50 |
| 10 | Arizona | 12 | 488 | 2638 | 5.41 | 29 | 40.67 | 219.83 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 13 | 588 | 3141 | 5.34 | 37 | 45.23 | 241.62 |
| 12 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 446 | 2372 | 5.32 | 31 | 37.17 | 197.67 |
| 13 | Texas State | 11 | 378 | 1994 | 5.28 | 22 | 34.36 | 181.27 |
| 14 | Cincinnati | 11 | 410 | 2150 | 5.24 | 20 | 37.27 | 195.45 |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 521 | 2726 | 5.23 | 47 | 43.42 | 227.17 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 12 | 559 | 2907 | 5.20 | 37 | 46.58 | 242.25 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 750 | 3888 | 5.18 | 42 | 57.69 | 299.08 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 13 | 610 | 3162 | 5.18 | 28 | 46.92 | 243.23 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 11 | 411 | 2083 | 5.07 | 24 | 37.36 | 189.36 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 12 | 477 | 2404 | 5.04 | 26 | 39.75 | 200.33 |
| 21 | USC | 13 | 392 | 1958 | 4.99 | 12 | 30.15 | 150.62 |
| 22 | Nevada | 12 | 624 | 3105 | 4.98 | 36 | 52.00 | 258.75 |
| 22 | Baylor | 12 | 558 | 2780 | 4.98 | 36 | 46.50 | 231.67 |
| 22 | Georgia | 13 | 489 | 2436 | 4.98 | 31 | 37.62 | 187.38 |
| 25 | Navy | 12 | 649 | 3217 | 4.96 | 24 | 54.08 | 268.08 |
| 26 | Northwestern | 12 | 542 | 2655 | 4.90 | 26 | 45.17 | 221.25 |
| 26 | Toledo | 12 | 490 | 2400 | 4.90 | 19 | 40.83 | 200.00 |
| 28 | Ball State | 13 | 543 | 2642 | 4.87 | 24 | 41.77 | 203.23 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | 13 | 506 | 2462 | 4.87 | 23 | 38.92 | 189.38 |
| 30 | Air Force | 12 | 746 | 3627 | 4.86 | 32 | 62.17 | 302.25 |
| 31 | UCF | 14 | 527 | 2545 | 4.83 | 33 | 37.64 | 181.79 |
| 32 | Tulsa | 13 | 644 | 3107 | 4.82 | 34 | 49.54 | 239.00 |
| 33 | San Diego State | 12 | 536 | 2577 | 4.81 | 27 | 44.67 | 214.75 |
| 34 | Arkansas State | 12 | 484 | 2304 | 4.76 | 27 | 40.33 | 192.00 |
| 34 | Michigan | 13 | 502 | 2389 | 4.76 | 27 | 38.62 | 183.77 |
| 36 | West Virginia | 12 | 443 | 2101 | 4.74 | 20 | 36.92 | 175.08 |
| 37 | Tennessee | 11 | 370 | 1740 | 4.70 | 15 | 33.64 | 158.18 |
| 38 | Texas Tech | 12 | 353 | 1640 | 4.65 | 13 | 29.42 | 136.67 |
| 39 | California | 11 | 413 | 1907 | 4.62 | 15 | 37.55 | 173.36 |
| 40 | Texas | 13 | 493 | 2270 | 4.60 | 33 | 37.92 | 174.62 |
| 40 | Houston | 12 | 393 | 1809 | 4.60 | 18 | 32.75 | 150.75 |
| 42 | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 441 | 2017 | 4.57 | 19 | 40.09 | 183.36 |
| 42 | Boise State | 13 | 478 | 2186 | 4.57 | 25 | 36.77 | 168.15 |
| 44 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 467 | 2123 | 4.55 | 19 | 38.92 | 176.92 |
| 45 | Temple | 10 | 421 | 1912 | 4.54 | 18 | 42.10 | 191.20 |
| 46 | Kansas State | 12 | 486 | 2198 | 4.52 | 39 | 40.50 | 183.17 |
| 47 | Purdue | 12 | 435 | 1960 | 4.51 | 14 | 36.25 | 163.33 |
| 48 | Ohio | 12 | 548 | 2464 | 4.50 | 23 | 45.67 | 205.33 |
| 49 | Kansas | 11 | 510 | 2277 | 4.46 | 16 | 46.36 | 207.00 |
| 49 | UCLA | 14 | 599 | 2671 | 4.46 | 29 | 42.79 | 190.79 |
| 49 | UTSA | 8 | 265 | 1183 | 4.46 | 8 | 33.13 | 147.88 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | 12 | 393 | 1754 | 4.46 | 22 | 32.75 | 146.17 |
| 53 | Florida | 12 | 503 | 2238 | 4.45 | 21 | 41.92 | 186.50 |
| 53 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 342 | 1522 | 4.45 | 16 | 31.09 | 138.36 |
| 55 | Stanford | 14 | 549 | 2440 | 4.44 | 23 | 39.21 | 174.29 |
| 55 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 416 | 1847 | 4.44 | 12 | 37.82 | 167.91 |
| 57 | SMU | 12 | 371 | 1644 | 4.43 | 20 | 30.92 | 137.00 |
| 58 | South Florida | 11 | 395 | 1739 | 4.40 | 12 | 35.91 | 158.09 |
| 58 | Central Michigan | 12 | 370 | 1628 | 4.40 | 18 | 30.83 | 135.67 |
| 60 | Troy | 12 | 457 | 2007 | 4.39 | 22 | 38.08 | 167.25 |
| 61 | Western Michigan | 11 | 357 | 1565 | 4.38 | 15 | 32.45 | 142.27 |
| 62 | Syracuse | 12 | 510 | 2217 | 4.35 | 20 | 42.50 | 184.75 |
| 63 | Mississippi State | 12 | 386 | 1672 | 4.33 | 14 | 32.17 | 139.33 |
| 64 | Bowling Green | 12 | 414 | 1788 | 4.32 | 16 | 34.50 | 149.00 |
| 64 | UNLV | 12 | 405 | 1749 | 4.32 | 14 | 33.75 | 145.75 |
| 66 | Arizona State | 12 | 548 | 2364 | 4.31 | 20 | 45.67 | 197.00 |
| 67 | LSU | 12 | 492 | 2100 | 4.27 | 26 | 41.00 | 175.00 |
| 67 | Marshall | 11 | 432 | 1845 | 4.27 | 22 | 39.27 | 167.73 |
| 69 | Rice | 13 | 625 | 2623 | 4.20 | 26 | 48.08 | 201.77 |
| 70 | Clemson | 12 | 554 | 2305 | 4.16 | 23 | 46.17 | 192.08 |
| 71 | North Texas | 11 | 421 | 1725 | 4.10 | 13 | 38.27 | 156.82 |
| 71 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 450 | 1847 | 4.10 | 24 | 34.62 | 142.08 |
| 73 | Fresno State | 12 | 432 | 1758 | 4.07 | 16 | 36.00 | 146.50 |
| 74 | Mississippi | 12 | 506 | 2027 | 4.01 | 21 | 42.17 | 168.92 |
| 75 | Buffalo | 11 | 454 | 1814 | 4.00 | 10 | 41.27 | 164.91 |
| 76 | Iowa State | 12 | 424 | 1687 | 3.98 | 8 | 35.33 | 140.58 |
| 77 | Indiana | 11 | 351 | 1389 | 3.96 | 19 | 31.91 | 126.27 |
| 78 | Michigan State | 13 | 492 | 1942 | 3.95 | 13 | 37.85 | 149.38 |
| 79 | Washington | 12 | 417 | 1642 | 3.94 | 17 | 34.75 | 136.83 |
| 80 | Colorado State | 11 | 375 | 1474 | 3.93 | 12 | 34.09 | 134.00 |
| 81 | UTEP | 12 | 455 | 1782 | 3.92 | 13 | 37.92 | 148.50 |
| 82 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 478 | 1857 | 3.88 | 17 | 39.83 | 154.75 |
| 83 | Kentucky | 11 | 343 | 1323 | 3.86 | 11 | 31.18 | 120.27 |
| 84 | East Carolina | 12 | 424 | 1612 | 3.80 | 22 | 35.33 | 134.33 |
| 84 | Arkansas | 11 | 332 | 1260 | 3.80 | 8 | 30.18 | 114.55 |
| 86 | BYU | 12 | 468 | 1766 | 3.77 | 18 | 39.00 | 147.17 |
| 87 | Minnesota | 12 | 465 | 1735 | 3.73 | 11 | 38.75 | 144.58 |
| 88 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 478 | 1752 | 3.67 | 20 | 39.83 | 146.00 |
| 88 | Auburn | 11 | 392 | 1440 | 3.67 | 11 | 35.64 | 130.91 |
| 90 | Duke | 12 | 410 | 1500 | 3.66 | 17 | 34.17 | 125.00 |
| 91 | TCU | 12 | 472 | 1722 | 3.65 | 11 | 39.33 | 143.50 |
| 92 | Memphis | 11 | 445 | 1619 | 3.64 | 17 | 40.45 | 147.18 |
| 92 | Penn State | 12 | 475 | 1727 | 3.64 | 18 | 39.58 | 143.92 |
| 92 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 469 | 1709 | 3.64 | 14 | 39.08 | 142.42 |
| 95 | South Carolina | 12 | 450 | 1629 | 3.62 | 18 | 37.50 | 135.75 |
| 95 | Virginia | 11 | 375 | 1358 | 3.62 | 6 | 34.09 | 123.45 |
| 95 | Akron | 11 | 327 | 1185 | 3.62 | 7 | 29.73 | 107.73 |
| 98 | Florida International | 12 | 489 | 1744 | 3.57 | 20 | 40.75 | 145.33 |
| 99 | Utah | 11 | 399 | 1412 | 3.54 | 14 | 36.27 | 128.36 |
| 100 | Iowa | 11 | 361 | 1275 | 3.53 | 12 | 32.82 | 115.91 |
| 101 | Rutgers | 12 | 398 | 1387 | 3.48 | 5 | 33.17 | 115.58 |
| 102 | Oregon State | 12 | 402 | 1387 | 3.45 | 20 | 33.50 | 115.58 |
| 103 | Illinois | 11 | 413 | 1420 | 3.44 | 11 | 37.55 | 129.09 |
| 103 | Louisville | 12 | 425 | 1464 | 3.44 | 21 | 35.42 | 122.00 |
| 105 | South Alabama | 12 | 444 | 1496 | 3.37 | 10 | 37.00 | 124.67 |
| 105 | Wyoming | 11 | 402 | 1355 | 3.37 | 10 | 36.55 | 123.18 |
| 107 | Missouri | 11 | 417 | 1401 | 3.36 | 13 | 37.91 | 127.36 |
| 108 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 424 | 1371 | 3.23 | 14 | 38.55 | 124.64 |
| 109 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 369 | 1163 | 3.15 | 12 | 33.55 | 105.73 |
| 110 | San Jose State | 12 | 404 | 1259 | 3.12 | 13 | 33.67 | 104.92 |
| 111 | UAB | 11 | 378 | 1167 | 3.09 | 16 | 34.36 | 106.09 |
| 112 | New Mexico State | 11 | 349 | 1070 | 3.07 | 7 | 31.73 | 97.27 |
| 113 | Idaho | 11 | 322 | 983 | 3.05 | 3 | 29.27 | 89.36 |
| 114 | Wake Forest | 11 | 364 | 1108 | 3.04 | 14 | 33.09 | 100.73 |
| 114 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 306 | 929 | 3.04 | 5 | 27.82 | 84.45 |
| 114 | Boston College | 11 | 304 | 925 | 3.04 | 7 | 27.64 | 84.09 |
| 117 | Colorado | 11 | 388 | 1165 | 3.00 | 13 | 35.27 | 105.91 |
| 118 | Hawai'i | 11 | 391 | 1084 | 2.77 | 10 | 35.55 | 98.55 |
| 118 | North Carolina State | 12 | 420 | 1162 | 2.77 | 7 | 35.00 | 96.83 |
| 120 | Massachusetts | 12 | 410 | 1099 | 2.68 | 8 | 34.17 | 91.58 |
| 121 | Maryland | 11 | 439 | 1145 | 2.61 | 10 | 39.91 | 104.09 |
| 122 | Connecticut | 12 | 419 | 1055 | 2.52 | 10 | 34.92 | 87.92 |
| 123 | Tulane | 12 | 280 | 475 | 1.70 | 3 | 23.33 | 39.58 |
| 124 | Washington State | 11 | 222 | 241 | 1.09 | 5 | 20.18 | 21.91 |