2011 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 11 | 25 | 137 | 5.48 | 2 | 68 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Michael Hayes | Houston | SR | RB | 10 | 19 | 98 | 5.16 | 4 | 71 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Austin Davis | USM | SR | QB | 10 | 16 | 84 | 5.25 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 70 | 6.36 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Latavius Murray | UCF | JR | RB | 6 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 59 | 11.80 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Reggie Bullock | ECU | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 59 | 5.36 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Jeff Godfrey | UCF | SO | QB | 7 | 13 | 57 | 4.38 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Torrance Hunt | ECU | SO | RB | 6 | 6 | 54 | 9.00 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Tracy Lampley | USM | JR | WR | 4 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Leilyon Myers | UTEP | SR | RB | 8 | 17 | 54 | 3.18 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | G.J. Kinne | Tulsa | SR | QB | 9 | 15 | 48 | 3.20 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Albert Williams | Tulane | SR | RB | 5 | 5 | 43 | 8.60 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Tron Martinez | Marshall | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Turner Petersen | Rice | SO | RB | 8 | 11 | 41 | 3.73 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 38 | 4.75 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Billy Foster | Memphis | SR | WR | 5 | 6 | 35 | 5.83 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Kendrick Hardy | USM | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Case Keenum | Houston | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Pat Shed | UAB | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 7 | 14 | 27 | 1.93 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Travon Van | Marshall | FR | RB | 6 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Artaves Gibson | Memphis | FR | RB | 5 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Reggie Hunt | USM | JR | DB | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Bryce Beall | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 20 | 5.00 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Nick Fanuzzi | Rice | SR | QB | 5 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jeremy Hester | USM | SO | RB | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2.67 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Sam McGuffie | Rice | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Robert Kelley | Tulane | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Kyle Padron | SMU | JR | QB | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Michael Dobson | ECU | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Greg Franklin | UAB | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Blake Bortles | UCF | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Jerrell Rhodes | Memphis | SO | RB | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Brynn Harvey | UCF | JR | RB | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Kalen Henderson | Tulsa | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Taylor Reed | Memphis | FR | QB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Bryan Ellis | UAB | SR | QB | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Kerlon Williams | UCF | SR | RB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Essray Taliaferro | Marshall | SO | RB | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Joe Price | Memphis | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Desmond Johnson | USM | JR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Danté Butler | Tulane | FR | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Ronnie Weaver | UCF | SR | RB | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Rishad Wimbley | SMU | FR | DL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||