2011 Conference USA Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 9 | 37 | 278 | 7.51 | 2 | 77 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Greg Franklin | UAB | SO | RB | 8 | 26 | 185 | 7.12 | 1 | 57 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 4 | 12 | 105 | 8.75 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Turner Petersen | Rice | SO | RB | 6 | 20 | 102 | 5.10 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 5 | 14 | 62 | 4.43 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 6 | 18 | 100 | 5.56 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Torrance Hunt | ECU | SO | RB | 6 | 19 | 72 | 3.79 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Artaves Gibson | Memphis | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 32 | 16.00 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Danny Hrapmann | USM | SR | K | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31.00 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Travon Van | Marshall | FR | RB | 9 | 36 | 172 | 4.78 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 11 | Dominique Davis | ECU | SR | QB | 7 | 16 | 65 | 4.06 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Michael Hayes | Houston | SR | RB | 7 | 22 | 99 | 4.50 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Brandon LeBeau | Tulane | FR | WR | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Jackie Williams | UAB | SO | WR | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14.00 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Robert Kelley | Tulane | FR | RB | 8 | 18 | 75 | 4.17 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 6 | 33 | 170 | 5.15 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | Pat Shed | UAB | SR | RB | 4 | 20 | 85 | 4.25 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 9 | 54 | 181 | 3.35 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | Tron Martinez | Marshall | SO | RB | 11 | 52 | 203 | 3.90 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Jonathan Perry | UAB | SO | QB | 9 | 24 | 93 | 3.88 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Sam McGuffie | Rice | JR | RB | 3 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Willie Carter | Tulsa | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10.00 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | A.J. Graham | Marshall | SO | QB | 3 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Quincy McDuffie | UCF | JR | WR | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11.00 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 5 | 20 | 110 | 5.50 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Albert Williams | Tulane | SR | RB | 7 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Austin Davis | USM | SR | QB | 7 | 14 | 22 | 1.57 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 5 | 9 | 44 | 4.89 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Taylor McHargue | Rice | SO | QB | 4 | 13 | 56 | 4.31 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Kendrick Hardy | USM | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Jeff Godfrey | UCF | SO | QB | 6 | 23 | 53 | 2.30 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Bryce Beall | Houston | SR | RB | 3 | 8 | 45 | 5.63 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Desmond Johnson | USM | JR | RB | 2 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Bryan Ellis | UAB | SR | QB | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Vance McDonald | Rice | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | G.J. Kinne | Tulsa | SR | QB | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Nick Lamaison | UTEP | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | -20 | -2.00 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Leilyon Myers | UTEP | SR | RB | 8 | 24 | 89 | 3.71 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Carson Meger | UTEP | SO | QB | 1 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Kyle Padron | SMU | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Ryan Griffin | Tulane | JR | QB | 7 | 11 | 12 | 1.09 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Jeremy Hester | USM | SO | RB | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Brynn Harvey | UCF | JR | RB | 4 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Vernon Frazier | UTEP | SR | RB | 7 | 13 | 39 | 3.00 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Alex Singleton | Tulsa | JR | RB | 2 | 4 | 21 | 5.25 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | C.J. Crawford | Marshall | SO | TE | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Case Keenum | Houston | SR | QB | 4 | 11 | -57 | -5.18 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Jerrell Rhodes | Memphis | SO | RB | 2 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | FR | RB | 2 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Mike Edwards | UTEP | JR | WR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||