2011 National Leaders Rushing - In The 4th Quarter through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 11 | 81 | 537 | 6.63 | 6 | 62 | 25 | 18 | 6 |
| 2 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 93 | 530 | 5.70 | 5 | 56 | 20 | 14 | 5 |
| 3 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 13 | 77 | 476 | 6.18 | 1 | 57 | 17 | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 10 | 58 | 454 | 7.83 | 6 | 71 | 20 | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 11 | 71 | 436 | 6.14 | 7 | 59 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| 6 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 12 | 87 | 422 | 4.85 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 11 | 58 | 403 | 6.95 | 8 | 80 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 47 | 380 | 8.09 | 2 | 82 | 15 | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 9 | 57 | 343 | 6.02 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 10 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 58 | 336 | 5.79 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 5 |
| 11 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 10 | 58 | 331 | 5.71 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| 12 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 11 | 62 | 328 | 5.29 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 1 |
| 13 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 11 | 49 | 325 | 6.63 | 2 | 72 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 11 | 56 | 324 | 5.79 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 2 |
| 14 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 12 | 75 | 324 | 4.32 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 16 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 7 | 36 | 320 | 8.89 | 3 | 75 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| 17 | Jalston Fowler | Alabama | SO | RB | 9 | 42 | 312 | 7.43 | 3 | 69 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| 18 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 13 | 43 | 305 | 7.09 | 4 | 55 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 19 | Lampford Mark | Nevada | SR | RB | 8 | 47 | 304 | 6.47 | 3 | 85 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 10 | 48 | 302 | 6.29 | 2 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 11 | 29 | 301 | 10.38 | 2 | 68 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 21 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 9 | 43 | 301 | 7.00 | 2 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 21 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 9 | 50 | 301 | 6.02 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 24 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 11 | 49 | 299 | 6.10 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 4 |
| 25 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 11 | 61 | 294 | 4.82 | 2 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 26 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 8 | 45 | 288 | 6.40 | 5 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 27 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 8 | 55 | 284 | 5.16 | 4 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| 28 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 45 | 277 | 6.16 | 3 | 58 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 29 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 10 | 56 | 272 | 4.86 | 3 | 60 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 29 | James Washington | NC State | JR | RB | 13 | 70 | 272 | 3.89 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 12 | 55 | 271 | 4.93 | 3 | 55 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 32 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 8 | 48 | 270 | 5.63 | 3 | 52 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 33 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 12 | 46 | 261 | 5.67 | 2 | 47 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 33 | Rolandan Finch | BC | SO | RB | 9 | 57 | 261 | 4.58 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 35 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 11 | 52 | 257 | 4.94 | 3 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 35 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 9 | 52 | 257 | 4.94 | 1 | 63 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 37 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 56 | 255 | 4.55 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 37 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 11 | 84 | 255 | 3.04 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 1 |
| 39 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | JR | RB | 13 | 31 | 249 | 8.03 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 11 | 53 | 247 | 4.66 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 41 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 12 | 39 | 246 | 6.31 | 2 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 1 |
| 42 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 12 | 51 | 245 | 4.80 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 43 | Chris Coyer | Temple | SO | QB | 6 | 22 | 244 | 11.09 | 2 | 74 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 43 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | SO | RB | 8 | 24 | 244 | 10.17 | 3 | 67 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 45 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 9 | 44 | 243 | 5.52 | 5 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 45 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 11 | 63 | 243 | 3.86 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 47 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 11 | 43 | 242 | 5.63 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 48 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 10 | 55 | 240 | 4.36 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 49 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 8 | 30 | 235 | 7.83 | 4 | 69 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 50 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 8 | 27 | 232 | 8.59 | 0 | 74 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 51 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | SO | RB | 7 | 43 | 222 | 5.16 | 3 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 51 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 10 | 60 | 222 | 3.70 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 53 | Herschel Sims | Okla St | FR | RB | 4 | 25 | 221 | 8.84 | 2 | 81 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 53 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 12 | 43 | 221 | 5.14 | 5 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 1 |
| 55 | Joe Bergeron | Texas | FR | RB | 8 | 34 | 219 | 6.44 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 56 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 9 | 30 | 217 | 7.23 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 57 | Drew Wright | Boise St | JR | RB | 7 | 41 | 215 | 5.24 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 12 | 47 | 215 | 4.57 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 59 | B.J. Daniels | S Florida | JR | QB | 8 | 27 | 213 | 7.89 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 59 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 9 | 40 | 213 | 5.33 | 2 | 44 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 59 | Lennon Creer | La Tech | SR | RB | 8 | 61 | 213 | 3.49 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 62 | Javonti Greene | E Mich | SO | RB | 7 | 34 | 212 | 6.24 | 3 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 62 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 9 | 51 | 212 | 4.16 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 3 |
| 64 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 12 | 54 | 211 | 3.91 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 65 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 6 | 37 | 208 | 5.62 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 66 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 7 | 19 | 206 | 10.84 | 3 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 67 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 10 | 36 | 204 | 5.67 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 68 | Troy Pollard | Illinois | SR | RB | 9 | 23 | 203 | 8.83 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 69 | Alfred Blue | LSU | SO | RB | 7 | 30 | 202 | 6.73 | 4 | 48 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 70 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 12 | 48 | 200 | 4.17 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 71 | Devonta Freeman | FSU | FR | RB | 8 | 34 | 199 | 5.85 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 71 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 9 | 51 | 199 | 3.90 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 73 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 7 | 20 | 198 | 9.90 | 2 | 77 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 73 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | FR | RB | 5 | 22 | 198 | 9.00 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 75 | Spencer Ware | LSU | SO | RB | 9 | 38 | 196 | 5.16 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 75 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 10 | 39 | 196 | 5.03 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 75 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 8 | 43 | 196 | 4.56 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 78 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 10 | 46 | 195 | 4.24 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 79 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 10 | 24 | 194 | 8.08 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 79 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 9 | 49 | 194 | 3.96 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 81 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 8 | 33 | 193 | 5.85 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
| 82 | Ghaali Muhammad | Wyoming | JR | RB | 6 | 20 | 191 | 9.55 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 83 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 9 | 47 | 190 | 4.04 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 84 | Hunter Lee | La Tech | FR | RB | 7 | 44 | 189 | 4.30 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | JR | QB | 10 | 33 | 187 | 5.67 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
| 86 | Ryan Houston | N Carolina | SR | RB | 10 | 39 | 186 | 4.77 | 3 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 86 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | FR | RB | 10 | 39 | 186 | 4.77 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 86 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 11 | 44 | 186 | 4.23 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 89 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | SO | QB | 8 | 25 | 185 | 7.40 | 2 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 89 | Jeffrey Lewis | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 7 | 32 | 185 | 5.78 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 91 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 9 | 35 | 184 | 5.26 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 92 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 10 | 40 | 181 | 4.53 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| 92 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 10 | 55 | 181 | 3.29 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 94 | Dustin Garrison | WVU | FR | RB | 8 | 28 | 179 | 6.39 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 95 | Malcolm Brown | Army | JR | RB | 9 | 18 | 177 | 9.83 | 1 | 40 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 96 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 8 | 26 | 176 | 6.77 | 2 | 77 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 96 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 10 | 31 | 176 | 5.68 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 96 | Michael Ford | LSU | SO | RB | 8 | 34 | 176 | 5.18 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 99 | Morgan Newton | Kentucky | JR | QB | 6 | 23 | 175 | 7.61 | 1 | 58 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 99 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 9 | 31 | 175 | 5.65 | 3 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||