2011 National Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 172 | 1096 | 6.37 | 16 | 54 | 34 | 33 | 8 |
| 2 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 13 | 139 | 974 | 7.01 | 12 | 89 | 30 | 30 | 9 |
| 2 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 188 | 974 | 5.18 | 7 | 56 | 21 | 23 | 5 |
| 4 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 122 | 967 | 7.93 | 9 | 90 | 20 | 22 | 13 |
| 5 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 13 | 135 | 930 | 6.89 | 7 | 76 | 23 | 24 | 8 |
| 6 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 161 | 918 | 5.70 | 4 | 48 | 29 | 30 | 13 |
| 7 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 13 | 132 | 909 | 6.89 | 7 | 80 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
| 8 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 158 | 893 | 5.65 | 4 | 55 | 22 | 22 | 7 |
| 9 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 147 | 878 | 5.97 | 6 | 99 | 23 | 23 | 8 |
| 10 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 13 | 132 | 812 | 6.15 | 8 | 60 | 21 | 22 | 8 |
| 11 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 13 | 164 | 808 | 4.93 | 8 | 62 | 19 | 18 | 6 |
| 12 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 13 | 142 | 804 | 5.66 | 5 | 70 | 19 | 20 | 5 |
| 13 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 12 | 148 | 801 | 5.41 | 7 | 65 | 22 | 24 | 6 |
| 14 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 12 | 124 | 787 | 6.35 | 6 | 59 | 25 | 25 | 8 |
| 15 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 13 | 167 | 782 | 4.68 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 16 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 12 | 166 | 778 | 4.69 | 4 | 58 | 18 | 19 | 6 |
| 17 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 13 | 162 | 777 | 4.80 | 7 | 45 | 21 | 21 | 3 |
| 18 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 13 | 137 | 765 | 5.58 | 10 | 65 | 22 | 24 | 9 |
| 19 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | SO | RB | 13 | 138 | 751 | 5.44 | 3 | 43 | 26 | 27 | 4 |
| 20 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 10 | 86 | 747 | 8.69 | 5 | 48 | 27 | 28 | 8 |
| 21 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 13 | 154 | 746 | 4.84 | 3 | 56 | 23 | 26 | 6 |
| 22 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 136 | 739 | 5.43 | 9 | 69 | 16 | 17 | 6 |
| 23 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 10 | 106 | 715 | 6.75 | 4 | 67 | 22 | 22 | 9 |
| 23 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 13 | 126 | 715 | 5.67 | 7 | 74 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| 25 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 12 | 163 | 706 | 4.33 | 2 | 65 | 17 | 18 | 5 |
| 26 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 14 | 91 | 703 | 7.73 | 7 | 51 | 26 | 27 | 9 |
| 27 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 8 | 108 | 696 | 6.44 | 8 | 75 | 18 | 18 | 8 |
| 28 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 115 | 682 | 5.93 | 3 | 79 | 14 | 15 | 7 |
| 29 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 14 | 114 | 669 | 5.87 | 8 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 6 |
| 30 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 13 | 135 | 666 | 4.93 | 9 | 70 | 19 | 19 | 7 |
| 31 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 12 | 130 | 658 | 5.06 | 4 | 53 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 32 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 83 | 654 | 7.88 | 2 | 57 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
| 33 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 13 | 145 | 652 | 4.50 | 6 | 56 | 16 | 16 | 3 |
| 34 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 12 | 144 | 649 | 4.51 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
| 35 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 10 | 112 | 646 | 5.77 | 7 | 40 | 20 | 22 | 4 |
| 36 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 13 | 120 | 638 | 5.32 | 6 | 55 | 22 | 22 | 4 |
| 37 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 13 | 89 | 629 | 7.07 | 5 | 58 | 13 | 14 | 8 |
| 38 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 11 | 122 | 622 | 5.10 | 9 | 36 | 16 | 18 | 6 |
| 39 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 12 | 117 | 615 | 5.26 | 5 | 48 | 17 | 21 | 5 |
| 40 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 70 | 606 | 8.66 | 3 | 82 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
| 41 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 13 | 128 | 604 | 4.72 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 42 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 13 | 107 | 593 | 5.54 | 11 | 59 | 15 | 16 | 4 |
| 43 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 13 | 116 | 586 | 5.05 | 2 | 47 | 21 | 20 | 6 |
| 44 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 12 | 145 | 582 | 4.01 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 45 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 14 | 99 | 575 | 5.81 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
| 46 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 13 | 108 | 571 | 5.29 | 4 | 47 | 13 | 15 | 5 |
| 47 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 12 | 105 | 563 | 5.36 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 21 | 4 |
| 47 | James Washington | NC State | JR | RB | 13 | 135 | 563 | 4.17 | 3 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 49 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 13 | 130 | 560 | 4.31 | 12 | 63 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| 50 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 13 | 73 | 557 | 7.63 | 3 | 67 | 17 | 18 | 8 |
| 51 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 12 | 95 | 542 | 5.71 | 2 | 47 | 17 | 16 | 4 |
| 52 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 13 | 91 | 537 | 5.90 | 3 | 72 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 53 | Mike Ball | Nevada | JR | RB | 7 | 85 | 528 | 6.21 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| 54 | Isaiah Crowell | Georgia | FR | RB | 12 | 103 | 527 | 5.12 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
| 55 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 12 | 70 | 520 | 7.43 | 2 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 56 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 13 | 66 | 517 | 7.83 | 3 | 74 | 13 | 15 | 5 |
| 56 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 11 | 130 | 517 | 3.98 | 9 | 66 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 58 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 13 | 109 | 513 | 4.71 | 9 | 67 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 59 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 12 | 126 | 511 | 4.06 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
| 60 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 14 | 100 | 510 | 5.10 | 6 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| 60 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | FR | RB | 12 | 121 | 510 | 4.21 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
| 62 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | JR | RB | 12 | 94 | 503 | 5.35 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
| 63 | Lampford Mark | Nevada | SR | RB | 8 | 81 | 500 | 6.17 | 5 | 85 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| 63 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 13 | 88 | 500 | 5.68 | 3 | 52 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| 65 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 12 | 90 | 496 | 5.51 | 1 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 66 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 11 | 98 | 495 | 5.05 | 9 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 3 |
| 67 | Javonti Greene | E Mich | SO | RB | 11 | 84 | 492 | 5.86 | 4 | 50 | 14 | 15 | 5 |
| 68 | Darrell Scott | S Florida | JR | RB | 11 | 75 | 489 | 6.52 | 3 | 56 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| 69 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 13 | 105 | 487 | 4.64 | 7 | 62 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 70 | Michael Ford | LSU | SO | RB | 14 | 77 | 481 | 6.25 | 3 | 49 | 14 | 16 | 4 |
| 71 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 11 | 62 | 478 | 7.71 | 4 | 79 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 72 | Lennon Creer | La Tech | SR | RB | 10 | 95 | 474 | 4.99 | 3 | 53 | 13 | 14 | 2 |
| 73 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 12 | 96 | 473 | 4.93 | 2 | 63 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| 74 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | SO | RB | 11 | 69 | 468 | 6.78 | 3 | 80 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| 75 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 92 | 466 | 5.07 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
| 75 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 11 | 93 | 466 | 5.01 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 77 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 57 | 464 | 8.14 | 2 | 77 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 78 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 11 | 85 | 462 | 5.44 | 6 | 54 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 79 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 11 | 101 | 459 | 4.54 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| 80 | Dustin Garrison | WVU | FR | RB | 10 | 83 | 450 | 5.42 | 4 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| 81 | Rolandan Finch | BC | SO | RB | 11 | 85 | 441 | 5.19 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| 82 | Brandon Pendergrass | Wk Forest | SR | RB | 12 | 95 | 439 | 4.62 | 4 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| 83 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 13 | 58 | 438 | 7.55 | 5 | 56 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| 84 | Dan Herron | Ohio State | SR | RB | 7 | 75 | 435 | 5.80 | 2 | 57 | 11 | 12 | 5 |
| 85 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | SO | RB | 12 | 48 | 433 | 9.02 | 5 | 67 | 12 | 13 | 6 |
| 85 | Dominique Whaley | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 6 | 68 | 433 | 6.37 | 5 | 64 | 11 | 12 | 5 |
| 85 | Marcus Lattimore | S Carolina | SO | RB | 7 | 81 | 433 | 5.35 | 5 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 85 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | SR | RB | 12 | 98 | 433 | 4.42 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
| 89 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | FR | RB | 12 | 95 | 432 | 4.55 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 90 | James White | Wisconsin | SO | RB | 13 | 81 | 430 | 5.31 | 4 | 49 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 91 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 13 | 91 | 427 | 4.69 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 1 |
| 92 | JJ Di Luigi | BYU | SR | RB | 13 | 78 | 418 | 5.36 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 11 | 3 |
| 93 | Tevin Drake | W Mich | SO | RB | 12 | 63 | 414 | 6.57 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
| 94 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 12 | 67 | 413 | 6.16 | 0 | 47 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 94 | Hunter Lee | La Tech | FR | RB | 9 | 74 | 413 | 5.58 | 3 | 48 | 13 | 12 | 2 |
| 96 | Malcolm Brown | Texas | FR | RB | 10 | 104 | 409 | 3.93 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 97 | Spencer Ware | LSU | SO | RB | 13 | 98 | 406 | 4.14 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 98 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | FR | QB | 10 | 60 | 404 | 6.73 | 6 | 56 | 11 | 12 | 5 |
| 99 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 11 | 73 | 403 | 5.52 | 6 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 100 | David Sims | Ga Tech | SO | QB | 12 | 79 | 402 | 5.09 | 4 | 41 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||