2011 National Leaders Rushing - From Own 21 To 39 Yard Line through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 14 | 48 | 517 | 10.77 | 1 | 68 | 24 | 18 | 6 |
| 2 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 12 | 51 | 388 | 7.61 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| 3 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 13 | 75 | 565 | 7.53 | 2 | 76 | 22 | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 74 | 479 | 6.47 | 0 | 44 | 26 | 16 | 3 |
| 3 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 13 | 68 | 433 | 6.37 | 0 | 54 | 21 | 16 | 4 |
| 6 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 12 | 85 | 449 | 5.28 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 8 |
| 6 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 13 | 65 | 349 | 5.37 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | JR | QB | 13 | 45 | 245 | 5.44 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 13 | 76 | 441 | 5.80 | 0 | 42 | 20 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 9 | 47 | 430 | 9.15 | 1 | 68 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 13 | 65 | 493 | 7.58 | 1 | 70 | 15 | 13 | 5 |
| 11 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 14 | 59 | 485 | 8.22 | 0 | 57 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
| 11 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 13 | 81 | 474 | 5.85 | 1 | 61 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 13 | 86 | 464 | 5.40 | 0 | 68 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | James White | Iowa State | SO | RB | 13 | 50 | 348 | 6.96 | 1 | 76 | 14 | 13 | 5 |
| 16 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 13 | 106 | 539 | 5.08 | 1 | 65 | 26 | 12 | 4 |
| 16 | Alex Gillett | E Mich | JR | QB | 12 | 46 | 281 | 6.11 | 0 | 58 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 16 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 13 | 58 | 251 | 4.33 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 19 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 13 | 79 | 484 | 6.13 | 1 | 62 | 21 | 11 | 5 |
| 19 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 10 | 64 | 482 | 7.53 | 2 | 63 | 23 | 11 | 7 |
| 19 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 12 | 34 | 427 | 12.56 | 3 | 77 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
| 19 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 12 | 37 | 415 | 11.22 | 1 | 72 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| 19 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 12 | 66 | 415 | 6.29 | 1 | 78 | 18 | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 11 | 57 | 295 | 5.18 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 19 | Brandon Bolden | Miss | SR | RB | 10 | 38 | 224 | 5.89 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
| 19 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 13 | 67 | 183 | 2.73 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 27 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 12 | 108 | 521 | 4.82 | 0 | 56 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| 27 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 12 | 89 | 472 | 5.30 | 1 | 68 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 27 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 12 | 68 | 407 | 5.99 | 0 | 50 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 27 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 13 | 55 | 406 | 7.38 | 2 | 74 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 27 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 12 | 65 | 391 | 6.02 | 0 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 4 |
| 27 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 12 | 69 | 389 | 5.64 | 1 | 69 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 27 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 12 | 46 | 375 | 8.15 | 0 | 57 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 27 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 12 | 39 | 322 | 8.26 | 1 | 70 | 13 | 10 | 5 |
| 27 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 9 | 32 | 319 | 9.97 | 1 | 79 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 27 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 13 | 56 | 299 | 5.34 | 0 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 27 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 12 | 62 | 276 | 4.45 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 27 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 11 | 57 | 264 | 4.63 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 27 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | JR | RB | 11 | 23 | 246 | 10.70 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 27 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 11 | 50 | 181 | 3.62 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 27 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 12 | 41 | 168 | 4.10 | 1 | 62 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| 42 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 13 | 64 | 395 | 6.17 | 2 | 77 | 19 | 9 | 4 |
| 42 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 13 | 44 | 392 | 8.91 | 1 | 67 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| 42 | Chris Coyer | Temple | SO | QB | 6 | 21 | 330 | 15.71 | 2 | 74 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| 42 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 13 | 65 | 325 | 5.00 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 42 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 11 | 30 | 312 | 10.40 | 1 | 65 | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| 42 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 13 | 61 | 306 | 5.02 | 0 | 56 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| 42 | Adonis Thomas | Toledo | SR | RB | 10 | 38 | 302 | 7.95 | 0 | 67 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 42 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 13 | 51 | 280 | 5.49 | 0 | 47 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
| 42 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 11 | 55 | 273 | 4.96 | 0 | 52 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 42 | Mike Ball | Nevada | JR | RB | 7 | 32 | 249 | 7.78 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| 42 | Brandon Pendergrass | Wk Forest | SR | RB | 12 | 47 | 244 | 5.19 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
| 42 | Lennon Creer | La Tech | SR | RB | 10 | 46 | 242 | 5.26 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 1 |
| 42 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 8 | 23 | 206 | 8.96 | 1 | 77 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 42 | Connor Shaw | S Carolina | SO | QB | 8 | 31 | 128 | 4.13 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 56 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 13 | 67 | 421 | 6.28 | 2 | 72 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| 56 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 12 | 76 | 391 | 5.14 | 1 | 65 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| 56 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 9 | 19 | 360 | 18.95 | 3 | 79 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 56 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 11 | 54 | 360 | 6.67 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 3 |
| 56 | Michael Smith | Utah State | SR | RB | 13 | 29 | 343 | 11.83 | 2 | 77 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
| 56 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 12 | 57 | 343 | 6.02 | 1 | 79 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 56 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 8 | 43 | 324 | 7.53 | 0 | 75 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| 56 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 12 | 48 | 297 | 6.19 | 1 | 65 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 56 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 14 | 58 | 296 | 5.10 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 56 | Embry Peeples | Ga Tech | SR | RB | 12 | 20 | 295 | 14.75 | 1 | 63 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| 56 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 10 | 42 | 289 | 6.88 | 0 | 63 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 56 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 12 | 51 | 276 | 5.41 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 56 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 13 | 60 | 264 | 4.40 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
| 56 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | JR | RB | 12 | 35 | 254 | 7.26 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 56 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 9 | 45 | 244 | 5.42 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 56 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 11 | 47 | 239 | 5.09 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 56 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 11 | 23 | 238 | 10.35 | 1 | 68 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 56 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | FR | QB | 12 | 35 | 237 | 6.77 | 1 | 69 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 56 | Kevin Parks | Virginia | FR | RB | 10 | 35 | 200 | 5.71 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 56 | William Pratcher | MTSU | SO | RB | 11 | 38 | 169 | 4.45 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 56 | Logan Thomas | Va Tech | SO | QB | 12 | 44 | 160 | 3.64 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| 77 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 13 | 70 | 391 | 5.59 | 0 | 68 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 77 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 11 | 70 | 384 | 5.49 | 2 | 66 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 77 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 12 | 78 | 361 | 4.63 | 0 | 60 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 77 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 12 | 67 | 332 | 4.96 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 77 | Keola Antolin | Arizona | SR | RB | 12 | 46 | 261 | 5.67 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 77 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 13 | 37 | 260 | 7.03 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 77 | Malcolm Brown | Army | JR | RB | 11 | 26 | 249 | 9.58 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 77 | Princeton McCarty | Idaho | SR | RB | 11 | 46 | 234 | 5.09 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 77 | Paris Cotton | C Mich | SR | RB | 6 | 19 | 232 | 12.21 | 1 | 77 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 77 | Tron Martinez | Marshall | SO | RB | 12 | 48 | 228 | 4.75 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | Javonti Greene | E Mich | SO | RB | 11 | 39 | 223 | 5.72 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 77 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 13 | 55 | 200 | 3.64 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | Eric Stephens | Texas Tech | JR | RB | 5 | 28 | 190 | 6.79 | 0 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 77 | Desmond Scott | Duke | JR | RB | 9 | 20 | 165 | 8.25 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 77 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 13 | 43 | 162 | 3.77 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | Blaine Gautier | La-Lafytte | JR | QB | 11 | 37 | 160 | 4.32 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 77 | Alex Carder | W Mich | JR | QB | 11 | 34 | 157 | 4.62 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | Riley Nelson | BYU | JR | QB | 8 | 23 | 153 | 6.65 | 0 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 77 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 9 | 27 | 152 | 5.63 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 96 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 13 | 71 | 328 | 4.62 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 96 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 10 | 43 | 257 | 5.98 | 0 | 63 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 96 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 13 | 42 | 256 | 6.10 | 0 | 58 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 96 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 12 | 56 | 252 | 4.50 | 0 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 96 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 13 | 44 | 248 | 5.64 | 1 | 62 | 14 | 6 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||