2011 National Leaders Rushing - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 9 | 79 | 485 | 6.14 | 3 | 48 | 23 | 18 | 6 |
| 2 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 7 | 57 | 385 | 6.75 | 4 | 67 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 5 | 38 | 319 | 8.39 | 3 | 62 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | Bradley Randle | UNLV | SO | RB | 7 | 66 | 314 | 4.76 | 1 | 55 | 17 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | FR | RB | 9 | 72 | 288 | 4.00 | 3 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | Crusoe Gongbay | New Mexico | FR | RB | 8 | 61 | 274 | 4.49 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 4 | 34 | 258 | 7.59 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 3 | 41 | 251 | 6.12 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 7 | 35 | 250 | 7.14 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| 10 | James White | Iowa State | SO | RB | 5 | 25 | 246 | 9.84 | 3 | 76 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 4 | 26 | 245 | 9.42 | 2 | 80 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Benny Cunningham | MTSU | JR | RB | 6 | 51 | 242 | 4.75 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 13 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 5 | 45 | 237 | 5.27 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 5 | 24 | 227 | 9.46 | 2 | 97 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 6 | 49 | 218 | 4.45 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 16 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 5 | 43 | 213 | 4.95 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | Princeton McCarty | Idaho | SR | RB | 6 | 26 | 200 | 7.69 | 1 | 82 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | William Pratcher | MTSU | SO | RB | 7 | 39 | 190 | 4.87 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | Rolandan Finch | BC | SO | RB | 5 | 46 | 187 | 4.07 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 4 | 18 | 185 | 10.28 | 2 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 6 | 71 | 184 | 2.59 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 3 | 29 | 182 | 6.28 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 22 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 7 | 38 | 182 | 4.79 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 5 | 52 | 179 | 3.44 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 3 | 29 | 174 | 6.00 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | James Sims | Kansas | SO | RB | 7 | 40 | 171 | 4.28 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Paris Cotton | C Mich | SR | RB | 4 | 14 | 167 | 11.93 | 1 | 77 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 28 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 7 | 15 | 166 | 11.07 | 2 | 77 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 28 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 8 | 38 | 166 | 4.37 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 30 | Keola Antolin | Arizona | SR | RB | 6 | 33 | 165 | 5.00 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 31 | Tre Roberson | Indiana | FR | QB | 5 | 45 | 164 | 3.64 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 32 | Turner Petersen | Rice | SO | RB | 6 | 32 | 161 | 5.03 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 33 | Artaves Gibson | Memphis | FR | RB | 6 | 50 | 157 | 3.14 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Kriss Proctor | Navy | SR | QB | 2 | 28 | 155 | 5.54 | 2 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 35 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | SR | RB | 6 | 40 | 154 | 3.85 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Malcolm Brown | Army | JR | RB | 4 | 17 | 151 | 8.88 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 37 | Derrick Coleman | UCLA | SR | RB | 7 | 29 | 146 | 5.03 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 38 | Larry Dixon | Army | FR | RB | 5 | 25 | 144 | 5.76 | 1 | 57 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 39 | Tony Jones | Colorado | FR | RB | 6 | 44 | 143 | 3.25 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 40 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 4 | 23 | 140 | 6.09 | 2 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 41 | Dionza Bradford | UNLV | FR | RB | 6 | 35 | 138 | 3.94 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 42 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 4 | 26 | 137 | 5.27 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 43 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | FR | RB | 5 | 32 | 133 | 4.16 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 3 | 25 | 131 | 5.24 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 45 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 3 | 35 | 129 | 3.69 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Robert Griffin III | Baylor | JR | QB | 4 | 19 | 124 | 6.53 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 47 | Travon Van | Marshall | FR | RB | 5 | 26 | 122 | 4.69 | 1 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Morgan Newton | Kentucky | JR | QB | 3 | 17 | 120 | 7.06 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 49 | Brandon Bolden | Miss | SR | RB | 6 | 21 | 119 | 5.67 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 50 | Adam Muema | SDSU | FR | RB | 1 | 10 | 118 | 11.80 | 2 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 50 | Demarcus Rogers | New Mexico | SO | RB | 8 | 41 | 118 | 2.88 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | FR | RB | 6 | 24 | 116 | 4.83 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 53 | Jared Hassin | Army | JR | RB | 4 | 25 | 114 | 4.56 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 54 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 3 | 14 | 112 | 8.00 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | Shawn Southward | Troy | JR | RB | 6 | 26 | 111 | 4.27 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 56 | Tim Phillips | C Mich | SO | RB | 3 | 14 | 107 | 7.64 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 57 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 2 | 26 | 104 | 4.00 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 3 | 17 | 103 | 6.06 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 59 | Josh Ford | Colorado | SO | RB | 4 | 16 | 102 | 6.38 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 59 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 5 | 26 | 102 | 3.92 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 61 | Kolton Browning | La-Monroe | SO | QB | 4 | 28 | 101 | 3.61 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 62 | Tony Pierson | Kansas | FR | RB | 6 | 28 | 100 | 3.57 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 63 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | SO | RB | 5 | 28 | 99 | 3.54 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Ryan Houston | N Carolina | SR | RB | 3 | 15 | 98 | 6.53 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Marlin Lane Jr. | Tennessee | FR | RB | 4 | 18 | 97 | 5.39 | 0 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 | Tony Creecy | NC State | FR | RB | 4 | 22 | 97 | 4.41 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 65 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 4 | 23 | 97 | 4.22 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Jamel Martin | BGSU | FR | RB | 3 | 25 | 97 | 3.88 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | Billy Foster | Memphis | SR | WR | 4 | 26 | 97 | 3.73 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 65 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | FR | RB | 6 | 29 | 97 | 3.34 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Darrian Miller | Kansas | FR | RB | 6 | 36 | 97 | 2.69 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 72 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 3 | 30 | 96 | 3.20 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Jason Ford | Illinois | SR | RB | 3 | 20 | 95 | 4.75 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Tarean Austin | New Mexico | SO | QB | 4 | 24 | 95 | 3.96 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 75 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 4 | 22 | 94 | 4.27 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | Mike DeWitt | Air Force | JR | RB | 2 | 8 | 93 | 11.63 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 77 | Torrance Hunt | ECU | SO | RB | 2 | 23 | 92 | 4.00 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 78 | Barry Brunetti | Miss | SO | QB | 2 | 26 | 90 | 3.46 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 78 | Enrique Davis | Miss | SR | RB | 4 | 29 | 90 | 3.10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Jonathan George | Kentucky | SO | RB | 5 | 25 | 89 | 3.56 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 4 | 16 | 87 | 5.44 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 81 | Mike Ball | Nevada | JR | RB | 2 | 19 | 87 | 4.58 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 81 | Brandon Pendergrass | Wk Forest | SR | RB | 3 | 19 | 87 | 4.58 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | James Washington | NC State | JR | RB | 5 | 25 | 86 | 3.44 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | JR | RB | 1 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 1 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 | Broderick Alexander | Akron | SO | RB | 5 | 19 | 84 | 4.42 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 5 | 26 | 84 | 3.23 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Robert Kelley | Tulane | FR | RB | 5 | 17 | 83 | 4.88 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | CoShik Williams | Kentucky | JR | RB | 3 | 22 | 79 | 3.59 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Rickey Galvin | Wash St | FR | RB | 3 | 14 | 78 | 5.57 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Jeff Woody | Iowa State | SO | RB | 4 | 16 | 78 | 4.88 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | Carl Winston | Wash St | JR | RB | 4 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | D.J. Adams | Maryland | SO | RB | 4 | 23 | 78 | 3.39 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | JR | RB | 4 | 13 | 76 | 5.85 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 94 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | FR | RB | 4 | 21 | 76 | 3.62 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Aaron Crawford | Texas Tech | SR | RB | 5 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | Kama Bailey | Idaho | SR | RB | 4 | 19 | 75 | 3.95 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 96 | Jeff Murphy | MTSU | JR | QB | 6 | 21 | 75 | 3.57 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | Kenny Williams | Texas Tech | FR | RB | 4 | 24 | 75 | 3.13 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 100 | Stephfon Green | Penn State | SR | RB | 3 | 18 | 74 | 4.11 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||