2011 National Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LaMichael James | Oregon | JR | RB | 8 | 180 | 1321 | 7.34 | 12 | 22.50 | 165.13 |
| 2 | Bobby Rainey | Western Ky | SR | RB | 8 | 269 | 1269 | 4.72 | 11 | 33.63 | 158.63 |
| 3 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 9 | 212 | 1399 | 6.60 | 23 | 23.56 | 155.44 |
| 4 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | JR | RB | 7 | 190 | 928 | 4.88 | 8 | 27.14 | 132.57 |
| 5 | Trent Richardson | Alabama | JR | RB | 9 | 201 | 1189 | 5.92 | 11 | 22.33 | 132.11 |
| 6 | Branden Oliver | Buffalo | SO | RB | 8 | 215 | 1013 | 4.71 | 9 | 26.88 | 126.63 |
| 7 | Zach Line | SMU | JR | RB | 6 | 125 | 756 | 6.05 | 11 | 20.83 | 126.00 |
| 8 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 8 | 193 | 1004 | 5.20 | 11 | 24.13 | 125.50 |
| 9 | Bernard Pierce | Temple | JR | RB | 7 | 158 | 878 | 5.56 | 13 | 22.57 | 125.43 |
| 10 | Ronnie Hillman | SDSU | SO | RB | 7 | 160 | 872 | 5.45 | 7 | 22.86 | 124.57 |
| 11 | David Wilson | Va Tech | JR | RB | 9 | 179 | 1111 | 6.21 | 4 | 19.89 | 123.44 |
| 12 | Chris Nwoke | CSU | SO | RB | 7 | 130 | 858 | 6.60 | 5 | 18.57 | 122.57 |
| 13 | Chandler Harnish | N Illinois | SR | QB | 9 | 146 | 1097 | 7.51 | 6 | 16.22 | 121.89 |
| 14 | Robert Turbin | Utah State | JR | RB | 7 | 136 | 817 | 6.01 | 9 | 19.43 | 116.71 |
| 15 | Terrance Ganaway | Baylor | SR | RB | 9 | 177 | 1049 | 5.93 | 13 | 19.67 | 116.56 |
| 16 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 8 | 168 | 885 | 5.27 | 3 | 21.00 | 110.63 |
| 17 | Henry Josey | Missouri | SO | RB | 7 | 116 | 768 | 6.62 | 6 | 16.57 | 109.71 |
| 18 | Chris Polk | Washington | JR | RB | 9 | 196 | 979 | 4.99 | 9 | 21.78 | 108.78 |
| 19 | Alfred Morris | FAU | SR | RB | 8 | 157 | 868 | 5.53 | 5 | 19.63 | 108.50 |
| 20 | Kenny Turner | NMSU | JR | WR | 7 | 147 | 758 | 5.16 | 8 | 21.00 | 108.29 |
| 21 | Isi Sofele | California | JR | RB | 10 | 190 | 1072 | 5.64 | 5 | 19.00 | 107.20 |
| 22 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 8 | 197 | 848 | 4.30 | 8 | 24.63 | 106.00 |
| 23 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | SO | RB | 8 | 165 | 839 | 5.08 | 7 | 20.63 | 104.88 |
| 24 | Lamar Miller | Miami (Fl) | SO | RB | 8 | 149 | 830 | 5.57 | 6 | 18.63 | 103.75 |
| 25 | Doug Martin | Boise St | SR | RB | 7 | 131 | 726 | 5.54 | 10 | 18.71 | 103.71 |
| 26 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | FR | RB | 8 | 152 | 822 | 5.41 | 7 | 19.00 | 102.75 |
| 27 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 8 | 139 | 818 | 5.88 | 6 | 17.38 | 102.25 |
| 28 | Michael Dyer | Auburn | SO | RB | 8 | 168 | 809 | 4.82 | 5 | 21.00 | 101.13 |
| 29 | John White IV | Utah | JR | RB | 9 | 213 | 910 | 4.27 | 10 | 23.67 | 101.11 |
| 30 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | JR | RB | 9 | 155 | 899 | 5.80 | 6 | 17.22 | 99.89 |
| 31 | Cameron Marshall | Ariz St | JR | RB | 9 | 177 | 885 | 5.00 | 16 | 19.67 | 98.33 |
| 31 | Dan Herron | Ohio State | SR | RB | 6 | 121 | 590 | 4.88 | 3 | 20.17 | 98.33 |
| 33 | Lance Dunbar | N Texas | SR | RB | 8 | 170 | 783 | 4.61 | 8 | 21.25 | 97.88 |
| 34 | Tevin Washington | Ga Tech | JR | QB | 8 | 187 | 777 | 4.16 | 12 | 23.38 | 97.13 |
| 35 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | FR | RB | 7 | 152 | 649 | 4.27 | 3 | 21.71 | 92.71 |
| 36 | Isaiah Pead | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 7 | 137 | 637 | 4.65 | 4 | 19.57 | 91.00 |
| 37 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | SO | RB | 9 | 136 | 815 | 5.99 | 16 | 15.11 | 90.56 |
| 38 | Donte Harden | Ohio | SR | RB | 8 | 136 | 722 | 5.31 | 2 | 17.00 | 90.25 |
| 39 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | JR | RB | 10 | 141 | 902 | 6.40 | 11 | 14.10 | 90.20 |
| 40 | Cyrus Gray | Texas A&M | SR | RB | 8 | 131 | 717 | 5.47 | 6 | 16.38 | 89.63 |
| 41 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 8 | 129 | 711 | 5.51 | 7 | 16.13 | 88.88 |
| 42 | Antwon Bailey | Syracuse | SR | RB | 7 | 139 | 622 | 4.47 | 2 | 19.86 | 88.86 |
| 43 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 7 | 128 | 615 | 4.80 | 6 | 18.29 | 87.86 |
| 44 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | JR | QB | 9 | 227 | 789 | 3.48 | 23 | 25.22 | 87.67 |
| 45 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | JR | RB | 8 | 146 | 696 | 4.77 | 8 | 18.25 | 87.00 |
| 46 | Curtis McNeal | USC | JR | RB | 9 | 110 | 775 | 7.05 | 6 | 12.22 | 86.11 |
| 47 | Joe Banyard | UTEP | SR | RB | 8 | 97 | 673 | 6.94 | 5 | 12.13 | 84.13 |
| 48 | Asher Clark | Air Force | SR | RB | 7 | 90 | 580 | 6.44 | 3 | 12.86 | 82.86 |
| 49 | Tyler Smith | Rice | SR | RB | 8 | 110 | 661 | 6.01 | 4 | 13.75 | 82.63 |
| 49 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | JR | RB | 8 | 116 | 661 | 5.70 | 7 | 14.50 | 82.63 |
| 51 | Malcolm Brown | Army | JR | RB | 1 | 11 | 82 | 7.45 | 1 | 11.00 | 82.00 |
| 51 | Raymond Maples | Army | SO | RB | 1 | 13 | 82 | 6.31 | 0 | 13.00 | 82.00 |
| 53 | Rodney Stewart | Colorado | SR | RB | 8 | 141 | 649 | 4.60 | 4 | 17.63 | 81.13 |
| 54 | Charles Sims | Houston | SO | RB | 9 | 88 | 722 | 8.20 | 8 | 9.78 | 80.22 |
| 55 | Ja'Terian Douglas | Tulsa | SO | RB | 8 | 79 | 636 | 8.05 | 2 | 9.88 | 79.50 |
| 56 | Christine Michael | Texas A&M | JR | RB | 7 | 98 | 553 | 5.64 | 3 | 14.00 | 79.00 |
| 57 | Brandon Rutley | SJSU | SR | RB | 7 | 148 | 547 | 3.70 | 7 | 21.14 | 78.14 |
| 58 | Davin Meggett | Maryland | SR | RB | 8 | 118 | 624 | 5.29 | 3 | 14.75 | 78.00 |
| 59 | Isaiah Crowell | Georgia | FR | RB | 9 | 151 | 701 | 4.64 | 4 | 16.78 | 77.89 |
| 60 | James Washington | NC State | JR | RB | 8 | 153 | 623 | 4.07 | 3 | 19.13 | 77.88 |
| 61 | Alexander Teich | Navy | SR | RB | 2 | 33 | 155 | 4.70 | 1 | 16.50 | 77.50 |
| 62 | Rolandan Finch | BC | SO | RB | 8 | 138 | 615 | 4.46 | 3 | 17.25 | 76.88 |
| 63 | Ed Wesley | TCU | JR | RB | 6 | 75 | 461 | 6.15 | 5 | 12.50 | 76.83 |
| 64 | Matt Brown | Temple | JR | RB | 8 | 109 | 614 | 5.63 | 3 | 13.63 | 76.75 |
| 65 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 8 | 137 | 611 | 4.46 | 11 | 17.13 | 76.38 |
| 66 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 9 | 127 | 683 | 5.38 | 5 | 14.11 | 75.89 |
| 67 | James Franklin | Missouri | SO | QB | 9 | 152 | 682 | 4.49 | 11 | 16.89 | 75.78 |
| 68 | Orleans Darkwa | Tulane | SO | RB | 8 | 140 | 606 | 4.33 | 7 | 17.50 | 75.75 |
| 69 | Morgan Williams | Toledo | SR | RB | 8 | 117 | 594 | 5.08 | 9 | 14.63 | 74.25 |
| 70 | C.J. Brown | Maryland | SO | QB | 7 | 74 | 514 | 6.95 | 4 | 10.57 | 73.43 |
| 71 | John Hubert | Kansas St | SO | RB | 9 | 144 | 647 | 4.49 | 2 | 16.00 | 71.89 |
| 72 | Vick Ballard | Miss St | SR | RB | 8 | 122 | 572 | 4.69 | 2 | 15.25 | 71.50 |
| 73 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | FR | RB | 8 | 141 | 571 | 4.05 | 3 | 17.63 | 71.38 |
| 74 | Brett Smith | Wyoming | FR | QB | 7 | 80 | 493 | 6.16 | 6 | 11.43 | 70.43 |
| 75 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | JR | RB | 8 | 89 | 563 | 6.33 | 3 | 11.13 | 70.38 |
| 76 | Perry Jones | Virginia | JR | RB | 8 | 104 | 557 | 5.36 | 3 | 13.00 | 69.63 |
| 77 | Jonas Gray | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 1 | 12 | 69 | 5.75 | 3 | 12.00 | 69.00 |
| 78 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 8 | 114 | 550 | 4.82 | 7 | 14.25 | 68.75 |
| 78 | Brandon Pendergrass | Wk Forest | SR | RB | 8 | 116 | 550 | 4.74 | 7 | 14.50 | 68.75 |
| 80 | Waymon James | TCU | SO | RB | 7 | 67 | 479 | 7.15 | 4 | 9.57 | 68.43 |
| 81 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | JR | RB | 10 | 111 | 680 | 6.13 | 3 | 11.10 | 68.00 |
| 81 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | FR | RB | 8 | 128 | 544 | 4.25 | 7 | 16.00 | 68.00 |
| 83 | Dominque White | E Mich | JR | RB | 8 | 114 | 539 | 4.73 | 5 | 14.25 | 67.38 |
| 84 | Dionza Bradford | UNLV | FR | RB | 7 | 100 | 470 | 4.70 | 3 | 14.29 | 67.14 |
| 85 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | FR | RB | 8 | 99 | 537 | 5.42 | 3 | 12.38 | 67.13 |
| 86 | Jasmin Hopkins | N Illinois | SR | RB | 9 | 126 | 604 | 4.79 | 11 | 14.00 | 67.11 |
| 87 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | JR | RB | 1 | 11 | 66 | 6.00 | 2 | 11.00 | 66.00 |
| 87 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | SO | RB | 6 | 71 | 396 | 5.58 | 5 | 11.83 | 66.00 |
| 89 | Chris Rainey | Florida | SR | RB | 7 | 98 | 460 | 4.69 | 0 | 14.00 | 65.71 |
| 90 | James White | Iowa State | SO | RB | 9 | 117 | 590 | 5.04 | 5 | 13.00 | 65.56 |
| 91 | Jamal Woodyard | USM | FR | RB | 9 | 87 | 585 | 6.72 | 2 | 9.67 | 65.00 |
| 91 | Larry Dixon | Army | FR | RB | 1 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 10.00 | 65.00 |
| 91 | Hunter Lee | La Tech | FR | RB | 7 | 90 | 455 | 5.06 | 4 | 12.86 | 65.00 |
| 94 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | SO | RB | 8 | 93 | 519 | 5.58 | 2 | 11.63 | 64.88 |
| 95 | Matthew Tucker | TCU | JR | RB | 7 | 68 | 454 | 6.68 | 7 | 9.71 | 64.86 |
| 96 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | FR | RB | 7 | 129 | 451 | 3.50 | 5 | 18.43 | 64.43 |
| 97 | Jeremy Smith | Okla St | SO | RB | 8 | 55 | 509 | 9.25 | 6 | 6.88 | 63.63 |
| 98 | Devonta Freeman | FSU | FR | RB | 7 | 76 | 445 | 5.86 | 5 | 10.86 | 63.57 |
| 99 | Roy Finch | Oklahoma | SO | RB | 9 | 96 | 567 | 5.91 | 3 | 10.67 | 63.00 |
| 99 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 6 | 67 | 378 | 5.64 | 5 | 11.17 | 63.00 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.