2012 National Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | SO | RB | 10 | 236 | 1603 | 6.79 | 18 | 23.60 | 160.30 |
| 2 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 7 | 208 | 1072 | 5.15 | 8 | 29.71 | 153.14 |
| 3 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 6 | 98 | 881 | 8.99 | 5 | 16.33 | 146.83 |
| 4 | Stefphon Jefferson | Nevada | JR | RB | 12 | 347 | 1744 | 5.03 | 22 | 28.92 | 145.33 |
| 5 | Antonio Andrews | Western Ky | JR | RB | 12 | 297 | 1706 | 5.74 | 11 | 24.75 | 142.17 |
| 6 | David Fluellen | Toledo | JR | RB | 10 | 230 | 1381 | 6.00 | 12 | 23.00 | 138.10 |
| 7 | Jordan Lynch | N Illinois | JR | QB | 13 | 271 | 1771 | 6.54 | 19 | 20.85 | 136.23 |
| 8 | Kenjon Barner | Oregon | SR | RB | 10 | 199 | 1360 | 6.83 | 19 | 19.90 | 136.00 |
| 9 | Kasey Carrier | New Mexico | JR | RB | 10 | 226 | 1332 | 5.89 | 14 | 22.60 | 133.20 |
| 10 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 8 | 189 | 1044 | 5.52 | 13 | 23.63 | 130.50 |
| 11 | Beau Blankenship | Ohio | JR | RB | 13 | 312 | 1604 | 5.14 | 15 | 24.00 | 123.38 |
| 12 | Giovani Bernard | N Carolina | SO | RB | 10 | 184 | 1228 | 6.67 | 12 | 18.40 | 122.80 |
| 13 | Johnathan Franklin | UCLA | SR | RB | 10 | 204 | 1213 | 5.95 | 10 | 20.40 | 121.30 |
| 14 | Zurlon Tipton | C Mich | JR | RB | 12 | 237 | 1426 | 6.02 | 18 | 19.75 | 118.83 |
| 15 | Robbie Rouse | Fresno St | SR | RB | 11 | 230 | 1298 | 5.64 | 11 | 20.91 | 118.00 |
| 16 | Jahwan Edwards | Ball State | SO | RB | 11 | 211 | 1291 | 6.12 | 14 | 19.18 | 117.36 |
| 17 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | FR | QB | 9 | 132 | 1002 | 7.59 | 18 | 14.67 | 111.33 |
| 17 | Kerwynn Williams | Utah State | SR | RB | 12 | 203 | 1336 | 6.58 | 12 | 16.92 | 111.33 |
| 19 | Kendial Lawrence | Missouri | SR | RB | 6 | 116 | 667 | 5.75 | 10 | 19.33 | 111.17 |
| 20 | Bishop Sankey | Washington | SO | RB | 8 | 181 | 878 | 4.85 | 10 | 22.63 | 109.75 |
| 21 | Dri Archer | Kent State | JR | RB | 13 | 147 | 1414 | 9.62 | 15 | 11.31 | 108.77 |
| 22 | Joseph Randle | Okla St | JR | RB | 10 | 213 | 1062 | 4.99 | 8 | 21.30 | 106.20 |
| 23 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 6 | 103 | 632 | 6.14 | 8 | 17.17 | 105.33 |
| 24 | Kenneth Dixon | La Tech | FR | RB | 9 | 151 | 941 | 6.23 | 22 | 16.78 | 104.56 |
| 25 | Montel Harris | Temple | SR | RB | 9 | 171 | 939 | 5.49 | 11 | 19.00 | 104.33 |
| 26 | Stepfan Taylor | Stanford | SR | RB | 10 | 216 | 1037 | 4.80 | 11 | 21.60 | 103.70 |
| 27 | Tim Cornett | UNLV | JR | RB | 11 | 209 | 1135 | 5.43 | 7 | 19.00 | 103.18 |
| 28 | Trent Steelman | Army | SR | QB | 11 | 214 | 1132 | 5.29 | 15 | 19.45 | 102.91 |
| 29 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 10 | 191 | 1028 | 5.38 | 12 | 19.10 | 102.80 |
| 30 | Adam Muema | SDSU | SO | RB | 11 | 187 | 1129 | 6.04 | 14 | 17.00 | 102.64 |
| 31 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 10 | 163 | 1021 | 6.26 | 9 | 16.30 | 102.10 |
| 32 | Cody Getz | Air Force | SR | RB | 11 | 172 | 1118 | 6.50 | 6 | 15.64 | 101.64 |
| 33 | George Winn | Cincinnati | SR | RB | 12 | 217 | 1209 | 5.57 | 13 | 18.08 | 100.75 |
| 34 | Latavius Murray | UCF | SR | RB | 11 | 198 | 1106 | 5.59 | 15 | 18.00 | 100.55 |
| 35 | Zac Stacy | Vanderbilt | SR | RB | 9 | 145 | 888 | 6.12 | 9 | 16.11 | 98.67 |
| 36 | Zach Line | SMU | SR | RB | 12 | 261 | 1174 | 4.50 | 13 | 21.75 | 97.83 |
| 37 | Duke Johnson | Miami (Fl) | FR | RB | 9 | 116 | 879 | 7.58 | 10 | 12.89 | 97.67 |
| 38 | John White | Utah | SR | RB | 9 | 171 | 877 | 5.13 | 8 | 19.00 | 97.44 |
| 39 | Raymond Maples | Army | JR | RB | 11 | 200 | 1056 | 5.28 | 1 | 18.18 | 96.00 |
| 40 | Trayion Durham | Kent State | SO | RB | 13 | 256 | 1244 | 4.86 | 14 | 19.69 | 95.69 |
| 41 | LaDarius Perkins | Miss St | JR | RB | 9 | 158 | 860 | 5.44 | 8 | 17.56 | 95.56 |
| 42 | Darrin Reaves | UAB | SO | RB | 10 | 192 | 955 | 4.97 | 13 | 19.20 | 95.50 |
| 43 | Todd Gurley | Georgia | FR | RB | 9 | 120 | 851 | 7.09 | 11 | 13.33 | 94.56 |
| 44 | Cody Fajardo | Nevada | SO | QB | 11 | 175 | 1040 | 5.94 | 11 | 15.91 | 94.55 |
| 45 | Charles Sims | Houston | JR | RB | 9 | 142 | 846 | 5.96 | 11 | 15.78 | 94.00 |
| 45 | Jawon Chisholm | Akron | SO | RB | 10 | 172 | 940 | 5.47 | 5 | 17.20 | 94.00 |
| 47 | Tre Mason | Auburn | SO | RB | 6 | 88 | 562 | 6.39 | 6 | 14.67 | 93.67 |
| 48 | Anthon Samuel | BGSU | SO | RB | 10 | 172 | 927 | 5.39 | 9 | 17.20 | 92.70 |
| 49 | Mike Gillislee | Florida | SR | RB | 6 | 105 | 554 | 5.28 | 4 | 17.50 | 92.33 |
| 50 | Jerome Smith | Syracuse | JR | RB | 11 | 200 | 998 | 4.99 | 2 | 18.18 | 90.73 |
| 51 | Andre Ellington | Clemson | SR | RB | 10 | 172 | 904 | 5.26 | 7 | 17.20 | 90.40 |
| 52 | Eddie Lacy | Alabama | JR | RB | 9 | 128 | 791 | 6.18 | 11 | 14.22 | 87.89 |
| 53 | Bronson Hill | E Mich | SO | RB | 10 | 129 | 876 | 6.79 | 6 | 12.90 | 87.60 |
| 54 | D.J. Harper | Boise St | SR | RB | 13 | 228 | 1137 | 4.99 | 15 | 17.54 | 87.46 |
| 55 | David Oku | Ark St | JR | RB | 11 | 220 | 955 | 4.34 | 16 | 20.00 | 86.82 |
| 56 | Tony Pierson | Kansas | SO | RB | 7 | 80 | 602 | 7.53 | 3 | 11.43 | 86.00 |
| 57 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 10 | 169 | 859 | 5.08 | 5 | 16.90 | 85.90 |
| 58 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 8 | 131 | 684 | 5.22 | 11 | 16.38 | 85.50 |
| 59 | Jawan Jamison | Rutgers | SO | RB | 12 | 240 | 1025 | 4.27 | 4 | 20.00 | 85.42 |
| 60 | De'Leon Eskridge | SJSU | SR | RB | 11 | 182 | 938 | 5.15 | 11 | 16.55 | 85.27 |
| 61 | Trey Watts | Tulsa | JR | RB | 13 | 186 | 1108 | 5.96 | 3 | 14.31 | 85.23 |
| 62 | Vintavious Cooper | ECU | JR | RB | 12 | 194 | 1018 | 5.25 | 7 | 16.17 | 84.83 |
| 63 | Shawn Southward | Troy | SR | RB | 12 | 194 | 1012 | 5.22 | 10 | 16.17 | 84.33 |
| 64 | C.J. Anderson | California | SR | RB | 8 | 93 | 655 | 7.04 | 4 | 11.63 | 81.88 |
| 65 | Jeff Scott | Miss | JR | RB | 6 | 100 | 491 | 4.91 | 3 | 16.67 | 81.83 |
| 66 | Dennis Johnson | Arkansas | SR | RB | 8 | 111 | 651 | 5.86 | 8 | 13.88 | 81.38 |
| 67 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 10 | 125 | 810 | 6.48 | 7 | 12.50 | 81.00 |
| 68 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 8 | 89 | 643 | 7.22 | 8 | 11.13 | 80.38 |
| 69 | Cierre Wood | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 7 | 84 | 561 | 6.68 | 3 | 12.00 | 80.14 |
| 70 | Silas Redd | USC | JR | RB | 9 | 124 | 719 | 5.80 | 5 | 13.78 | 79.89 |
| 71 | Brandin Byrd | N Texas | JR | RB | 10 | 173 | 789 | 4.56 | 4 | 17.30 | 78.90 |
| 72 | Theo Riddick | Notre Dame | SR | RB | 9 | 132 | 709 | 5.37 | 4 | 14.67 | 78.78 |
| 73 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 10 | 177 | 783 | 4.42 | 6 | 17.70 | 78.30 |
| 74 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 9 | 142 | 696 | 4.90 | 4 | 15.78 | 77.33 |
| 75 | Dareyon Chance | W Mich | JR | RB | 11 | 153 | 850 | 5.56 | 3 | 13.91 | 77.27 |
| 75 | Ray Graham | Pittsburgh | SR | RB | 11 | 192 | 850 | 4.43 | 10 | 17.45 | 77.27 |
| 77 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 10 | 152 | 770 | 5.07 | 6 | 15.20 | 77.00 |
| 78 | Gee Gee Greene | Navy | SR | RB | 11 | 111 | 831 | 7.49 | 3 | 10.09 | 75.55 |
| 79 | Damien Williams | Oklahoma | JR | RB | 9 | 115 | 675 | 5.87 | 10 | 12.78 | 75.00 |
| 80 | Ray Holley | La Tech | SR | RB | 8 | 104 | 597 | 5.74 | 7 | 13.00 | 74.63 |
| 81 | Alonzo Harris | La-Lafytte | SO | RB | 11 | 150 | 813 | 5.42 | 9 | 13.64 | 73.91 |
| 82 | Storm Woods | Oregon St | FR | RB | 9 | 140 | 658 | 4.70 | 9 | 15.56 | 73.11 |
| 83 | Lyle McCombs | U Conn | SO | RB | 10 | 214 | 727 | 3.40 | 6 | 21.40 | 72.70 |
| 84 | Cole Gautsche | New Mexico | FR | QB | 9 | 85 | 654 | 7.69 | 5 | 9.44 | 72.67 |
| 85 | Donnell Alexander | CSU | FR | RB | 7 | 91 | 506 | 5.56 | 4 | 13.00 | 72.29 |
| 86 | Nathan Jeffery | UTEP | SO | RB | 10 | 163 | 720 | 4.42 | 7 | 16.30 | 72.00 |
| 87 | Kedrick Rhodes | FIU | JR | RB | 10 | 167 | 714 | 4.28 | 4 | 16.70 | 71.40 |
| 88 | Jordan Parker | MTSU | FR | RB | 12 | 166 | 851 | 5.13 | 3 | 13.83 | 70.92 |
| 89 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 10 | 118 | 708 | 6.00 | 11 | 11.80 | 70.80 |
| 89 | Collin Klein | Kansas St | SR | QB | 10 | 154 | 708 | 4.60 | 19 | 15.40 | 70.80 |
| 91 | Larry Dixon | Army | SO | RB | 10 | 112 | 703 | 6.28 | 3 | 11.20 | 70.30 |
| 92 | T.J. Yeldon | Alabama | FR | RB | 9 | 97 | 631 | 6.51 | 8 | 10.78 | 70.11 |
| 93 | Raymond Sanders III | Kentucky | JR | RB | 6 | 73 | 420 | 5.75 | 3 | 12.17 | 70.00 |
| 94 | John Hubert | Kansas St | JR | RB | 10 | 135 | 696 | 5.16 | 11 | 13.50 | 69.60 |
| 95 | Walter Kazee | SDSU | SR | RB | 10 | 132 | 695 | 5.27 | 6 | 13.20 | 69.50 |
| 96 | Christian Powell | Colorado | FR | RB | 8 | 132 | 553 | 4.19 | 5 | 16.50 | 69.13 |
| 97 | Will Gregory | Hawai'i | FR | RB | 10 | 137 | 691 | 5.04 | 3 | 13.70 | 69.10 |
| 98 | Andre Williams | BC | JR | RB | 6 | 84 | 412 | 4.90 | 3 | 14.00 | 68.67 |
| 99 | Lache Seastrunk | Baylor | SO | RB | 10 | 90 | 680 | 7.56 | 3 | 9.00 | 68.00 |
| 100 | Onterio McCalebb | Auburn | SR | RB | 6 | 57 | 404 | 7.09 | 5 | 9.50 | 67.33 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.