2012 National Leaders Rushing Offense - On 4th Down through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 22 | 235 | 10.68 | 6 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | Oregon | 12 | 25 | 180 | 7.20 | 4 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Air Force | 12 | 36 | 154 | 4.28 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Kent State | 10 | 14 | 135 | 9.64 | 3 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Tulsa | 10 | 21 | 133 | 6.33 | 5 | 57 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Michigan | 6 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 3 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | USC | 6 | 11 | 96 | 8.73 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 10 | 15 | 95 | 6.33 | 2 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 32 | 94 | 2.94 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 11 | 20 | 93 | 4.65 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 6 | 12 | 91 | 7.58 | 3 | 62 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Navy | 8 | 23 | 90 | 3.91 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | BYU | 9 | 16 | 88 | 5.50 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Wyoming | 8 | 13 | 85 | 6.54 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 6 | 9 | 83 | 9.22 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Kansas | 10 | 17 | 81 | 4.76 | 1 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | Washington | 9 | 11 | 76 | 6.91 | 2 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6 | 12 | 72 | 6.00 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Virginia | 9 | 17 | 72 | 4.24 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Florida | 7 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 9 | 68 | 7.56 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | Iowa State | 6 | 8 | 63 | 7.88 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | Missouri | 8 | 14 | 61 | 4.36 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | UNLV | 6 | 13 | 57 | 4.38 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | Hawai'i | 9 | 16 | 52 | 3.25 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Nevada | 10 | 17 | 52 | 3.06 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 16 | 48 | 3.00 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Wake Forest | 8 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Mississippi | 8 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Texas | 11 | 13 | 44 | 3.38 | 3 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | SMU | 4 | 4 | 42 | 10.50 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | South Alabama | 8 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | UCF | 7 | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | Bowling Green | 8 | 11 | 40 | 3.64 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Memphis | 9 | 16 | 40 | 2.50 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Toledo | 8 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Purdue | 9 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Baylor | 12 | 21 | 37 | 1.76 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 15 | 36 | 2.40 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Iowa | 9 | 9 | 35 | 3.89 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 40 | Massachusetts | 7 | 15 | 35 | 2.33 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 34 | 6.80 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Michigan State | 5 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 44 | Arizona | 9 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Clemson | 8 | 11 | 31 | 2.82 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Louisville | 9 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Marshall | 5 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4.00 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | UCLA | 5 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Miami (Florida) | 7 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Boise State | 5 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 49 | North Texas | 8 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Texas A&M | 6 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Colorado | 9 | 13 | 23 | 1.77 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Alabama | 7 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | 8 | 11 | 22 | 2.00 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Rutgers | 6 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Northwestern | 6 | 11 | 20 | 1.82 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | 7 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | Indiana | 7 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Illinois | 5 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Syracuse | 6 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Utah | 10 | 15 | 17 | 1.13 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 19 | 17 | 0.89 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Tennessee | 9 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | San Diego State | 8 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | UTEP | 9 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | UAB | 9 | 18 | 16 | 0.89 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 70 | LSU | 4 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Troy | 5 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Penn State | 6 | 12 | 15 | 1.25 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Florida State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Idaho | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | Colorado State | 8 | 13 | 12 | 0.92 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Oklahoma | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Central Michigan | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Ohio | 8 | 12 | 11 | 0.92 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 80 | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1.25 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | South Florida | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | North Carolina State | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1.00 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 | Rice | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | West Virginia | 8 | 18 | 8 | 0.44 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Georgia | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Washington State | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Wisconsin | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0.60 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Minnesota | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Arkansas State | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0.40 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Temple | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0.36 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 93 | Notre Dame | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Florida International | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0.18 | 3 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 95 | Cincinnati | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | East Carolina | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | New Mexico State | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Arizona State | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | South Carolina | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Army | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Texas State | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Akron | 7 | 8 | -1 | -0.13 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Boston College | 5 | 6 | -1 | -0.17 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Nebraska | 5 | 6 | -1 | -0.17 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Stanford | 6 | 8 | -2 | -0.25 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | Connecticut | 2 | 2 | -3 | -1.50 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Kentucky | 7 | 11 | -4 | -0.36 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | San Jose State | 8 | 9 | -4 | -0.44 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Duke | 7 | 8 | -4 | -0.50 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 12 | -8 | -0.67 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | TCU | 8 | 11 | -9 | -0.82 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 114 | Buffalo | 7 | 10 | -10 | -1.00 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 114 | Utah State | 7 | 8 | -10 | -1.25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 13 | -11 | -0.85 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Maryland | 4 | 7 | -13 | -1.86 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | California | 3 | 4 | -15 | -3.75 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Oregon State | 7 | 8 | -17 | -2.13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Ball State | 8 | 11 | -21 | -1.91 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | Tulane | 5 | 7 | -24 | -3.43 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 7 | -26 | -3.71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | -34 | -6.80 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | UTSA | 4 | 7 | -47 | -6.71 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||