2012 National Leaders Rushing Offense - From Opponent's 39 to 21 Yard Line through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 12 | 174 | 899 | 5.17 | 4 | 34 | 51 | 27 | 9 |
| 2 | Oregon | 13 | 116 | 815 | 7.03 | 7 | 39 | 42 | 28 | 13 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 148 | 806 | 5.45 | 6 | 35 | 50 | 22 | 11 |
| 4 | Nevada | 13 | 136 | 780 | 5.74 | 3 | 28 | 45 | 24 | 6 |
| 5 | Air Force | 13 | 140 | 722 | 5.16 | 3 | 34 | 45 | 18 | 9 |
| 6 | Kansas State | 13 | 101 | 698 | 6.91 | 4 | 34 | 39 | 27 | 6 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 13 | 127 | 683 | 5.38 | 5 | 37 | 41 | 22 | 9 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 121 | 677 | 5.60 | 5 | 35 | 41 | 25 | 8 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 13 | 100 | 668 | 6.68 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 19 | 10 |
| 10 | Florida State | 14 | 111 | 652 | 5.87 | 4 | 37 | 33 | 24 | 8 |
| 11 | Arizona | 13 | 105 | 639 | 6.09 | 4 | 30 | 39 | 22 | 8 |
| 12 | Navy | 13 | 119 | 635 | 5.34 | 2 | 37 | 44 | 21 | 6 |
| 13 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 117 | 632 | 5.40 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 4 |
| 14 | Kent State | 14 | 130 | 630 | 4.85 | 5 | 35 | 38 | 20 | 11 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 14 | 114 | 622 | 5.46 | 4 | 38 | 35 | 22 | 8 |
| 16 | Tulsa | 14 | 112 | 615 | 5.49 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 20 | 6 |
| 17 | Toledo | 13 | 112 | 612 | 5.46 | 2 | 26 | 34 | 21 | 8 |
| 18 | Alabama | 14 | 114 | 599 | 5.25 | 2 | 32 | 37 | 24 | 7 |
| 19 | Arkansas State | 13 | 98 | 582 | 5.94 | 1 | 38 | 34 | 22 | 3 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 13 | 103 | 581 | 5.64 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 25 | 8 |
| 21 | LSU | 13 | 107 | 578 | 5.40 | 3 | 38 | 34 | 17 | 3 |
| 22 | Ball State | 13 | 129 | 571 | 4.43 | 4 | 30 | 43 | 15 | 5 |
| 23 | Florida | 13 | 95 | 566 | 5.96 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 21 | 7 |
| 24 | Syracuse | 13 | 113 | 548 | 4.85 | 3 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 4 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 12 | 101 | 540 | 5.35 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 16 | 4 |
| 26 | Baylor | 13 | 103 | 538 | 5.22 | 1 | 27 | 35 | 16 | 5 |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 97 | 536 | 5.53 | 2 | 24 | 35 | 21 | 4 |
| 28 | UCF | 14 | 107 | 528 | 4.93 | 4 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 6 |
| 29 | Kansas | 12 | 97 | 525 | 5.41 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 6 |
| 30 | Temple | 11 | 90 | 520 | 5.78 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 21 | 10 |
| 31 | Bowling Green | 13 | 94 | 515 | 5.48 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 6 |
| 32 | Cincinnati | 13 | 88 | 507 | 5.76 | 1 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 7 |
| 33 | West Virginia | 13 | 98 | 504 | 5.14 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 6 |
| 34 | Georgia | 14 | 91 | 501 | 5.51 | 3 | 38 | 29 | 20 | 6 |
| 35 | Arizona State | 13 | 108 | 495 | 4.58 | 2 | 39 | 31 | 21 | 5 |
| 36 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 98 | 475 | 4.85 | 2 | 36 | 28 | 15 | 7 |
| 36 | Ohio | 13 | 114 | 475 | 4.17 | 2 | 33 | 29 | 17 | 4 |
| 38 | San Diego State | 13 | 94 | 474 | 5.04 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 5 |
| 39 | UCLA | 14 | 106 | 466 | 4.40 | 5 | 37 | 29 | 15 | 7 |
| 40 | Utah State | 13 | 81 | 461 | 5.69 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 15 | 9 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | 14 | 119 | 458 | 3.85 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| 42 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 86 | 454 | 5.28 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 5 |
| 43 | Ohio State | 12 | 75 | 448 | 5.97 | 3 | 37 | 27 | 17 | 6 |
| 43 | Texas Tech | 13 | 89 | 448 | 5.03 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 2 |
| 45 | South Carolina | 13 | 98 | 425 | 4.34 | 2 | 29 | 25 | 13 | 5 |
| 46 | USC | 13 | 90 | 419 | 4.66 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| 47 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 100 | 418 | 4.18 | 2 | 33 | 27 | 16 | 3 |
| 48 | Boise State | 13 | 102 | 417 | 4.09 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 3 |
| 49 | Marshall | 12 | 100 | 416 | 4.16 | 0 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 3 |
| 50 | Mississippi State | 13 | 87 | 405 | 4.66 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 4 |
| 50 | North Carolina | 12 | 87 | 405 | 4.66 | 1 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 2 |
| 52 | Clemson | 13 | 88 | 402 | 4.57 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 15 | 5 |
| 53 | Fresno State | 13 | 87 | 399 | 4.59 | 2 | 39 | 30 | 15 | 2 |
| 54 | BYU | 13 | 95 | 397 | 4.18 | 0 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 2 |
| 55 | Rice | 13 | 96 | 391 | 4.07 | 1 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| 56 | Louisville | 13 | 90 | 385 | 4.28 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 14 | 4 |
| 57 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 91 | 384 | 4.22 | 3 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 58 | Troy | 12 | 68 | 382 | 5.62 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 |
| 58 | TCU | 13 | 98 | 382 | 3.90 | 1 | 34 | 22 | 16 | 3 |
| 60 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 69 | 379 | 5.49 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
| 61 | Iowa State | 13 | 73 | 376 | 5.15 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| 62 | Central Michigan | 13 | 78 | 374 | 4.79 | 1 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 4 |
| 63 | Mississippi | 13 | 92 | 372 | 4.04 | 2 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 3 |
| 64 | Stanford | 13 | 81 | 371 | 4.58 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 65 | Virginia | 12 | 71 | 364 | 5.13 | 1 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 2 |
| 66 | Tennessee | 12 | 77 | 363 | 4.71 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 1 |
| 67 | Oklahoma | 13 | 80 | 358 | 4.48 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 1 |
| 68 | Auburn | 11 | 62 | 356 | 5.74 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 15 | 4 |
| 69 | North Carolina State | 13 | 96 | 355 | 3.70 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 0 |
| 70 | Michigan | 12 | 83 | 354 | 4.27 | 1 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 1 |
| 71 | South Alabama | 13 | 95 | 353 | 3.72 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 2 |
| 72 | Texas | 12 | 85 | 352 | 4.14 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 1 |
| 73 | San Jose State | 13 | 99 | 351 | 3.55 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 |
| 74 | South Florida | 12 | 97 | 340 | 3.51 | 1 | 35 | 25 | 8 | 3 |
| 75 | California | 12 | 70 | 335 | 4.79 | 3 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 76 | Memphis | 12 | 105 | 332 | 3.16 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 5 |
| 77 | Texas State | 11 | 65 | 328 | 5.05 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| 78 | Michigan State | 13 | 96 | 326 | 3.40 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| 79 | Duke | 13 | 85 | 322 | 3.79 | 1 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 80 | North Texas | 12 | 76 | 320 | 4.21 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| 81 | Penn State | 12 | 81 | 315 | 3.89 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 82 | SMU | 13 | 68 | 313 | 4.60 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 83 | Western Michigan | 11 | 66 | 306 | 4.64 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| 84 | Kentucky | 11 | 78 | 304 | 3.90 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 85 | UNLV | 13 | 62 | 301 | 4.85 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 86 | Florida International | 12 | 79 | 299 | 3.78 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 87 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 80 | 296 | 3.70 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 13 | 3 |
| 87 | Wyoming | 12 | 86 | 296 | 3.44 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 2 |
| 89 | East Carolina | 12 | 78 | 295 | 3.78 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 90 | Purdue | 12 | 71 | 284 | 4.00 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 91 | Arkansas | 12 | 57 | 281 | 4.93 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 92 | Washington | 13 | 71 | 278 | 3.92 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 79 | 277 | 3.51 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 94 | Iowa | 11 | 72 | 273 | 3.79 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 3 |
| 94 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 89 | 273 | 3.07 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| 94 | Missouri | 12 | 91 | 273 | 3.00 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 97 | Minnesota | 11 | 69 | 271 | 3.93 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
| 98 | UAB | 11 | 80 | 267 | 3.34 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 99 | Buffalo | 10 | 58 | 263 | 4.53 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 100 | Utah | 12 | 63 | 246 | 3.90 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 101 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 99 | 233 | 2.35 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 102 | Indiana | 12 | 54 | 231 | 4.28 | 1 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 103 | Oregon State | 12 | 74 | 222 | 3.00 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 1 |
| 104 | Illinois | 12 | 58 | 217 | 3.74 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 105 | UTSA | 10 | 61 | 216 | 3.54 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 106 | UTEP | 11 | 56 | 214 | 3.82 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 107 | Boston College | 12 | 56 | 202 | 3.61 | 2 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 108 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 50 | 193 | 3.86 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 109 | Wake Forest | 11 | 45 | 185 | 4.11 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 110 | Rutgers | 13 | 70 | 181 | 2.59 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 111 | Massachusetts | 11 | 64 | 178 | 2.78 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 112 | Akron | 12 | 55 | 170 | 3.09 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 113 | Connecticut | 12 | 72 | 166 | 2.31 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 114 | Hawai'i | 11 | 79 | 162 | 2.05 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 115 | Miami (Ohio) | 11 | 50 | 155 | 3.10 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 116 | Houston | 11 | 56 | 150 | 2.68 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 117 | Colorado State | 10 | 45 | 136 | 3.02 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 118 | Colorado | 11 | 54 | 133 | 2.46 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| 119 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 58 | 125 | 2.16 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 120 | Maryland | 12 | 54 | 117 | 2.17 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 121 | New Mexico State | 12 | 66 | 111 | 1.68 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 122 | Tulane | 11 | 37 | 94 | 2.54 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 123 | Washington State | 12 | 45 | 75 | 1.67 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 124 | Idaho | 10 | 43 | 62 | 1.44 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||