2012 National Leaders Rushing Offense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 7 | 143 | 851 | 5.95 | 7 | 56 | 44 | 28 | 7 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 5 | 122 | 649 | 5.32 | 4 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 6 |
| 3 | Navy | 4 | 129 | 642 | 4.98 | 3 | 46 | 40 | 23 | 5 |
| 4 | North Texas | 6 | 133 | 595 | 4.47 | 5 | 48 | 37 | 18 | 2 |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 138 | 543 | 3.93 | 5 | 58 | 34 | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | Colorado | 9 | 185 | 516 | 2.79 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 19 | 4 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 8 | 123 | 514 | 4.18 | 5 | 72 | 27 | 14 | 3 |
| 8 | Kansas | 6 | 143 | 512 | 3.58 | 2 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 9 | 192 | 486 | 2.53 | 4 | 32 | 35 | 17 | 3 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | 11 | 165 | 453 | 2.75 | 3 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 3 |
| 11 | Purdue | 5 | 103 | 430 | 4.17 | 1 | 81 | 26 | 15 | 2 |
| 12 | Idaho | 10 | 138 | 396 | 2.87 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Houston | 7 | 88 | 395 | 4.49 | 2 | 86 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 14 | Nevada | 3 | 71 | 377 | 5.31 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 9 | 90 | 354 | 3.93 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 6 | 86 | 346 | 4.02 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 4 |
| 17 | Washington | 5 | 83 | 345 | 4.16 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
| 18 | Rice | 3 | 67 | 344 | 5.13 | 3 | 64 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 18 | Air Force | 3 | 98 | 344 | 3.51 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 20 | Temple | 7 | 80 | 332 | 4.15 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| 21 | Hawai'i | 8 | 145 | 323 | 2.23 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 5 |
| 22 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 74 | 316 | 4.27 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
| 23 | Florida International | 4 | 96 | 313 | 3.26 | 7 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 2 |
| 24 | South Florida | 5 | 53 | 305 | 5.75 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 4 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 3 | 58 | 300 | 5.17 | 5 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 5 |
| 26 | Arkansas State | 2 | 57 | 297 | 5.21 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 27 | Virginia | 6 | 64 | 296 | 4.63 | 0 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 28 | Marshall | 5 | 78 | 279 | 3.58 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | Auburn | 5 | 83 | 276 | 3.33 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | SMU | 4 | 53 | 275 | 5.19 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 31 | Illinois | 7 | 113 | 274 | 2.42 | 2 | 51 | 20 | 6 | 1 |
| 32 | Maryland | 3 | 94 | 272 | 2.89 | 0 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 2 |
| 33 | Wake Forest | 5 | 106 | 261 | 2.46 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 34 | Arizona | 5 | 66 | 258 | 3.91 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| 34 | Missouri | 4 | 73 | 258 | 3.53 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 36 | Tulsa | 2 | 39 | 256 | 6.56 | 1 | 77 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 37 | UNLV | 7 | 87 | 250 | 2.87 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | Western Michigan | 5 | 45 | 248 | 5.51 | 2 | 48 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| 39 | Arkansas | 5 | 67 | 246 | 3.67 | 0 | 32 | 20 | 10 | 1 |
| 40 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 51 | 245 | 4.80 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 41 | Akron | 7 | 68 | 237 | 3.49 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 42 | Indiana | 5 | 61 | 235 | 3.85 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 42 | East Carolina | 5 | 66 | 235 | 3.56 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 42 | South Alabama | 7 | 73 | 235 | 3.22 | 0 | 25 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| 45 | California | 5 | 64 | 233 | 3.64 | 2 | 57 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 46 | Memphis | 6 | 72 | 229 | 3.18 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 47 | UAB | 7 | 94 | 225 | 2.39 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 1 |
| 48 | West Virginia | 4 | 62 | 221 | 3.56 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| 49 | Arizona State | 4 | 54 | 220 | 4.07 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 50 | Ball State | 3 | 45 | 213 | 4.73 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 51 | North Carolina State | 7 | 62 | 212 | 3.42 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| 52 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 75 | 206 | 2.75 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 53 | Mississippi | 3 | 47 | 204 | 4.34 | 2 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 53 | Minnesota | 5 | 65 | 204 | 3.14 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 | Duke | 6 | 86 | 197 | 2.29 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| 56 | Bowling Green | 2 | 36 | 193 | 5.36 | 2 | 47 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 57 | UTEP | 6 | 75 | 186 | 2.48 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 58 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 51 | 172 | 3.37 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 59 | Buffalo | 5 | 62 | 166 | 2.68 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 60 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 55 | 161 | 2.93 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 61 | Iowa State | 3 | 28 | 160 | 5.71 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 62 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 37 | 155 | 4.19 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 63 | Texas Tech | 3 | 49 | 153 | 3.12 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 64 | UTSA | 4 | 59 | 151 | 2.56 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 64 | Texas State | 4 | 59 | 151 | 2.56 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 66 | Fresno State | 4 | 53 | 147 | 2.77 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 67 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 30 | 146 | 4.87 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | Boston College | 6 | 61 | 145 | 2.38 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 69 | Baylor | 4 | 30 | 143 | 4.77 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 70 | Iowa | 3 | 48 | 140 | 2.92 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | Central Michigan | 5 | 42 | 136 | 3.24 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 71 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 43 | 136 | 3.16 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 73 | Troy | 5 | 29 | 135 | 4.66 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 74 | Kansas State | 2 | 34 | 132 | 3.88 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 75 | UCLA | 3 | 39 | 129 | 3.31 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 76 | Wyoming | 3 | 48 | 124 | 2.58 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 77 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 35 | 102 | 2.91 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Georgia | 1 | 33 | 100 | 3.03 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Tennessee | 4 | 27 | 99 | 3.67 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Ohio | 2 | 39 | 97 | 2.49 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 81 | Mississippi State | 4 | 41 | 95 | 2.32 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 15 | 92 | 6.13 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 82 | Syracuse | 4 | 34 | 92 | 2.71 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | Utah | 3 | 39 | 88 | 2.26 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 85 | USC | 2 | 18 | 84 | 4.67 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 86 | Rutgers | 2 | 14 | 71 | 5.07 | 1 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 87 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 25 | 70 | 2.80 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | North Carolina | 2 | 15 | 68 | 4.53 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Texas | 1 | 18 | 68 | 3.78 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 88 | Connecticut | 4 | 19 | 68 | 3.58 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 91 | Florida | 1 | 19 | 67 | 3.53 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 92 | Michigan | 1 | 24 | 64 | 2.67 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 93 | Cincinnati | 1 | 4 | 50 | 12.50 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 93 | Tulane | 7 | 82 | 50 | 0.61 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
| 95 | Washington State | 7 | 63 | 48 | 0.76 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 96 | TCU | 2 | 18 | 47 | 2.61 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 97 | San Diego State | 2 | 17 | 44 | 2.59 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 98 | Alabama | 1 | 9 | 41 | 4.56 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Florida State | 1 | 4 | 38 | 9.50 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 56 | 38 | 0.68 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 101 | Oklahoma | 2 | 12 | 36 | 3.00 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 102 | UCF | 1 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 103 | Clemson | 1 | 7 | 29 | 4.14 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 104 | Louisville | 1 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 105 | Notre Dame | 1 | 17 | 25 | 1.47 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 | Toledo | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 106 | San Jose State | 1 | 31 | 16 | 0.52 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 108 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 16 | 15 | 0.94 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | South Carolina | 1 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 110 | Oregon State | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | BYU | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Penn State | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Michigan State | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Kent State | 1 | 7 | -4 | -0.57 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 4 | -8 | -2.00 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||