2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 12 | 56 | 312 | 5.57 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 15 | 6 |
| 2 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 13 | 52 | 244 | 4.69 | 9 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 3 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 11 | 46 | 248 | 5.39 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 12 | 46 | 173 | 3.76 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 12 | 45 | 40 | 0.89 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 13 | 33 | 176 | 5.33 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | JR | QB | 11 | 33 | 9 | 0.27 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Jason Ford | Illinois | SR | RB | 11 | 32 | 113 | 3.53 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 11 | 30 | 145 | 4.83 | 1 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 14 | 28 | 117 | 4.18 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Tre Roberson | Indiana | FR | QB | 8 | 28 | 65 | 2.32 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 10 | 27 | 63 | 2.33 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 12 | 23 | 111 | 4.83 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 21 | 101 | 4.81 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | JR | QB | 7 | 21 | 63 | 3.00 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Kirk Cousins | Mich St | SR | QB | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0.16 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Dan Persa | N'western | SR | QB | 7 | 19 | -43 | -2.26 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 9 | 18 | 124 | 6.89 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | Jacob Schmidt | N'western | SR | RB | 9 | 18 | 72 | 4.00 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | SR | RB | 9 | 16 | 62 | 3.88 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | JR | RB | 11 | 16 | 37 | 2.31 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 9 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Edward Wright-Baker | Indiana | SO | QB | 5 | 13 | 8 | 0.62 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Jordan Hall | Ohio State | JR | RB | 8 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Edwin Baker | Mich St | JR | RB | 10 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | JR | RB | 8 | 12 | 48 | 4.00 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Robert Marve | Purdue | SR | QB | 8 | 12 | 27 | 2.25 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | FR | RB | 7 | 11 | 46 | 4.18 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | SO | QB | 7 | 11 | -9 | -0.82 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Stephfon Green | Penn State | SR | RB | 4 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Dusty Kiel | Indiana | SO | QB | 4 | 10 | -12 | -1.20 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Rob Bolden | Penn State | SO | QB | 7 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Dan Herron | Ohio State | SR | RB | 3 | 9 | 26 | 2.89 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1.89 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | JR | QB | 6 | 9 | -23 | -2.56 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | SO | RB | 4 | 8 | 59 | 7.38 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Treyvon Green | N'western | FR | RB | 6 | 8 | 34 | 4.25 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Matt Perez | Indiana | FR | RB | 3 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Joe Bauserman | Ohio State | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | -14 | -1.75 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Troy Pollard | Illinois | SR | RB | 3 | 6 | 59 | 9.83 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 40 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 34 | 5.67 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Max Shortell | Minnesota | FR | QB | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Curtis Dukes | Penn State | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Brandon Beachum | Penn State | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Larry Caper | Mich St | JR | RB | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Joe Brennan | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 43 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | FR | RB | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | FR | RB | 1 | 4 | 32 | 8.00 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Aaron Green | Nebraska | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3.00 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||