2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 12 | 29 | 169 | 5.83 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 12 | 26 | 166 | 6.38 | 8 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 9 | 21 | 57 | 2.71 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Jason Ford | Illinois | SR | RB | 8 | 20 | 57 | 2.85 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 11 | 18 | 97 | 5.39 | 2 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 17 | 65 | 3.82 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 9 | 16 | 56 | 3.50 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 7 | 15 | 77 | 5.13 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 8 | 13 | 100 | 7.69 | 2 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 8 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Tre Roberson | Indiana | FR | QB | 6 | 11 | 44 | 4.00 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | JR | RB | 10 | 11 | 17 | 1.55 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | FR | RB | 7 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 6 | 10 | 36 | 3.60 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | JR | RB | 6 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | SR | RB | 7 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 8 | 10 | 19 | 1.90 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Jacob Schmidt | N'western | SR | RB | 6 | 9 | 37 | 4.11 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Jordan Hall | Ohio State | JR | RB | 6 | 9 | 32 | 3.56 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Edwin Baker | Mich St | JR | RB | 9 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | JR | QB | 7 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 17 | 2.13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Dan Herron | Ohio State | SR | RB | 2 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Matt Perez | Indiana | FR | RB | 3 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2.50 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Stephfon Green | Penn State | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Treyvon Green | N'western | FR | RB | 4 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Dan Persa | N'western | SR | QB | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Brandon Beachum | Penn State | JR | RB | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2.75 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | SO | RB | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | -5 | -1.25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Troy Pollard | Illinois | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Edward Wright-Baker | Indiana | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Dusty Kiel | Indiana | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | James White | Wisconsin | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Max Shortell | Minnesota | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Larry Caper | Mich St | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Kirk Cousins | Mich St | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | -12 | -4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Braylon Heard | Nebraska | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Michael Zordich | Penn State | JR | RB | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | SO | QB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | FR | RB | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Aaron Green | Nebraska | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 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 | |||||||||||||