2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 43 | 14.33 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 10 | 13 | 116 | 8.92 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 7 | 9 | 71 | 7.89 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | JR | QB | 3 | 4 | 29 | 7.25 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Miles Osei | Illinois | SO | QB | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 5 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Aaron Green | Nebraska | FR | RB | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 9 | 15 | 43 | 2.87 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 8 | 10 | 28 | 2.80 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | 19 | 2.38 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | JR | QB | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | SO | QB | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Dusty Kiel | Indiana | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Edward Wright-Baker | Indiana | SO | QB | 3 | 4 | -6 | -1.50 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Dan Persa | N'western | SR | QB | 5 | 6 | -16 | -2.67 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Tre Roberson | Indiana | FR | QB | 2 | 4 | -11 | -2.75 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | JR | QB | 2 | 2 | -6 | -3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Kirk Cousins | Mich St | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | -13 | -4.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Robert Marve | Purdue | SR | QB | 3 | 3 | -13 | -4.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Rob Bolden | Penn State | SO | QB | 3 | 3 | -16 | -5.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Joe Brennan | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 1 | 2 | -19 | -9.50 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 2.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 7-9 yards to go.