2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Pollard | Illinois | SR | RB | 5 | 29 | 273 | 9.41 | 1 | 5.80 | 54.60 |
| 2 | Vincent Smith | Michigan | JR | RB | 5 | 22 | 181 | 8.23 | 1 | 4.40 | 36.20 |
| 3 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 5 | 84 | 565 | 6.73 | 5 | 16.80 | 113.00 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Lewis | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 4 | 18 | 120 | 6.67 | 1 | 4.50 | 30.00 |
| 5 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | FR | RB | 5 | 39 | 257 | 6.59 | 3 | 7.80 | 51.40 |
| 6 | James White | Wisconsin | SO | RB | 5 | 53 | 333 | 6.28 | 3 | 10.60 | 66.60 |
| 7 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | JR | RB | 5 | 56 | 339 | 6.05 | 3 | 11.20 | 67.80 |
| 8 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 5 | 86 | 509 | 5.92 | 7 | 17.20 | 101.80 |
| 9 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 5 | 79 | 458 | 5.80 | 7 | 15.80 | 91.60 |
| 10 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 5 | 22 | 126 | 5.73 | 2 | 4.40 | 25.20 |
| 11 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 5 | 95 | 524 | 5.52 | 10 | 19.00 | 104.80 |
| 12 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | FR | RB | 4 | 23 | 125 | 5.43 | 3 | 5.75 | 31.25 |
| 13 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | JR | RB | 4 | 45 | 240 | 5.33 | 2 | 11.25 | 60.00 |
| 14 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 4 | 71 | 351 | 4.94 | 0 | 17.75 | 87.75 |
| 15 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | SO | RB | 5 | 55 | 265 | 4.82 | 8 | 11.00 | 53.00 |
| 16 | Silas Redd | Penn State | SO | RB | 5 | 76 | 356 | 4.68 | 4 | 15.20 | 71.20 |
| 17 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | SO | RB | 4 | 48 | 223 | 4.65 | 3 | 12.00 | 55.75 |
| 18 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 5 | 74 | 341 | 4.61 | 5 | 14.80 | 68.20 |
| 19 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | FR | RB | 4 | 41 | 187 | 4.56 | 1 | 10.25 | 46.75 |
| 20 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | SO | RB | 5 | 62 | 280 | 4.52 | 3 | 12.40 | 56.00 |
| 21 | Treyvon Green | N'western | FR | RB | 5 | 23 | 102 | 4.43 | 1 | 4.60 | 20.40 |
| 22 | Marcus Coker | Iowa | SO | RB | 4 | 87 | 380 | 4.37 | 4 | 21.75 | 95.00 |
| 23 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 5 | 78 | 334 | 4.28 | 2 | 15.60 | 66.80 |
| 24 | Larry Caper | Mich St | JR | RB | 5 | 24 | 101 | 4.21 | 1 | 4.80 | 20.20 |
| 25 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | SO | RB | 4 | 22 | 91 | 4.14 | 1 | 5.50 | 22.75 |
| 26 | Edwin Baker | Mich St | JR | RB | 5 | 56 | 226 | 4.04 | 1 | 11.20 | 45.20 |
| 27 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | FR | RB | 4 | 29 | 116 | 4.00 | 1 | 7.25 | 29.00 |
| 28 | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | SR | RB | 4 | 44 | 164 | 3.73 | 1 | 11.00 | 41.00 |
| 29 | Jacob Schmidt | N'western | SR | RB | 5 | 34 | 125 | 3.68 | 1 | 6.80 | 25.00 |
| 30 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 4 | 45 | 165 | 3.67 | 0 | 11.25 | 41.25 |
| 31 | Jason Ford | Illinois | SR | RB | 4 | 62 | 215 | 3.47 | 4 | 15.50 | 53.75 |
| 32 | Nick Hill | Mich St | FR | RB | 5 | 24 | 83 | 3.46 | 0 | 4.80 | 16.60 |
| 33 | Matt Perez | Indiana | FR | RB | 4 | 43 | 132 | 3.07 | 4 | 10.75 | 33.00 |
| 34 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | JR | QB | 5 | 36 | 97 | 2.69 | 1 | 7.20 | 19.40 |
| 35 | Edward Wright-Baker | Indiana | SO | QB | 4 | 41 | 88 | 2.15 | 0 | 10.25 | 22.00 |
| 36 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | JR | QB | 5 | 28 | 33 | 1.18 | 3 | 5.60 | 6.60 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.