2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 1st Half through 01/07/2013

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Brandon Cottom Purdue SO RB 5 9 147 16.33 2 87 3 3 1
2 Melvin Gordon Wisconsin FR RB 8 20 260 13.00 1 60 10 10 4
3 Corey Brown Ohio State JR WR 9 10 94 9.40 1 21 4 4 1
4 Rex Burkhead Nebraska SR RB 7 49 419 8.55 3 73 15 10 5
5 Braylon Heard Nebraska SO RB 5 10 77 7.70 0 17 3 3 0
6 Denard Robinson Michigan SR QB 11 102 733 7.19 5 79 29 17 9
7 Dami Ayoola Illinois FR RB 4 11 74 6.73 1 28 3 2 1
8 Jon Davis Illinois SO TE 4 8 52 6.50 0 17 2 2 0
9 Taylor Martinez Nebraska JR QB 14 92 574 6.24 4 92 26 20 6
10 MarQueis Gray Minnesota SR QB 6 48 295 6.15 3 75 13 10 2
11 Venric Mark N'western JR RB 13 130 784 6.03 8 72 32 18 9
12 James White Wisconsin JR RB 14 70 400 5.71 6 69 14 12 5
13 Braxton Miller Ohio State SO QB 12 130 734 5.65 6 72 41 30 9
14 Jeremy Gallon Michigan JR WR 5 9 50 5.56 0 9 0 0 0
15 Akeem Shavers Purdue SR RB 13 108 590 5.46 4 40 29 18 6
16 Isaiah Roundtree Indiana SO RB 5 15 78 5.20 1 16 3 2 0
17 Donovonn Young Illinois SO RB 12 79 409 5.18 3 52 20 13 2
18 Jordan Hall Ohio State SR RB 3 24 124 5.17 1 14 7 5 0
19 Raheem Mostert Purdue SO WR 3 8 41 5.13 0 9 2 0 0
20 Montee Ball Wisconsin SR RB 14 188 957 5.09 9 28 48 30 7
21 Mark Weisman Iowa SO RB 8 81 410 5.06 4 44 20 10 5
22 Stephen Houston Indiana JR RB 12 91 460 5.05 11 59 16 10 3
23 Zach Zwinak Penn State SO RB 10 91 450 4.95 4 50 19 9 2
24 Rod Smith Ohio State SO RB 5 15 74 4.93 1 15 6 3 0
25 Mike Trumpy N'western JR RB 12 18 88 4.89 0 24 6 4 2
26 Kain Colter N'western JR QB 13 90 434 4.82 6 28 33 16 4
27 Le'Veon Bell Mich St JR RB 13 181 868 4.80 6 40 40 17 8
28 Carlos Hyde Ohio State JR RB 10 85 405 4.76 9 21 21 12 2
29 Bill Belton Penn State SO RB 6 34 155 4.56 1 23 6 5 1
29 KJ Maye Minnesota FR ATH 5 9 41 4.56 0 7 1 0 0
31 Donnell Kirkwood Minnesota SO RB 13 100 455 4.55 2 38 24 14 2
32 Curtis Dukes Penn State JR RB 2 11 49 4.45 0 10 3 1 0
33 Ameer Abdullah Nebraska SO RB 14 124 550 4.44 7 33 29 16 3
33 James Gillum Minnesota JR RB 2 9 40 4.44 1 16 1 1 0
35 D'Angelo Roberts Indiana SO RB 9 42 185 4.40 1 15 10 5 0
36 Tevin Coleman Indiana FR RB 9 32 140 4.38 0 13 10 3 0
37 Rodrick Williams Jr. Minnesota FR RB 8 32 136 4.25 2 17 7 4 0
38 Josh Ferguson Illinois FR RB 10 45 189 4.20 0 14 7 5 0
38 Rob Henry Purdue JR QB 7 10 42 4.20 0 9 3 0 0
40 Michael Zordich Penn State SR RB 11 40 167 4.18 2 23 8 4 1
41 Fitzgerald Toussaint Michigan JR RB 10 67 273 4.07 3 50 14 7 2
42 Damon Bullock Iowa SO RB 6 69 260 3.77 1 27 15 4 1
43 Tyris Jones N'western SR RB 7 16 59 3.69 1 9 3 0 0
44 Curt Phillips Wisconsin SR QB 6 14 51 3.64 0 38 3 1 1
45 Antavian Edison Purdue SR WR 7 8 29 3.63 0 8 2 0 0
46 Ralph Bolden Purdue SR RB 6 29 97 3.34 0 18 5 1 0
47 Nathan Scheelhaase Illinois JR QB 9 72 235 3.26 3 24 14 8 2
48 Derek Day Penn State SR RB 3 20 62 3.10 0 14 2 1 0
49 Greg Garmon Iowa FR RB 6 17 52 3.06 0 9 2 0 0
50 Max Shortell Minnesota SO QB 4 8 24 3.00 0 12 2 1 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 8.0 rushing attempts in the 1st half.