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

Name Team Yr Pos G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Melvin Gordon Wisconsin FR RB 6 9 116 12.89 1 56 4 4 3
2 Rex Burkhead Nebraska SR RB 7 30 312 10.40 2 73 10 7 4
3 Taylor Martinez Nebraska JR QB 13 43 396 9.21 2 92 15 12 3
4 Braylon Heard Nebraska SO RB 5 8 68 8.50 0 17 3 3 0
5 MarQueis Gray Minnesota SR QB 6 21 158 7.52 1 75 4 3 1
6 Denard Robinson Michigan SR QB 11 53 377 7.11 1 79 17 8 4
7 Stephen Houston Indiana JR RB 11 46 299 6.50 5 59 10 5 3
7 Jeremy Gallon Michigan JR WR 5 6 39 6.50 0 9 0 0 0
9 Akeem Shavers Purdue SR RB 13 60 378 6.30 2 40 19 10 5
10 Donovonn Young Illinois SO RB 10 41 256 6.24 1 52 15 8 1
11 Corey Brown Ohio State JR WR 7 7 40 5.71 1 12 1 1 0
12 Venric Mark N'western JR RB 13 64 358 5.59 3 47 14 8 5
13 James White Wisconsin JR RB 13 29 158 5.45 2 23 8 6 1
14 Kain Colter N'western JR QB 13 46 245 5.33 4 22 20 12 2
15 Mark Weisman Iowa SO RB 8 50 264 5.28 2 44 12 5 3
16 Tevin Coleman Indiana FR RB 4 15 78 5.20 0 13 5 2 0
17 Reilly O'Toole Illinois SO QB 2 6 31 5.17 0 12 1 1 0
18 Montee Ball Wisconsin SR RB 14 99 500 5.05 4 24 23 12 5
19 Zach Zwinak Penn State SO RB 10 49 245 5.00 3 50 10 5 1
19 KJ Maye Minnesota FR ATH 4 7 35 5.00 0 7 1 0 0
21 Braxton Miller Ohio State SO QB 11 61 300 4.92 3 55 19 14 3
21 D'Angelo Roberts Indiana SO RB 9 25 123 4.92 0 15 7 4 0
23 Le'Veon Bell Mich St JR RB 13 99 482 4.87 4 40 24 11 5
24 Donnell Kirkwood Minnesota SO RB 13 53 250 4.72 1 26 15 8 1
25 Josh Ferguson Illinois FR RB 10 27 127 4.70 0 14 5 4 0
26 Carlos Hyde Ohio State JR RB 10 35 162 4.63 2 20 7 3 1
27 Rodrick Williams Jr. Minnesota FR RB 8 18 78 4.33 2 12 3 2 0
27 Isaiah Roundtree Indiana SO RB 2 6 26 4.33 0 9 1 0 0
29 Rod Smith Ohio State SO RB 4 8 34 4.25 0 15 2 1 0
30 Ameer Abdullah Nebraska SO RB 12 62 254 4.10 5 33 12 7 1
31 Bill Belton Penn State SO RB 5 25 102 4.08 0 23 3 2 1
32 Michael Zordich Penn State SR RB 6 13 51 3.92 1 16 4 1 0
33 Derek Day Penn State SR RB 3 11 43 3.91 0 14 1 1 0
34 Tyris Jones N'western SR RB 5 9 35 3.89 1 8 2 0 0
35 Jordan Hall Ohio State SR RB 3 14 53 3.79 1 11 3 1 0
36 Damon Bullock Iowa SO RB 5 41 147 3.59 0 27 9 2 1
37 Ralph Bolden Purdue SR RB 5 10 33 3.30 0 9 1 0 0
38 Fitzgerald Toussaint Michigan JR RB 10 39 128 3.28 2 14 10 4 0
39 Curt Phillips Wisconsin SR QB 4 7 21 3.00 0 9 2 0 0
40 Philip Nelson Minnesota FR QB 6 23 62 2.70 0 17 5 3 0
41 Nathan Scheelhaase Illinois JR QB 8 31 78 2.52 0 13 5 3 0
42 Caleb TerBush Purdue SR QB 7 14 28 2.00 1 15 2 1 0
42 Vincent Smith Michigan SR RB 6 11 22 2.00 0 8 2 0 0
42 Thomas Rawls Michigan SO RB 5 7 14 2.00 0 4 2 0 0
42 Cameron Coffman Indiana SO QB 5 6 12 2.00 0 6 1 0 0
46 Akeem Hunt Purdue SO RB 5 6 8 1.33 0 3 0 0 0
47 Matthew McGloin Penn State SR QB 8 16 -5 -0.31 1 7 6 0 0
48 Devin Gardner Michigan JR QB 5 9 -8 -0.89 2 9 2 0 0
49 Andrew Maxwell Mich St JR QB 5 6 -8 -1.33 0 4 0 0 0
50 James Vandenberg Iowa SR QB 5 7 -13 -1.86 1 2 2 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 6.0 rushing attempts in the 1st quarter.