2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - In The 3rd Quarter through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 13 | 88 | 468 | 5.32 | 8 | 67 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 12 | 55 | 418 | 7.60 | 2 | 80 | 17 | 12 | 3 |
| 3 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 13 | 90 | 411 | 4.57 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 55 | 388 | 7.05 | 6 | 67 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| 5 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 12 | 58 | 366 | 6.31 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 10 | 48 | 357 | 7.44 | 2 | 58 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 59 | 307 | 5.20 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 9 | 50 | 302 | 6.04 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 7 | 46 | 232 | 5.04 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 10 | 32 | 231 | 7.22 | 2 | 68 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 13 | 60 | 211 | 3.52 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 13 | 36 | 200 | 5.56 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 13 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 12 | 39 | 169 | 4.33 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 13 | 54 | 168 | 3.11 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 15 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | SR | RB | 7 | 13 | 167 | 12.85 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 16 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 6 | 14 | 159 | 11.36 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | JR | RB | 9 | 43 | 139 | 3.23 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Damon Bullock | Iowa | SO | RB | 5 | 43 | 138 | 3.21 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | SR | RB | 5 | 26 | 134 | 5.15 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Braylon Heard | Nebraska | SO | RB | 9 | 15 | 133 | 8.87 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 12 | 36 | 124 | 3.44 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | JR | RB | 6 | 24 | 114 | 4.75 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 8 | 26 | 112 | 4.31 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 10 | 39 | 99 | 2.54 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Michael Zordich | Penn State | SR | RB | 8 | 26 | 84 | 3.23 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Bill Belton | Penn State | SO | RB | 4 | 19 | 79 | 4.16 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | SO | RB | 4 | 7 | 71 | 10.14 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Curt Phillips | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 5 | 8 | 66 | 8.25 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | Rodrick Williams Jr. | Minnesota | FR | RB | 6 | 13 | 64 | 4.92 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Larry Caper | Mich St | SR | RB | 2 | 8 | 62 | 7.75 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | SO | RB | 8 | 16 | 60 | 3.75 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | 10 | 58 | 5.80 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Philip Nelson | Minnesota | FR | QB | 6 | 19 | 52 | 2.74 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | JR | QB | 8 | 25 | 49 | 1.96 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Jordan Hall | Ohio State | SR | RB | 2 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 4 | 9 | 45 | 5.00 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Thomas Rawls | Michigan | SO | RB | 5 | 13 | 45 | 3.46 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Vincent Smith | Michigan | SR | RB | 7 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Treyvon Green | N'western | SO | RB | 3 | 5 | 42 | 8.40 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 39 | Imani Cross | Nebraska | FR | RB | 4 | 11 | 42 | 3.82 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 4 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | MarQueis Gray | Minnesota | SR | QB | 5 | 10 | 41 | 4.10 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Jon Davis | Illinois | SO | TE | 2 | 7 | 40 | 5.71 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Greg Garmon | Iowa | FR | RB | 4 | 6 | 32 | 5.33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | Dami Ayoola | Illinois | FR | RB | 5 | 9 | 29 | 3.22 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Nick Hill | Mich St | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Trevor Siemian | N'western | SO | QB | 4 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Rob Henry | Purdue | JR | QB | 5 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Tyris Jones | N'western | SR | RB | 6 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Robert Marve | Purdue | SR | QB | 6 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||