2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - On 1st Down through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 10 | 19 | 196 | 10.32 | 2 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | MarQueis Gray | Minnesota | SR | QB | 7 | 29 | 214 | 7.38 | 3 | 75 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | SR | RB | 8 | 57 | 495 | 8.68 | 2 | 73 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| 4 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 118 | 664 | 5.63 | 4 | 72 | 17 | 19 | 6 |
| 4 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 101 | 616 | 6.10 | 7 | 72 | 20 | 21 | 6 |
| 6 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 78 | 407 | 5.22 | 8 | 68 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| 7 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | SR | RB | 7 | 32 | 246 | 7.69 | 0 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 9 | 31 | 379 | 12.23 | 1 | 60 | 15 | 16 | 6 |
| 9 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 11 | 89 | 698 | 7.84 | 3 | 59 | 15 | 16 | 7 |
| 9 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 12 | 92 | 467 | 5.08 | 6 | 59 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 14 | 74 | 322 | 4.35 | 5 | 59 | 15 | 16 | 3 |
| 12 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 14 | 184 | 1019 | 5.54 | 14 | 57 | 27 | 28 | 7 |
| 13 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 12 | 71 | 378 | 5.32 | 1 | 52 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| 14 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 10 | 42 | 208 | 4.95 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 15 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 109 | 521 | 4.78 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | Tre Roberson | Indiana | SO | QB | 2 | 4 | 95 | 23.75 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 14 | 141 | 797 | 5.65 | 3 | 45 | 23 | 24 | 7 |
| 18 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 8 | 86 | 438 | 5.09 | 4 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 19 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 13 | 195 | 920 | 4.72 | 3 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
| 20 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 13 | 128 | 518 | 4.05 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| 20 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | JR | RB | 10 | 80 | 291 | 3.64 | 3 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 20 | Curt Phillips | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 5 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 13 | 92 | 388 | 4.22 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 24 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | SO | RB | 9 | 14 | 109 | 7.79 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 10 | 99 | 541 | 5.46 | 9 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| 26 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | JR | QB | 10 | 51 | 150 | 2.94 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Imani Cross | Nebraska | FR | RB | 8 | 24 | 125 | 5.21 | 3 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Jared Abbrederis | Wisconsin | JR | WR | 5 | 6 | 74 | 12.33 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Justice Hayes | Michigan | FR | RB | 3 | 8 | 50 | 6.25 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | JR | RB | 11 | 33 | 142 | 4.30 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 31 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 9 | 20 | -38 | -1.90 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 12 | 66 | 316 | 4.79 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Damon Bullock | Iowa | SO | RB | 6 | 58 | 204 | 3.52 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Bill Belton | Penn State | SO | RB | 6 | 35 | 142 | 4.06 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 7 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Shane Wynn | Indiana | SO | WR | 2 | 2 | 31 | 15.50 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Braylon Heard | Nebraska | SO | RB | 10 | 28 | 171 | 6.11 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Rodrick Williams Jr. | Minnesota | FR | RB | 7 | 36 | 171 | 4.75 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 8 | 27 | 118 | 4.37 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Jon Davis | Illinois | SO | TE | 4 | 11 | 60 | 5.45 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Robert Marve | Purdue | SR | QB | 8 | 16 | 19 | 1.19 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Miles Osei | Illinois | JR | QB | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Michael Zordich | Penn State | SR | RB | 11 | 56 | 179 | 3.20 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Isaiah Roundtree | Indiana | SO | RB | 6 | 20 | 94 | 4.70 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | James Gillum | Minnesota | JR | RB | 4 | 20 | 57 | 2.85 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Dami Ayoola | Illinois | FR | RB | 6 | 15 | 53 | 3.53 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Kurt Freytag | Purdue | SR | RB | 4 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | SO | RB | 12 | 41 | 154 | 3.76 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 48 | Jordan Hall | Ohio State | SR | RB | 3 | 21 | 120 | 5.71 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 48 | Tyris Jones | N'western | SR | RB | 7 | 18 | 78 | 4.33 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||