2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - On 2nd Down through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 13 | 136 | 660 | 4.85 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 15 | 4 |
| 2 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 88 | 611 | 6.94 | 7 | 80 | 30 | 16 | 5 |
| 3 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 14 | 117 | 572 | 4.89 | 4 | 67 | 37 | 14 | 3 |
| 4 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 14 | 72 | 511 | 7.10 | 4 | 92 | 23 | 15 | 6 |
| 5 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 81 | 491 | 6.06 | 2 | 42 | 29 | 18 | 5 |
| 6 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 13 | 72 | 433 | 6.01 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 7 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 79 | 432 | 5.47 | 3 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 11 | 60 | 402 | 6.70 | 2 | 79 | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| 9 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 13 | 70 | 339 | 4.84 | 1 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 10 | 63 | 307 | 4.87 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 11 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 13 | 51 | 305 | 5.98 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 5 |
| 12 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 12 | 67 | 282 | 4.21 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | Damon Bullock | Iowa | SO | RB | 6 | 62 | 226 | 3.65 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 13 | 36 | 223 | 6.19 | 2 | 48 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 15 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 8 | 49 | 219 | 4.47 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 11 | 24 | 190 | 7.92 | 2 | 56 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 17 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 12 | 46 | 184 | 4.00 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Braylon Heard | Nebraska | SO | RB | 12 | 23 | 166 | 7.22 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | JR | RB | 12 | 33 | 161 | 4.88 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | JR | RB | 9 | 41 | 157 | 3.83 | 1 | 50 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | SR | RB | 7 | 31 | 155 | 5.00 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 22 | Philip Nelson | Minnesota | FR | QB | 7 | 31 | 131 | 4.23 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 11 | 45 | 125 | 2.78 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | JR | QB | 9 | 41 | 123 | 3.00 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | SO | RB | 11 | 31 | 114 | 3.68 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | MarQueis Gray | Minnesota | SR | QB | 7 | 23 | 107 | 4.65 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Bill Belton | Penn State | SO | RB | 5 | 22 | 106 | 4.82 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Michael Zordich | Penn State | SR | RB | 8 | 19 | 102 | 5.37 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Jordan Hall | Ohio State | SR | RB | 3 | 17 | 96 | 5.65 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 9 | 20 | 93 | 4.65 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 31 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 8 | 28 | 86 | 3.07 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Bri'onte Dunn | Ohio State | FR | RB | 3 | 13 | 80 | 6.15 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | SO | RB | 8 | 14 | 79 | 5.64 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 8 | 17 | 76 | 4.47 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Rodrick Williams Jr. | Minnesota | FR | RB | 8 | 17 | 73 | 4.29 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Imani Cross | Nebraska | FR | RB | 8 | 18 | 73 | 4.06 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | SR | RB | 7 | 17 | 64 | 3.76 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Greg Garmon | Iowa | FR | RB | 8 | 17 | 55 | 3.24 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Brandon Cottom | Purdue | SO | RB | 7 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Vincent Smith | Michigan | SR | RB | 6 | 12 | 44 | 3.67 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 41 | Treyvon Green | N'western | SO | RB | 3 | 6 | 41 | 6.83 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Raheem Mostert | Purdue | SO | WR | 5 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Jon Davis | Illinois | SO | TE | 4 | 9 | 39 | 4.33 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Curtis Dukes | Penn State | JR | RB | 3 | 11 | 37 | 3.36 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Justice Hayes | Michigan | FR | RB | 5 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Isaiah Roundtree | Indiana | SO | RB | 5 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 8 | 11 | 32 | 2.91 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 48 | Dami Ayoola | Illinois | FR | RB | 5 | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Thomas Rawls | Michigan | SO | RB | 7 | 15 | 30 | 2.00 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 2 | 3 | 26 | 8.67 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||