2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 12 | 49 | 264 | 5.39 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 10 | 4 |
| 2 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 12 | 44 | 205 | 4.66 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 13 | 50 | 227 | 4.54 | 3 | 44 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 43 | 133 | 3.09 | 3 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 7 | 19 | 118 | 6.21 | 3 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | JR | QB | 5 | 24 | 78 | 3.25 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 7 | 10 | 176 | 17.60 | 2 | 69 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 10 | 26 | 166 | 6.38 | 2 | 40 | 18 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Imani Cross | Nebraska | FR | RB | 5 | 13 | 126 | 9.69 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 10 | 19 | 93 | 4.89 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 7 | 18 | 81 | 4.50 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 7 | 14 | 69 | 4.93 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 10 | 17 | 69 | 4.06 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 10 | 16 | 51 | 3.19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 14 | 46 | 199 | 4.33 | 1 | 76 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 15 | Brandon Cottom | Purdue | SO | RB | 4 | 4 | 106 | 26.50 | 1 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Thomas Rawls | Michigan | SO | RB | 7 | 11 | 98 | 8.91 | 1 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 9 | 20 | 91 | 4.55 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | Damon Bullock | Iowa | SO | RB | 6 | 15 | 83 | 5.53 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | MarQueis Gray | Minnesota | SR | QB | 6 | 20 | 69 | 3.45 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | SR | RB | 6 | 9 | 20 | 2.22 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 10 | 27 | 15 | 0.56 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Bri'onte Dunn | Ohio State | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Tre Roberson | Indiana | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Cameron Coffman | Indiana | SO | QB | 7 | 12 | -19 | -1.58 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 3 | 6 | 56 | 9.33 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Curt Phillips | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 5 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Larry Caper | Mich St | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 48 | 16.00 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 8 | 14 | 44 | 3.14 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | JR | RB | 8 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 10 | 14 | 40 | 2.86 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Tyris Jones | N'western | SR | RB | 7 | 9 | 34 | 3.78 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Isaiah Roundtree | Indiana | SO | RB | 3 | 3 | 33 | 11.00 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | JR | QB | 9 | 32 | 30 | 0.94 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 28 | 3.11 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | SO | RB | 2 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 10 | 28 | 27 | 0.96 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Miles Osei | Illinois | JR | QB | 3 | 3 | 25 | 8.33 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | JR | RB | 7 | 8 | 25 | 3.13 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Philip Nelson | Minnesota | FR | QB | 6 | 12 | 23 | 1.92 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Trevor Siemian | N'western | SO | QB | 6 | 6 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Rodrick Williams Jr. | Minnesota | FR | RB | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Derek Day | Penn State | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Steven Bench | Penn State | FR | QB | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Tim Riley | N'western | JR | RB | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | SR | RB | 3 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Michael Zordich | Penn State | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||