2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - On 3rd Down through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | SR | QB | 8 | 65 | 41 | 63.1 | 448 | 4 | 3 | 132.05 | 47 | 26 | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Robert Marve | Purdue | SR | QB | 10 | 68 | 41 | 60.3 | 409 | 3 | 2 | 119.50 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 11 | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 104.64 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Danny O'Brien | Wisconsin | JR | QB | 5 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 148 | 1 | 1 | 106.41 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 14 | 103 | 56 | 54.4 | 667 | 6 | 4 | 120.22 | 56 | 37 | 17 | 7 |
| 6 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | JR | QB | 10 | 72 | 39 | 54.2 | 366 | 2 | 3 | 97.71 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 12 | 140 | 75 | 53.6 | 815 | 7 | 2 | 116.11 | 53 | 51 | 16 | 5 |
| 8 | Curt Phillips | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 5 | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 225 | 2 | 0 | 119.74 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Andrew Maxwell | Mich St | JR | QB | 13 | 141 | 74 | 52.5 | 782 | 4 | 2 | 105.59 | 42 | 49 | 14 | 6 |
| 10 | Cameron Coffman | Indiana | SO | QB | 11 | 107 | 56 | 52.3 | 669 | 3 | 3 | 108.50 | 77 | 35 | 14 | 2 |
| 11 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 12 | 112 | 58 | 51.8 | 553 | 2 | 2 | 95.59 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 3 |
| 12 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 78 | 38 | 48.7 | 627 | 6 | 3 | 133.93 | 72 | 24 | 11 | 6 |
| 13 | Max Shortell | Minnesota | SO | QB | 7 | 35 | 17 | 48.6 | 262 | 2 | 1 | 124.60 | 53 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 8 | 60 | 28 | 46.7 | 349 | 3 | 3 | 102.03 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 1 |
| 15 | Trevor Siemian | N'western | SO | QB | 12 | 60 | 26 | 43.3 | 316 | 2 | 2 | 91.90 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 2 |
| 16 | Joel Stave | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 7 | 36 | 14 | 38.9 | 187 | 1 | 3 | 75.02 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | Philip Nelson | Minnesota | FR | QB | 7 | 57 | 20 | 35.1 | 260 | 4 | 5 | 79.02 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | ||||||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 27.0 pass attempts on 3rd down.