2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curt Phillips | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 3 | 4 | 53 | 13.25 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Thomas Rawls | Michigan | SO | RB | 7 | 10 | 97 | 9.70 | 1 | 63 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Imani Cross | Nebraska | FR | RB | 5 | 12 | 115 | 9.58 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Philip Nelson | Minnesota | FR | QB | 2 | 3 | 28 | 9.33 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 9 | 16 | 97 | 6.06 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 9 | 13 | 66 | 5.08 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | SO | RB | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 15 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Bri'onte Dunn | Ohio State | FR | RB | 2 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 6 | 12 | 54 | 4.50 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Michael Zordich | Penn State | SR | RB | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 11 | 22 | 91 | 4.14 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Rob Henry | Purdue | JR | QB | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4.00 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 12 | 31 | 118 | 3.81 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 6 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | MarQueis Gray | Minnesota | SR | QB | 3 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | SR | RB | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 8 | 11 | 39 | 3.55 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 12 | 28 | 93 | 3.32 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 21 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 6 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 6 | 11 | 34 | 3.09 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | SO | RB | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | JR | RB | 7 | 7 | 20 | 2.86 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 8 | 13 | 37 | 2.85 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 10 | 15 | 42 | 2.80 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 10 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Damon Bullock | Iowa | SO | RB | 6 | 13 | 33 | 2.54 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | SR | RB | 5 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | JR | RB | 6 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 7 | 12 | 29 | 2.42 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 7 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | JR | QB | 5 | 9 | 21 | 2.33 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | JR | QB | 5 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 8 | 15 | 31 | 2.07 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Tyris Jones | N'western | SR | RB | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 6 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Cameron Coffman | Indiana | SO | QB | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Vincent Smith | Michigan | SR | RB | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Mike Marrow | Nebraska | JR | RB | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Rodrick Williams Jr. | Minnesota | FR | RB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 3.0 rushing attempts on 3rd down, 1-3 yards to go.