2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - From Own 40 to Opponent's 40 Yard Line through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 14 | 84 | 531 | 6.32 | 3 | 57 | 24 | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 12 | 80 | 402 | 5.03 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 12 | 67 | 308 | 4.60 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 62 | 340 | 5.48 | 1 | 55 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| 5 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 9 | 58 | 298 | 5.14 | 0 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 11 | 53 | 265 | 5.00 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 14 | 52 | 199 | 3.83 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 12 | 50 | 276 | 5.52 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 49 | 348 | 7.10 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 9 | 49 | 291 | 5.94 | 1 | 50 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 10 | 49 | 291 | 5.94 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| 12 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 13 | 47 | 356 | 7.57 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 4 |
| 12 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 11 | 47 | 286 | 6.09 | 2 | 58 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 14 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 13 | 37 | 266 | 7.19 | 2 | 50 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 15 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | JR | RB | 10 | 36 | 221 | 6.14 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | Damon Bullock | Iowa | SO | RB | 6 | 33 | 178 | 5.39 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 10 | 29 | 227 | 7.83 | 2 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | SO | RB | 9 | 29 | 106 | 3.66 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 7 | 28 | 117 | 4.18 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | JR | RB | 8 | 27 | 120 | 4.44 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Philip Nelson | Minnesota | FR | QB | 7 | 27 | 75 | 2.78 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | JR | QB | 7 | 27 | 69 | 2.56 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | MarQueis Gray | Minnesota | SR | QB | 6 | 24 | 62 | 2.58 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Michael Zordich | Penn State | SR | RB | 6 | 22 | 73 | 3.32 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | SR | RB | 7 | 20 | 174 | 8.70 | 1 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 26 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 8 | 19 | 63 | 3.32 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 9 | 19 | -14 | -0.74 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Ralph Bolden | Purdue | SR | RB | 6 | 18 | 62 | 3.44 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 9 | 18 | -26 | -1.44 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 7 | 17 | 196 | 11.53 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 31 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | SO | RB | 6 | 16 | 103 | 6.44 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 32 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 8 | 15 | 115 | 7.67 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 | Rodrick Williams Jr. | Minnesota | FR | RB | 7 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Bill Belton | Penn State | SO | RB | 5 | 13 | 61 | 4.69 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | SR | QB | 7 | 13 | 36 | 2.77 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Thomas Rawls | Michigan | SO | RB | 5 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Robert Marve | Purdue | SR | QB | 7 | 13 | 8 | 0.62 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Imani Cross | Nebraska | FR | RB | 4 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Max Shortell | Minnesota | SO | QB | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1.00 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Reilly O'Toole | Illinois | SO | QB | 5 | 12 | -2 | -0.17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 5 | 11 | 56 | 5.09 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Derek Day | Penn State | SR | RB | 3 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Rob Henry | Purdue | JR | QB | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0.82 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Greg Garmon | Iowa | FR | RB | 4 | 10 | 44 | 4.40 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Treyvon Green | N'western | SO | RB | 5 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Braylon Heard | Nebraska | SO | RB | 7 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Curt Phillips | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 4 | 8 | 52 | 6.50 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 47 | Isaiah Roundtree | Indiana | SO | RB | 6 | 8 | 47 | 5.88 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Vincent Smith | Michigan | SR | RB | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | JR | QB | 3 | 7 | 49 | 7.00 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||||||