2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 14 | 62 | 621 | 10.02 | 3 | 4.43 | 44.36 |
| 2 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 11 | 177 | 1266 | 7.15 | 7 | 16.09 | 115.09 |
| 3 | Braylon Heard | Nebraska | SO | RB | 12 | 52 | 348 | 6.69 | 3 | 4.33 | 29.00 |
| 4 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 14 | 125 | 806 | 6.45 | 12 | 8.93 | 57.57 |
| 5 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 226 | 1366 | 6.04 | 12 | 17.38 | 105.08 |
| 6 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 12 | 227 | 1271 | 5.60 | 13 | 18.92 | 105.92 |
| 7 | MarQueis Gray | Minnesota | SR | QB | 11 | 72 | 390 | 5.42 | 5 | 6.55 | 35.45 |
| 8 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 13 | 169 | 891 | 5.27 | 12 | 13.00 | 68.54 |
| 9 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 10 | 185 | 970 | 5.24 | 16 | 18.50 | 97.00 |
| 10 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 14 | 195 | 1019 | 5.23 | 10 | 13.93 | 72.79 |
| 11 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 14 | 356 | 1830 | 5.14 | 22 | 25.43 | 130.71 |
| 12 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 10 | 159 | 815 | 5.13 | 8 | 15.90 | 81.50 |
| 13 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 14 | 226 | 1137 | 5.03 | 8 | 16.14 | 81.21 |
| 14 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 12 | 203 | 1000 | 4.93 | 6 | 16.92 | 83.33 |
| 15 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 13 | 181 | 871 | 4.81 | 6 | 13.92 | 67.00 |
| 16 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 13 | 382 | 1793 | 4.69 | 12 | 29.38 | 137.92 |
| 17 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 12 | 161 | 749 | 4.65 | 12 | 13.42 | 62.42 |
| 18 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | JR | RB | 13 | 76 | 349 | 4.59 | 3 | 5.85 | 26.85 |
| 19 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 12 | 131 | 571 | 4.36 | 3 | 10.92 | 47.58 |
| 20 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 13 | 218 | 925 | 4.24 | 6 | 16.77 | 71.15 |
| 20 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 12 | 50 | 212 | 4.24 | 1 | 4.17 | 17.67 |
| 22 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 10 | 75 | 312 | 4.16 | 0 | 7.50 | 31.20 |
| 23 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | JR | RB | 10 | 130 | 514 | 3.95 | 5 | 13.00 | 51.40 |
| 24 | Michael Zordich | Penn State | SR | RB | 12 | 80 | 296 | 3.70 | 4 | 6.67 | 24.67 |
| 25 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | SO | RB | 12 | 83 | 300 | 3.61 | 3 | 6.92 | 25.00 |
| 26 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | JR | QB | 10 | 125 | 303 | 2.42 | 4 | 12.50 | 30.30 |
| 27 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 12 | 63 | 16 | 0.25 | 4 | 5.25 | 1.33 |
| 28 | Robert Marve | Purdue | SR | QB | 10 | 40 | 6 | 0.15 | 0 | 4.00 | 0.60 |
| 29 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 12 | 59 | -51 | -0.86 | 5 | 4.92 | -4.25 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 4.0 rushing attempts per game played.