2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braylon Heard | Nebraska | SO | RB | 5 | 24 | 188 | 7.83 | 2 | 4.80 | 37.60 |
| 2 | Imani Cross | Nebraska | FR | RB | 5 | 30 | 228 | 7.60 | 2 | 6.00 | 45.60 |
| 3 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 4 | 67 | 441 | 6.58 | 7 | 16.75 | 110.25 |
| 4 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 4 | 53 | 338 | 6.38 | 6 | 13.25 | 84.50 |
| 5 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 5 | 76 | 464 | 6.11 | 5 | 15.20 | 92.80 |
| 6 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 5 | 89 | 541 | 6.08 | 4 | 17.80 | 108.20 |
| 7 | Jordan Hall | Ohio State | SR | RB | 3 | 34 | 192 | 5.65 | 0 | 11.33 | 64.00 |
| 8 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 5 | 85 | 455 | 5.35 | 5 | 17.00 | 91.00 |
| 9 | MarQueis Gray | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 56 | 293 | 5.23 | 2 | 14.00 | 73.25 |
| 10 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 3 | 32 | 166 | 5.19 | 0 | 10.67 | 55.33 |
| 11 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 5 | 149 | 755 | 5.07 | 6 | 29.80 | 151.00 |
| 12 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 4 | 32 | 162 | 5.06 | 1 | 8.00 | 40.50 |
| 13 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 5 | 56 | 281 | 5.02 | 2 | 11.20 | 56.20 |
| 14 | Dami Ayoola | Illinois | FR | RB | 3 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 1 | 5.33 | 25.33 |
| 15 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 4 | 52 | 246 | 4.73 | 4 | 13.00 | 61.50 |
| 16 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 5 | 72 | 333 | 4.63 | 3 | 14.40 | 66.60 |
| 17 | Michael Zordich | Penn State | SR | RB | 4 | 29 | 133 | 4.59 | 0 | 7.25 | 33.25 |
| 18 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 4 | 21 | 96 | 4.57 | 0 | 5.25 | 24.00 |
| 19 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 5 | 100 | 437 | 4.37 | 4 | 20.00 | 87.40 |
| 20 | Damon Bullock | Iowa | SO | RB | 3 | 65 | 280 | 4.31 | 1 | 21.67 | 93.33 |
| 21 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | SO | RB | 4 | 45 | 188 | 4.18 | 1 | 11.25 | 47.00 |
| 22 | Rod Smith | Ohio State | SO | RB | 3 | 12 | 50 | 4.17 | 1 | 4.00 | 16.67 |
| 23 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 5 | 57 | 237 | 4.16 | 2 | 11.40 | 47.40 |
| 24 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | JR | RB | 5 | 31 | 128 | 4.13 | 1 | 6.20 | 25.60 |
| 25 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 5 | 117 | 460 | 3.93 | 4 | 23.40 | 92.00 |
| 26 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 5 | 36 | 138 | 3.83 | 2 | 7.20 | 27.60 |
| 27 | Curtis Dukes | Penn State | JR | RB | 4 | 21 | 77 | 3.67 | 0 | 5.25 | 19.25 |
| 28 | Treyvon Green | N'western | SO | RB | 4 | 17 | 60 | 3.53 | 1 | 4.25 | 15.00 |
| 29 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 4 | 49 | 159 | 3.24 | 2 | 12.25 | 39.75 |
| 30 | Vincent Smith | Michigan | SR | RB | 5 | 22 | 59 | 2.68 | 2 | 4.40 | 11.80 |
| 31 | James Gillum | Minnesota | JR | RB | 4 | 23 | 60 | 2.61 | 1 | 5.75 | 15.00 |
| 32 | Reilly O'Toole | Illinois | SO | QB | 4 | 35 | 68 | 1.94 | 1 | 8.75 | 17.00 |
| 33 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 4 | 16 | 29 | 1.81 | 2 | 4.00 | 7.25 |
| 34 | Cameron Coffman | Indiana | SO | QB | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0.60 | 0 | 5.00 | 3.00 |
| 35 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 4 | 17 | -17 | -1.00 | 0 | 4.25 | -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.