2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett Maher | Nebraska | SR | P | 5 | 41 | 2510 | 61.22 | 23 | 56.10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Steve Flaherty | N'western | SR | K | 5 | 33 | 2015 | 61.06 | 7 | 21.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Thomas Meadows | Purdue | FR | K | 5 | 33 | 1987 | 60.21 | 6 | 18.18 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Matt Wile | Michigan | SO | K | 5 | 28 | 1701 | 60.75 | 13 | 46.43 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Mitch Ewald | Indiana | JR | K | 4 | 25 | 1592 | 63.68 | 13 | 52.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Jordan Wettstein | Minnesota | SR | K | 5 | 25 | 1552 | 62.08 | 12 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Drew Basil | Ohio State | JR | P | 4 | 24 | 1492 | 62.17 | 9 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kevin Muma | Mich St | JR | K | 5 | 23 | 1459 | 63.43 | 10 | 43.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Taylor Zalewski | Illinois | FR | K | 4 | 21 | 1346 | 64.10 | 13 | 61.90 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mike Meyer | Iowa | JR | K | 4 | 21 | 1323 | 63.00 | 10 | 47.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Sam Ficken | Penn State | SO | K | 4 | 18 | 1113 | 61.83 | 6 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Kyle French | Wisconsin | SO | K | 5 | 15 | 951 | 63.40 | 6 | 40.00 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Jack Russell | Wisconsin | FR | K | 2 | 5 | 302 | 60.40 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Kyle Clinton | Ohio State | SO | K | 1 | 2 | 127 | 63.50 | 1 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Seth Broekhuizen | Michigan | JR | K | 1 | 1 | 65 | 65.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Chris Hawthorne | Minnesota | JR | K | 1 | 1 | 65 | 65.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jeff Budzien | N'western | JR | K | 5 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |