2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Cotton | Iowa | JR | WR | 7 | 12 | 372 | 31.00 | 1 | 1.7 | 53.1 |
| 2 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 7 | 16 | 432 | 27.00 | 1 | 2.3 | 61.7 |
| 3 | Dennis Norfleet | Michigan | FR | RB | 7 | 22 | 546 | 24.82 | 0 | 3.1 | 78.0 |
| 4 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 7 | 17 | 413 | 24.29 | 0 | 2.4 | 59.0 |
| 5 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | SR | DB | 6 | 8 | 193 | 24.13 | 0 | 1.3 | 32.2 |
| 6 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 6 | 26 | 619 | 23.81 | 1 | 4.3 | 103.2 |
| 7 | Nick Hill | Mich St | SO | RB | 9 | 21 | 477 | 22.71 | 0 | 2.3 | 53.0 |
| 8 | Kenny Bell | Nebraska | SO | WR | 10 | 12 | 268 | 22.33 | 0 | 1.2 | 26.8 |
| 9 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 7 | 15 | 332 | 22.13 | 0 | 2.1 | 47.4 |
| 10 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 10 | 17 | 360 | 21.18 | 0 | 1.7 | 36.0 |
| 11 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 6 | 19 | 344 | 18.11 | 0 | 3.2 | 57.3 |
| 12 | Bill Belton | Penn State | SO | RB | 5 | 8 | 129 | 16.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 25.8 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 1.2 kickoff returns per game played.