2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoffs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Kickoffs | Yards | Avg. | Touchback | Touchback % | Out-Of-Bounds | Onside | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle French | Wisconsin | SO | K | 5 | 15 | 954 | 63.60 | 9 | 60.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Kevin Muma | Mich St | JR | K | 4 | 23 | 1454 | 63.22 | 11 | 47.83 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Taylor Zalewski | Illinois | FR | K | 4 | 14 | 879 | 62.79 | 7 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Mike Meyer | Iowa | JR | K | 4 | 18 | 1130 | 62.78 | 7 | 38.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Brett Maher | Nebraska | SR | P | 3 | 19 | 1183 | 62.26 | 14 | 73.68 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Drew Basil | Ohio State | JR | P | 6 | 41 | 2546 | 62.10 | 13 | 31.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jordan Wettstein | Minnesota | SR | K | 5 | 23 | 1418 | 61.65 | 12 | 52.17 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Sam Ficken | Penn State | SO | K | 6 | 37 | 2262 | 61.14 | 12 | 32.43 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Mitch Ewald | Indiana | JR | K | 4 | 25 | 1497 | 59.88 | 9 | 36.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Matt Wile | Michigan | SO | K | 6 | 45 | 2682 | 59.60 | 14 | 31.11 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Thomas Meadows | Purdue | FR | K | 6 | 42 | 2479 | 59.02 | 10 | 23.81 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Steve Flaherty | N'western | SR | K | 5 | 33 | 1935 | 58.64 | 7 | 21.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Jack Russell | Wisconsin | FR | K | 5 | 22 | 1261 | 57.32 | 1 | 4.55 | 1 | 0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 3.0 kickoffs per game played.