2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 2 | 22 | 182 | 8.27 | 3 | 11.00 | 91.00 |
| 2 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 2 | 36 | 243 | 6.75 | 1 | 18.00 | 121.50 |
| 3 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | SR | RB | 3 | 42 | 272 | 6.48 | 1 | 14.00 | 90.67 |
| 4 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 3 | 63 | 345 | 5.48 | 3 | 21.00 | 115.00 |
| 5 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 2 | 54 | 286 | 5.30 | 5 | 27.00 | 143.00 |
| 6 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 3 | 61 | 304 | 4.98 | 2 | 20.33 | 101.33 |
| 7 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 4 | 57 | 278 | 4.88 | 3 | 14.25 | 69.50 |
| 8 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 5 | 79 | 385 | 4.87 | 2 | 15.80 | 77.00 |
| 9 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | JR | RB | 3 | 14 | 67 | 4.79 | 1 | 4.67 | 22.33 |
| 10 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 6 | 167 | 786 | 4.71 | 9 | 27.83 | 131.00 |
| 11 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 6 | 36 | 163 | 4.53 | 4 | 6.00 | 27.17 |
| 12 | Rodrick Williams Jr. | Minnesota | FR | RB | 3 | 19 | 82 | 4.32 | 0 | 6.33 | 27.33 |
| 13 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | SO | RB | 2 | 11 | 47 | 4.27 | 2 | 5.50 | 23.50 |
| 14 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 3 | 33 | 140 | 4.24 | 1 | 11.00 | 46.67 |
| 15 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 6 | 174 | 721 | 4.14 | 4 | 29.00 | 120.17 |
| 16 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 3 | 51 | 183 | 3.59 | 1 | 17.00 | 61.00 |
| 17 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 3 | 29 | 101 | 3.48 | 0 | 9.67 | 33.67 |
| 18 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 3 | 41 | 142 | 3.46 | 0 | 13.67 | 47.33 |
| 19 | Michael Zordich | Penn State | SR | RB | 3 | 14 | 47 | 3.36 | 1 | 4.67 | 15.67 |
| 20 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | JR | QB | 3 | 23 | 76 | 3.30 | 0 | 7.67 | 25.33 |
| 21 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 4 | 56 | 183 | 3.27 | 0 | 14.00 | 45.75 |
| 22 | Greg Garmon | Iowa | FR | RB | 4 | 19 | 57 | 3.00 | 0 | 4.75 | 14.25 |
| 23 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 4 | 70 | 209 | 2.99 | 3 | 17.50 | 52.25 |
| 24 | Bill Belton | Penn State | SO | RB | 3 | 15 | 37 | 2.47 | 0 | 5.00 | 12.33 |
| 25 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | SR | QB | 3 | 18 | 38 | 2.11 | 0 | 6.00 | 12.67 |
| 26 | Vincent Smith | Michigan | SR | RB | 6 | 28 | 45 | 1.61 | 0 | 4.67 | 7.50 |
| 27 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | JR | QB | 6 | 28 | 43 | 1.54 | 3 | 4.67 | 7.17 |
| 28 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 4 | 34 | 2 | 0.06 | 3 | 8.50 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 3 | 17 | -40 | -2.35 | 1 | 5.67 | -13.33 |
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.