2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 6 | 98 | 881 | 8.99 | 5 | 16.33 | 146.83 |
| 2 | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin | FR | RB | 8 | 39 | 332 | 8.51 | 2 | 4.88 | 41.50 |
| 3 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 8 | 89 | 643 | 7.22 | 8 | 11.13 | 80.38 |
| 4 | Braylon Heard | Nebraska | SO | RB | 9 | 45 | 301 | 6.69 | 3 | 5.00 | 33.44 |
| 5 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 10 | 125 | 810 | 6.48 | 7 | 12.50 | 81.00 |
| 6 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 10 | 163 | 1021 | 6.26 | 9 | 16.30 | 102.10 |
| 7 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 6 | 103 | 632 | 6.14 | 8 | 17.17 | 105.33 |
| 8 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 10 | 118 | 708 | 6.00 | 11 | 11.80 | 70.80 |
| 9 | Imani Cross | Nebraska | FR | RB | 10 | 51 | 304 | 5.96 | 7 | 5.10 | 30.40 |
| 10 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 8 | 189 | 1044 | 5.52 | 13 | 23.63 | 130.50 |
| 11 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 10 | 191 | 1028 | 5.38 | 12 | 19.10 | 102.80 |
| 12 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 8 | 131 | 684 | 5.22 | 11 | 16.38 | 85.50 |
| 13 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 7 | 208 | 1072 | 5.15 | 8 | 29.71 | 153.14 |
| 14 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 10 | 169 | 859 | 5.08 | 5 | 16.90 | 85.90 |
| 15 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 10 | 152 | 770 | 5.07 | 6 | 15.20 | 77.00 |
| 16 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 9 | 142 | 696 | 4.90 | 4 | 15.78 | 77.33 |
| 17 | MarQueis Gray | Minnesota | SR | QB | 8 | 61 | 297 | 4.87 | 2 | 7.63 | 37.13 |
| 18 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | JR | RB | 10 | 62 | 282 | 4.55 | 2 | 6.20 | 28.20 |
| 19 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 10 | 45 | 201 | 4.47 | 1 | 4.50 | 20.10 |
| 20 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 10 | 177 | 783 | 4.42 | 6 | 17.70 | 78.30 |
| 21 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 9 | 98 | 431 | 4.40 | 2 | 10.89 | 47.89 |
| 22 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 8 | 61 | 259 | 4.25 | 0 | 7.63 | 32.38 |
| 23 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 10 | 139 | 567 | 4.08 | 9 | 13.90 | 56.70 |
| 24 | Fitzgerald Toussaint | Michigan | JR | RB | 7 | 84 | 326 | 3.88 | 5 | 12.00 | 46.57 |
| 25 | Michael Zordich | Penn State | SR | RB | 9 | 66 | 249 | 3.77 | 3 | 7.33 | 27.67 |
| 26 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | SO | RB | 10 | 72 | 253 | 3.51 | 1 | 7.20 | 25.30 |
| 27 | Derek Day | Penn State | SR | RB | 7 | 33 | 109 | 3.30 | 0 | 4.71 | 15.57 |
| 28 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | JR | QB | 7 | 102 | 227 | 2.23 | 4 | 14.57 | 32.43 |
| 29 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 9 | 42 | -11 | -0.26 | 4 | 4.67 | -1.22 |
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.