2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Cotton | Iowa | JR | WR | 8 | 13 | 386 | 29.69 | 1 | 1.6 | 48.3 |
| 2 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 10 | 18 | 424 | 23.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 42.4 |
| 3 | Nick Hill | Mich St | SO | RB | 7 | 15 | 329 | 21.93 | 0 | 2.1 | 47.0 |
| 4 | Dennis Norfleet | Michigan | FR | RB | 7 | 14 | 302 | 21.57 | 0 | 2.0 | 43.1 |
| 5 | Akeem Hunt | Purdue | SO | RB | 10 | 29 | 612 | 21.10 | 0 | 2.9 | 61.2 |
| 6 | Tevin Coleman | Indiana | FR | RB | 10 | 14 | 284 | 20.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 28.4 |
| 7 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 10 | 14 | 230 | 16.43 | 0 | 1.4 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 8 | 14 | 227 | 16.21 | 0 | 1.8 | 28.4 |
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.