2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 5 | 121 | 82 | 67.8 | 1059 | 8.8 | 11 | 1 | 169.64 | 24.2 | 211.8 |
| 2 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 5 | 121 | 76 | 62.8 | 933 | 7.7 | 8 | 3 | 144.44 | 24.2 | 186.6 |
| 3 | Max Shortell | Minnesota | SO | QB | 4 | 86 | 51 | 59.3 | 688 | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 140.22 | 21.5 | 172.0 |
| 4 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | SR | QB | 3 | 80 | 51 | 63.8 | 531 | 6.6 | 7 | 4 | 138.39 | 26.7 | 177.0 |
| 5 | Trevor Siemian | N'western | SO | QB | 5 | 84 | 58 | 69.0 | 672 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 137.80 | 16.8 | 134.4 |
| 6 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 5 | 170 | 101 | 59.4 | 1217 | 7.2 | 10 | 2 | 136.61 | 34.0 | 243.4 |
| 7 | Cameron Coffman | Indiana | SO | QB | 3 | 80 | 53 | 66.3 | 519 | 6.5 | 3 | 1 | 130.63 | 26.7 | 173.0 |
| 8 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 4 | 99 | 54 | 54.5 | 837 | 8.5 | 6 | 8 | 129.41 | 24.8 | 209.3 |
| 9 | Danny O'Brien | Wisconsin | JR | QB | 4 | 75 | 47 | 62.7 | 479 | 6.4 | 3 | 1 | 126.85 | 18.8 | 119.8 |
| 10 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 5 | 159 | 93 | 58.5 | 1000 | 6.3 | 2 | 2 | 112.95 | 31.8 | 200.0 |
| 11 | Andrew Maxwell | Mich St | JR | QB | 5 | 185 | 103 | 55.7 | 1138 | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 111.24 | 37.0 | 227.6 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.