2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Stave | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 6 | 96 | 56 | 58.3 | 879 | 9.2 | 5 | 2 | 148.26 | 16.0 | 146.5 |
| 2 | Trevor Siemian | N'western | SO | QB | 12 | 212 | 124 | 58.5 | 1240 | 5.8 | 6 | 3 | 114.13 | 17.7 | 103.3 |
| 3 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 10 | 377 | 230 | 61.0 | 2780 | 7.4 | 18 | 4 | 136.59 | 37.7 | 278.0 |
| 3 | Robert Marve | Purdue | SR | QB | 9 | 215 | 136 | 63.3 | 1439 | 6.7 | 12 | 4 | 134.18 | 23.9 | 159.9 |
| 3 | Max Shortell | Minnesota | SO | QB | 6 | 93 | 50 | 53.8 | 593 | 6.4 | 2 | 4 | 105.82 | 15.5 | 98.8 |
| 6 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 9 | 186 | 104 | 55.9 | 1534 | 8.2 | 12 | 5 | 141.09 | 20.7 | 170.4 |
| 7 | Andrew Maxwell | Mich St | JR | QB | 10 | 348 | 176 | 50.6 | 1924 | 5.5 | 10 | 6 | 103.05 | 34.8 | 192.4 |
| 7 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | JR | QB | 8 | 217 | 130 | 59.9 | 1150 | 5.3 | 2 | 6 | 101.94 | 27.1 | 143.8 |
| 7 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | SR | QB | 6 | 128 | 65 | 50.8 | 698 | 5.5 | 6 | 6 | 102.68 | 21.3 | 116.3 |
| 10 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 9 | 303 | 168 | 55.4 | 1677 | 5.5 | 6 | 8 | 103.19 | 33.7 | 186.3 |
| 10 | Philip Nelson | Minnesota | FR | QB | 7 | 154 | 75 | 48.7 | 873 | 5.7 | 8 | 8 | 103.07 | 22.0 | 124.7 |
| 12 | Cameron Coffman | Indiana | SO | QB | 8 | 313 | 182 | 58.1 | 2080 | 6.6 | 12 | 9 | 120.87 | 39.1 | 260.0 |
| 13 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 11 | 307 | 180 | 58.6 | 2172 | 7.1 | 14 | 12 | 125.29 | 27.9 | 197.5 |
Note: To qualify, player must have and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.