2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Yards From Scrimmage - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Rush Yards | Recv Yards | TD | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Gallon | Michigan | JR | WR | 11 | 67 | 790 | 4 | 56 | 857 | 15.3 | 77.9 |
| 2 | Allen Robinson | Penn State | SO | WR | 10 | 0 | 785 | 8 | 63 | 785 | 12.5 | 78.5 |
| 3 | Corey Brown | Ohio State | JR | WR | 9 | 59 | 467 | 3 | 51 | 526 | 10.3 | 58.4 |
| 4 | Shane Wynn | Indiana | SO | WR | 8 | 19 | 439 | 3 | 47 | 458 | 9.7 | 57.3 |
| 5 | James White | Wisconsin | JR | RB | 11 | 683 | 101 | 11 | 103 | 784 | 7.6 | 71.3 |
| 6 | Akeem Shavers | Purdue | SR | RB | 10 | 668 | 354 | 6 | 150 | 1022 | 6.8 | 102.2 |
| 7 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | SR | QB | 9 | 942 | 31 | 4 | 150 | 973 | 6.5 | 108.1 |
| 8 | Venric Mark | N'western | JR | RB | 12 | 1249 | 101 | 10 | 229 | 1350 | 5.9 | 112.5 |
| 8 | Stephen Houston | Indiana | JR | RB | 8 | 503 | 316 | 12 | 140 | 819 | 5.9 | 102.4 |
| 10 | Kain Colter | N'western | JR | QB | 12 | 853 | 169 | 12 | 182 | 1022 | 5.6 | 85.2 |
| 11 | Montee Ball | Wisconsin | SR | RB | 11 | 1531 | 41 | 19 | 285 | 1572 | 5.5 | 142.9 |
| 11 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | JR | QB | 11 | 940 | 0 | 9 | 171 | 940 | 5.5 | 85.5 |
| 11 | Josh Ferguson | Illinois | FR | RB | 8 | 247 | 162 | 0 | 75 | 409 | 5.5 | 51.1 |
| 14 | Carlos Hyde | Ohio State | JR | RB | 8 | 861 | 49 | 15 | 168 | 910 | 5.4 | 113.8 |
| 15 | Zach Zwinak | Penn State | SO | RB | 10 | 1000 | 177 | 7 | 223 | 1177 | 5.3 | 117.7 |
| 15 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | SO | QB | 9 | 905 | 0 | 7 | 172 | 905 | 5.3 | 100.6 |
| 17 | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | SO | RB | 11 | 840 | 100 | 6 | 191 | 940 | 4.9 | 85.5 |
| 17 | Mike Trumpy | N'western | JR | RB | 12 | 339 | 56 | 3 | 80 | 395 | 4.9 | 32.9 |
| 19 | Donovonn Young | Illinois | SO | RB | 9 | 477 | 89 | 2 | 119 | 566 | 4.8 | 62.9 |
| 20 | Rodrick Williams Jr. | Minnesota | FR | RB | 8 | 261 | 21 | 2 | 60 | 282 | 4.7 | 35.3 |
| 21 | Michael Zordich | Penn State | SR | RB | 10 | 243 | 127 | 4 | 81 | 370 | 4.6 | 37.0 |
| 21 | Devin Gardner | Michigan | JR | QB | 11 | 101 | 155 | 9 | 56 | 256 | 4.6 | 23.3 |
| 23 | Le'Veon Bell | Mich St | JR | RB | 10 | 1260 | 120 | 8 | 308 | 1380 | 4.5 | 138.0 |
| 23 | Mark Weisman | Iowa | SO | RB | 7 | 477 | 57 | 3 | 118 | 534 | 4.5 | 76.3 |
| 25 | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana | SO | RB | 8 | 112 | 90 | 2 | 46 | 202 | 4.4 | 25.3 |
| 26 | Donnell Kirkwood | Minnesota | SO | RB | 10 | 664 | 15 | 5 | 171 | 679 | 4.0 | 67.9 |
| 27 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | JR | QB | 8 | 299 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 299 | 2.6 | 37.4 |
| 28 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | SR | QB | 9 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 43 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| 29 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | SR | QB | 10 | -64 | 0 | 5 | 53 | -64 | -1.2 | -6.4 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 5.0 plays per game played.