2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 12 | 60 | 60 | 1.00 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 12 | 57 | 102 | 1.79 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 13 | 58 | 128 | 2.21 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Michigan | 13 | 90 | 212 | 2.36 | 2 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 2 |
| 4 | Illinois | 12 | 61 | 214 | 3.51 | 4 | 63 | 26 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 14 | 77 | 215 | 2.79 | 1 | 46 | 32 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 13 | 83 | 291 | 3.51 | 6 | 44 | 38 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 13 | 68 | 252 | 3.71 | 3 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 14 | 74 | 262 | 3.54 | 2 | 76 | 27 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | Purdue | 13 | 69 | 245 | 3.55 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | Indiana | 12 | 69 | 333 | 4.83 | 5 | 69 | 25 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Iowa | 12 | 73 | 355 | 4.86 | 4 | 73 | 32 | 12 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||