2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 7 | -11 | -1.57 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 6 | 8 | -11 | -1.38 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 8 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Illinois | 8 | 14 | 48 | 3.43 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 6 | 9 | 61 | 6.78 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Purdue | 9 | 14 | 29 | 2.07 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Michigan | 11 | 27 | 81 | 3.00 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 11 | 20 | 87 | 4.35 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 9 | 14 | 89 | 6.36 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Iowa | 8 | 13 | 84 | 6.46 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 9 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||