2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 9 | 11 | -24 | -2.18 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 8 | 13 | -23 | -1.77 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 8 | 8 | -22 | -2.75 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 8 | 8 | -10 | -1.25 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 7 | 11 | -4 | -0.36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | -2 | -0.33 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 10 | 13 | 16 | 1.23 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Michigan | 9 | 20 | 55 | 2.75 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Iowa | 9 | 12 | 110 | 9.17 | 1 | 73 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||