2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 4 | -7 | -1.75 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 4 | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 29 | 5.80 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Iowa | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Purdue | 6 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 7 | 8 | -8 | -1.00 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Illinois | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 8 | 10 | -5 | -0.50 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 6 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 6 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Penn State | 7 | 13 | 22 | 1.69 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Michigan | 8 | 14 | 42 | 3.00 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||