2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 2 | 14 | 16 | 1.14 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Illinois | 2 | 34 | 40 | 1.18 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Indiana | 2 | 36 | 65 | 1.81 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 1 | 24 | 76 | 3.17 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 2 | 40 | 143 | 3.58 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 6 | 78 | 152 | 1.95 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Michigan | 5 | 97 | 255 | 2.63 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 5 | 65 | 263 | 4.05 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 4 | 86 | 266 | 3.09 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Purdue | 4 | 56 | 268 | 4.79 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | Penn State | 6 | 105 | 291 | 2.77 | 1 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 8 | 108 | 490 | 4.54 | 5 | 81 | 18 | 16 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||