2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 25 | 87 | 3.48 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Purdue | 7 | 44 | 126 | 2.86 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 5 | 62 | 278 | 4.48 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | Indiana | 5 | 69 | 226 | 3.28 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 4 | 55 | 212 | 3.85 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 5 | 27 | 138 | 5.11 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | Penn State | 9 | 55 | 257 | 4.67 | 2 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Illinois | 2 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 10 | 121 | 502 | 4.15 | 3 | 59 | 26 | 21 | 5 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 7 | 32 | 140 | 4.38 | 1 | 72 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 7 | 46 | 183 | 3.98 | 2 | 76 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 8 | 54 | 321 | 5.94 | 3 | 81 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||