2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 10 | 129 | 291 | 2.26 | 1 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 6 | 57 | 138 | 2.42 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Penn State | 7 | 61 | 187 | 3.07 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Michigan | 7 | 95 | 302 | 3.18 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 6 | 60 | 212 | 3.53 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 7 | 92 | 341 | 3.71 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Purdue | 7 | 36 | 146 | 4.06 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Iowa | 10 | 166 | 678 | 4.08 | 3 | 73 | 30 | 14 | 6 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 9 | 129 | 618 | 4.79 | 8 | 80 | 22 | 12 | 7 |
| 10 | Indiana | 9 | 92 | 444 | 4.83 | 2 | 67 | 23 | 17 | 4 |
| 11 | Illinois | 10 | 107 | 557 | 5.21 | 8 | 63 | 30 | 13 | 3 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 9 | 78 | 482 | 6.18 | 4 | 48 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||