2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 21 | 31 | 1.48 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 46 | 138 | 3.00 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Iowa | 6 | 36 | 93 | 2.58 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Penn State | 2 | 22 | 109 | 4.95 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Michigan | 4 | 25 | 154 | 6.16 | 1 | 64 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 6 | 39 | 89 | 2.28 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Purdue | 5 | 17 | 189 | 11.12 | 2 | 67 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Illinois | 9 | 78 | 347 | 4.45 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 12 | 2 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 5 | 71 | 351 | 4.94 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 12 | Indiana | 7 | 84 | 508 | 6.05 | 7 | 69 | 23 | 19 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||