2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 10 | 316 | 1127 | 3.57 | 6 | 31.60 | 112.70 |
| 1 | Michigan | 11 | 407 | 1555 | 3.82 | 6 | 37.00 | 141.36 |
| 3 | Penn State | 10 | 328 | 1121 | 3.42 | 8 | 32.80 | 112.10 |
| 4 | Iowa | 9 | 379 | 1593 | 4.20 | 12 | 42.11 | 177.00 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 11 | 384 | 1560 | 4.06 | 13 | 34.91 | 141.82 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 9 | 315 | 1147 | 3.64 | 14 | 35.00 | 127.44 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 12 | 417 | 1608 | 3.86 | 15 | 34.75 | 134.00 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 10 | 371 | 1844 | 4.97 | 17 | 37.10 | 184.40 |
| 9 | Purdue | 10 | 408 | 1996 | 4.89 | 22 | 40.80 | 199.60 |
| 10 | Indiana | 8 | 385 | 2059 | 5.35 | 24 | 48.13 | 257.38 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 11 | 453 | 2331 | 5.15 | 26 | 41.18 | 211.91 |
| 11 | Illinois | 9 | 427 | 2118 | 4.96 | 26 | 47.44 | 235.33 |