2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 10 | 9 | 104 | 11.56 | 1 | 0.9 | 10.4 |
| 2 | Michigan | 11 | 17 | 217 | 12.76 | 1 | 1.5 | 19.7 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 12 | 20 | 99 | 4.95 | 0 | 1.7 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 9 | 16 | 79 | 4.94 | 1 | 1.8 | 8.8 |
| 4 | Indiana | 8 | 14 | 75 | 5.36 | 1 | 1.8 | 9.4 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 11 | 21 | 146 | 6.95 | 1 | 1.9 | 13.3 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 10 | 20 | 134 | 6.70 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.4 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 10 | 20 | 170 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Purdue | 10 | 20 | 176 | 8.80 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.6 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 11 | 22 | 254 | 11.55 | 1 | 2.0 | 23.1 |
| 11 | Illinois | 9 | 19 | 137 | 7.21 | 0 | 2.1 | 15.2 |
| 12 | Iowa | 9 | 20 | 92 | 4.60 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.2 |