2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Offense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 13 | 26 | 141 | 5.42 | 1 | 87 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Michigan | 13 | 46 | 237 | 5.15 | 4 | 63 | 31 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 12 | 35 | 166 | 4.74 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 12 | 47 | 211 | 4.49 | 5 | 44 | 34 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 13 | 50 | 199 | 3.98 | 6 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 13 | 42 | 160 | 3.81 | 2 | 52 | 22 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Indiana | 11 | 27 | 86 | 3.19 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 11 | 36 | 113 | 3.14 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 12 | 35 | 108 | 3.09 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Penn State | 10 | 29 | 87 | 3.00 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Illinois | 11 | 28 | 79 | 2.82 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Iowa | 11 | 34 | 89 | 2.62 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||