2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 13 | 60 | 1376 | 22.93 | 1 | 4.6 | 105.8 |
| 2 | Iowa | 12 | 34 | 761 | 22.38 | 1 | 2.8 | 63.4 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 14 | 22 | 489 | 22.23 | 0 | 1.6 | 34.9 |
| 4 | Indiana | 12 | 44 | 973 | 22.11 | 1 | 3.7 | 81.1 |
| 5 | Michigan | 13 | 42 | 926 | 22.05 | 0 | 3.2 | 71.2 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 14 | 42 | 908 | 21.62 | 0 | 3.0 | 64.9 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 13 | 31 | 647 | 20.87 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.8 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 13 | 41 | 842 | 20.54 | 0 | 3.2 | 64.8 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 12 | 29 | 578 | 19.93 | 0 | 2.4 | 48.2 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 13 | 36 | 707 | 19.64 | 0 | 2.8 | 54.4 |
| 11 | Illinois | 12 | 48 | 904 | 18.83 | 0 | 4.0 | 75.3 |
| 12 | Penn State | 12 | 30 | 542 | 18.07 | 0 | 2.5 | 45.2 |