2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 9 | 59 | 1174 | 19.90 | 1 | 6.6 | 130.4 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 9 | 43 | 1048 | 24.37 | 2 | 4.8 | 116.4 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 11 | 42 | 1000 | 23.81 | 0 | 3.8 | 90.9 |
| 4 | Iowa | 11 | 41 | 875 | 21.34 | 0 | 3.7 | 79.5 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 11 | 40 | 884 | 22.10 | 0 | 3.6 | 80.4 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 10 | 40 | 821 | 20.53 | 0 | 4.0 | 82.1 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 10 | 39 | 911 | 23.36 | 0 | 3.9 | 91.1 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 11 | 37 | 902 | 24.38 | 0 | 3.4 | 82.0 |
| 9 | Purdue | 9 | 33 | 932 | 28.24 | 0 | 3.7 | 103.6 |
| 10 | Michigan | 10 | 30 | 557 | 18.57 | 0 | 3.0 | 55.7 |
| 11 | Penn State | 9 | 29 | 643 | 22.17 | 0 | 3.2 | 71.4 |
| 12 | Illinois | 10 | 27 | 401 | 14.85 | 0 | 2.7 | 40.1 |