2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Punt Returns - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 13 | 20 | 331 | 16.55 | 2 | 1.5 | 25.5 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 12 | 27 | 280 | 10.37 | 3 | 2.3 | 23.3 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 14 | 29 | 270 | 9.31 | 1 | 2.1 | 19.3 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 13 | 23 | 208 | 9.04 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.0 |
| 5 | Michigan | 13 | 16 | 141 | 8.81 | 0 | 1.2 | 10.8 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 14 | 26 | 212 | 8.15 | 1 | 1.9 | 15.1 |
| 7 | Iowa | 12 | 16 | 119 | 7.44 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.9 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 13 | 31 | 229 | 7.39 | 0 | 2.4 | 17.6 |
| 9 | Penn State | 12 | 30 | 182 | 6.07 | 1 | 2.5 | 15.2 |
| 10 | Indiana | 12 | 14 | 83 | 5.93 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| 11 | Purdue | 13 | 19 | 60 | 3.16 | 0 | 1.5 | 4.6 |
| 12 | Illinois | 12 | 16 | 25 | 1.56 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.1 |