2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 6 | 14.0 | 79 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 5 | 8.5 | 30 | 1.70 |
| 2 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 5 | 8.5 | 23 | 1.70 |
| 4 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 6 | 7.5 | 24 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Jerel Worthy | Mich St | JR | DL | 6 | 6.5 | 31 | 1.08 |
| 5 | Devon Still | Penn State | SR | DL | 4 | 6.5 | 26 | 1.63 |
| 7 | Shelton Johnson | Wisconsin | JR | DB | 5 | 6.0 | 10 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Jordan Hill | Penn State | JR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 37 | 1.38 |
| 8 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 6 | 5.5 | 30 | 0.92 |
| 8 | Tavon Wilson | Illinois | SR | DB | 6 | 5.5 | 20 | 0.92 |
| 8 | William Gholston | Mich St | SO | LB | 6 | 5.5 | 18 | 0.92 |
| 8 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 5 | 5.5 | 13 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Broderick Binns | Iowa | SR | DL | 6 | 5.0 | 25 | 0.83 |
| 13 | Nathan Stupar | Penn State | SR | LB | 4 | 5.0 | 19 | 1.25 |
| 15 | Jack Crawford | Penn State | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 15 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 11 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Jordan Kovacs | Michigan | JR | DB | 4 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Bruce Gaston | Purdue | SO | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 19 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Louis Nzegwu | Wisconsin | SR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 18 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Joe Holland | Purdue | SR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 12 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Jack DiNardo | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Will Lucas | Purdue | SO | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 5 | 0.80 |
| 23 | Josh Johnson | Purdue | JR | DB | 5 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.70 |
| 23 | Chris Norman | Mich St | JR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.70 |
| 23 | Dominic Alvis | Iowa | SO | DL | 6 | 3.5 | 11 | 0.58 |
| 23 | Ian Thomas | Illinois | SR | LB | 6 | 3.5 | 9 | 0.58 |
| 27 | Robert Maci | Purdue | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Leon Beckum | Indiana | SR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Chase Hoobler | Indiana | FR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Mike Daniels | Iowa | SR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Brian Peters | N'western | SR | DB | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 27 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Marcus Rush | Mich St | FR | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Ryan Shazier | Ohio State | FR | LB | 3 | 3.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Ryan Russell | Purdue | FR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | JR | DB | 6 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 27 | John Simon | Ohio State | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Max Bullough | Mich St | SO | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 10 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Ryan Van Bergen | Michigan | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 27 | Gerald Gooden | Purdue | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.60 |
| 27 | Glenn Foster | Illinois | JR | DL | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | SO | LB | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Tanner Miller | Iowa | SO | DB | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 27 | Kevin Claxton | Wisconsin | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 45 | David Gilbert | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 2 | 2.5 | 20 | 1.25 |
| 45 | Gerald Hodges | Penn State | JR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 11 | 0.63 |
| 45 | Craig Roh | Michigan | JR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 45 | Andrew Sweat | Ohio State | SR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.63 |
| 45 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | FR | LB | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.63 |
| 45 | Drew Astorino | Penn State | SR | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.63 |