2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 3 | 19 | 15 | 0.79 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 3 | 22 | 63 | 2.86 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Illinois | 3 | 42 | 152 | 3.62 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 4 | 38 | 164 | 4.32 | 3 | 31 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Penn State | 3 | 51 | 289 | 5.67 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | Purdue | 3 | 78 | 518 | 6.64 | 6 | 59 | 24 | 17 | 5 |
| 8 | Indiana | 6 | 128 | 685 | 5.35 | 6 | 54 | 34 | 16 | 8 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 6 | 152 | 806 | 5.30 | 5 | 30 | 50 | 30 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||