2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 7 | 25 | 3.57 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 5 | 8 | -20 | -2.50 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 8 | 8 | 18 | 2.25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Illinois | 6 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 7 | 12 | 18 | 1.50 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Purdue | 6 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 7 | 13 | -2 | -0.15 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Maryland | 9 | 13 | 21 | 1.62 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 10 | 16 | 16 | 1.00 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Iowa | 9 | 17 | 63 | 3.71 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Indiana | 8 | 18 | -16 | -0.89 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Michigan | 9 | 18 | 9 | 0.50 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Penn State | 12 | 19 | 31 | 1.63 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 7 | 20 | 140 | 7.00 | 3 | 57 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||