2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 10 | -4 | -0.40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Indiana | 2 | 20 | 76 | 3.80 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Purdue | 1 | 22 | 87 | 3.95 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Illinois | 2 | 34 | 26 | 0.76 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 4 | 34 | 47 | 1.38 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 5 | 42 | 173 | 4.12 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 3 | 51 | 148 | 2.90 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Penn State | 7 | 60 | 65 | 1.08 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 5 | 61 | 232 | 3.80 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 5 | 63 | 219 | 3.48 | 0 | 50 | 13 | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | Maryland | 4 | 85 | 220 | 2.59 | 1 | 55 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Iowa | 5 | 94 | 328 | 3.49 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 7 | 117 | 240 | 2.05 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 14 | Michigan | 8 | 176 | 654 | 3.72 | 2 | 87 | 31 | 18 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||