2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 20 To 1 Yard Line (Red Zone) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 10 | 45 | 62 | 1.38 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 12 | 43 | 69 | 1.60 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 14 | 47 | 70 | 1.49 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 10 | 44 | 114 | 2.59 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 12 | 56 | 133 | 2.38 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Michigan | 12 | 51 | 137 | 2.69 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Purdue | 10 | 74 | 145 | 1.96 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 11 | 66 | 167 | 2.53 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 11 | 69 | 176 | 2.55 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Indiana | 10 | 71 | 210 | 2.96 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 11 | 89 | 252 | 2.83 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 12 | 100 | 349 | 3.49 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | Illinois | 12 | 110 | 403 | 3.66 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Maryland | 11 | 106 | 415 | 3.92 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||