2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 11 | 34 | 64 | 1.88 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 13 | 80 | 178 | 2.23 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 13 | 62 | 191 | 3.08 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 13 | 69 | 206 | 2.99 | 1 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Penn State | 13 | 60 | 213 | 3.55 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | Purdue | 13 | 81 | 239 | 2.95 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Iowa | 13 | 83 | 280 | 3.37 | 1 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Michigan | 11 | 72 | 301 | 4.18 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | Indiana | 12 | 64 | 356 | 5.56 | 2 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 12 | 75 | 371 | 4.95 | 0 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 12 | 78 | 405 | 5.19 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 13 | 6 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 12 | 98 | 481 | 4.91 | 2 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | Illinois | 12 | 96 | 495 | 5.16 | 1 | 33 | 30 | 19 | 3 |
| 14 | Maryland | 12 | 89 | 572 | 6.43 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 22 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||