2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 29 | 37 | 1.28 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 9 | 61 | 169 | 2.77 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 7 | 45 | 131 | 2.91 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Purdue | 8 | 77 | 269 | 3.49 | 1 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Maryland | 10 | 65 | 255 | 3.92 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 6 | 42 | 174 | 4.14 | 3 | 77 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Iowa | 8 | 90 | 398 | 4.42 | 2 | 66 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Michigan | 7 | 74 | 335 | 4.53 | 4 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 6 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 8 | 69 | 318 | 4.61 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | Penn State | 4 | 22 | 105 | 4.77 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Illinois | 11 | 119 | 572 | 4.81 | 7 | 44 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 6 | 60 | 319 | 5.32 | 2 | 60 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 13 | Indiana | 7 | 90 | 483 | 5.37 | 7 | 59 | 22 | 15 | 3 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 10 | 112 | 732 | 6.54 | 9 | 75 | 31 | 14 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||