2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 10 | 45 | 4.50 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Purdue | 2 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 1 | 12 | 55 | 4.58 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Indiana | 4 | 39 | 120 | 3.08 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 3 | 31 | 156 | 5.03 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 2 | 49 | 215 | 4.39 | 3 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 2 | 43 | 271 | 6.30 | 2 | 82 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 4 | 50 | 342 | 6.84 | 3 | 67 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 6 | 103 | 576 | 5.59 | 7 | 64 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 6 | 111 | 582 | 5.24 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 12 | 5 |
| 11 | Illinois | 7 | 147 | 608 | 4.14 | 4 | 29 | 31 | 23 | 3 |
| 12 | Maryland | 7 | 124 | 649 | 5.23 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||