2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 6 | 7 | -4 | -0.57 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0.69 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 7 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 5 | 9 | 19 | 2.11 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Maryland | 8 | 10 | 24 | 2.40 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 27 | 3.86 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 6 | 10 | 29 | 2.90 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Indiana | 10 | 15 | 35 | 2.33 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Penn State | 8 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Purdue | 6 | 12 | 58 | 4.83 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Michigan | 6 | 11 | 58 | 5.27 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Illinois | 5 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 8 | 15 | 77 | 5.13 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||