2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 18 | 50 | 2.78 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 25 | 73 | 2.92 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 25 | 78 | 3.12 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Penn State | 5 | 74 | 176 | 2.38 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 5 | 34 | 203 | 5.97 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 6 | 80 | 335 | 4.19 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Iowa | 7 | 106 | 357 | 3.37 | 1 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | Purdue | 4 | 50 | 226 | 4.52 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 6 | 79 | 280 | 3.54 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | Maryland | 5 | 94 | 431 | 4.59 | 3 | 69 | 23 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Michigan | 7 | 131 | 488 | 3.73 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 4 |
| 12 | Indiana | 4 | 59 | 280 | 4.75 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 3 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 3 | 75 | 384 | 5.12 | 6 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 5 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 8 | 144 | 554 | 3.85 | 7 | 80 | 27 | 19 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||