2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 11 | 57 | 5.18 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 5 | 28 | 92 | 3.29 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Illinois | 4 | 40 | 140 | 3.50 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 6 | 44 | 20 | 0.45 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 6 | 44 | 183 | 4.16 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Indiana | 5 | 49 | 234 | 4.78 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 6 | 50 | 316 | 6.32 | 1 | 80 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Purdue | 7 | 51 | 235 | 4.61 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 8 | 51 | 287 | 5.63 | 2 | 48 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | Michigan | 9 | 52 | 121 | 2.33 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | Maryland | 6 | 53 | 187 | 3.53 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Iowa | 10 | 65 | 157 | 2.42 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 10 | 71 | 178 | 2.51 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | Penn State | 10 | 100 | 378 | 3.78 | 0 | 51 | 23 | 14 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||