2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 6 | 47 | 123 | 2.62 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 9 | 78 | 212 | 2.72 | 2 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 1 | Penn State | 6 | 81 | 224 | 2.77 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 1 | Iowa | 6 | 63 | 245 | 3.89 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 8 | 70 | 252 | 3.60 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | Purdue | 7 | 93 | 377 | 4.05 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | Indiana | 8 | 80 | 417 | 5.21 | 3 | 75 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 11 | 72 | 296 | 4.11 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 9 | 93 | 351 | 3.77 | 2 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Illinois | 9 | 77 | 376 | 4.88 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 3 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 7 | 69 | 433 | 6.28 | 4 | 75 | 17 | 15 | 3 |
| 12 | Maryland | 7 | 79 | 316 | 4.00 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 6 | 66 | 403 | 6.11 | 5 | 81 | 16 | 13 | 4 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 9 | 103 | 524 | 5.09 | 8 | 44 | 26 | 16 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||