2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 29 | 161 | 5.55 | 3 | 29.00 | 161.00 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 6 | 204 | 495 | 2.43 | 3 | 34.00 | 82.50 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 6 | 226 | 1421 | 6.29 | 18 | 37.67 | 236.83 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 8 | 307 | 1557 | 5.07 | 20 | 38.38 | 194.63 |
| 5 | Iowa | 4 | 156 | 613 | 3.93 | 5 | 39.00 | 153.25 |
| 6 | Indiana | 7 | 280 | 1185 | 4.23 | 10 | 40.00 | 169.29 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 5 | 203 | 596 | 2.94 | 5 | 40.60 | 119.20 |
| 8 | Michigan | 3 | 123 | 560 | 4.55 | 6 | 41.00 | 186.67 |
| 9 | Penn State | 4 | 167 | 677 | 4.05 | 7 | 41.75 | 169.25 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 11 | 460 | 2509 | 5.45 | 25 | 41.82 | 228.09 |
| 11 | Purdue | 7 | 303 | 1434 | 4.73 | 15 | 43.29 | 204.86 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 5 | 219 | 1077 | 4.92 | 12 | 43.80 | 215.40 |
| 13 | Illinois | 8 | 358 | 2397 | 6.70 | 27 | 44.75 | 299.63 |
| 14 | Maryland | 7 | 320 | 1553 | 4.85 | 16 | 45.71 | 221.86 |