2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | -29 | -7.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 9 | 11 | -28 | -2.55 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | -14 | -2.00 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 10 | 14 | -18 | -1.29 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 7 | 11 | -9 | -0.82 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Purdue | 7 | 11 | -4 | -0.36 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Illinois | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 7 | 11 | 16 | 1.45 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Penn State | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Indiana | 8 | 10 | 23 | 2.30 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 10 | 18 | 51 | 2.83 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Iowa | 10 | 14 | 63 | 4.50 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 14 | Maryland | 8 | 15 | 71 | 4.73 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||