2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 18 | 30 | 1.67 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 6 | 63 | 172 | 2.73 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Illinois | 4 | 64 | 176 | 2.75 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Purdue | 7 | 59 | 171 | 2.90 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 8 | 65 | 214 | 3.29 | 2 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 7 | 60 | 198 | 3.30 | 3 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 8 | 89 | 323 | 3.63 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 9 | 56 | 206 | 3.68 | 3 | 56 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Penn State | 7 | 81 | 305 | 3.77 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | Maryland | 6 | 35 | 143 | 4.09 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Indiana | 3 | 20 | 86 | 4.30 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Michigan | 13 | 122 | 552 | 4.52 | 4 | 75 | 30 | 11 | 5 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 4 | 23 | 136 | 5.91 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 3 | 12 | 122 | 10.17 | 0 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||