2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 1 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 3 | 44 | 138 | 3.14 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 1 | 38 | 178 | 4.68 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Illinois | 2 | 32 | 169 | 5.28 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Maryland | 6 | 97 | 420 | 4.33 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | Michigan | 1 | 25 | 126 | 5.04 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Indiana | 7 | 130 | 587 | 4.52 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 18 | 5 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 7 | 121 | 647 | 5.35 | 5 | 41 | 32 | 22 | 7 |
| 10 | Purdue | 2 | 27 | 173 | 6.41 | 1 | 51 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 8 | 146 | 880 | 6.03 | 9 | 83 | 38 | 21 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||