2023 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 11 | 45 | 4.09 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 3 | 17 | 72 | 4.24 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Penn State | 3 | 36 | 96 | 2.67 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 6 | 26 | 101 | 3.88 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Iowa | 3 | 51 | 120 | 2.35 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 7 | 47 | 130 | 2.77 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Maryland | 5 | 45 | 133 | 2.96 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Indiana | 7 | 34 | 250 | 7.35 | 4 | 80 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Illinois | 7 | 77 | 251 | 3.26 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 1 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 5 | 51 | 288 | 5.65 | 3 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 5 | 54 | 318 | 5.89 | 5 | 75 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 6 | 70 | 382 | 5.46 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| 13 | Purdue | 8 | 93 | 483 | 5.19 | 6 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||