2024 Big Ten Conference Leaders Total Defense - All Games through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 75 | 201 | 112 | 276 | 2.46 | 138.0 |
| 2 | Indiana | 3 | 161 | 380 | 161 | 541 | 3.36 | 180.3 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 3 | 223 | 336 | 160 | 559 | 3.49 | 186.3 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 2 | 301 | 267 | 120 | 568 | 4.73 | 284.0 |
| 5 | USC | 2 | 200 | 411 | 114 | 611 | 5.36 | 305.5 |
| 6 | Penn State | 2 | 206 | 415 | 132 | 621 | 4.70 | 310.5 |
| 7 | UCLA | 2 | 174 | 534 | 132 | 708 | 5.36 | 354.0 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 3 | 235 | 492 | 181 | 727 | 4.02 | 242.3 |
| 9 | Purdue | 2 | 466 | 266 | 123 | 732 | 5.95 | 366.0 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 3 | 211 | 555 | 183 | 766 | 4.19 | 255.3 |
| 11 | Iowa | 3 | 169 | 634 | 173 | 803 | 4.64 | 267.7 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 3 | 173 | 644 | 182 | 817 | 4.49 | 272.3 |
| 13 | Illinois | 3 | 369 | 455 | 181 | 824 | 4.55 | 274.7 |
| 14 | Washington | 3 | 366 | 472 | 197 | 838 | 4.25 | 279.3 |
| 15 | Oregon | 3 | 401 | 494 | 187 | 895 | 4.79 | 298.3 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 3 | 424 | 481 | 159 | 905 | 5.69 | 301.7 |
| 17 | Michigan | 3 | 210 | 703 | 195 | 913 | 4.68 | 304.3 |
| 18 | Maryland | 3 | 332 | 832 | 199 | 1164 | 5.85 | 388.0 |