2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 12/31/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 13 | 93 | 227 | 2.44 | 1 | 75 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Oregon | 13 | 110 | 352 | 3.20 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 2 |
| 3 | Maryland | 12 | 113 | 374 | 3.31 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 0 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 12 | 79 | 262 | 3.32 | 5 | 43 | 19 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Michigan | 13 | 101 | 341 | 3.38 | 1 | 36 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 13 | 81 | 282 | 3.48 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Purdue | 12 | 99 | 348 | 3.52 | 5 | 54 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 13 | 116 | 425 | 3.66 | 6 | 46 | 23 | 15 | 4 |
| 9 | Iowa | 13 | 93 | 367 | 3.95 | 4 | 70 | 21 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Illinois | 13 | 105 | 416 | 3.96 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 13 | 94 | 386 | 4.11 | 2 | 50 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 14 | 99 | 427 | 4.31 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 5 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 12 | 95 | 430 | 4.53 | 6 | 49 | 26 | 11 | 1 |
| 14 | UCLA | 12 | 116 | 552 | 4.76 | 8 | 21 | 38 | 17 | 2 |
| 15 | Penn State | 13 | 103 | 504 | 4.89 | 4 | 57 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 16 | Washington | 13 | 100 | 517 | 5.17 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 13 | 5 |
| 17 | USC | 13 | 86 | 450 | 5.23 | 3 | 63 | 28 | 11 | 3 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 12 | 80 | 686 | 8.58 | 6 | 73 | 24 | 20 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||