2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 3rd Quarter through 10/31/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 8 | 43 | 60 | 1.40 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 7 | 43 | 110 | 2.56 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Washington | 8 | 44 | 111 | 2.52 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 8 | 50 | 147 | 2.94 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Oregon | 8 | 62 | 163 | 2.63 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Iowa | 8 | 51 | 173 | 3.39 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Michigan | 8 | 48 | 188 | 3.92 | 2 | 49 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Purdue | 8 | 61 | 215 | 3.52 | 3 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Maryland | 7 | 56 | 223 | 3.98 | 1 | 74 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | USC | 7 | 64 | 244 | 3.81 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 8 | 58 | 272 | 4.69 | 2 | 66 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 8 | 68 | 309 | 4.54 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 6 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 8 | 64 | 311 | 4.86 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 6 |
| 14 | Penn State | 7 | 64 | 324 | 5.06 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| 15 | UCLA | 8 | 68 | 333 | 4.90 | 2 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| 16 | Illinois | 8 | 70 | 342 | 4.89 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 8 | 77 | 444 | 5.77 | 7 | 54 | 24 | 10 | 3 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 8 | 61 | 514 | 8.43 | 7 | 67 | 20 | 17 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||