2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 1st Down through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Long 1st 10+ 20+
1 Illinois 13 200 741 3.71 5 25 17 17 3
2 Washington 13 192 615 3.20 5 31 11 12 3
3 USC 13 216 951 4.40 8 32 33 34 4
4 Ohio State 14 190 739 3.89 1 37 17 17 4
5 Wisconsin 12 176 662 3.76 5 43 17 17 6
5 UCLA 12 219 1088 4.97 11 43 35 35 7
7 Michigan State 12 190 936 4.93 9 49 26 27 9
8 Maryland 12 231 1112 4.81 6 55 28 29 8
9 Michigan 13 195 817 4.19 8 60 17 18 7
10 Penn State 13 213 968 4.54 5 67 23 24 7
10 Rutgers 12 197 1380 7.01 12 67 40 40 18
12 Purdue 12 226 1223 5.41 16 68 35 38 11
13 Northwestern 13 196 1000 5.10 10 69 25 25 5
14 Iowa 13 192 784 4.08 6 70 14 16 3
15 Indiana 16 185 616 3.33 3 75 10 10 4
15 Nebraska 13 222 1046 4.71 16 75 28 26 6
17 Oregon 15 220 788 3.58 5 79 15 15 2
18 Minnesota 13 212 874 4.12 5 85 31 32 6
1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards