2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 2nd Down through 12/31/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 14 | 149 | 407 | 2.73 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 3 |
| 2 | Michigan | 13 | 138 | 425 | 3.08 | 4 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 4 |
| 3 | Indiana | 13 | 114 | 357 | 3.13 | 2 | 59 | 22 | 12 | 5 |
| 4 | Penn State | 13 | 146 | 466 | 3.19 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 12 | 120 | 434 | 3.62 | 3 | 36 | 32 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 13 | 127 | 460 | 3.62 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 16 | 3 |
| 7 | Oregon | 13 | 155 | 594 | 3.83 | 0 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Iowa | 13 | 140 | 538 | 3.84 | 4 | 49 | 41 | 14 | 3 |
| 9 | Washington | 13 | 126 | 502 | 3.98 | 4 | 51 | 27 | 11 | 2 |
| 10 | Maryland | 12 | 145 | 645 | 4.45 | 4 | 50 | 44 | 17 | 6 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 13 | 134 | 602 | 4.49 | 3 | 34 | 36 | 21 | 5 |
| 12 | Illinois | 13 | 132 | 613 | 4.64 | 8 | 84 | 38 | 16 | 5 |
| 13 | Purdue | 12 | 149 | 725 | 4.87 | 8 | 82 | 47 | 22 | 2 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 13 | 155 | 798 | 5.15 | 8 | 71 | 49 | 27 | 9 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 12 | 129 | 695 | 5.39 | 9 | 66 | 42 | 18 | 6 |
| 16 | USC | 13 | 141 | 765 | 5.43 | 5 | 63 | 50 | 25 | 7 |
| 17 | UCLA | 12 | 137 | 746 | 5.45 | 8 | 54 | 45 | 19 | 7 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 12 | 125 | 838 | 6.70 | 9 | 73 | 46 | 27 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||