2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down through 09/13/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0.13 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Oregon | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0.17 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1.00 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Illinois | 3 | 18 | 24 | 1.33 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Washington | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1.38 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 3 | 13 | 25 | 1.92 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 3 | 20 | 42 | 2.10 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Purdue | 3 | 19 | 42 | 2.21 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 3 | 18 | 42 | 2.33 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Penn State | 3 | 23 | 63 | 2.74 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 3 | 15 | 47 | 3.13 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Michigan | 3 | 18 | 57 | 3.17 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Indiana | 3 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 1 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | UCLA | 3 | 23 | 112 | 4.87 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Maryland | 3 | 27 | 152 | 5.63 | 1 | 74 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 3 | 11 | 67 | 6.09 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||