2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 10/09/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 1 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Washington | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 4 | 8 | 23 | 2.88 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 4 | 10 | 15 | 1.50 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 4 | 10 | 16 | 1.60 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 3 | 10 | 21 | 2.10 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 4 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | USC | 5 | 10 | 52 | 5.20 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Purdue | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.36 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 5 | 11 | 44 | 4.00 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 5 | 12 | 42 | 3.50 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Maryland | 5 | 13 | 32 | 2.46 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Michigan | 5 | 14 | 35 | 2.50 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Oregon | 5 | 15 | 14 | 0.93 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 5 | 15 | 52 | 3.47 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Penn State | 5 | 15 | 77 | 5.13 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Illinois | 6 | 16 | 84 | 5.25 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | UCLA | 5 | 24 | 134 | 5.58 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||