2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 12 | -8 | -0.67 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 11 | 74 | 124 | 1.68 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Purdue | 3 | 38 | 124 | 3.26 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Oregon | 13 | 91 | 296 | 3.25 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 6 | 33 | 54 | 1.64 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Iowa | 6 | 35 | 155 | 4.43 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Illinois | 7 | 51 | 167 | 3.27 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | USC | 8 | 57 | 142 | 2.49 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | UCLA | 2 | 23 | 148 | 6.43 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 6 | 42 | 242 | 5.76 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 5 | 40 | 161 | 4.03 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | Washington | 7 | 49 | 127 | 2.59 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Penn State | 7 | 39 | 138 | 3.54 | 2 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Michigan | 9 | 70 | 195 | 2.79 | 2 | 49 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 8 | 68 | 397 | 5.84 | 5 | 56 | 26 | 17 | 4 |
| 16 | Indiana | 13 | 58 | 216 | 3.72 | 3 | 59 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 4 | 17 | 119 | 7.00 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Maryland | 5 | 43 | 196 | 4.56 | 1 | 74 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||