2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 12/31/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 55 | 135 | 2.45 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Illinois | 10 | 70 | 195 | 2.79 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 11 | 86 | 259 | 3.01 | 3 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 2 |
| 3 | Washington | 9 | 65 | 260 | 4.00 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 11 | 71 | 257 | 3.62 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 8 | 64 | 262 | 4.09 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Oregon | 13 | 84 | 318 | 3.79 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| 8 | Iowa | 12 | 74 | 228 | 3.08 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Indiana | 13 | 106 | 242 | 2.28 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | UCLA | 4 | 21 | 105 | 5.00 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Michigan | 11 | 101 | 307 | 3.04 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 13 | 73 | 284 | 3.89 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 5 | 63 | 284 | 4.51 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | Maryland | 11 | 99 | 465 | 4.70 | 3 | 55 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 15 | USC | 13 | 107 | 649 | 6.07 | 6 | 63 | 37 | 21 | 6 |
| 16 | Penn State | 10 | 133 | 525 | 3.95 | 4 | 67 | 32 | 13 | 4 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 10 | 71 | 525 | 7.39 | 7 | 68 | 18 | 12 | 8 |
| 18 | Nebraska | 11 | 122 | 555 | 4.55 | 7 | 71 | 30 | 16 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||