2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 11/20/2025
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 16 | 98 | 6.13 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Iowa | 9 | 40 | 134 | 3.35 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Purdue | 6 | 55 | 135 | 2.45 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 10 | 41 | 147 | 3.59 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Washington | 7 | 58 | 238 | 4.10 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Michigan | 8 | 70 | 126 | 1.80 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 5 | 45 | 192 | 4.27 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Illinois | 8 | 47 | 152 | 3.23 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 4 | 47 | 225 | 4.79 | 1 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 9 | 50 | 210 | 4.20 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Indiana | 11 | 84 | 180 | 2.14 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | Oregon | 10 | 65 | 224 | 3.45 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Penn State | 7 | 82 | 344 | 4.20 | 3 | 67 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 9 | 65 | 467 | 7.18 | 6 | 68 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 8 | 66 | 197 | 2.98 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 1 |
| 16 | Maryland | 10 | 95 | 438 | 4.61 | 3 | 55 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 9 | 99 | 438 | 4.42 | 5 | 71 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| 18 | USC | 10 | 78 | 505 | 6.47 | 3 | 63 | 28 | 16 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||