2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Total Defense - Games Won Only through 12/13/2025
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 197 | 289 | 112 | 486 | 4.34 | 243.0 |
| 2 | UCLA | 3 | 371 | 576 | 191 | 947 | 4.96 | 315.7 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 4 | 233 | 673 | 232 | 906 | 3.91 | 226.5 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 5 | 968 | 808 | 265 | 1776 | 6.70 | 355.2 |
| 5 | Maryland | 4 | 369 | 833 | 296 | 1202 | 4.06 | 300.5 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 7 | 937 | 953 | 426 | 1890 | 4.44 | 270.0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 6 | 729 | 1023 | 369 | 1752 | 4.75 | 292.0 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 6 | 571 | 1095 | 315 | 1666 | 5.29 | 277.7 |
| 9 | Iowa | 8 | 774 | 1165 | 479 | 1939 | 4.05 | 242.4 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 7 | 732 | 1252 | 417 | 1984 | 4.76 | 283.4 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 4 | 268 | 1279 | 265 | 1547 | 5.84 | 386.8 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 12 | 980 | 1456 | 647 | 2436 | 3.77 | 203.0 |
| 13 | Oregon | 11 | 1176 | 1517 | 658 | 2693 | 4.09 | 244.8 |
| 14 | USC | 9 | 1089 | 1716 | 548 | 2805 | 5.12 | 311.7 |
| 15 | Michigan | 9 | 672 | 1759 | 571 | 2431 | 4.26 | 270.1 |
| 16 | Illinois | 8 | 704 | 1901 | 529 | 2605 | 4.92 | 325.6 |
| 17 | Washington | 9 | 702 | 1975 | 580 | 2677 | 4.62 | 297.4 |
| 18 | Indiana | 13 | 1009 | 2334 | 731 | 3343 | 4.57 | 257.2 |