2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 Indiana 13 327 889 2.72 6 25.15 68.38
2 Ohio State 12 358 1089 3.04 5 29.83 90.75
3 Northwestern 9 283 1254 4.43 17 31.44 139.33
4 Washington 10 319 1082 3.39 7 31.90 108.20
5 Wisconsin 10 322 1196 3.71 12 32.20 119.60
5 USC 10 322 1349 4.19 12 32.20 134.90
7 Rutgers 9 291 2073 7.12 21 32.33 230.33
8 Illinois 11 357 1505 4.22 17 32.45 136.82
9 Iowa 11 358 1331 3.72 11 32.55 121.00
10 Michigan 11 366 1326 3.62 14 33.27 120.55
11 Minnesota 10 339 1395 4.12 16 33.90 139.50
12 Oregon 13 446 1504 3.37 10 34.31 115.69
13 Michigan State 10 344 1642 4.77 20 34.40 164.20
14 Penn State 10 351 1551 4.42 16 35.10 155.10
15 UCLA 10 362 1839 5.08 22 36.20 183.90
16 Nebraska 11 402 2074 5.16 29 36.55 188.55
17 Purdue 9 356 1731 4.86 23 39.56 192.33
18 Maryland 9 373 1799 4.82 12 41.44 199.89