2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 11/07/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 9 | 73 | 65 | 0.89 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Indiana | 9 | 84 | 123 | 1.46 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 9 | 96 | 218 | 2.27 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Michigan | 9 | 81 | 201 | 2.48 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 9 | 62 | 177 | 2.85 | 2 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 9 | 78 | 224 | 2.87 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 9 | 76 | 260 | 3.42 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | USC | 9 | 91 | 331 | 3.64 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 9 | 97 | 402 | 4.14 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 1 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 9 | 80 | 339 | 4.24 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 9 | 72 | 332 | 4.61 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Oregon | 9 | 73 | 340 | 4.66 | 4 | 75 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 13 | Purdue | 9 | 74 | 347 | 4.69 | 6 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 14 | Penn State | 9 | 66 | 310 | 4.70 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 5 |
| 15 | Illinois | 9 | 83 | 409 | 4.93 | 3 | 41 | 26 | 12 | 2 |
| 16 | Washington | 9 | 64 | 325 | 5.08 | 4 | 59 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 17 | Maryland | 9 | 82 | 431 | 5.26 | 5 | 45 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 9 | 88 | 558 | 6.34 | 4 | 57 | 29 | 21 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||