2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 11/07/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | -19 | -4.75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Purdue | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Washington | 6 | 9 | -3 | -0.33 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Oregon | 6 | 8 | -10 | -1.25 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Michigan | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Penn State | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3.00 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 6 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | 18 | 2.57 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | USC | 7 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 5 | 7 | 24 | 3.43 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 7 | 14 | 16 | 1.14 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Illinois | 5 | 8 | 43 | 5.38 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 2 | 3 | 20 | 6.67 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 5 | 8 | 71 | 8.88 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | Maryland | 5 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 2 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||