2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 1 | 6 | -6 | -1.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 16 | -1 | -0.06 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 14 | 21 | 1.50 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 1 | 7 | 23 | 3.29 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 50 | 39 | 0.78 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | 36 | 50 | 1.39 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 2 | 16 | 69 | 4.31 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Washington | 1 | 32 | 87 | 2.72 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 58 | 126 | 2.17 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 57 | 183 | 3.21 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Purdue | 1 | 13 | 38 | 2.92 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 2 | 35 | 64 | 1.83 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Illinois | 2 | 33 | 82 | 2.48 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Indiana | 3 | 61 | 132 | 2.16 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 3 | 57 | 199 | 3.49 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | Penn State | 3 | 68 | 189 | 2.78 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | USC | 3 | 48 | 197 | 4.10 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||