2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 11/07/2026
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 11 | 26 | 2.36 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Indiana | 3 | 57 | 176 | 3.09 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | Illinois | 6 | 69 | 214 | 3.10 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Michigan | 6 | 77 | 239 | 3.10 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Iowa | 4 | 78 | 248 | 3.18 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 5 | 46 | 158 | 3.43 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Oregon | 7 | 107 | 412 | 3.85 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | USC | 3 | 28 | 114 | 4.07 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 6 | 64 | 284 | 4.44 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Washington | 5 | 68 | 310 | 4.56 | 1 | 56 | 16 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 5 | 50 | 229 | 4.58 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Maryland | 6 | 65 | 303 | 4.66 | 4 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 8 | 90 | 473 | 5.26 | 7 | 56 | 27 | 21 | 4 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 3 | 13 | 72 | 5.54 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 5 | 18 | 109 | 6.06 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | Purdue | 6 | 95 | 624 | 6.57 | 8 | 75 | 25 | 16 | 8 |
| 17 | Northwestern | 3 | 35 | 305 | 8.71 | 2 | 70 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 18 | Penn State | 3 | 28 | 264 | 9.43 | 4 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||