2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Total Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 10/31/2026

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 UCLA 2 221 265 111 486 4.38 243.0
2 Minnesota 4 353 813 240 1166 4.86 291.5
2 Wisconsin 4 353 982 273 1335 4.89 333.8
4 Nebraska 4 365 775 247 1140 4.62 285.0
5 Northwestern 2 376 537 128 913 7.13 456.5
6 Iowa 5 434 1240 331 1674 5.06 334.8
7 Michigan 4 447 533 244 980 4.02 245.0
8 Illinois 3 501 819 198 1320 6.67 440.0
9 Indiana 6 542 1294 409 1836 4.49 306.0
10 Ohio State 5 568 1175 321 1743 5.43 348.6
11 Washington 4 635 906 262 1541 5.88 385.3
12 USC 6 785 1176 362 1961 5.42 326.8
13 Rutgers 4 957 1026 269 1983 7.37 495.8
14 Maryland 5 997 1226 347 2223 6.41 444.6
15 Penn State 6 1030 882 368 1912 5.20 318.7
16 Purdue 6 1065 1543 383 2608 6.81 434.7
17 Oregon 7 1068 1563 492 2631 5.35 375.9
18 Michigan State 7 1129 1493 458 2622 5.72 374.6