2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/07/2026

Name G Att Yards Avg. TD Att/G Yards/G
1 UCLA 1 27 73 2.70 1 27.00 73.00
2 Penn State 1 30 129 4.30 1 30.00 129.00
3 Indiana 1 37 78 2.11 0 37.00 78.00
4 Iowa 1 47 160 3.40 1 47.00 160.00
5 Michigan 2 59 189 3.20 1 29.50 94.50
6 Nebraska 2 60 194 3.23 0 30.00 97.00
7 Illinois 2 64 331 5.17 3 32.00 165.50
8 Rutgers 2 70 513 7.33 4 35.00 256.50
9 Washington 2 73 378 5.18 3 36.50 189.00
10 USC 2 76 342 4.50 3 38.00 171.00
11 Maryland 2 87 473 5.44 6 43.50 236.50
12 Michigan State 2 91 406 4.46 6 45.50 203.00
13 Northwestern 3 101 546 5.41 4 33.67 182.00
14 Minnesota 3 102 397 3.89 1 34.00 132.33
15 Purdue 3 121 732 6.05 9 40.33 244.00
16 Wisconsin 4 136 353 2.60 5 34.00 88.25
17 Oregon 4 137 406 2.96 4 34.25 101.50
18 Ohio State 5 151 477 3.16 9 30.20 95.40