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

	Name	G	Att	Yards	Avg.	TD	Att/G	Yards/G
1	Purdue	6	176	805	4.57	9	29.33	134.17
2	Nebraska	7	206	619	3.00	3	29.43	88.43
3	Ohio State	4	118	397	3.36	2	29.50	99.25
4	Iowa	8	251	577	2.30	1	31.38	72.13
5	USC	7	222	781	3.52	10	31.71	111.57
6	Penn State	8	255	1244	4.88	10	31.88	155.50
7	Northwestern	6	192	798	4.16	5	32.00	133.00
8	Indiana	8	260	602	2.32	5	32.50	75.25
9	UCLA	8	262	716	2.73	5	32.75	89.50
10	Minnesota	6	197	775	3.93	9	32.83	129.17
11	Illinois	7	230	850	3.70	9	32.86	121.43
11	Michigan State	7	230	878	3.82	9	32.86	125.43
13	Oregon	5	165	717	4.35	5	33.00	143.40
14	Washington	7	232	846	3.65	6	33.14	120.86
15	Rutgers	7	243	1164	4.79	12	34.71	166.29
16	Michigan	7	246	716	2.91	3	35.14	102.29
17	Maryland	7	248	881	3.55	10	35.43	125.86
18	Wisconsin	5	185	556	3.01	1	37.00	111.20