2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Tackles For Loss - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | TFL | TFL Yards | TFL/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | JR | DL | 5 | 8.0 | 41 | 1.60 |
| 2 | William Gholston | Mich St | SO | LB | 5 | 7.5 | 20 | 1.50 |
| 3 | Jake Ryan | Michigan | FR | LB | 5 | 7.0 | 42 | 1.40 |
| 4 | Etienne Sabino | Ohio State | JR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 27 | 1.30 |
| 4 | Ian Thomas | Illinois | SR | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 22 | 1.30 |
| 4 | Denicos Allen | Mich St | SO | LB | 5 | 6.5 | 21 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Chris Borland | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 5 | 6.0 | 9 | 1.20 |
| 8 | Mike Daniels | Iowa | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 33 | 1.10 |
| 8 | Devon Still | Penn State | SR | DL | 5 | 5.5 | 22 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Michael Buchanan | Illinois | JR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 28 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | SO | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 10 | Joe Holland | Purdue | SR | LB | 5 | 5.0 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Robert Maci | Purdue | JR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 25 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Jerel Worthy | Mich St | JR | DL | 5 | 4.5 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Marcus Rush | Mich St | FR | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 16 | 0.90 |
| 13 | Khairi Fortt | Penn State | SO | LB | 5 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| 17 | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | JR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 16 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Kawann Short | Purdue | JR | DL | 5 | 4.0 | 11 | 0.80 |
| 17 | Anthony Rashad White | Mich St | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Jeff Thomas | Indiana | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 21 | David Gilbert | Wisconsin | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.88 |
| 21 | Lavonte David | Nebraska | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Terry Hawthorne | Illinois | JR | DB | 5 | 3.5 | 15 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Will Lucas | Purdue | SO | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 11 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Nathan Stupar | Penn State | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Andrew Sweat | Ohio State | SR | LB | 5 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.70 |
| 21 | Shelton Johnson | Wisconsin | JR | DB | 5 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.70 |
| 28 | Cameron Meredith | Nebraska | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.60 |
| 28 | Craig Roh | Michigan | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.60 |
| 28 | Gerald Gooden | Purdue | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.60 |
| 28 | Beau Allen | Wisconsin | SO | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.60 |
| 28 | David Nwabuisi | N'western | JR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.60 |
| 28 | Troy Stoudermire | Minnesota | SR | DB | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 28 | Louis Nzegwu | Wisconsin | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.60 |
| 28 | Jack DiNardo | N'western | SR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 28 | Bryce McNaul | N'western | SR | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.60 |
| 28 | Michael Mauti | Penn State | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.75 |
| 28 | Thomas Nardo | Iowa | SR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.60 |
| 28 | Christian Kirksey | Iowa | SO | LB | 5 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.60 |
| 28 | John Simon | Ohio State | JR | DL | 5 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.60 |
| 28 | Tanner Miller | Iowa | SO | DB | 5 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 42 | Eric Latimore | Penn State | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 13 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Jack Crawford | Penn State | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 12 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Ryan Van Bergen | Michigan | SR | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 8 | 0.50 |
| 42 | Jared Crick | Nebraska | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 7 | 0.83 |
| 42 | Jordan Bernstine | Iowa | SR | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 6 | 0.63 |
| 42 | Brock Vereen | Minnesota | SO | DB | 4 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.63 |
| 42 | Bruce Gaston | Purdue | SO | DL | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Jordan Kovacs | Michigan | JR | DB | 5 | 2.0 | 16 | 0.40 |
| 49 | Ethan Armstrong | Wisconsin | SO | LB | 4 | 2.0 | 11 | 0.50 |