2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 13 | 21 | 11 | 0.52 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 8 | 10 | 15 | 1.50 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1.78 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 8 | 13 | 22 | 1.69 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Iowa | 8 | 12 | 30 | 2.50 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 6 | 9 | 36 | 4.00 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Purdue | 6 | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Illinois | 9 | 18 | 53 | 2.94 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Penn State | 10 | 18 | 59 | 3.28 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Michigan | 7 | 11 | 112 | 10.18 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||