2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 7 | 8 | 14 | 1.75 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 7 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 4 | 10 | -11 | -1.10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 9 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 8 | 12 | -25 | -2.08 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0.92 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan | 9 | 13 | 26 | 2.00 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 10 | 13 | 42 | 3.23 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Purdue | 9 | 15 | -6 | -0.40 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0.20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||