2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 44 | 87 | 1.98 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Illinois | 3 | 47 | 81 | 1.72 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 1 | 20 | 90 | 4.50 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 5 | 74 | 171 | 2.31 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Indiana | 1 | 26 | 132 | 5.08 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 4 | 42 | 151 | 3.60 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 7 | 79 | 286 | 3.62 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 3 |
| 8 | Iowa | 6 | 97 | 378 | 3.90 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | Purdue | 5 | 84 | 324 | 3.86 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | Michigan | 8 | 95 | 325 | 3.42 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 9 | 206 | 715 | 3.47 | 3 | 67 | 37 | 22 | 3 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 5 | 67 | 463 | 6.91 | 6 | 76 | 23 | 15 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||