2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 16 | 42 | 2.63 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 4 | 34 | 110 | 3.24 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Penn State | 4 | 34 | 163 | 4.79 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Michigan | 3 | 42 | 172 | 4.10 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Purdue | 5 | 33 | 175 | 5.30 | 2 | 55 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 5 | 64 | 224 | 3.50 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 5 | 54 | 247 | 4.57 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Iowa | 5 | 73 | 253 | 3.47 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 6 | 75 | 269 | 3.59 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 8 | 59 | 287 | 4.86 | 3 | 82 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 11 | Illinois | 6 | 81 | 302 | 3.73 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 12 | Indiana | 10 | 90 | 533 | 5.92 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 18 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||