2015 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 16 | 34 | 2.13 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Purdue | 2 | 17 | 51 | 3.00 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Maryland | 4 | 18 | 54 | 3.00 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 3 | 18 | 79 | 4.39 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 9 | 45 | 98 | 2.18 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Michigan | 11 | 50 | 158 | 3.16 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 3 | 54 | 338 | 6.26 | 5 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 5 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 7 | 55 | 148 | 2.69 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Indiana | 7 | 57 | 358 | 6.28 | 4 | 75 | 15 | 13 | 6 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 8 | 62 | 183 | 2.95 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | Penn State | 6 | 73 | 244 | 3.34 | 4 | 56 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 10 | 80 | 409 | 5.11 | 6 | 68 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 13 | Iowa | 11 | 109 | 326 | 2.99 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 12 | 118 | 591 | 5.01 | 3 | 79 | 26 | 20 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||