2015 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 7 | 52 | 278 | 5.35 | 4 | 80 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Purdue | 5 | 60 | 245 | 4.08 | 2 | 48 | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| 3 | Illinois | 8 | 70 | 269 | 3.84 | 3 | 56 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 10 | 77 | 368 | 4.78 | 5 | 68 | 14 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | Maryland | 7 | 85 | 271 | 3.19 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 11 | 87 | 372 | 4.28 | 2 | 72 | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 9 | 112 | 294 | 2.63 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Michigan | 11 | 113 | 390 | 3.45 | 3 | 54 | 23 | 14 | 5 |
| 9 | Penn State | 10 | 121 | 502 | 4.15 | 4 | 55 | 27 | 18 | 4 |
| 10 | Indiana | 12 | 123 | 724 | 5.89 | 10 | 79 | 29 | 19 | 7 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 13 | 124 | 385 | 3.10 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 1 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 9 | 126 | 472 | 3.75 | 7 | 69 | 28 | 19 | 2 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 11 | 132 | 514 | 3.89 | 5 | 55 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 14 | Iowa | 13 | 159 | 489 | 3.08 | 5 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||