2015 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/11/2016
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 24 | 129 | 5.38 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 3 | 44 | 93 | 2.11 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 5 | 49 | 77 | 1.57 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 8 | 58 | 330 | 5.69 | 4 | 68 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 9 | 59 | 256 | 4.34 | 4 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | Michigan | 5 | 65 | 293 | 4.51 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 8 | 75 | 377 | 5.03 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 | Maryland | 9 | 77 | 152 | 1.97 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Penn State | 8 | 79 | 394 | 4.99 | 6 | 48 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 5 | 82 | 254 | 3.10 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Purdue | 10 | 90 | 406 | 4.51 | 5 | 71 | 21 | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | Illinois | 7 | 110 | 647 | 5.88 | 5 | 75 | 26 | 15 | 6 |
| 13 | Indiana | 10 | 129 | 774 | 6.00 | 7 | 85 | 32 | 19 | 9 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 10 | 130 | 621 | 4.78 | 9 | 51 | 32 | 14 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||