2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 6 | 11 | -40 | -3.64 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 9 | 13 | -30 | -2.31 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Michigan | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0.80 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0.79 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1.80 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 8 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Penn State | 8 | 11 | 21 | 1.91 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Illinois | 9 | 13 | 31 | 2.38 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Maryland | 11 | 16 | 32 | 2.00 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 8 | 14 | 37 | 2.64 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Purdue | 7 | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 8 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Indiana | 12 | 18 | 65 | 3.61 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||