2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 2 | 22 | 58 | 2.64 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 3 | 16 | 63 | 3.94 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Iowa | 4 | 33 | 103 | 3.12 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 5 | 52 | 138 | 2.65 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 5 | 39 | 199 | 5.10 | 3 | 56 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Indiana | 7 | 89 | 213 | 2.39 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 7 | 60 | 256 | 4.27 | 4 | 62 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Penn State | 6 | 48 | 267 | 5.56 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | Purdue | 9 | 63 | 314 | 4.98 | 4 | 62 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 11 | Maryland | 6 | 79 | 398 | 5.04 | 2 | 70 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 10 | 66 | 443 | 6.71 | 5 | 55 | 16 | 14 | 4 |
| 13 | Illinois | 8 | 78 | 486 | 6.23 | 7 | 63 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||