2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | -2 | -1.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 23 | 73 | 3.17 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 1 | 29 | 127 | 4.38 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 5 | 44 | 141 | 3.20 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Iowa | 2 | 38 | 202 | 5.32 | 1 | 45 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 2 | 65 | 253 | 3.89 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Maryland | 6 | 104 | 493 | 4.74 | 8 | 53 | 26 | 17 | 4 |
| 7 | Illinois | 8 | 161 | 718 | 4.46 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 24 | 4 |
| 9 | Penn State | 3 | 46 | 310 | 6.74 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 10 | Purdue | 6 | 139 | 910 | 6.55 | 11 | 81 | 36 | 22 | 9 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 8 | 193 | 1209 | 6.26 | 16 | 57 | 55 | 33 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||