2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 14 | 113 | 289 | 2.56 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 1 | Penn State | 13 | 94 | 289 | 3.07 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 13 | 97 | 325 | 3.35 | 3 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Michigan | 13 | 100 | 393 | 3.93 | 5 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 2 |
| 5 | Indiana | 12 | 117 | 423 | 3.62 | 3 | 45 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 12 | 101 | 442 | 4.38 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 2 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 14 | 124 | 489 | 3.94 | 3 | 39 | 27 | 14 | 2 |
| 8 | Iowa | 13 | 115 | 493 | 4.29 | 2 | 41 | 32 | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 13 | 115 | 513 | 4.46 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 5 |
| 10 | Purdue | 13 | 130 | 525 | 4.04 | 3 | 74 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | Maryland | 12 | 121 | 556 | 4.60 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 4 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 12 | 113 | 594 | 5.26 | 6 | 77 | 29 | 16 | 5 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 12 | 110 | 653 | 5.94 | 9 | 65 | 33 | 16 | 9 |
| 14 | Illinois | 12 | 139 | 809 | 5.82 | 6 | 44 | 41 | 27 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||