2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 7 | 10 | 20 | 2.00 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Maryland | 9 | 10 | 77 | 7.70 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Michigan | 8 | 12 | -8 | -0.67 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 10 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Indiana | 7 | 12 | 40 | 3.33 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Illinois | 9 | 12 | 61 | 5.08 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 8 | 15 | 18 | 1.20 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Purdue | 8 | 15 | 18 | 1.20 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Penn State | 11 | 16 | 19 | 1.19 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 9 | 16 | 84 | 5.25 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 10 | 18 | 57 | 3.17 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 12 | 20 | 39 | 1.95 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 10 | 21 | 68 | 3.24 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||