2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 7 | 16 | -42 | -2.63 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 10 | 13 | -20 | -1.54 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 11 | 16 | -5 | -0.31 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Purdue | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0.33 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Illinois | 6 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 7 | 14 | 18 | 1.29 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Maryland | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Penn State | 8 | 12 | 27 | 2.25 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Iowa | 6 | 10 | 30 | 3.00 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 6 | 9 | 31 | 3.44 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 7 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 6 | 9 | 47 | 5.22 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 7 | 10 | 48 | 4.80 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||