2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 2 | 16 | 10 | 0.63 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 2 | 31 | 67 | 2.16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 5 | 33 | 90 | 2.73 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 4 | 23 | 90 | 3.91 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 3 | 40 | 91 | 2.28 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Maryland | 2 | 35 | 124 | 3.54 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 5 | 54 | 174 | 3.22 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Purdue | 6 | 54 | 179 | 3.31 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 10 | 90 | 243 | 2.70 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | Michigan | 8 | 69 | 249 | 3.61 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| 12 | Indiana | 4 | 106 | 377 | 3.56 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 9 | 204 | 615 | 3.01 | 5 | 55 | 29 | 18 | 10 |
| 14 | Penn State | 11 | 223 | 731 | 3.28 | 7 | 54 | 45 | 24 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||