2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 21 | 35 | 1.67 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Maryland | 2 | 15 | 46 | 3.07 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Illinois | 2 | 15 | 59 | 3.93 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 5 | 31 | 85 | 2.74 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 3 | 19 | 89 | 4.68 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 6 | 39 | 93 | 2.38 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 4 | 40 | 185 | 4.63 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 9 | 95 | 203 | 2.14 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Michigan | 9 | 86 | 207 | 2.41 | 3 | 46 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 9 | 82 | 221 | 2.70 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Purdue | 9 | 56 | 221 | 3.95 | 2 | 64 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Indiana | 8 | 53 | 268 | 5.06 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 13 | 115 | 383 | 3.33 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| 14 | Penn State | 12 | 113 | 454 | 4.02 | 4 | 69 | 24 | 14 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||