2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 40 | 97 | 2.43 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 2 | 12 | 97 | 8.08 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 3 | 22 | 99 | 4.50 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 3 | 34 | 141 | 4.15 | 3 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Iowa | 4 | 40 | 161 | 4.03 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Michigan | 3 | 41 | 188 | 4.59 | 1 | 52 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Indiana | 6 | 57 | 229 | 4.02 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 7 | 65 | 267 | 4.11 | 4 | 49 | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | Purdue | 5 | 82 | 310 | 3.78 | 1 | 49 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 5 | 64 | 331 | 5.17 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 4 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 6 | 64 | 339 | 5.30 | 4 | 29 | 22 | 15 | 2 |
| 12 | Illinois | 9 | 80 | 450 | 5.63 | 6 | 79 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 13 | Maryland | 7 | 95 | 522 | 5.49 | 2 | 55 | 24 | 15 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||