2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 7 | 15 | -8 | -0.53 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 8 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Illinois | 5 | 8 | 22 | 2.75 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 8 | 9 | 27 | 3.00 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Maryland | 10 | 15 | 28 | 1.87 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 9 | 15 | 30 | 2.00 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 9 | 14 | 53 | 3.79 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Iowa | 10 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Purdue | 9 | 15 | 59 | 3.93 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Michigan | 6 | 12 | 61 | 5.08 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 6 | 13 | 79 | 6.08 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 11 | 20 | 81 | 4.05 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 8 | 17 | 95 | 5.59 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 9 | 19 | 114 | 6.00 | 3 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||