2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 10 | 82 | 183 | 2.23 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 6 | 52 | 244 | 4.69 | 4 | 52 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 8 | 69 | 260 | 3.77 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 10 | 52 | 273 | 5.25 | 3 | 44 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | Iowa | 13 | 114 | 329 | 2.89 | 3 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 3 |
| 6 | Maryland | 7 | 82 | 358 | 4.37 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 8 | 84 | 384 | 4.57 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
| 8 | Indiana | 10 | 96 | 419 | 4.36 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Illinois | 7 | 79 | 440 | 5.57 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | Michigan | 11 | 79 | 462 | 5.85 | 4 | 80 | 22 | 17 | 7 |
| 11 | Purdue | 9 | 109 | 477 | 4.38 | 7 | 80 | 24 | 12 | 2 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 11 | 129 | 571 | 4.43 | 6 | 76 | 34 | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 13 | 114 | 619 | 5.43 | 6 | 93 | 25 | 18 | 7 |
| 14 | Penn State | 11 | 188 | 851 | 4.53 | 7 | 63 | 47 | 29 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||