2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 8 | 29 | 3.63 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 4 | 14 | 52 | 3.71 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Purdue | 5 | 23 | 77 | 3.35 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 3 | 36 | 84 | 2.33 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Penn State | 2 | 26 | 95 | 3.65 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 5 | 65 | 100 | 1.54 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 6 | 64 | 208 | 3.25 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Michigan | 4 | 66 | 229 | 3.47 | 4 | 53 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | Indiana | 7 | 80 | 280 | 3.50 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 5 | 73 | 322 | 4.41 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 6 | 66 | 323 | 4.89 | 5 | 57 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | Maryland | 6 | 64 | 340 | 5.31 | 3 | 80 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 13 | Illinois | 6 | 51 | 390 | 7.65 | 3 | 66 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 9 | 104 | 717 | 6.89 | 6 | 73 | 33 | 21 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||