2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Penn State | 1 | 12 | 83 | 6.92 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Michigan | 2 | 20 | 106 | 5.30 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 1 | 14 | 138 | 9.86 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 2 | 33 | 188 | 5.70 | 3 | 44 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Indiana | 4 | 44 | 209 | 4.75 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | Maryland | 5 | 66 | 271 | 4.11 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Purdue | 2 | 62 | 341 | 5.50 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 11 | 5 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 3 | 57 | 381 | 6.68 | 3 | 88 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 4 | 57 | 446 | 7.82 | 5 | 77 | 15 | 13 | 6 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 8 | 147 | 808 | 5.50 | 7 | 61 | 32 | 18 | 11 |
| 13 | Illinois | 7 | 157 | 1038 | 6.61 | 14 | 61 | 48 | 35 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||