2020 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - From Opponent's 1 To 20 Yard Line through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 31 | 62 | 2.00 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Indiana | 8 | 35 | 62 | 1.77 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 8 | 37 | 86 | 2.32 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Penn State | 9 | 26 | 68 | 2.62 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Illinois | 8 | 43 | 160 | 3.72 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 7 | 23 | 85 | 3.70 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 8 | 39 | 120 | 3.08 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Michigan | 5 | 24 | 93 | 3.88 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Maryland | 5 | 30 | 203 | 6.77 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 9 | 54 | 265 | 4.91 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 8 | 32 | 156 | 4.88 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 9 | 33 | 280 | 8.48 | 0 | 65 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 7 | 32 | 297 | 9.28 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 7 | 32 | 178 | 5.56 | 1 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||