2020 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 25 | 22 | 0.88 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 3 | 35 | 62 | 1.77 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 4 | 38 | 93 | 2.45 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 5 | 25 | 116 | 4.64 | 2 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Penn State | 6 | 41 | 114 | 2.78 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Maryland | 4 | 41 | 158 | 3.85 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Michigan | 5 | 59 | 222 | 3.76 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 4 | 34 | 187 | 5.50 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 6 | 99 | 296 | 2.99 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 4 | 27 | 235 | 8.70 | 3 | 39 | 12 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Indiana | 4 | 65 | 299 | 4.60 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 2 |
| 12 | Purdue | 5 | 97 | 272 | 2.80 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 7 | 60 | 284 | 4.73 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 1 |
| 14 | Illinois | 7 | 94 | 369 | 3.93 | 2 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||