2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 7 | 14 | -11 | -0.79 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 9 | 12 | -9 | -0.75 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 9 | 12 | -4 | -0.33 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0.75 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Indiana | 9 | 10 | 13 | 1.30 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 8 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 5 | 9 | 15 | 1.67 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Purdue | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1.70 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Penn State | 8 | 13 | 30 | 2.31 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Maryland | 8 | 11 | 48 | 4.36 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 9 | 10 | 53 | 5.30 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 10 | 15 | 63 | 4.20 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 9 | 15 | 120 | 8.00 | 1 | 62 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||