2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 20 | 26 | 1.30 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 5 | 38 | 97 | 2.55 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 3 | 41 | 115 | 2.80 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Indiana | 8 | 63 | 212 | 3.37 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | Iowa | 6 | 57 | 213 | 3.74 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Purdue | 4 | 23 | 89 | 3.87 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 4 | 31 | 124 | 4.00 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 3 | 26 | 105 | 4.04 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Penn State | 4 | 26 | 106 | 4.08 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Maryland | 6 | 42 | 208 | 4.95 | 4 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 6 | 58 | 290 | 5.00 | 3 | 94 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 12 | Illinois | 3 | 20 | 102 | 5.10 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 9 | 121 | 668 | 5.52 | 9 | 50 | 35 | 18 | 4 |
| 14 | Michigan | 1 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||