2008 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2009
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | Int | TD | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 8 | 191 | 110 | 57.6 | 1230 | 6.4 | 6 | 8 | 119.23 | 23.9 | 153.8 |
| 2 | Penn State | 8 | 225 | 124 | 55.1 | 1336 | 5.9 | 9 | 4 | 102.86 | 28.1 | 167.0 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 8 | 257 | 140 | 54.5 | 1376 | 5.4 | 7 | 5 | 100.42 | 32.1 | 172.0 |
| 4 | Illinois | 8 | 205 | 114 | 55.6 | 1443 | 7.0 | 3 | 11 | 129.52 | 25.6 | 180.4 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 8 | 241 | 120 | 49.8 | 1483 | 6.2 | 8 | 9 | 107.16 | 30.1 | 185.4 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 8 | 255 | 138 | 54.1 | 1660 | 6.5 | 9 | 12 | 117.27 | 31.9 | 207.5 |
| 7 | Iowa | 8 | 289 | 167 | 57.8 | 1669 | 5.8 | 12 | 8 | 107.13 | 36.1 | 208.6 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 8 | 277 | 161 | 58.1 | 1781 | 6.4 | 7 | 10 | 118.99 | 34.6 | 222.6 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 8 | 226 | 135 | 59.7 | 1799 | 8.0 | 6 | 12 | 138.81 | 28.3 | 224.9 |
| 10 | Michigan | 8 | 229 | 129 | 56.3 | 1846 | 8.1 | 6 | 16 | 141.86 | 28.6 | 230.8 |
| 11 | Indiana | 8 | 259 | 161 | 62.2 | 2062 | 8.0 | 4 | 14 | 143.78 | 32.4 | 257.8 |