2009 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2010
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 11.3 |
| 3 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Indiana | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 5 | Michigan | 4 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 4 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 4 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 10 | Illinois | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 28.0 |
| 11 | Purdue | 4 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 30.3 |