2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 4 | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 115.79 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Indiana | 3 | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 212 | 2 | 0 | 256.99 | 77 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 2 | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 147 | 1 | 1 | 134.99 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 6 | 45 | 26 | 57.8 | 269 | 2 | 3 | 109.34 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 7 | 63 | 29 | 46.0 | 351 | 2 | 1 | 100.14 | 55 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 10 | 43 | 26 | 60.5 | 304 | 1 | 4 | 108.94 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | Michigan | 9 | 68 | 37 | 54.4 | 392 | 1 | 1 | 104.75 | 54 | 19 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Iowa | 7 | 60 | 31 | 51.7 | 325 | 1 | 2 | 96.00 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Purdue | 5 | 48 | 24 | 50.0 | 357 | 2 | 2 | 117.90 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | Penn State | 7 | 61 | 29 | 47.5 | 324 | 2 | 5 | 86.58 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 8 | 57 | 36 | 63.2 | 558 | 4 | 2 | 161.53 | 72 | 21 | 13 | 7 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 9 | 87 | 50 | 57.5 | 672 | 7 | 1 | 146.60 | 69 | 30 | 14 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||