2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 13 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 16.3 |
| 2 | Penn State | 12 | 28 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 229 | 19.1 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 14 | 33 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 268 | 19.1 |
| 4 | Michigan | 13 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 19.8 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 13 | 35 | 15 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 293 | 22.5 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 12 | 33 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 274 | 22.8 |
| 7 | Iowa | 12 | 32 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 22.9 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 13 | 40 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 321 | 24.7 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 14 | 49 | 13 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 386 | 27.6 |
| 10 | Purdue | 13 | 51 | 17 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 406 | 31.2 |
| 11 | Illinois | 12 | 50 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 385 | 32.1 |
| 12 | Indiana | 12 | 55 | 13 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 423 | 35.3 |