2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 4 | 119 | 76 | 63.9 | 1082 | 9.1 | 8 | 5 | 154.03 | 29.8 | 270.5 |
| 2 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 3 | 77 | 42 | 54.5 | 685 | 8.9 | 7 | 1 | 156.68 | 25.7 | 228.3 |
| 2 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 3 | 55 | 39 | 70.9 | 489 | 8.9 | 5 | 2 | 168.32 | 18.3 | 163.0 |
| 4 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 4 | 140 | 77 | 55.0 | 1190 | 8.5 | 8 | 6 | 136.69 | 35.0 | 297.5 |
| 5 | Bart Houston | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 4 | 83 | 55 | 66.3 | 686 | 8.3 | 2 | 2 | 138.83 | 20.8 | 171.5 |
| 6 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 96 | 60 | 62.5 | 728 | 7.6 | 5 | 1 | 141.31 | 24.0 | 182.0 |
| 7 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 3 | 130 | 78 | 60.0 | 946 | 7.3 | 5 | 7 | 123.05 | 43.3 | 315.3 |
| 7 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 4 | 106 | 68 | 64.2 | 777 | 7.3 | 10 | 3 | 151.19 | 26.5 | 194.3 |
| 7 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 4 | 95 | 52 | 54.7 | 692 | 7.3 | 5 | 1 | 131.19 | 23.8 | 173.0 |
| 10 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | 118 | 72 | 61.0 | 849 | 7.2 | 9 | 2 | 143.24 | 29.5 | 212.3 |
| 11 | Wes Lunt | Illinois | SR | QB | 3 | 98 | 61 | 62.2 | 665 | 6.8 | 6 | 1 | 137.41 | 32.7 | 221.7 |
| 11 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 4 | 93 | 50 | 53.8 | 634 | 6.8 | 7 | 4 | 127.26 | 23.3 | 158.5 |
| 13 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 4 | 138 | 73 | 52.9 | 921 | 6.7 | 5 | 3 | 116.57 | 34.5 | 230.3 |
| 14 | Chris Laviano | Rutgers | JR | QB | 3 | 89 | 46 | 51.7 | 457 | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 105.16 | 29.7 | 152.3 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.