2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilton Speight | Michigan | JR | QB | 6 | 135 | 92 | 68.1 | 1416 | 10.5 | 12 | 2 | 182.63 | 22.5 | 236.0 |
| 2 | Trace McSorley | Penn State | SO | QB | 6 | 159 | 88 | 55.3 | 1507 | 9.5 | 14 | 2 | 161.51 | 26.5 | 251.2 |
| 3 | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State | JR | QB | 5 | 130 | 79 | 60.8 | 1019 | 7.8 | 14 | 3 | 157.53 | 26.0 | 203.8 |
| 4 | Tyler O'Connor | Mich St | SR | QB | 4 | 111 | 73 | 65.8 | 910 | 8.2 | 8 | 1 | 156.61 | 27.8 | 227.5 |
| 5 | Richard Lagow | Indiana | JR | QB | 6 | 164 | 106 | 64.6 | 1500 | 9.1 | 10 | 6 | 154.26 | 27.3 | 250.0 |
| 6 | Perry Hills | Maryland | SR | QB | 6 | 129 | 83 | 64.3 | 968 | 7.5 | 9 | 2 | 147.29 | 21.5 | 161.3 |
| 7 | Clayton Thorson | N'western | SO | QB | 5 | 173 | 105 | 60.7 | 1359 | 7.9 | 13 | 5 | 145.69 | 34.6 | 271.8 |
| 8 | C.J. Beathard | Iowa | SR | QB | 5 | 105 | 63 | 60.0 | 809 | 7.7 | 7 | 1 | 144.82 | 21.0 | 161.8 |
| 9 | Tommy Armstrong Jr. | Nebraska | SR | QB | 5 | 123 | 65 | 52.8 | 988 | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 132.61 | 24.6 | 197.6 |
| 10 | Mitch Leidner | Minnesota | SR | QB | 4 | 86 | 48 | 55.8 | 629 | 7.3 | 0 | 2 | 112.60 | 21.5 | 157.3 |
| 11 | David Blough | Purdue | SO | QB | 5 | 208 | 117 | 56.3 | 1278 | 6.1 | 8 | 10 | 110.93 | 41.6 | 255.6 |
| 12 | Giovanni Rescigno | Rutgers | SO | QB | 4 | 109 | 57 | 52.3 | 621 | 5.7 | 2 | 3 | 100.70 | 27.3 | 155.3 |
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.