2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 12 | 33 | 11 | 33.3 | 132 | 1 | 2 | 64.81 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 13 | 40 | 14 | 35.0 | 182 | 1 | 3 | 66.47 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 12 | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | 203 | 0 | 2 | 79.58 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 12 | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 239 | 2 | 3 | 108.37 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Indiana | 13 | 36 | 17 | 47.2 | 244 | 1 | 0 | 113.33 | 72 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 10 | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 119.73 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 12 | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 87.80 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Maryland | 11 | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 107.04 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 13 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 150 | 3 | 2 | 115.00 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 9 | 14 | 8 | 57.1 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 112.51 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Penn State | 13 | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 127 | 0 | 2 | 81.61 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Purdue | 12 | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 219 | 2 | 3 | 134.59 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | Michigan | 11 | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 177 | 1 | 1 | 137.13 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Illinois | 11 | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 144.27 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||