2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -86.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Illinois | 4 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 170.30 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 5 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 107.54 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 184.57 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 7 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 182.50 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | Maryland | 6 | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 82.32 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Penn State | 6 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 63.52 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Indiana | 7 | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 94.92 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 7 | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 118.28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Iowa | 6 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 146.76 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Michigan | 8 | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 75.67 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 8 | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 141.63 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 7 | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 89.16 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 10 | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 89 | 2 | 2 | 119.23 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||