2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Purdue | 1 | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 159 | 2 | 1 | 145.26 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Indiana | 2 | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 160 | 1 | 2 | 102.96 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Illinois | 2 | 34 | 22 | 64.7 | 283 | 1 | 0 | 144.34 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 3 | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 281 | 2 | 2 | 121.59 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 5 | 58 | 28 | 48.3 | 378 | 2 | 4 | 100.61 | 92 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Penn State | 7 | 76 | 38 | 50.0 | 370 | 4 | 2 | 103.00 | 62 | 16 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 5 | 86 | 47 | 54.7 | 496 | 6 | 0 | 126.11 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 5 | 87 | 45 | 51.7 | 619 | 3 | 8 | 104.48 | 75 | 26 | 15 | 7 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 5 | 94 | 55 | 58.5 | 694 | 4 | 3 | 128.19 | 59 | 29 | 16 | 6 |
| 11 | Maryland | 4 | 98 | 51 | 52.0 | 539 | 4 | 1 | 109.67 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 7 | 101 | 43 | 42.6 | 373 | 2 | 7 | 66.26 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | Michigan | 8 | 111 | 50 | 45.0 | 685 | 3 | 6 | 95.00 | 47 | 27 | 17 | 9 |
| 14 | Iowa | 5 | 131 | 63 | 48.1 | 820 | 8 | 1 | 119.29 | 54 | 38 | 20 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||