2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 64.59 | 50 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 3 | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 105 | 1 | 2 | 106.22 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 5 | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 106.82 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Iowa | 4 | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 104.17 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 5 | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 116.58 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Penn State | 6 | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 112.19 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 7 | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 220 | 3 | 0 | 176.58 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Indiana | 7 | 53 | 25 | 47.2 | 262 | 2 | 2 | 93.59 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Illinois | 7 | 38 | 26 | 68.4 | 297 | 2 | 0 | 151.44 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 6 | 29 | 23 | 79.3 | 316 | 2 | 0 | 193.60 | 59 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 11 | Purdue | 8 | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 389 | 3 | 0 | 186.99 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 6 |
| 12 | Maryland | 6 | 43 | 26 | 60.5 | 393 | 5 | 1 | 170.97 | 70 | 15 | 8 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||