2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 144.90 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 1 | 18 | 11 | 61.1 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 103.58 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Indiana | 3 | 25 | 10 | 40.0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 77.30 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Penn State | 3 | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 81.40 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 3 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 206 | 1 | 1 | 145.73 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Illinois | 6 | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 281 | 1 | 0 | 139.73 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | Purdue | 6 | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 306 | 6 | 0 | 180.78 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 2 | 44 | 32 | 72.7 | 337 | 5 | 0 | 174.57 | 75 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Maryland | 6 | 70 | 43 | 61.4 | 544 | 4 | 0 | 145.57 | 56 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 7 | 85 | 56 | 65.9 | 681 | 7 | 1 | 158.01 | 50 | 27 | 20 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||