2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 13 | 328 | 143 | 43.6 | 1853 | 5.6 | 11 | 13 | 94.19 | 25.2 | 142.5 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 12 | 295 | 172 | 58.3 | 2238 | 7.6 | 21 | 8 | 140.10 | 24.6 | 186.5 |
| 3 | Purdue | 12 | 315 | 187 | 59.4 | 2489 | 7.9 | 22 | 12 | 141.18 | 26.3 | 207.4 |
| 4 | Illinois | 12 | 308 | 194 | 63.0 | 2231 | 7.2 | 11 | 7 | 131.07 | 25.7 | 185.9 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 13 | 401 | 196 | 48.9 | 2239 | 5.6 | 11 | 21 | 94.37 | 30.8 | 172.2 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 12 | 332 | 198 | 59.6 | 2474 | 7.5 | 19 | 8 | 136.31 | 27.7 | 206.2 |
| 7 | Iowa | 13 | 401 | 202 | 50.4 | 2618 | 6.5 | 18 | 9 | 115.53 | 30.8 | 201.4 |
| 8 | Indiana | 13 | 417 | 219 | 52.5 | 2856 | 6.8 | 17 | 13 | 117.26 | 32.1 | 219.7 |
| 9 | Maryland | 13 | 394 | 221 | 56.1 | 2760 | 7.0 | 19 | 5 | 128.30 | 30.3 | 212.3 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 14 | 436 | 229 | 52.5 | 2836 | 6.5 | 13 | 22 | 106.91 | 31.1 | 202.6 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 13 | 422 | 254 | 60.2 | 2806 | 6.6 | 16 | 16 | 120.97 | 32.5 | 215.8 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 13 | 487 | 274 | 56.3 | 3002 | 6.2 | 22 | 9 | 119.25 | 37.5 | 230.9 |
| 13 | Penn State | 14 | 472 | 292 | 61.9 | 3033 | 6.4 | 18 | 10 | 124.19 | 33.7 | 216.6 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 13 | 496 | 303 | 61.1 | 3448 | 7.0 | 13 | 16 | 121.69 | 38.2 | 265.2 |