2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 9 | 213 | 125 | 58.7 | 1832 | 8.6 | 15 | 9 | 145.73 | 23.7 | 203.6 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 9 | 217 | 129 | 59.4 | 1677 | 7.7 | 15 | 5 | 142.57 | 24.1 | 186.3 |
| 3 | Michigan | 9 | 222 | 98 | 44.1 | 1163 | 5.2 | 6 | 10 | 88.06 | 24.7 | 129.2 |
| 4 | Illinois | 9 | 235 | 145 | 61.7 | 1641 | 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 128.74 | 26.1 | 182.3 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 9 | 235 | 144 | 61.3 | 1853 | 7.9 | 16 | 6 | 144.87 | 26.1 | 205.9 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 9 | 256 | 119 | 46.5 | 1446 | 5.6 | 8 | 10 | 96.42 | 28.4 | 160.7 |
| 7 | Maryland | 9 | 277 | 157 | 56.7 | 1959 | 7.1 | 11 | 2 | 127.74 | 30.8 | 217.7 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 9 | 286 | 177 | 61.9 | 1937 | 6.8 | 13 | 9 | 127.49 | 31.8 | 215.2 |
| 9 | Indiana | 9 | 287 | 152 | 53.0 | 1971 | 6.9 | 15 | 8 | 122.33 | 31.9 | 219.0 |
| 10 | Iowa | 9 | 293 | 144 | 49.1 | 1841 | 6.3 | 13 | 5 | 113.16 | 32.6 | 204.6 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 9 | 328 | 182 | 55.5 | 2052 | 6.3 | 13 | 7 | 116.85 | 36.4 | 228.0 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 10 | 332 | 167 | 50.3 | 2143 | 6.5 | 10 | 18 | 103.62 | 33.2 | 214.3 |
| 13 | Penn State | 10 | 341 | 209 | 61.3 | 2074 | 6.1 | 10 | 5 | 119.13 | 34.1 | 207.4 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 9 | 341 | 204 | 59.8 | 2395 | 7.0 | 10 | 10 | 122.62 | 37.9 | 266.1 |