2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 11.7 |
| 1 | Iowa | 9 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 18.7 |
| 1 | Maryland | 9 | 40 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 33.0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 9 | 27 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 214 | 23.8 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 9 | 33 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 261 | 29.0 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 9 | 48 | 9 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 360 | 40.0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 9 | 33 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 262 | 29.1 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 9 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 14.8 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 9 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 22.2 |
| 8 | Illinois | 9 | 37 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 298 | 33.1 |
| 11 | Penn State | 10 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 222 | 22.2 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 9 | 26 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 221 | 24.6 |
| 11 | Purdue | 9 | 49 | 13 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 383 | 42.6 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 10 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 16.1 |