2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 3 | 78 | 43 | 55.1 | 561 | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 133.23 | 26.0 | 187.0 |
| 2 | Illinois | 3 | 73 | 49 | 67.1 | 590 | 8.1 | 2 | 2 | 138.57 | 24.3 | 196.7 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 3 | 97 | 54 | 55.7 | 621 | 6.4 | 3 | 2 | 115.54 | 32.3 | 207.0 |
| 4 | Purdue | 3 | 102 | 62 | 60.8 | 657 | 6.4 | 7 | 3 | 131.65 | 34.0 | 219.0 |
| 5 | Michigan | 4 | 106 | 45 | 42.5 | 690 | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | 107.04 | 26.5 | 172.5 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 4 | 104 | 62 | 59.6 | 693 | 6.7 | 3 | 4 | 117.42 | 26.0 | 173.3 |
| 7 | Iowa | 4 | 108 | 58 | 53.7 | 777 | 7.2 | 5 | 4 | 122.00 | 27.0 | 194.3 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 4 | 145 | 77 | 53.1 | 793 | 5.5 | 3 | 11 | 90.70 | 36.3 | 198.3 |
| 9 | Maryland | 4 | 117 | 64 | 54.7 | 801 | 6.8 | 8 | 3 | 129.65 | 29.3 | 200.3 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 4 | 136 | 77 | 56.6 | 869 | 6.4 | 3 | 7 | 107.29 | 34.0 | 217.3 |
| 11 | Indiana | 4 | 130 | 67 | 51.5 | 885 | 6.8 | 2 | 5 | 106.12 | 32.5 | 221.3 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 4 | 159 | 92 | 57.9 | 950 | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 124.21 | 39.8 | 237.5 |
| 13 | Penn State | 4 | 131 | 83 | 63.4 | 959 | 7.3 | 8 | 5 | 137.38 | 32.8 | 239.8 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 4 | 155 | 99 | 63.9 | 1053 | 6.8 | 3 | 6 | 119.59 | 38.8 | 263.3 |