2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 151 | 91 | 60.3 | 1435 | 9.5 | 11 | 4 | 158.84 | 25.2 | 239.2 |
| 2 | Maryland | 6 | 157 | 96 | 61.1 | 1340 | 8.5 | 13 | 1 | 158.89 | 26.2 | 223.3 |
| 3 | Illinois | 8 | 159 | 104 | 65.4 | 1331 | 8.4 | 8 | 2 | 149.81 | 19.9 | 166.4 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 6 | 161 | 105 | 65.2 | 1330 | 8.3 | 10 | 3 | 151.38 | 26.8 | 221.7 |
| 5 | Michigan | 6 | 164 | 75 | 45.7 | 882 | 5.4 | 8 | 7 | 98.47 | 27.3 | 147.0 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 7 | 180 | 106 | 58.9 | 1364 | 7.6 | 13 | 4 | 141.94 | 25.7 | 194.9 |
| 7 | Indiana | 7 | 190 | 94 | 49.5 | 1363 | 7.2 | 8 | 6 | 117.31 | 27.1 | 194.7 |
| 8 | Iowa | 7 | 194 | 96 | 49.5 | 1278 | 6.6 | 9 | 5 | 114.99 | 27.7 | 182.6 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 7 | 200 | 127 | 63.5 | 1500 | 7.5 | 6 | 5 | 131.40 | 28.6 | 214.3 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 7 | 218 | 138 | 63.3 | 1521 | 7.0 | 11 | 10 | 129.39 | 31.1 | 217.3 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 7 | 250 | 142 | 56.8 | 1597 | 6.4 | 6 | 4 | 115.18 | 35.7 | 228.1 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 8 | 265 | 135 | 50.9 | 1589 | 6.0 | 8 | 14 | 100.70 | 33.1 | 198.6 |
| 13 | Penn State | 8 | 269 | 176 | 65.4 | 1883 | 7.0 | 13 | 5 | 136.46 | 33.6 | 235.4 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 9 | 283 | 153 | 54.1 | 1858 | 6.6 | 10 | 11 | 113.10 | 31.4 | 206.4 |