2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 11 | 341 | 164 | 48.1 | 1820 | 5.3 | 9 | 19 | 90.49 | 31.0 | 165.5 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 2 | 49 | 23 | 46.9 | 272 | 5.6 | 2 | 2 | 98.88 | 24.5 | 136.0 |
| 2 | Maryland | 6 | 211 | 108 | 51.2 | 1184 | 5.6 | 6 | 4 | 103.92 | 35.2 | 197.3 |
| 4 | Iowa | 8 | 284 | 133 | 46.8 | 1612 | 5.7 | 9 | 6 | 100.74 | 35.5 | 201.5 |
| 5 | Michigan | 10 | 250 | 111 | 44.4 | 1441 | 5.8 | 8 | 10 | 95.38 | 25.0 | 144.1 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 11 | 344 | 170 | 49.4 | 2007 | 5.8 | 7 | 20 | 93.52 | 31.3 | 182.5 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 9 | 364 | 206 | 56.6 | 2156 | 5.9 | 19 | 7 | 119.72 | 40.4 | 239.6 |
| 8 | Illinois | 3 | 112 | 67 | 59.8 | 672 | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 110.75 | 37.3 | 224.0 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 3 | 86 | 42 | 48.8 | 523 | 6.1 | 2 | 4 | 98.30 | 28.7 | 174.3 |
| 10 | Penn State | 11 | 368 | 227 | 61.7 | 2300 | 6.3 | 9 | 8 | 117.91 | 33.5 | 209.1 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 9 | 302 | 175 | 57.9 | 1905 | 6.3 | 7 | 14 | 109.32 | 33.6 | 211.7 |
| 12 | Purdue | 3 | 93 | 57 | 61.3 | 591 | 6.4 | 4 | 3 | 122.41 | 31.0 | 197.0 |
| 13 | Indiana | 6 | 227 | 125 | 55.1 | 1493 | 6.6 | 9 | 7 | 117.23 | 37.8 | 248.8 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 7 | 311 | 181 | 58.2 | 2134 | 6.9 | 10 | 13 | 118.09 | 44.4 | 304.9 |