2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 12.3 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 4 | Purdue | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 8 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Maryland | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 14.7 |
| 7 | Michigan | 10 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 10.6 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 12.4 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 13.3 |
| 10 | Indiana | 6 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 23.5 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 9 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 16.4 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 7 | 20 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 13 | Penn State | 11 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 213 | 19.4 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 9 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 21.0 |