2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 9.9 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 11.4 |
| 4 | Iowa | 8 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 16.8 |
| 5 | Penn State | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 17.1 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 10 | 23 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 186 | 18.6 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 7 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 9 | 24 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 21.0 |
| 9 | Maryland | 9 | 27 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 21.9 |
| 10 | Indiana | 9 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 224 | 24.9 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 8 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 209 | 26.1 |
| 12 | Illinois | 7 | 24 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 201 | 28.7 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 7 | 29 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 30.4 |
| 14 | Purdue | 8 | 34 | 11 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 272 | 34.0 |