2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 9.5 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 5 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 6 | Penn State | 4 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 7 | Iowa | 4 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 8 | Maryland | 5 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 27.0 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 4 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 10 | Indiana | 5 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 29.2 |
| 11 | Illinois | 5 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 30.6 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 5 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 33.8 |
| 13 | Purdue | 5 | 28 | 7 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 219 | 43.8 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 4 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 48.5 |