2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 27.0 |
| 5 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 9 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 9 | Penn State | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 41.5 |