2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Offense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 81 | 55 | 67.9 | 718 | 8.9 | 11 | 1 | 184.70 | 27.0 | 239.3 |
| 2 | Indiana | 3 | 102 | 63 | 61.8 | 1002 | 9.8 | 7 | 5 | 157.14 | 34.0 | 334.0 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 4 | 112 | 62 | 55.4 | 972 | 8.7 | 9 | 1 | 152.99 | 28.0 | 243.0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 4 | 98 | 58 | 59.2 | 788 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 151.62 | 24.5 | 197.0 |
| 5 | Michigan | 4 | 126 | 81 | 64.3 | 952 | 7.6 | 9 | 1 | 149.74 | 31.5 | 238.0 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 3 | 79 | 50 | 63.3 | 605 | 7.7 | 4 | 1 | 141.80 | 26.3 | 201.7 |
| 7 | Maryland | 3 | 73 | 45 | 61.6 | 569 | 7.8 | 3 | 0 | 140.68 | 24.3 | 189.7 |
| 8 | Penn State | 4 | 117 | 74 | 63.2 | 949 | 8.1 | 5 | 3 | 140.35 | 29.3 | 237.3 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 4 | 114 | 73 | 64.0 | 905 | 7.9 | 5 | 4 | 138.18 | 28.5 | 226.3 |
| 10 | Illinois | 3 | 101 | 62 | 61.4 | 667 | 6.6 | 6 | 1 | 134.49 | 33.7 | 222.3 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 3 | 87 | 52 | 59.8 | 681 | 7.8 | 5 | 5 | 133.01 | 29.0 | 227.0 |
| 12 | Purdue | 3 | 132 | 79 | 59.8 | 952 | 7.2 | 5 | 7 | 122.32 | 44.0 | 317.3 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 4 | 140 | 75 | 53.6 | 958 | 6.8 | 5 | 4 | 117.12 | 35.0 | 239.5 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 4 | 117 | 60 | 51.3 | 668 | 5.7 | 6 | 2 | 112.74 | 29.3 | 167.0 |