2020 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 2 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 92.08 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 4 | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 107 | 1 | 2 | 91.00 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Illinois | 5 | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 157 | 2 | 1 | 138.21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Maryland | 4 | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 203 | 1 | 0 | 121.64 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Purdue | 3 | 41 | 23 | 56.1 | 227 | 2 | 2 | 108.95 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 7 | 51 | 28 | 54.9 | 294 | 1 | 1 | 105.88 | 68 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Penn State | 6 | 43 | 27 | 62.8 | 316 | 4 | 1 | 150.57 | 45 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Indiana | 6 | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 314 | 2 | 4 | 112.76 | 60 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 7 | 46 | 26 | 56.5 | 234 | 2 | 2 | 104.90 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 5 | 53 | 38 | 71.7 | 374 | 1 | 1 | 133.44 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 3 | 57 | 30 | 52.6 | 329 | 0 | 1 | 97.60 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 9 | 128 | 62 | 48.4 | 568 | 2 | 7 | 79.94 | 49 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 7 | 82 | 52 | 63.4 | 639 | 4 | 2 | 140.10 | 52 | 25 | 18 | 2 |
| 14 | Iowa | 8 | 91 | 56 | 61.5 | 502 | 2 | 2 | 110.72 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||