2020 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 31.3 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 33.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 43.0 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 10 | Illinois | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 31.5 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |
| 10 | Maryland | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 35.0 |
| 14 | Penn State | 3 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 115 | 38.3 |