2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 10 | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 73.75 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Maryland | 9 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 151.81 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 8 | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 128.08 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Penn State | 12 | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 102.76 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Purdue | 10 | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 113.20 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 9 | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 114.18 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Illinois | 9 | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 126.95 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 9 | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 119.88 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 7 | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 158.20 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Indiana | 7 | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 168.75 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 11 | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 200.88 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Michigan | 8 | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 183 | 2 | 0 | 245.94 | 53 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 6 | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 119.73 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 10 | 12 | 11 | 91.7 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 163.07 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||