2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 4 | 14 | 7 | 50.0 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 65.40 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 8 | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 175 | 0 | 1 | 88.22 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 4 | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 143 | 0 | 2 | 91.35 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 3 | 29 | 17 | 58.6 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 86.14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Maryland | 6 | 45 | 24 | 53.3 | 324 | 1 | 1 | 116.70 | 52 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | Indiana | 3 | 32 | 25 | 78.1 | 324 | 3 | 0 | 194.12 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Illinois | 4 | 51 | 28 | 54.9 | 330 | 1 | 2 | 107.89 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Purdue | 7 | 61 | 37 | 60.7 | 541 | 2 | 3 | 136.14 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 7 |
| 9 | Iowa | 8 | 85 | 47 | 55.3 | 660 | 3 | 5 | 120.41 | 68 | 26 | 15 | 8 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 8 | 96 | 51 | 53.1 | 553 | 4 | 2 | 111.09 | 43 | 24 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 10 | 88 | 51 | 58.0 | 701 | 4 | 3 | 133.05 | 72 | 29 | 18 | 4 |
| 12 | Penn State | 8 | 83 | 52 | 62.7 | 450 | 2 | 2 | 111.32 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 8 | 92 | 55 | 59.8 | 618 | 3 | 3 | 120.44 | 47 | 27 | 16 | 6 |
| 14 | Michigan | 13 | 135 | 77 | 57.0 | 828 | 4 | 1 | 116.86 | 46 | 38 | 21 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||