2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games at Home Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 6 | 174 | 109 | 62.6 | 961 | 5.5 | 3 | 3 | 111.27 | 29.0 | 160.2 |
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 151 | 87 | 57.6 | 1029 | 6.8 | 3 | 3 | 117.46 | 25.2 | 171.5 |
| 3 | Penn State | 7 | 230 | 127 | 55.2 | 1176 | 5.1 | 5 | 7 | 99.25 | 32.9 | 168.0 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 7 | 175 | 99 | 56.6 | 1271 | 7.3 | 5 | 8 | 117.87 | 25.0 | 181.6 |
| 3 | Illinois | 7 | 201 | 120 | 59.7 | 1434 | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 124.85 | 28.7 | 204.9 |
| 6 | Michigan | 7 | 228 | 127 | 55.7 | 1301 | 5.7 | 6 | 2 | 110.57 | 32.6 | 185.9 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 7 | 285 | 175 | 61.4 | 1714 | 6.0 | 6 | 7 | 113.96 | 40.7 | 244.9 |
| 8 | Iowa | 7 | 244 | 130 | 53.3 | 1522 | 6.2 | 8 | 9 | 109.12 | 34.9 | 217.4 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 7 | 197 | 111 | 56.3 | 1382 | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 126.30 | 28.1 | 197.4 |
| 10 | Indiana | 6 | 178 | 110 | 61.8 | 1197 | 6.7 | 10 | 3 | 133.46 | 29.7 | 199.5 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 6 | 263 | 170 | 64.6 | 1942 | 7.4 | 11 | 4 | 137.43 | 43.8 | 323.7 |
| 12 | Maryland | 7 | 254 | 148 | 58.3 | 1905 | 7.5 | 13 | 3 | 135.80 | 36.3 | 272.1 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 7 | 304 | 185 | 60.9 | 2001 | 6.6 | 13 | 7 | 125.65 | 43.4 | 285.9 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 6 | 155 | 88 | 56.8 | 1504 | 9.7 | 15 | 4 | 165.05 | 25.8 | 250.7 |