2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 280 | 159 | 56.8 | 1791 | 6.4 | 11 | 16 | 112.06 | 35.0 | 223.9 |
| 2 | Illinois | 7 | 216 | 127 | 58.8 | 1455 | 6.7 | 4 | 6 | 115.93 | 30.9 | 207.9 |
| 3 | Michigan | 9 | 302 | 176 | 58.3 | 1901 | 6.3 | 12 | 6 | 120.30 | 33.6 | 211.2 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 9 | 226 | 133 | 58.8 | 1611 | 7.1 | 8 | 7 | 124.22 | 25.1 | 179.0 |
| 5 | Penn State | 7 | 239 | 154 | 64.4 | 1639 | 6.9 | 9 | 7 | 128.62 | 34.1 | 234.1 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 8 | 265 | 176 | 66.4 | 1827 | 6.9 | 10 | 6 | 132.25 | 33.1 | 228.4 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 6 | 194 | 112 | 57.7 | 1468 | 7.6 | 10 | 4 | 134.18 | 32.3 | 244.7 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 9 | 339 | 214 | 63.1 | 2480 | 7.3 | 16 | 6 | 136.62 | 37.7 | 275.6 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 6 | 171 | 118 | 69.0 | 1310 | 7.7 | 6 | 2 | 142.60 | 28.5 | 218.3 |
| 10 | Purdue | 8 | 238 | 144 | 60.5 | 1939 | 8.1 | 15 | 6 | 144.69 | 29.8 | 242.4 |
| 11 | Indiana | 10 | 327 | 207 | 63.3 | 2530 | 7.7 | 22 | 5 | 147.43 | 32.7 | 253.0 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 8 | 375 | 259 | 69.1 | 3100 | 8.3 | 23 | 6 | 155.55 | 46.9 | 387.5 |
| 13 | Maryland | 6 | 206 | 135 | 65.5 | 1842 | 8.9 | 18 | 1 | 168.51 | 34.3 | 307.0 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 7 | 190 | 117 | 61.6 | 1983 | 10.4 | 20 | 2 | 181.88 | 27.1 | 283.3 |