2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.7 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 10.2 |
| 3 | Indiana | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 5 | Penn State | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 10.6 |
| 6 | Illinois | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 14.8 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 9 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 10.2 |
| 8 | Maryland | 7 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 16.9 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 9 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 13.9 |
| 10 | Iowa | 10 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 15.6 |
| 11 | Michigan | 12 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 14.3 |
| 12 | Purdue | 9 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 17.2 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 11 | 27 | 15 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 21.2 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 11 | 28 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 19.9 |