2023 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 8.4 |
| 1 | Michigan | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 8.4 |
| 3 | Penn State | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 10.3 |
| 4 | Iowa | 11 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 10.5 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 10 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 16.1 |
| 6 | Maryland | 10 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 17.3 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 9 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 17.9 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 10 | 24 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 18.8 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 7 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 11 | 30 | 11 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 242 | 22.0 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 10 | 32 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 24.8 |
| 12 | Indiana | 8 | 29 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 28.8 |
| 13 | Purdue | 9 | 32 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 263 | 29.2 |
| 14 | Illinois | 9 | 34 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 274 | 30.4 |