2024 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/20/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 7 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 2 | Penn State | 6 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 4 | Michigan | 6 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 5 | Illinois | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 6 | Iowa | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 28.7 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 4 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 9 | Oregon | 5 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 30.4 |
| 10 | Indiana | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 11 | UCLA | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 3 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 36.7 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 14 | Washington | 3 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 38.3 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 38.5 |
| 16 | USC | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 41.0 |
| 17 | Maryland | 3 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 41.7 |
| 18 | Purdue | 6 | 42 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 51.8 |