2024 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/20/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 3 | USC | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 5 | Iowa | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 6 | Illinois | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 8 | Oregon | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 9 | Maryland | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 40.5 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 28.7 |
| 11 | Washington | 3 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 30.0 |
| 12 | UCLA | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 |
| 13 | Michigan | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 4 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 38.5 |
| 16 | Purdue | 5 | 33 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 49.0 |