2024 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |
| 3 | Maryland | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 5 | USC | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 |
| 6 | Iowa | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 6 | Washington | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 8 | Illinois | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 9 | Oregon | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 10 | Michigan | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34.5 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 35.0 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 3 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 29.0 |
| 13 | Purdue | 2 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 50.5 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 38.7 |
| 15 | UCLA | 4 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 34.3 |