2024 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/14/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 5 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 1 | Oregon | 4 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 28.7 |
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 36.7 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 3 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 38.3 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 41.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 3 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 41.7 |
| 1 | Purdue | 6 | 42 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 51.8 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 4 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 38.5 |