2024 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/02/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Oregon | 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 13.3 |
| 3 | Michigan | 7 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 18.0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 9 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Indiana | 11 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Penn State | 10 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 14.1 |
| 7 | Iowa | 10 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 15.0 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 8 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 19.9 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 10 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 167 | 16.7 |
| 10 | Purdue | 6 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 28.0 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 9 | 23 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 21.2 |
| 12 | Washington | 10 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 194 | 19.4 |
| 13 | UCLA | 9 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 22.2 |
| 14 | Illinois | 10 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 20.6 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 9 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 22.9 |
| 16 | USC | 11 | 28 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 231 | 21.0 |
| 17 | Maryland | 9 | 27 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 26.7 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 12 | 39 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 292 | 24.3 |