2024 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 12/21/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6.8 |
| 2 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 |
| 4 | Washington | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 12.4 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12.2 |
| 6 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 13.8 |
| 8 | Indiana | 5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 13.0 |
| 8 | Illinois | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 14.2 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 15.4 |
| 8 | USC | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 12 | Oregon | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 13 | Michigan State | 5 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 14 | Michigan | 5 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 21.4 |
| 15 | Maryland | 5 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 15 | UCLA | 4 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 18 | Purdue | 4 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 33.0 |