2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 1 | UCLA | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 7 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 13.0 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Maryland | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10.8 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 4 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 7 | Penn State | 7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 11.9 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 7 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 17.7 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 5 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 10 | USC | 9 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 17.7 |
| 11 | Iowa | 9 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 14.3 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 13.5 |
| 12 | Oregon | 13 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 14.0 |
| 12 | Illinois | 9 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 15.7 |
| 12 | Washington | 9 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 17.3 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 7.8 |
| 16 | Michigan | 9 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 15.8 |
| 18 | Indiana | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 187 | 11.7 |