2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 11/19/2025
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 2 | 46 | 21 | 45.7 | 240 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 85.12 | 23.0 | 120.0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 1 | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 170 | 5.7 | 1 | 1 | 108.60 | 30.0 | 170.0 |
| 3 | USC | 2 | 52 | 31 | 59.6 | 343 | 6.6 | 3 | 3 | 122.53 | 26.0 | 171.5 |
| 4 | Indiana | 1 | 34 | 21 | 61.8 | 186 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 105.68 | 34.0 | 186.0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 3 | 76 | 49 | 64.5 | 599 | 7.9 | 3 | 2 | 138.45 | 25.3 | 199.7 |
| 5 | Oregon | 1 | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 215 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 126.97 | 31.0 | 215.0 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 4 | 124 | 83 | 66.9 | 938 | 7.6 | 4 | 4 | 134.69 | 31.0 | 234.5 |
| 8 | Maryland | 1 | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 221 | 9.6 | 2 | 1 | 170.29 | 23.0 | 221.0 |
| 9 | Michigan | 2 | 66 | 46 | 69.7 | 535 | 8.1 | 3 | 2 | 146.73 | 33.0 | 267.5 |
| 10 | Purdue | 4 | 103 | 74 | 71.8 | 1011 | 9.8 | 3 | 2 | 160.03 | 25.8 | 252.8 |
| 11 | Penn State | 3 | 93 | 68 | 73.1 | 782 | 8.4 | 8 | 1 | 170.00 | 31.0 | 260.7 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 3 | 71 | 52 | 73.2 | 652 | 9.2 | 7 | 0 | 182.91 | 23.7 | 217.3 |
| 13 | UCLA | 3 | 89 | 66 | 74.2 | 637 | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 152.04 | 29.7 | 212.3 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 1 | 24 | 18 | 75.0 | 335 | 14.0 | 4 | 1 | 238.92 | 24.0 | 335.0 |
| 15 | Illinois | 3 | 93 | 70 | 75.3 | 797 | 8.6 | 9 | 1 | 177.04 | 31.0 | 265.7 |
| 16 | Washington | 2 | 56 | 43 | 76.8 | 438 | 7.8 | 4 | 0 | 166.06 | 28.0 | 219.0 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 5 | 144 | 115 | 79.9 | 1482 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 | 198.39 | 28.8 | 296.4 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 2 | 61 | 54 | 88.5 | 672 | 11.0 | 5 | 0 | 208.11 | 30.5 | 336.0 |