2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/02/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | 2 | 46 | 32 | 69.6 | 436 | 9.5 | 4 | 1 | 173.54 | 23.0 | 218.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 46 | 32 | 69.6 | 511 | 11.1 | 6 | 1 | 201.58 | 23.0 | 255.5 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 3 | 77 | 40 | 51.9 | 550 | 7.1 | 2 | 1 | 117.92 | 25.7 | 183.3 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 3 | 71 | 52 | 73.2 | 652 | 9.2 | 7 | 0 | 182.91 | 23.7 | 217.3 |
| 5 | USC | 3 | 82 | 53 | 64.6 | 600 | 7.3 | 5 | 4 | 136.45 | 27.3 | 200.0 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 2 | 61 | 54 | 88.5 | 672 | 11.0 | 5 | 0 | 208.11 | 30.5 | 336.0 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 4 | 97 | 59 | 60.8 | 593 | 6.1 | 3 | 3 | 116.20 | 24.3 | 148.3 |
| 8 | Washington | 3 | 85 | 63 | 74.1 | 724 | 8.5 | 5 | 0 | 165.08 | 28.3 | 241.3 |
| 9 | Indiana | 3 | 97 | 67 | 69.1 | 620 | 6.4 | 2 | 3 | 123.37 | 32.3 | 206.7 |
| 10 | Penn State | 3 | 93 | 68 | 73.1 | 782 | 8.4 | 8 | 1 | 170.00 | 31.0 | 260.7 |
| 11 | Illinois | 3 | 93 | 70 | 75.3 | 797 | 8.6 | 9 | 1 | 177.04 | 31.0 | 265.7 |
| 12 | Iowa | 4 | 114 | 74 | 64.9 | 946 | 8.3 | 5 | 2 | 145.57 | 28.5 | 236.5 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 4 | 124 | 83 | 66.9 | 938 | 7.6 | 4 | 4 | 134.69 | 31.0 | 234.5 |
| 14 | Purdue | 5 | 120 | 84 | 70.0 | 1204 | 10.0 | 6 | 2 | 167.45 | 24.0 | 240.8 |
| 15 | Michigan | 4 | 126 | 86 | 68.3 | 989 | 7.8 | 8 | 3 | 150.37 | 31.5 | 247.3 |
| 16 | UCLA | 4 | 118 | 87 | 73.7 | 894 | 7.6 | 8 | 2 | 156.35 | 29.5 | 223.5 |
| 17 | Oregon | 4 | 156 | 88 | 56.4 | 1005 | 6.4 | 7 | 5 | 118.92 | 39.0 | 251.3 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 5 | 144 | 115 | 79.9 | 1482 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 | 198.39 | 28.8 | 296.4 |