2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/27/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Washington | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 3 | Penn State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 9 | USC | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 12 | Purdue | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 13 | Illinois | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63.0 |