2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/18/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | USC | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 36.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 40.3 |
| 1 | UCLA | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 44.5 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56.0 |
| 18 | Illinois | 3 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 43.0 |