2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 10 | 245 | 149 | 60.8 | 1223 | 5.0 | 4 | 5 | 104.06 | 24.5 | 122.3 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 9 | 221 | 134 | 60.6 | 1287 | 5.8 | 6 | 5 | 113.99 | 24.6 | 143.0 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 9 | 223 | 140 | 62.8 | 1578 | 7.1 | 9 | 5 | 131.06 | 24.8 | 175.3 |
| 4 | Oregon | 9 | 230 | 111 | 48.3 | 1049 | 4.6 | 6 | 10 | 86.48 | 25.6 | 116.6 |
| 5 | UCLA | 8 | 208 | 128 | 61.5 | 1465 | 7.0 | 15 | 2 | 142.58 | 26.0 | 183.1 |
| 6 | Purdue | 7 | 192 | 118 | 61.5 | 1696 | 8.8 | 9 | 2 | 149.05 | 27.4 | 242.3 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 9 | 248 | 160 | 64.5 | 1978 | 8.0 | 17 | 4 | 150.91 | 27.6 | 219.8 |
| 8 | Indiana | 10 | 280 | 168 | 60.0 | 1692 | 6.0 | 5 | 12 | 108.08 | 28.0 | 169.2 |
| 9 | Penn State | 9 | 257 | 152 | 59.1 | 1545 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 116.80 | 28.6 | 171.7 |
| 10 | Iowa | 9 | 258 | 141 | 54.7 | 1299 | 5.0 | 4 | 9 | 95.08 | 28.7 | 144.3 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 10 | 289 | 181 | 62.6 | 1924 | 6.7 | 10 | 9 | 123.74 | 28.9 | 192.4 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 6 | 175 | 107 | 61.1 | 1028 | 5.9 | 5 | 4 | 115.34 | 29.2 | 171.3 |
| 13 | USC | 8 | 252 | 164 | 65.1 | 1703 | 6.8 | 14 | 6 | 135.42 | 31.5 | 212.9 |
| 14 | Michigan | 9 | 300 | 185 | 61.7 | 1759 | 5.9 | 9 | 10 | 114.15 | 33.3 | 195.4 |
| 15 | Illinois | 10 | 336 | 203 | 60.4 | 2042 | 6.1 | 10 | 5 | 118.31 | 33.6 | 204.2 |
| 16 | Maryland | 10 | 337 | 210 | 62.3 | 2282 | 6.8 | 21 | 18 | 129.08 | 33.7 | 228.2 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 8 | 274 | 178 | 65.0 | 1977 | 7.2 | 15 | 4 | 140.71 | 34.3 | 247.1 |
| 18 | Washington | 10 | 363 | 206 | 56.7 | 2023 | 5.6 | 12 | 14 | 106.76 | 36.3 | 202.3 |