2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 7.7 |
| 2 | Indiana | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 10.1 |
| 3 | Oregon | 10 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 12.1 |
| 4 | Iowa | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 13.1 |
| 5 | Michigan | 9 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 15.8 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 7 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 15.9 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 8 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 16.5 |
| 8 | Illinois | 9 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 16.7 |
| 9 | Washington | 9 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 17.7 |
| 10 | Penn State | 9 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 162 | 18.0 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 10 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 19.7 |
| 12 | USC | 9 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 20.0 |
| 13 | Maryland | 10 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 21.8 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 10 | 29 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 225 | 22.5 |
| 15 | Purdue | 7 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 26.0 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 9 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 27.2 |
| 17 | UCLA | 8 | 30 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 225 | 28.1 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 10 | 36 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 28.4 |