2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/17/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6.8 |
| 2 | Indiana | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 9.6 |
| 3 | Michigan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 5 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 11.6 |
| 5 | Oregon | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12.2 |
| 6 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12.3 |
| 7 | Maryland | 5 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 13.4 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 14.4 |
| 9 | Penn State | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 16.2 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 11 | Washington | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 5 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 6 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 19.8 |
| 14 | USC | 6 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 15 | Purdue | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 16 | UCLA | 5 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 4 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 6 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 27.5 |