2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/31/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 9 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 15.4 |
| 2 | UCLA | 8 | 30 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 225 | 28.1 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 10 | 29 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 225 | 22.5 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Oregon | 10 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 12.1 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 9 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 27.2 |
| 7 | Iowa | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 13.1 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 7 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 15.9 |
| 9 | USC | 10 | 26 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 21.0 |
| 9 | Maryland | 10 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 21.8 |
| 11 | Michigan | 9 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 15.8 |
| 11 | Penn State | 10 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 17.2 |
| 11 | Illinois | 10 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 17.8 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 10 | 36 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 28.4 |
| 15 | Washington | 10 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 16.9 |
| 15 | Purdue | 7 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 26.0 |
| 17 | Indiana | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 10.1 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 11 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 214 | 19.5 |