2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 09/27/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Maryland | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10.8 |
| 3 | Penn State | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 11.8 |
| 4 | Indiana | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 9.6 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 6 | Oregon | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12.2 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 16.3 |
| 8 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 10 | Iowa | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 12 | Washington | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 13 | Purdue | 4 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 14 | USC | 5 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 4 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 28.8 |
| 16 | Illinois | 5 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 23.4 |
| 17 | UCLA | 4 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 31.3 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 5 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 25.4 |