2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 11/20/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 |
| 2 | Iowa | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 |
| 2 | Indiana | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13.0 |
| 4 | Oregon | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 5 | USC | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 14.0 |
| 7 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Maryland | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 9 | Washington | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 9 | Penn State | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 11 | Purdue | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 4 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 4 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 4 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 14 | Illinois | 3 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 3 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 39.3 |
| 17 | UCLA | 4 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 30.8 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 4 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |