2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/17/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8.2 |
| 2 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 13.6 |
| 3 | Iowa | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 14.2 |
| 4 | Oregon | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 5 | Maryland | 5 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 |
| 6 | Michigan | 6 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 5 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 8 | Penn State | 5 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 9 | USC | 6 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 6 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 11 | Washington | 5 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 6 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 6 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 14 | Illinois | 6 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 29.2 |
| 14 | UCLA | 6 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 29.2 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 5 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 31.0 |
| 17 | Purdue | 5 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 31.8 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 5 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 33.4 |