2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 11/20/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Indiana | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 12.8 |
| 3 | Oregon | 9 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 13.8 |
| 4 | Iowa | 9 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 142 | 15.8 |
| 5 | Michigan | 10 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 17.7 |
| 6 | Washington | 9 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 20.3 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 9 | 23 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 21.0 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 9 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 21.3 |
| 9 | USC | 10 | 28 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 21.7 |
| 10 | Penn State | 9 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 205 | 22.8 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 10 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 23.2 |
| 12 | Maryland | 9 | 27 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 24.2 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 9 | 29 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 26.2 |
| 13 | Illinois | 9 | 30 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 26.2 |
| 15 | Purdue | 10 | 37 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 30.9 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 9 | 38 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 31.9 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 9 | 38 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 32.2 |
| 18 | UCLA | 10 | 44 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 324 | 32.4 |