2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 12 | 54 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 401 | 33.4 |
| 2 | USC | 13 | 39 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 23.0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 11 | 44 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 30.5 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 11 | 49 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 372 | 33.8 |
| 5 | Oregon | 14 | 32 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 255 | 18.2 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 12 | 31 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 20.9 |
| 7 | Maryland | 11 | 38 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 27.4 |
| 8 | Illinois | 12 | 38 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 304 | 25.3 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 12 | 39 | 13 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 313 | 26.1 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 12 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 21.6 |
| 12 | Penn State | 12 | 31 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 261 | 21.8 |
| 13 | Indiana | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 187 | 12.5 |
| 13 | Washington | 12 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 19.4 |
| 13 | Michigan | 13 | 31 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 20.4 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 12 | 35 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 298 | 24.8 |
| 13 | Purdue | 11 | 45 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 33.2 |
| 18 | Iowa | 12 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 16.8 |