2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/18/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6.8 |
| 2 | Indiana | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 13.5 |
| 3 | Penn State | 6 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 4 | Oregon | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 14.7 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 16.5 |
| 6 | Iowa | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 15.8 |
| 6 | Maryland | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 17.3 |
| 8 | Michigan | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 17.0 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 6 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 9 | Washington | 6 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 6 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 12 | USC | 7 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 23.1 |
| 13 | Purdue | 6 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 29.7 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 7 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 24.3 |
| 14 | Illinois | 6 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 29.2 |
| 16 | UCLA | 7 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 27.4 |
| 17 | Michigan State | 6 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 34.2 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 6 | 28 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 35.2 |