2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/17/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Oregon | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 4 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 5 | Washington | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 6 | Maryland | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Michigan | 4 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 9 | USC | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 5 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 5 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 12 | UCLA | 4 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 13 | Penn State | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 31.3 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 4 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 15 | Purdue | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 34.3 |
| 16 | Illinois | 5 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 35.0 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 35.7 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 4 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 40.3 |