2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/18/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6.4 |
| 2 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 4 | Oregon | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 14.7 |
| 4 | Iowa | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 4 | Maryland | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 7 | USC | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 8 | Michigan | 5 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 9 | Washington | 5 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 10 | Penn State | 4 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 11 | Purdue | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 30.5 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 5 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 13 | UCLA | 5 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 5 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 5 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 32.0 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 4 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 40.8 |
| 17 | Illinois | 5 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 35.0 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 5 | 26 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 39.8 |