2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 11/20/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Indiana | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 13.1 |
| 3 | Oregon | 9 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 13.8 |
| 3 | Iowa | 8 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 16.9 |
| 5 | Washington | 8 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 20.3 |
| 6 | Michigan | 8 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 19.6 |
| 6 | USC | 7 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 21.4 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 7 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 8 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 24.0 |
| 9 | Penn State | 7 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 27.7 |
| 11 | Maryland | 7 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 28.9 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 8 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 27.8 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 8 | 28 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 28.3 |
| 14 | Purdue | 8 | 29 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 31.6 |
| 15 | Illinois | 8 | 30 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 29.5 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 7 | 32 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 34.6 |
| 17 | UCLA | 8 | 35 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 259 | 32.4 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 8 | 37 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 35.1 |