2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 11 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 8.8 |
| 2 | Indiana | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 11.8 |
| 3 | Iowa | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 16.8 |
| 4 | Oregon | 11 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Washington | 10 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 20.2 |
| 6 | Michigan | 10 | 24 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 20.4 |
| 7 | Penn State | 9 | 29 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 240 | 26.7 |
| 8 | USC | 9 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 22.4 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 9 | 27 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 23.8 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 10 | 33 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 269 | 26.9 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 10 | 30 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 24.9 |
| 12 | Illinois | 10 | 34 | 13 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 276 | 27.6 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 10 | 33 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 271 | 27.1 |
| 14 | Maryland | 9 | 36 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 31.7 |
| 14 | Purdue | 9 | 37 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 34.3 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 10 | 43 | 10 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 329 | 32.9 |
| 16 | UCLA | 10 | 45 | 7 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 336 | 33.6 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 9 | 43 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 36.0 |