2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 63.14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 2 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 80.67 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Maryland | 2 | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 125.40 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 3 | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 45.69 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 3 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 99.35 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 3 | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 90.32 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 1 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 319.47 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 3 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 97.65 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Indiana | 3 | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 84.86 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 2 | 11 | 9 | 81.8 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 145.96 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 2 | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 79.76 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | USC | 4 | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 109 | 0 | 3 | 57.89 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Illinois | 3 | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 149 | 3 | 0 | 196.58 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Oregon | 3 | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 153 | 2 | 0 | 124.84 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Purdue | 3 | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 141.79 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | Michigan | 2 | 36 | 23 | 63.9 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 106.82 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | Washington | 3 | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 196 | 1 | 4 | 94.85 | 78 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | UCLA | 3 | 28 | 19 | 67.9 | 298 | 3 | 1 | 185.48 | 75 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||