2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 10/31/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 6 | 15 | 8 | 53.3 | 118 | 1 | 0 | 141.41 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 6 | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 157 | 1 | 1 | 98.40 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 3 | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 104 | 1 | 1 | 100.22 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Illinois | 6 | 36 | 26 | 72.2 | 264 | 3 | 0 | 161.32 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 5 | 31 | 23 | 74.2 | 263 | 1 | 0 | 156.11 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 7 | 54 | 34 | 63.0 | 368 | 1 | 2 | 118.91 | 32 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Purdue | 5 | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 121.72 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | Penn State | 7 | 47 | 24 | 51.1 | 322 | 2 | 4 | 105.63 | 72 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | Oregon | 8 | 76 | 41 | 53.9 | 420 | 5 | 0 | 122.08 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | Washington | 6 | 62 | 31 | 50.0 | 452 | 2 | 6 | 102.54 | 78 | 17 | 9 | 4 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 8 | 95 | 55 | 57.9 | 591 | 4 | 2 | 119.85 | 65 | 23 | 9 | 6 |
| 12 | Michigan | 6 | 96 | 57 | 59.4 | 523 | 3 | 1 | 113.37 | 43 | 25 | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 6 | 79 | 42 | 53.2 | 526 | 2 | 3 | 109.87 | 57 | 23 | 11 | 6 |
| 14 | UCLA | 6 | 61 | 34 | 55.7 | 481 | 3 | 5 | 121.81 | 75 | 16 | 12 | 6 |
| 14 | Indiana | 9 | 94 | 55 | 58.5 | 506 | 2 | 2 | 106.49 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 2 |
| 16 | Maryland | 5 | 57 | 36 | 63.2 | 423 | 5 | 1 | 150.94 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 4 |
| 16 | USC | 9 | 72 | 47 | 65.3 | 561 | 3 | 3 | 136.15 | 47 | 23 | 13 | 5 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 7 | 69 | 33 | 47.8 | 405 | 0 | 1 | 94.24 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||