2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - All Games through 10/31/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 12.4 |
| 2 | Iowa | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 12.5 |
| 3 | UCLA | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 13.4 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 15.5 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 15.6 |
| 6 | Michigan | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 16.4 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 8 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 17.1 |
| 8 | Penn State | 8 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 18.6 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 8 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 150 | 18.8 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 8 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 20.5 |
| 11 | Washington | 8 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 21.1 |
| 12 | Oregon | 8 | 19 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 21.4 |
| 13 | USC | 9 | 26 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 218 | 24.2 |
| 14 | Illinois | 8 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 24.3 |
| 15 | Michigan State | 8 | 25 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 206 | 25.8 |
| 16 | Maryland | 8 | 34 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 253 | 31.6 |
| 17 | Purdue | 8 | 32 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 257 | 32.1 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 8 | 33 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 261 | 32.6 |