2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - All Games through 10/23/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 6 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 17.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 7 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 18.9 |
| 1 | Oregon | 6 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 20.7 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 6 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 21.8 |
| 1 | Washington | 7 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 8 | Indiana | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 12.9 |
| 8 | Iowa | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 14.5 |
| 8 | Michigan | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 8 | Illinois | 6 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 27.8 |
| 8 | Purdue | 7 | 28 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 226 | 32.3 |
| 8 | Maryland | 7 | 32 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 233 | 33.3 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 13.4 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 15.4 |
| 14 | USC | 7 | 22 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 25.1 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 7 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 25.4 |
| 18 | Rutgers | 6 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 191 | 31.8 |