2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 10/23/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 8 | Indiana | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 3 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 2 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 44.5 |
| 11 | Washington | 3 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 12 | Illinois | 3 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 32.0 |
| 13 | USC | 5 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 14 | Penn State | 6 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 15 | Oregon | 5 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 16 | Michigan State | 5 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 26.6 |
| 17 | Purdue | 5 | 24 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 38.0 |
| 18 | Maryland | 5 | 27 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 39.2 |