2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 10/23/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Indiana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 13.8 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 8 | Michigan | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 9 | Washington | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 10 | Purdue | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 11 | UCLA | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 14 | USC | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 15 | Illinois | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 3 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 31.7 |
| 17 | Maryland | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |