2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 10/13/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 4 | 95 | 52 | 54.7 | 572 | 6.0 | 3 | 4 | 107.32 | 23.8 | 143.0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 4 | 98 | 61 | 62.2 | 760 | 7.8 | 4 | 1 | 138.82 | 24.5 | 190.0 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 4 | 102 | 65 | 63.7 | 777 | 7.6 | 6 | 4 | 139.29 | 25.5 | 194.3 |
| 4 | Maryland | 4 | 103 | 66 | 64.1 | 754 | 7.3 | 6 | 3 | 138.96 | 25.8 | 188.5 |
| 5 | Michigan | 4 | 104 | 63 | 60.6 | 598 | 5.8 | 5 | 2 | 120.90 | 26.0 | 149.5 |
| 5 | Iowa | 4 | 104 | 54 | 51.9 | 608 | 5.8 | 3 | 4 | 102.86 | 26.0 | 152.0 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 4 | 104 | 64 | 61.5 | 698 | 6.7 | 6 | 2 | 133.11 | 26.0 | 174.5 |
| 8 | Purdue | 4 | 107 | 63 | 58.9 | 986 | 9.2 | 9 | 2 | 160.31 | 26.8 | 246.5 |
| 9 | Indiana | 4 | 111 | 72 | 64.9 | 672 | 6.1 | 2 | 3 | 116.26 | 27.8 | 168.0 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 4 | 112 | 64 | 57.1 | 655 | 5.8 | 3 | 3 | 109.74 | 28.0 | 163.8 |
| 10 | Washington | 4 | 112 | 69 | 61.6 | 715 | 6.4 | 5 | 6 | 119.26 | 28.0 | 178.8 |
| 12 | USC | 5 | 141 | 90 | 63.8 | 1181 | 8.4 | 8 | 3 | 148.65 | 28.2 | 236.2 |
| 13 | Penn State | 4 | 113 | 60 | 53.1 | 505 | 4.5 | 2 | 5 | 87.63 | 28.3 | 126.3 |
| 14 | Illinois | 4 | 131 | 82 | 62.6 | 1020 | 7.8 | 9 | 2 | 147.62 | 32.8 | 255.0 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 4 | 133 | 72 | 54.1 | 641 | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 95.08 | 33.3 | 160.3 |
| 16 | Oregon | 4 | 134 | 72 | 53.7 | 925 | 6.9 | 7 | 6 | 120.00 | 33.5 | 231.3 |
| 17 | UCLA | 4 | 135 | 71 | 52.6 | 903 | 6.7 | 6 | 8 | 111.60 | 33.8 | 225.8 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 3 | 106 | 61 | 57.5 | 654 | 6.2 | 2 | 3 | 109.95 | 35.3 | 218.0 |