2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 09/19/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 75 | 42 | 56.0 | 270 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 80.91 | 25.0 | 90.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 81 | 50 | 61.7 | 379 | 4.7 | 0 | 3 | 93.62 | 27.0 | 126.3 |
| 3 | Iowa | 3 | 76 | 37 | 48.7 | 332 | 4.4 | 1 | 3 | 81.82 | 25.3 | 110.7 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 3 | 95 | 51 | 53.7 | 378 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 84.25 | 31.7 | 126.0 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 2 | 77 | 42 | 54.5 | 453 | 5.9 | 1 | 3 | 100.47 | 38.5 | 226.5 |
| 6 | Washington | 3 | 83 | 48 | 57.8 | 511 | 6.2 | 2 | 5 | 105.45 | 27.7 | 170.3 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 3 | 71 | 46 | 64.8 | 548 | 7.7 | 2 | 1 | 136.10 | 23.7 | 182.7 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 3 | 67 | 33 | 49.3 | 354 | 5.3 | 3 | 2 | 102.45 | 22.3 | 118.0 |
| 8 | Michigan | 3 | 69 | 42 | 60.9 | 371 | 5.4 | 3 | 2 | 114.59 | 23.0 | 123.7 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 3 | 83 | 52 | 62.7 | 541 | 6.5 | 3 | 2 | 124.51 | 27.7 | 180.3 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 3 | 76 | 46 | 60.5 | 459 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 128.63 | 25.3 | 153.0 |
| 12 | Maryland | 3 | 79 | 51 | 64.6 | 545 | 6.9 | 5 | 3 | 135.81 | 26.3 | 181.7 |
| 12 | Oregon | 3 | 92 | 49 | 53.3 | 599 | 6.5 | 5 | 5 | 115.02 | 30.7 | 199.7 |
| 12 | Illinois | 3 | 95 | 55 | 57.9 | 653 | 6.9 | 5 | 2 | 128.80 | 31.7 | 217.7 |
| 12 | Purdue | 3 | 81 | 47 | 58.0 | 719 | 8.9 | 5 | 1 | 150.50 | 27.0 | 239.7 |
| 16 | USC | 4 | 106 | 63 | 59.4 | 815 | 7.7 | 6 | 3 | 137.04 | 26.5 | 203.8 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 3 | 83 | 57 | 68.7 | 726 | 8.7 | 6 | 2 | 161.19 | 27.7 | 242.0 |
| 16 | UCLA | 3 | 96 | 52 | 54.2 | 761 | 7.9 | 6 | 4 | 133.06 | 32.0 | 253.7 |