2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 10/01/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Indiana | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9.8 |
| 3 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12.3 |
| 6 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 7 | Washington | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 9 | UCLA | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 4 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 13 | Oregon | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 14 | Maryland | 4 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 15 | USC | 5 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 16 | Illinois | 4 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 17 | Rutgers | 4 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 18 | Purdue | 4 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 39.5 |