2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 09/11/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Maryland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Penn State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 1 | USC | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Michigan State | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 1 | Illinois | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 1 | UCLA | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 32.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 41.0 |