2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 10/23/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 |
| 2 | UCLA | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11.0 |
| 3 | Oregon | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 3 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 5 | USC | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 9 | Iowa | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 9 | Illinois | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 30.5 |
| 13 | Purdue | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 31.0 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 38.5 |
| 16 | Penn State | 3 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 28.7 |
| 16 | Washington | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 30.7 |
| 18 | Maryland | 3 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 43.3 |