2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/13/2026
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 63 | 28 | 44.4 | 222 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 70.87 | 31.5 | 111.0 |
| 2 | UCLA | 5 | 170 | 88 | 51.8 | 1102 | 6.5 | 7 | 10 | 108.05 | 34.0 | 220.4 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4 | 132 | 73 | 55.3 | 721 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | 103.15 | 33.0 | 180.3 |
| 4 | Oregon | 4 | 137 | 77 | 56.2 | 1029 | 7.5 | 8 | 5 | 131.26 | 34.3 | 257.3 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 3 | 94 | 54 | 57.4 | 735 | 7.8 | 3 | 4 | 125.15 | 31.3 | 245.0 |
| 6 | Penn State | 3 | 85 | 49 | 57.6 | 629 | 7.4 | 5 | 3 | 132.16 | 28.3 | 209.7 |
| 7 | Purdue | 4 | 135 | 78 | 57.8 | 974 | 7.2 | 7 | 2 | 132.54 | 33.8 | 243.5 |
| 8 | Michigan | 3 | 93 | 55 | 59.1 | 552 | 5.9 | 4 | 3 | 116.73 | 31.0 | 184.0 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 3 | 84 | 50 | 59.5 | 639 | 7.6 | 8 | 1 | 152.47 | 28.0 | 213.0 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 4 | 95 | 58 | 61.1 | 726 | 7.6 | 6 | 4 | 137.66 | 23.8 | 181.5 |
| 11 | USC | 5 | 146 | 90 | 61.6 | 1227 | 8.4 | 8 | 3 | 146.20 | 29.2 | 245.4 |
| 12 | Indiana | 3 | 94 | 58 | 61.7 | 752 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 137.30 | 31.3 | 250.7 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 3 | 99 | 64 | 64.6 | 612 | 6.2 | 3 | 4 | 118.50 | 33.0 | 204.0 |
| 14 | Iowa | 4 | 125 | 81 | 64.8 | 1037 | 8.3 | 9 | 1 | 156.65 | 31.3 | 259.3 |
| 15 | Washington | 5 | 136 | 89 | 65.4 | 989 | 7.3 | 9 | 7 | 138.07 | 27.2 | 197.8 |
| 16 | Rutgers | 3 | 90 | 59 | 65.6 | 793 | 8.8 | 7 | 2 | 160.80 | 30.0 | 264.3 |
| 17 | Maryland | 4 | 123 | 85 | 69.1 | 1003 | 8.2 | 11 | 2 | 163.86 | 30.8 | 250.8 |
| 18 | Illinois | 4 | 112 | 83 | 74.1 | 1043 | 9.3 | 10 | 0 | 181.81 | 28.0 | 260.8 |