2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 10/23/2026
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 3 | Michigan | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 3 | Indiana | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 6 | Iowa | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 8 | UCLA | 6 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 4 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 10 | Oregon | 5 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 11 | Washington | 6 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 23.8 |
| 11 | Penn State | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 13 | USC | 5 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 4 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 13 | Illinois | 4 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 33.5 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 4 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 36.8 |
| 17 | Purdue | 5 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 18 | Maryland | 5 | 30 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 43.8 |