2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | SR | QB | 4 | 90 | 64 | 71.1 | 961 | 10.7 | 9 | 3 | 187.14 | 22.5 | 240.3 |
| 1 | Dan Persa | N'western | SR | QB | 3 | 90 | 64 | 71.1 | 655 | 7.3 | 2 | 2 | 135.14 | 30.0 | 218.3 |
| 3 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 2 | 50 | 31 | 62.0 | 269 | 5.4 | 0 | 2 | 99.19 | 25.0 | 134.5 |
| 4 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | JR | QB | 2 | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 259 | 8.1 | 2 | 2 | 135.50 | 16.0 | 129.5 |
| 5 | Kirk Cousins | Mich St | SR | QB | 5 | 162 | 95 | 58.6 | 1077 | 6.6 | 9 | 5 | 126.64 | 32.4 | 215.4 |
| 6 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 4 | 76 | 41 | 53.9 | 562 | 7.4 | 3 | 3 | 121.21 | 19.0 | 140.5 |
| 7 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | JR | QB | 4 | 147 | 75 | 51.0 | 831 | 5.7 | 5 | 3 | 105.65 | 36.8 | 207.8 |
| 8 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 4 | 74 | 37 | 50.0 | 494 | 6.7 | 3 | 5 | 105.95 | 18.5 | 123.5 |
| 9 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 3 | 63 | 29 | 46.0 | 420 | 6.7 | 5 | 3 | 118.70 | 21.0 | 140.0 |
| 10 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | JR | QB | 3 | 61 | 26 | 42.6 | 290 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 | 84.68 | 20.3 | 96.7 |
| 11 | Rob Bolden | Penn State | SO | QB | 3 | 62 | 20 | 32.3 | 303 | 4.9 | 1 | 4 | 65.73 | 20.7 | 101.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games and have a minimum of 15.0 pass attempts per game played.