2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing - Games in August/September Only 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 | 91 | 69 | 75.8 | 1136 | 12.5 | 11 | 1 | 218.38 | 22.8 | 284.0 |
| 2 | James Vandenberg | Iowa | JR | QB | 4 | 129 | 81 | 62.8 | 1095 | 8.5 | 10 | 1 | 158.12 | 32.3 | 273.8 |
| 3 | Kirk Cousins | Mich St | SR | QB | 4 | 117 | 81 | 69.2 | 947 | 8.1 | 5 | 2 | 147.90 | 29.3 | 236.8 |
| 4 | Edward Wright-Baker | Indiana | SO | QB | 4 | 129 | 80 | 62.0 | 925 | 7.2 | 4 | 2 | 129.39 | 32.3 | 231.3 |
| 5 | Caleb TerBush | Purdue | JR | QB | 3 | 81 | 51 | 63.0 | 545 | 6.7 | 3 | 1 | 129.23 | 27.0 | 181.7 |
| 6 | Taylor Martinez | Nebraska | SO | QB | 4 | 85 | 43 | 50.6 | 647 | 7.6 | 4 | 2 | 125.35 | 21.3 | 161.8 |
| 7 | Nathan Scheelhaase | Illinois | SO | QB | 4 | 66 | 47 | 71.2 | 637 | 9.7 | 4 | 2 | 166.23 | 16.5 | 159.3 |
| 8 | Denard Robinson | Michigan | JR | QB | 4 | 72 | 35 | 48.6 | 624 | 8.7 | 6 | 6 | 132.24 | 18.0 | 156.0 |
| 9 | Marqueis Gray | Minnesota | JR | QB | 4 | 77 | 39 | 50.6 | 521 | 6.8 | 3 | 3 | 112.55 | 19.3 | 130.3 |
| 10 | Kain Colter | N'western | SO | QB | 3 | 60 | 39 | 65.0 | 390 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 121.77 | 20.0 | 130.0 |
| 11 | Matthew McGloin | Penn State | JR | QB | 4 | 54 | 34 | 63.0 | 421 | 7.8 | 3 | 0 | 146.78 | 13.5 | 105.3 |
| 12 | Joe Bauserman | Ohio State | SR | QB | 4 | 62 | 32 | 51.6 | 392 | 6.3 | 4 | 0 | 126.01 | 15.5 | 98.0 |
| 13 | Rob Bolden | Penn State | SO | QB | 4 | 71 | 33 | 46.5 | 388 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 88.59 | 17.8 | 97.0 |
| 14 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | FR | QB | 3 | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 235 | 8.1 | 3 | 1 | 147.03 | 9.7 | 78.3 |
| 15 | Andrew Maxwell | Mich St | SO | QB | 3 | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 149 | 7.8 | 1 | 0 | 156.92 | 6.3 | 49.7 |
| 16 | Max Shortell | Minnesota | FR | QB | 4 | 28 | 13 | 46.4 | 196 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 114.51 | 7.0 | 49.0 |
| 17 | Reilly O'Toole | Illinois | FR | QB | 4 | 17 | 13 | 76.5 | 88 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 139.36 | 4.3 | 22.0 |
| 18 | Joe Brennan | Wisconsin | FR | QB | 4 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 13.20 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| 19 | Teddy Schell | Indiana | SR | QB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Rex Burkhead | Nebraska | JR | RB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Brad Sonntag | Mich St | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Marvin McNutt, Jr. | Iowa | SR | WR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.