2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 8 | 61 | 36 | 59.0 | 396 | 3 | 1 | 126.50 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 6 |
| 2 | Purdue | 9 | 68 | 38 | 55.9 | 461 | 4 | 0 | 132.23 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 4 |
| 3 | Illinois | 8 | 121 | 70 | 57.9 | 831 | 4 | 4 | 119.84 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 5 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 10 | 97 | 62 | 63.9 | 766 | 2 | 2 | 132.93 | 37 | 39 | 18 | 8 |
| 5 | Michigan | 11 | 53 | 30 | 56.6 | 354 | 2 | 4 | 110.06 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 9 | 87 | 52 | 59.8 | 628 | 5 | 2 | 134.77 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 6 |
| 7 | Penn State | 11 | 105 | 56 | 53.3 | 606 | 4 | 3 | 108.67 | 50 | 30 | 13 | 4 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 12 | 89 | 48 | 53.9 | 585 | 4 | 6 | 110.49 | 53 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 14 | 67 | 41 | 61.2 | 581 | 7 | 4 | 156.57 | 54 | 24 | 13 | 8 |
| 10 | Iowa | 9 | 103 | 67 | 65.0 | 712 | 7 | 3 | 139.72 | 61 | 36 | 13 | 5 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 4 | 55 | 31 | 56.4 | 368 | 3 | 0 | 130.56 | 69 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 11 | 68 | 35 | 51.5 | 532 | 4 | 1 | 133.66 | 78 | 21 | 12 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||