2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 143 | 0 | 5 | 54.88 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 4 | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 112 | 2 | 3 | 112.55 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Purdue | 6 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 224 | 1 | 2 | 125.48 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Michigan | 3 | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 133 | 1 | 1 | 106.40 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 4 | 52 | 30 | 57.7 | 387 | 2 | 1 | 129.04 | 45 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 6 | Illinois | 6 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 214 | 4 | 1 | 184.07 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | Penn State | 4 | 46 | 29 | 63.0 | 333 | 3 | 0 | 145.37 | 75 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 3 | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 82.77 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 4 | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 133 | 1 | 1 | 170.60 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | Indiana | 9 | 40 | 27 | 67.5 | 385 | 7 | 0 | 206.10 | 57 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 5 | 28 | 19 | 67.9 | 305 | 1 | 1 | 164.00 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 7 | 57 | 40 | 70.2 | 371 | 3 | 2 | 135.21 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||