2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 11.0 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 10 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 12.8 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 9 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 12.9 |
| 4 | Michigan | 10 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 16.1 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 9 | 19 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 17.8 |
| 5 | Illinois | 11 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 17.8 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 9 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 19.8 |
| 8 | Purdue | 11 | 31 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 251 | 22.8 |
| 9 | Iowa | 9 | 26 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 22.9 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 10 | 32 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 262 | 26.2 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 7 | 26 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 27.0 |
| 12 | Indiana | 10 | 40 | 18 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 334 | 33.4 |