2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 5 | 109 | 55 | 50.5 | 672 | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 119.77 | 21.8 | 134.4 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 4 | 83 | 40 | 48.2 | 571 | 6.9 | 3 | 2 | 113.09 | 20.8 | 142.8 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 4 | 90 | 45 | 50.0 | 614 | 6.8 | 5 | 5 | 114.52 | 22.5 | 153.5 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 4 | 85 | 48 | 56.5 | 619 | 7.3 | 4 | 5 | 121.41 | 21.3 | 154.8 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 4 | 99 | 66 | 66.7 | 718 | 7.3 | 7 | 0 | 150.93 | 24.8 | 179.5 |
| 6 | Penn State | 5 | 172 | 94 | 54.7 | 941 | 5.5 | 4 | 9 | 97.82 | 34.4 | 188.2 |
| 7 | Michigan | 4 | 118 | 73 | 61.9 | 777 | 6.6 | 4 | 2 | 124.97 | 29.5 | 194.3 |
| 8 | Purdue | 5 | 145 | 81 | 55.9 | 1003 | 6.9 | 3 | 5 | 113.89 | 29.0 | 200.6 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 4 | 120 | 76 | 63.3 | 863 | 7.2 | 7 | 5 | 134.66 | 30.0 | 215.8 |
| 10 | Iowa | 4 | 118 | 79 | 66.9 | 896 | 7.6 | 6 | 2 | 144.12 | 29.5 | 224.0 |
| 11 | Indiana | 5 | 120 | 72 | 60.0 | 1225 | 10.2 | 15 | 1 | 185.33 | 24.0 | 245.0 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 5 | 135 | 85 | 63.0 | 1338 | 9.9 | 10 | 6 | 161.76 | 27.0 | 267.6 |