2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 9 | 276 | 152 | 55.1 | 1516 | 5.5 | 8 | 9 | 104.26 | 30.7 | 168.4 |
| 2 | Purdue | 9 | 245 | 146 | 59.6 | 1796 | 7.3 | 10 | 6 | 129.74 | 27.2 | 199.6 |
| 3 | Michigan | 10 | 289 | 173 | 59.9 | 2011 | 7.0 | 11 | 7 | 126.03 | 28.9 | 201.1 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 11 | 281 | 169 | 60.1 | 1923 | 6.8 | 12 | 14 | 121.75 | 25.5 | 174.8 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 10 | 250 | 132 | 52.8 | 1907 | 7.6 | 12 | 8 | 126.32 | 25.0 | 190.7 |
| 6 | Illinois | 10 | 226 | 119 | 52.7 | 1443 | 6.4 | 13 | 6 | 119.96 | 22.6 | 144.3 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 10 | 298 | 187 | 62.8 | 2669 | 9.0 | 15 | 10 | 147.88 | 29.8 | 266.9 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 11 | 291 | 186 | 63.9 | 2019 | 6.9 | 16 | 11 | 132.78 | 26.5 | 183.5 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 9 | 253 | 176 | 69.6 | 1790 | 7.1 | 18 | 1 | 151.69 | 28.1 | 198.9 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 11 | 320 | 181 | 56.6 | 2234 | 7.0 | 18 | 13 | 125.63 | 29.1 | 203.1 |
| 11 | Indiana | 9 | 223 | 133 | 59.6 | 1990 | 8.9 | 19 | 4 | 159.13 | 24.8 | 221.1 |
| 12 | Iowa | 11 | 341 | 210 | 61.6 | 2449 | 7.2 | 21 | 8 | 137.54 | 31.0 | 222.6 |