2011 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 9 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 18.3 |
| 2 | Michigan | 10 | 25 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 206 | 20.6 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 11 | 30 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 21.1 |
| 4 | Illinois | 10 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 21.7 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 11 | 31 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 244 | 22.2 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 11 | 30 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 251 | 22.8 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 10 | 34 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 254 | 25.4 |
| 8 | Iowa | 11 | 35 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 26.0 |
| 9 | Purdue | 9 | 33 | 12 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 269 | 29.9 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 10 | 38 | 15 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 312 | 31.2 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 9 | 39 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 32.4 |
| 12 | Indiana | 9 | 46 | 18 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 376 | 41.8 |