2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 2nd Down through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 14 | 139 | 66 | 47.5 | 710 | 3 | 5 | 90.32 | 54 | 32 | 15 | 8 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 13 | 139 | 73 | 52.5 | 738 | 5 | 5 | 101.80 | 40 | 37 | 19 | 5 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 13 | 129 | 68 | 52.7 | 654 | 5 | 5 | 100.34 | 45 | 36 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 12 | 156 | 88 | 56.4 | 930 | 2 | 3 | 106.87 | 74 | 42 | 17 | 5 |
| 5 | Penn State | 12 | 138 | 82 | 59.4 | 761 | 4 | 0 | 115.31 | 57 | 35 | 14 | 4 |
| 6 | Iowa | 12 | 119 | 73 | 61.3 | 727 | 4 | 2 | 120.40 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 5 |
| 7 | Michigan | 13 | 112 | 71 | 63.4 | 688 | 3 | 2 | 120.26 | 45 | 35 | 13 | 5 |
| 8 | Purdue | 13 | 140 | 89 | 63.6 | 868 | 7 | 3 | 127.86 | 52 | 38 | 16 | 9 |
| 9 | Illinois | 12 | 90 | 58 | 64.4 | 828 | 11 | 1 | 179.83 | 78 | 37 | 22 | 6 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 13 | 175 | 113 | 64.6 | 1293 | 6 | 1 | 136.82 | 55 | 63 | 27 | 10 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 14 | 157 | 102 | 65.0 | 995 | 5 | 0 | 128.72 | 55 | 45 | 22 | 6 |
| 12 | Indiana | 12 | 107 | 76 | 71.0 | 802 | 6 | 1 | 150.62 | 39 | 40 | 15 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||