2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 11 | 23 | 7 | 30.4 | 113 | 1 | 2 | 68.67 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 11 | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 81.39 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 11 | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 151 | 0 | 1 | 85.12 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 13 | 43 | 15 | 34.9 | 204 | 2 | 1 | 85.43 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 13 | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 247 | 0 | 2 | 96.62 | 61 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Indiana | 10 | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 222 | 1 | 2 | 102.97 | 60 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Michigan | 13 | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 153 | 2 | 0 | 113.81 | 70 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Iowa | 12 | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 206 | 1 | 1 | 122.42 | 77 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | Penn State | 12 | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 188 | 1 | 0 | 122.56 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 11 | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 187 | 1 | 1 | 123.10 | 41 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 13 | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 188 | 4 | 2 | 131.23 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Purdue | 12 | 27 | 20 | 74.1 | 239 | 2 | 0 | 172.87 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||