2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - From Opponent's 21 To 39 Yard Line through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 13 | 124 | 74 | 59.7 | 829 | 0 | 6 | 106.15 | 49 | 39 | 16 | 7 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 13 | 173 | 107 | 61.8 | 1275 | 0 | 5 | 117.98 | 55 | 61 | 31 | 13 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 14 | 171 | 97 | 56.7 | 973 | 1 | 4 | 101.78 | 62 | 49 | 19 | 6 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 13 | 160 | 82 | 51.3 | 825 | 1 | 6 | 89.12 | 63 | 37 | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | Purdue | 13 | 153 | 89 | 58.2 | 1017 | 1 | 7 | 107.01 | 63 | 40 | 22 | 9 |
| 6 | Michigan | 13 | 117 | 74 | 63.2 | 675 | 0 | 2 | 108.29 | 70 | 33 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Indiana | 12 | 117 | 75 | 64.1 | 1001 | 1 | 1 | 137.08 | 73 | 42 | 22 | 9 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 14 | 155 | 76 | 49.0 | 884 | 1 | 4 | 93.91 | 75 | 39 | 19 | 6 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 12 | 162 | 99 | 61.1 | 1179 | 2 | 3 | 122.63 | 76 | 52 | 18 | 10 |
| 10 | Iowa | 12 | 111 | 62 | 55.9 | 771 | 0 | 4 | 107.00 | 77 | 36 | 16 | 5 |
| 11 | Illinois | 11 | 90 | 56 | 62.2 | 750 | 4 | 1 | 144.67 | 78 | 26 | 15 | 6 |
| 12 | Penn State | 12 | 145 | 89 | 61.4 | 1040 | 2 | 2 | 123.41 | 79 | 41 | 21 | 12 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||