2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 22 | 11 | 50.0 | 138 | 0 | 2 | 84.51 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Iowa | 1 | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 174 | 2 | 2 | 135.44 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Indiana | 2 | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 114.27 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Illinois | 2 | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 189 | 1 | 0 | 117.65 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 2 | 54 | 27 | 50.0 | 221 | 3 | 2 | 95.30 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 5 | 75 | 48 | 64.0 | 513 | 3 | 2 | 129.33 | 50 | 25 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | Purdue | 4 | 77 | 38 | 49.4 | 427 | 3 | 4 | 98.40 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 4 | 78 | 33 | 42.3 | 285 | 1 | 4 | 66.97 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | Michigan | 5 | 81 | 47 | 58.0 | 380 | 2 | 2 | 100.64 | 37 | 21 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 8 | 120 | 70 | 58.3 | 775 | 8 | 4 | 127.91 | 62 | 39 | 15 | 5 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 6 | 123 | 77 | 62.6 | 676 | 5 | 5 | 114.05 | 44 | 34 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | Penn State | 6 | 141 | 76 | 53.9 | 959 | 5 | 5 | 115.64 | 79 | 42 | 23 | 8 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||