2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 23 | 9 | 39.1 | 105 | 0 | 3 | 51.39 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 6 | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 118.18 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Michigan | 5 | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 184 | 0 | 1 | 88.56 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 5 | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 177 | 0 | 2 | 81.23 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 4 | 48 | 31 | 64.6 | 343 | 2 | 1 | 134.19 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 8 | 57 | 27 | 47.4 | 295 | 2 | 1 | 98.91 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Purdue | 7 | 59 | 31 | 52.5 | 327 | 2 | 3 | 100.11 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 5 | 59 | 38 | 64.4 | 427 | 2 | 1 | 133.00 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Penn State | 9 | 66 | 35 | 53.0 | 347 | 1 | 2 | 96.14 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Indiana | 5 | 68 | 41 | 60.3 | 450 | 2 | 0 | 125.59 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 9 | 74 | 43 | 58.1 | 571 | 3 | 2 | 130.89 | 76 | 21 | 10 | 8 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 13 | 135 | 80 | 59.3 | 857 | 7 | 1 | 128.21 | 42 | 46 | 19 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||