2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 11 | 127 | 56 | 44.1 | 547 | 4 | 4 | 84.37 | 63 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 11 | 125 | 65 | 52.0 | 701 | 4 | 1 | 108.07 | 41 | 34 | 18 | 4 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 8 | 98 | 60 | 61.2 | 572 | 5 | 3 | 120.97 | 45 | 26 | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | Purdue | 10 | 112 | 66 | 58.9 | 735 | 5 | 4 | 121.65 | 52 | 30 | 16 | 8 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 12 | 142 | 76 | 53.5 | 979 | 6 | 2 | 122.55 | 75 | 41 | 20 | 8 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 13 | 175 | 101 | 57.7 | 1258 | 7 | 7 | 123.30 | 55 | 53 | 25 | 13 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 12 | 94 | 50 | 53.2 | 621 | 7 | 4 | 124.75 | 75 | 25 | 13 | 7 |
| 8 | Iowa | 7 | 48 | 27 | 56.3 | 356 | 3 | 3 | 126.68 | 77 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | Penn State | 11 | 142 | 90 | 63.4 | 911 | 6 | 2 | 128.39 | 56 | 41 | 21 | 7 |
| 10 | Indiana | 10 | 89 | 55 | 61.8 | 667 | 6 | 1 | 144.75 | 56 | 27 | 15 | 6 |
| 11 | Michigan | 10 | 82 | 55 | 67.1 | 575 | 7 | 0 | 154.14 | 45 | 27 | 13 | 3 |
| 12 | Illinois | 8 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 253 | 3 | 0 | 174.64 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||