2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 50 | 30 | 60.0 | 222 | 0 | 2 | 89.30 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 7 | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 180 | 1 | 1 | 101.21 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Purdue | 7 | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 228 | 2 | 0 | 145.84 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 10 | 53 | 26 | 49.1 | 287 | 2 | 3 | 95.68 | 47 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 6 | 62 | 32 | 51.6 | 314 | 0 | 1 | 90.93 | 34 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Michigan | 7 | 61 | 37 | 60.7 | 460 | 2 | 3 | 124.98 | 70 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | Indiana | 8 | 52 | 27 | 51.9 | 405 | 8 | 2 | 160.42 | 60 | 18 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 7 | 68 | 39 | 57.4 | 406 | 2 | 1 | 114.28 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 9 | 87 | 37 | 42.5 | 503 | 4 | 3 | 99.37 | 87 | 25 | 9 | 5 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 10 | 99 | 55 | 55.6 | 568 | 1 | 2 | 103.04 | 59 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 11 | Illinois | 10 | 45 | 31 | 68.9 | 546 | 5 | 1 | 203.04 | 78 | 21 | 15 | 7 |
| 12 | Iowa | 10 | 131 | 79 | 60.3 | 904 | 2 | 3 | 118.74 | 51 | 37 | 20 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||