2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 129.40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20.90 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Penn State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 517.40 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 3 | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 77.59 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 3 | 50 | 28 | 56.0 | 249 | 1 | 1 | 100.43 | 61 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Iowa | 5 | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 171 | 1 | 0 | 134.84 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 6 | 29 | 12 | 41.4 | 198 | 1 | 0 | 110.12 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 6 | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 128.43 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Purdue | 5 | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 217.13 | 63 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 | Illinois | 9 | 42 | 23 | 54.8 | 385 | 6 | 0 | 178.90 | 59 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 11 | Indiana | 5 | 44 | 29 | 65.9 | 398 | 2 | 2 | 147.80 | 46 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||