2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 8 | 268 | 151 | 56.3 | 1427 | 5.3 | 8 | 10 | 103.46 | 33.5 | 178.4 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 9 | 232 | 103 | 44.4 | 1226 | 5.3 | 7 | 8 | 91.85 | 25.8 | 136.2 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 9 | 289 | 155 | 53.6 | 1573 | 5.4 | 10 | 8 | 105.23 | 32.1 | 174.8 |
| 2 | Penn State | 8 | 304 | 164 | 53.9 | 1863 | 6.1 | 10 | 8 | 111.02 | 38.0 | 232.9 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 8 | 292 | 174 | 59.6 | 1972 | 6.8 | 10 | 8 | 122.14 | 36.5 | 246.5 |
| 6 | Iowa | 8 | 233 | 148 | 63.5 | 1811 | 7.8 | 13 | 7 | 141.21 | 29.1 | 226.4 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 8 | 278 | 155 | 55.8 | 1813 | 6.5 | 11 | 7 | 118.56 | 34.8 | 226.6 |
| 8 | Purdue | 8 | 255 | 144 | 56.5 | 1738 | 6.8 | 10 | 6 | 121.95 | 31.9 | 217.3 |
| 8 | Indiana | 8 | 232 | 146 | 62.9 | 2059 | 8.9 | 17 | 6 | 156.49 | 29.0 | 257.4 |
| 10 | Michigan | 8 | 205 | 126 | 61.5 | 1244 | 6.1 | 10 | 5 | 123.65 | 25.6 | 155.5 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 8 | 211 | 119 | 56.4 | 1426 | 6.8 | 10 | 4 | 125.02 | 26.4 | 178.3 |
| 12 | Illinois | 8 | 173 | 109 | 63.0 | 1428 | 8.3 | 13 | 3 | 153.67 | 21.6 | 178.5 |