2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 193 | 112 | 58.0 | 1000 | 5.2 | 5 | 9 | 100.77 | 38.6 | 200.0 |
| 2 | Purdue | 5 | 192 | 116 | 60.4 | 1303 | 6.8 | 11 | 8 | 128.00 | 38.4 | 260.6 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4 | 179 | 112 | 62.6 | 1109 | 6.2 | 4 | 7 | 114.18 | 44.8 | 277.3 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 5 | 165 | 84 | 50.9 | 1128 | 6.8 | 11 | 5 | 124.27 | 33.0 | 225.6 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 5 | 205 | 115 | 56.1 | 1285 | 6.3 | 8 | 5 | 116.75 | 41.0 | 257.0 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 5 | 157 | 72 | 45.9 | 858 | 5.5 | 2 | 4 | 90.87 | 31.4 | 171.6 |
| 6 | Illinois | 4 | 115 | 71 | 61.7 | 896 | 7.8 | 8 | 4 | 143.18 | 28.8 | 224.0 |
| 8 | Iowa | 4 | 120 | 76 | 63.3 | 823 | 6.9 | 3 | 3 | 124.19 | 30.0 | 205.8 |
| 9 | Michigan | 5 | 125 | 72 | 57.6 | 959 | 7.7 | 6 | 2 | 134.68 | 25.0 | 191.8 |
| 9 | Penn State | 4 | 126 | 80 | 63.5 | 837 | 6.6 | 5 | 2 | 129.21 | 31.5 | 209.3 |
| 11 | Indiana | 4 | 124 | 76 | 61.3 | 727 | 5.9 | 6 | 1 | 124.90 | 31.0 | 181.8 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 5 | 175 | 100 | 57.1 | 1138 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 | 126.85 | 35.0 | 227.6 |