2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12.6 |
| 2 | Penn State | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 5 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 5 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 5 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 8 | Indiana | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 5 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 10 | Michigan | 5 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 25.0 |
| 11 | Illinois | 4 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 12 | Purdue | 5 | 18 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 28.2 |