2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 10 | 283 | 138 | 48.8 | 1918 | 6.8 | 16 | 7 | 119.40 | 28.3 | 191.8 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 9 | 285 | 145 | 50.9 | 1640 | 5.8 | 6 | 9 | 99.84 | 31.7 | 182.2 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 6 | 201 | 114 | 56.7 | 1384 | 6.9 | 8 | 8 | 119.73 | 33.5 | 230.7 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 8 | 259 | 148 | 57.1 | 1503 | 5.8 | 8 | 2 | 114.54 | 32.4 | 187.9 |
| 5 | Penn State | 6 | 164 | 96 | 58.5 | 1090 | 6.6 | 7 | 3 | 124.79 | 27.3 | 181.7 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 7 | 295 | 174 | 59.0 | 2012 | 6.8 | 16 | 8 | 128.75 | 42.1 | 287.4 |
| 7 | Purdue | 6 | 179 | 106 | 59.2 | 1429 | 8.0 | 11 | 3 | 143.21 | 29.8 | 238.2 |
| 8 | Iowa | 7 | 167 | 103 | 61.7 | 1266 | 7.6 | 8 | 3 | 137.58 | 23.9 | 180.9 |
| 9 | Indiana | 7 | 197 | 122 | 61.9 | 1591 | 8.1 | 15 | 4 | 150.84 | 28.1 | 227.3 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 7 | 190 | 118 | 62.1 | 1373 | 7.2 | 8 | 7 | 129.34 | 27.1 | 196.1 |
| 11 | Michigan | 7 | 173 | 110 | 63.6 | 1415 | 8.2 | 12 | 4 | 150.55 | 24.7 | 202.1 |
| 12 | Illinois | 7 | 159 | 105 | 66.0 | 1590 | 10.0 | 17 | 2 | 182.80 | 22.7 | 227.1 |