2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 9 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 16.6 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 8 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 20.8 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 6 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 4 | Penn State | 6 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 24.5 |
| 5 | Michigan | 7 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 25.3 |
| 6 | Iowa | 7 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 26.6 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 7 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 200 | 28.6 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 7 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 28.9 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 10 | 43 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 338 | 33.8 |
| 10 | Purdue | 6 | 27 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 223 | 37.2 |
| 11 | Indiana | 7 | 39 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 43.7 |
| 12 | Illinois | 7 | 41 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 310 | 44.3 |