2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 3 | 71 | 28 | 39.4 | 257 | 3.6 | 1 | 4 | 63.23 | 23.7 | 85.7 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 5 | 169 | 98 | 58.0 | 1056 | 6.2 | 2 | 5 | 108.46 | 33.8 | 211.2 |
| 3 | Michigan | 6 | 157 | 88 | 56.1 | 788 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 102.80 | 26.2 | 131.3 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 4 | 140 | 78 | 55.7 | 645 | 4.6 | 4 | 5 | 96.70 | 35.0 | 161.3 |
| 3 | Illinois | 4 | 112 | 70 | 62.5 | 705 | 6.3 | 4 | 4 | 120.02 | 28.0 | 176.3 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 5 | 178 | 94 | 52.8 | 890 | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 102.17 | 35.6 | 178.0 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 5 | 171 | 89 | 52.0 | 943 | 5.5 | 7 | 6 | 104.87 | 34.2 | 188.6 |
| 6 | Indiana | 4 | 127 | 80 | 63.0 | 984 | 7.7 | 7 | 2 | 143.11 | 31.8 | 246.0 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 6 | 256 | 153 | 59.8 | 1538 | 6.0 | 7 | 6 | 114.57 | 42.7 | 256.3 |
| 10 | Penn State | 6 | 266 | 148 | 55.6 | 1610 | 6.1 | 8 | 7 | 111.16 | 44.3 | 268.3 |
| 10 | Iowa | 4 | 153 | 101 | 66.0 | 1123 | 7.3 | 8 | 6 | 137.09 | 38.3 | 280.8 |
| 12 | Purdue | 6 | 246 | 146 | 59.3 | 1527 | 6.2 | 10 | 9 | 117.58 | 41.0 | 254.5 |