2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Won Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 10 | 302 | 132 | 43.7 | 1390 | 4.6 | 7 | 11 | 82.75 | 30.2 | 139.0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 8 | 212 | 123 | 58.0 | 1163 | 5.5 | 8 | 4 | 112.78 | 26.5 | 145.4 |
| 3 | Illinois | 2 | 64 | 33 | 51.6 | 294 | 4.6 | 1 | 4 | 82.81 | 32.0 | 147.0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 4 | 113 | 58 | 51.3 | 675 | 6.0 | 2 | 5 | 98.49 | 28.3 | 168.8 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 7 | 225 | 118 | 52.4 | 1225 | 5.4 | 5 | 8 | 98.39 | 32.1 | 175.0 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 6 | 214 | 116 | 54.2 | 1089 | 5.1 | 7 | 8 | 100.27 | 35.7 | 181.5 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 8 | 274 | 143 | 52.2 | 1584 | 5.8 | 12 | 8 | 109.36 | 34.3 | 198.0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 4 | 127 | 79 | 62.2 | 822 | 6.5 | 3 | 2 | 121.21 | 31.8 | 205.5 |
| 9 | Penn State | 8 | 314 | 171 | 54.5 | 1799 | 5.7 | 9 | 8 | 106.94 | 39.3 | 224.9 |
| 10 | Purdue | 6 | 246 | 139 | 56.5 | 1366 | 5.6 | 7 | 11 | 103.60 | 41.0 | 227.7 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 10 | 377 | 211 | 56.0 | 2347 | 6.2 | 11 | 12 | 111.52 | 37.7 | 234.7 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 12 | 457 | 267 | 58.4 | 2922 | 6.4 | 15 | 14 | 116.84 | 38.1 | 243.5 |