2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 116 | 73 | 62.9 | 901 | 7.8 | 6 | 2 | 141.79 | 29.0 | 225.3 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 3 | 120 | 78 | 65.0 | 910 | 7.6 | 7 | 1 | 146.28 | 40.0 | 303.3 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 4 | 95 | 55 | 57.9 | 964 | 10.1 | 11 | 2 | 177.13 | 23.8 | 241.0 |
| 4 | Michigan | 5 | 118 | 75 | 63.6 | 1040 | 8.8 | 8 | 3 | 154.89 | 23.6 | 208.0 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 6 | 200 | 105 | 52.5 | 1060 | 5.3 | 5 | 6 | 99.27 | 33.3 | 176.7 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 6 | 190 | 112 | 58.9 | 1127 | 5.9 | 6 | 0 | 119.20 | 31.7 | 187.8 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 7 | 190 | 115 | 60.5 | 1337 | 7.0 | 8 | 5 | 128.28 | 27.1 | 191.0 |
| 8 | Purdue | 7 | 201 | 121 | 60.2 | 1675 | 8.3 | 14 | 3 | 150.19 | 28.7 | 239.3 |
| 9 | Iowa | 8 | 240 | 166 | 69.2 | 1959 | 8.2 | 14 | 5 | 152.82 | 30.0 | 244.9 |
| 10 | Indiana | 8 | 229 | 143 | 62.4 | 1964 | 8.6 | 20 | 5 | 158.94 | 28.6 | 245.5 |
| 11 | Illinois | 10 | 224 | 147 | 65.6 | 2030 | 9.1 | 20 | 3 | 168.55 | 22.4 | 203.0 |