2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 19.8 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 6 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 35.3 |
| 4 | Penn State | 4 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 4 | Michigan | 5 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 6 | Iowa | 8 | 26 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 26.6 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 7 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 31.9 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 4 | 29 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 53.5 |
| 9 | Purdue | 7 | 32 | 14 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 267 | 38.1 |
| 10 | Indiana | 8 | 47 | 11 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 45.3 |
| 11 | Illinois | 10 | 49 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 378 | 37.8 |