2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 14.1 |
| 1 | Penn State | 9 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 14.9 |
| 1 | Iowa | 8 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 21.9 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 10 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 22.7 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 10 | 30 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 241 | 24.1 |
| 1 | Illinois | 9 | 31 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 26.4 |
| 1 | Purdue | 10 | 40 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 31.3 |
| 1 | Indiana | 10 | 43 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 32.7 |
| 9 | Michigan | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 13.0 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 8 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 17.8 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 10 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 215 | 21.5 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 10 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 213 | 21.3 |