2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 12.8 |
| 2 | Penn State | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 13.6 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 5 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 20.2 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 5 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 5 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 9 | Purdue | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 10 | Michigan | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 11 | Indiana | 4 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 12 | Illinois | 5 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 27.8 |