2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in November Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 109 | 55 | 50.5 | 498 | 4.6 | 3 | 7 | 85.08 | 36.3 | 166.0 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 3 | 95 | 50 | 52.6 | 699 | 7.4 | 4 | 6 | 115.71 | 31.7 | 233.0 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 4 | 116 | 48 | 41.4 | 545 | 4.7 | 2 | 5 | 77.91 | 29.0 | 136.3 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 4 | 105 | 62 | 59.0 | 863 | 8.2 | 5 | 3 | 138.09 | 26.3 | 215.8 |
| 4 | Purdue | 4 | 164 | 94 | 57.3 | 1019 | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 113.90 | 41.0 | 254.8 |
| 4 | Indiana | 4 | 105 | 68 | 64.8 | 1058 | 10.1 | 11 | 3 | 178.26 | 26.3 | 264.5 |
| 4 | Penn State | 4 | 166 | 90 | 54.2 | 1104 | 6.7 | 6 | 3 | 118.41 | 41.5 | 276.0 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 3 | 81 | 44 | 54.3 | 421 | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 101.19 | 27.0 | 140.3 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 3 | 102 | 54 | 52.9 | 530 | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 102.38 | 34.0 | 176.7 |
| 8 | Iowa | 4 | 121 | 83 | 68.6 | 1062 | 8.8 | 8 | 2 | 160.84 | 30.3 | 265.5 |
| 11 | Illinois | 4 | 81 | 52 | 64.2 | 618 | 7.6 | 6 | 1 | 150.26 | 20.3 | 154.5 |
| 12 | Michigan | 4 | 96 | 61 | 63.5 | 700 | 7.3 | 7 | 0 | 148.85 | 24.0 | 175.0 |