2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in November Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 24.0 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 3 | Indiana | 4 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 46.0 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 5 | Purdue | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 8 | Iowa | 4 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 4 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 9 | Illinois | 4 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 34.8 |
| 11 | Penn State | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 12 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |