2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 5 | 107 | 72 | 67.3 | 1095 | 10.2 | 12 | 2 | 186.53 | 21.4 | 219.0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 5 | 129 | 74 | 57.4 | 1037 | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 136.60 | 25.8 | 207.4 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 7 | 183 | 91 | 49.7 | 1300 | 7.1 | 14 | 4 | 130.28 | 26.1 | 185.7 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 4 | 169 | 91 | 53.8 | 1102 | 6.5 | 7 | 1 | 121.12 | 42.3 | 275.5 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 6 | 197 | 104 | 52.8 | 1082 | 5.5 | 4 | 8 | 97.50 | 32.8 | 180.3 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 6 | 186 | 110 | 59.1 | 1184 | 6.4 | 6 | 5 | 117.88 | 31.0 | 197.3 |
| 7 | Michigan | 7 | 184 | 112 | 60.9 | 1344 | 7.3 | 10 | 5 | 134.73 | 26.3 | 192.0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 6 | 173 | 112 | 64.7 | 1536 | 8.9 | 11 | 4 | 155.68 | 28.8 | 256.0 |
| 9 | Penn State | 5 | 201 | 114 | 56.7 | 1203 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 111.86 | 40.2 | 240.6 |
| 10 | Purdue | 6 | 201 | 120 | 59.7 | 1421 | 7.1 | 11 | 2 | 135.16 | 33.5 | 236.8 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 7 | 245 | 132 | 53.9 | 1366 | 5.6 | 6 | 5 | 104.72 | 35.0 | 195.1 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 6 | 253 | 146 | 57.7 | 1622 | 6.4 | 12 | 9 | 120.10 | 42.2 | 270.3 |