2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 13 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 16.3 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 13 | 30 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 247 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Penn State | 12 | 28 | 11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 229 | 19.1 |
| 4 | Michigan | 13 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 19.8 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 12 | 33 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 274 | 22.8 |
| 6 | Iowa | 11 | 31 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 23.5 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 12 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 286 | 23.8 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 12 | 39 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 314 | 26.2 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 13 | 48 | 13 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 379 | 29.2 |
| 10 | Purdue | 12 | 50 | 17 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 400 | 33.3 |
| 11 | Illinois | 11 | 50 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 385 | 35.0 |
| 12 | Indiana | 11 | 53 | 12 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 406 | 36.9 |