2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. BCS Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 10 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 18.5 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 11 | 25 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 18.8 |
| 3 | Penn State | 10 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 19.8 |
| 4 | Michigan | 11 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 20.0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 9 | 26 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 23.3 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 12 | 34 | 15 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 286 | 23.8 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 9 | 29 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 233 | 25.9 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 10 | 33 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 26.4 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 11 | 45 | 9 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 346 | 31.5 |
| 10 | Purdue | 10 | 42 | 16 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 343 | 34.3 |
| 11 | Illinois | 9 | 42 | 10 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 326 | 36.2 |
| 12 | Indiana | 8 | 43 | 9 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 41.0 |