2012 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 1 | Iowa | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |
| 11 | Michigan | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |