2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 3 | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 77.34 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 2 | 13 | 10 | 76.9 | 129 | 1 | 0 | 185.65 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Purdue | 4 | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 149 | 1 | 1 | 96.30 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Michigan | 9 | 46 | 18 | 39.1 | 200 | 2 | 1 | 85.65 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Iowa | 5 | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 202 | 0 | 2 | 103.59 | 67 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Maryland | 4 | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 241 | 0 | 0 | 108.77 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 5 | 41 | 24 | 58.5 | 257 | 2 | 1 | 122.41 | 57 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Penn State | 8 | 63 | 45 | 71.4 | 426 | 0 | 2 | 121.88 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | Indiana | 5 | 53 | 31 | 58.5 | 486 | 2 | 1 | 144.20 | 43 | 22 | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 8 | 87 | 50 | 57.5 | 502 | 3 | 4 | 108.12 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 2 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 9 | 74 | 39 | 52.7 | 507 | 3 | 2 | 118.22 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 6 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 7 | 84 | 47 | 56.0 | 662 | 3 | 4 | 124.41 | 86 | 26 | 13 | 5 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 12 | 113 | 58 | 51.3 | 692 | 5 | 2 | 113.83 | 70 | 35 | 14 | 4 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 10 | 111 | 62 | 55.9 | 761 | 7 | 3 | 128.85 | 80 | 34 | 17 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||