2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 9.2 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 11.2 |
| 4 | Iowa | 5 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 13.2 |
| 5 | Penn State | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 15.7 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 16.8 |
| 7 | Maryland | 6 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 19.5 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 5 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 5 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 5 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 11 | Illinois | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 12 | Indiana | 6 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 23.5 |
| 13 | Purdue | 5 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 31.8 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 4 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 34.3 |