2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 2 | Michigan | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 3 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 4 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 6 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 6 | Penn State | 3 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 47.7 |
| 7 | Iowa | 5 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 29.8 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 4 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 40.8 |
| 9 | Indiana | 7 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 30.4 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 9 | 37 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 292 | 32.4 |
| 11 | Maryland | 7 | 40 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 42.3 |
| 12 | Illinois | 9 | 44 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 346 | 38.4 |
| 13 | Purdue | 9 | 51 | 11 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 390 | 43.3 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 10 | 54 | 11 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 408 | 40.8 |