2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 12.3 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11.8 |
| 3 | Maryland | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 5 | Michigan | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 13.8 |
| 6 | Indiana | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 11 | Purdue | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 12 | Illinois | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 28.3 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 4 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 14 | Penn State | 4 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 32.8 |