2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11.8 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 12.3 |
| 3 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 3 | Penn State | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 5 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 4 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 9 | Indiana | 4 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 4 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 11 | Illinois | 4 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 4 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 13 | Maryland | 4 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 40.5 |
| 14 | Purdue | 4 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 41.0 |