2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 8 | Indiana | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 9 | Illinois | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| 10 | Maryland | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
| 11 | Penn State | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 14.3 |
| 13 | Purdue | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 |