2020 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 9 | 84 | 37 | 44.0 | 312 | 1 | 5 | 67.28 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 7 | 63 | 28 | 44.4 | 358 | 5 | 2 | 112.02 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Indiana | 8 | 68 | 33 | 48.5 | 382 | 2 | 7 | 84.84 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 1 |
| 4 | Penn State | 9 | 70 | 34 | 48.6 | 471 | 5 | 1 | 125.80 | 62 | 21 | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | Iowa | 8 | 82 | 41 | 50.0 | 455 | 2 | 3 | 97.34 | 57 | 30 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 7 | 65 | 35 | 53.8 | 467 | 2 | 2 | 118.20 | 65 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
| 7 | Purdue | 6 | 53 | 29 | 54.7 | 380 | 1 | 1 | 117.41 | 40 | 20 | 9 | 3 |
| 8 | Michigan | 6 | 49 | 27 | 55.1 | 292 | 2 | 0 | 118.63 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 8 | 58 | 32 | 55.2 | 354 | 1 | 3 | 101.79 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 8 | 68 | 38 | 55.9 | 428 | 2 | 2 | 112.58 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 5 |
| 11 | Maryland | 5 | 41 | 23 | 56.1 | 246 | 0 | 1 | 101.62 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 9 | 71 | 43 | 60.6 | 550 | 5 | 4 | 137.60 | 52 | 24 | 15 | 4 |
| 13 | Illinois | 8 | 50 | 33 | 66.0 | 415 | 5 | 2 | 160.72 | 66 | 18 | 7 | 4 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 7 | 39 | 26 | 66.7 | 254 | 1 | 0 | 129.84 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||