2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 3 | 24 | 16 | 66.7 | 162 | 1 | 0 | 137.12 | 46 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 8 | 74 | 47 | 63.5 | 358 | 2 | 0 | 113.07 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Indiana | 5 | 62 | 36 | 58.1 | 371 | 1 | 0 | 113.66 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 6 | 39 | 23 | 59.0 | 435 | 4 | 1 | 181.37 | 63 | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| 5 | Illinois | 7 | 55 | 36 | 65.5 | 481 | 4 | 1 | 159.28 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 6 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 12 | 84 | 46 | 54.8 | 509 | 3 | 3 | 110.30 | 37 | 26 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | Maryland | 9 | 70 | 38 | 54.3 | 544 | 2 | 1 | 126.14 | 42 | 23 | 16 | 7 |
| 8 | Michigan | 13 | 93 | 47 | 50.5 | 559 | 2 | 1 | 105.98 | 44 | 25 | 13 | 7 |
| 9 | Iowa | 11 | 112 | 56 | 50.0 | 663 | 2 | 7 | 93.12 | 52 | 31 | 17 | 5 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 11 | 130 | 71 | 54.6 | 744 | 4 | 4 | 106.69 | 52 | 33 | 18 | 4 |
| 11 | Purdue | 12 | 102 | 59 | 57.8 | 767 | 5 | 1 | 135.23 | 58 | 29 | 14 | 9 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 11 | 99 | 60 | 60.6 | 771 | 2 | 3 | 126.64 | 42 | 38 | 20 | 8 |
| 13 | Penn State | 13 | 138 | 81 | 58.7 | 831 | 4 | 4 | 113.05 | 47 | 39 | 16 | 5 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 12 | 110 | 65 | 59.1 | 867 | 4 | 2 | 133.66 | 72 | 37 | 21 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||