2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 9 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 21.0 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 9 | 35 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 29.0 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 9 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 15.0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 9 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 19.9 |
| 5 | Michigan | 10 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 175 | 17.5 |
| 5 | Purdue | 9 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 22.0 |
| 7 | Maryland | 9 | 45 | 11 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 349 | 38.8 |
| 8 | Penn State | 9 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 151 | 16.8 |
| 8 | Indiana | 9 | 40 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 316 | 35.1 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 9 | 38 | 14 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 34.0 |
| 11 | Illinois | 9 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 18.9 |
| 11 | Iowa | 10 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 21.1 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 9 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 239 | 26.6 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 9 | 29 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 27.3 |