2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11.0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11.8 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 4 | Maryland | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 4 | Purdue | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 6 | Penn State | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 5 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 13 | Indiana | 4 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 29.3 |
| 14 | Illinois | 5 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 26.8 |