2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 16.5 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 14.4 |
| 4 | Penn State | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Illinois | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 6 | Purdue | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 4 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 8 | Michigan | 4 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 4 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 4 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 29.5 |
| 12 | Indiana | 4 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 34.0 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 4 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 34.3 |
| 14 | Maryland | 4 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 46.5 |