2022 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 15.4 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 11.3 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 6 | Iowa | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6.1 |
| 7 | Penn State | 11 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 13.8 |
| 7 | Indiana | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 9 | Illinois | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 6.4 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 8.4 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 11 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 16.9 |
| 11 | Maryland | 8 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 17.5 |
| 11 | Purdue | 8 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 18.9 |
| 14 | Michigan | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 13.4 |