2022 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 8.4 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 12 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 11.3 |
| 3 | Illinois | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 11.6 |
| 4 | Michigan | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 134 | 12.2 |
| 5 | Penn State | 10 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 13.1 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 9 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 16.1 |
| 7 | Maryland | 10 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 19.4 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 8 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 177 | 22.1 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 9 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 21.7 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 12 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 17.6 |
| 11 | Purdue | 11 | 30 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 242 | 22.0 |
| 12 | Indiana | 9 | 35 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 30.6 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 11 | 37 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 27.0 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 10 | 38 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 30.2 |