2022 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 10 | 29 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 230 | 23.0 |
| 1 | Indiana | 9 | 41 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 34.4 |
| 3 | Purdue | 12 | 47 | 10 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 357 | 29.8 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 11 | 32 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 23.3 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 10 | 37 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 29.2 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 10 | 40 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 316 | 31.6 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 10 | 42 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 33.0 |
| 8 | Penn State | 11 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 19.4 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 10 | 33 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 26.9 |
| 10 | Iowa | 11 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 15.5 |
| 11 | Michigan | 11 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 18.9 |
| 12 | Illinois | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 14.5 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 15.5 |
| 14 | Maryland | 10 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 24.3 |