2023 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16.0 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 11.0 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 14.3 |
| 5 | Penn State | 10 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 9.3 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 7 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 13.6 |
| 7 | Purdue | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 9.3 |
| 9 | Iowa | 10 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 10.3 |
| 10 | Maryland | 8 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 14.1 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 7 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 16.1 |
| 12 | Illinois | 5 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 28.0 |
| 13 | Michigan | 15 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 10.4 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 8 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 20.4 |