2023 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 3 | Iowa | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 5 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 7 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 6 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 24.8 |
| 7 | Maryland | 5 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 35.8 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 6 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 30.2 |
| 9 | Illinois | 7 | 26 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 213 | 30.4 |
| 10 | Purdue | 8 | 34 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 268 | 33.5 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 8 | 34 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 281 | 35.1 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 7 | 35 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 37.3 |
| 13 | Indiana | 9 | 39 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 311 | 34.6 |