2021 big-ten Team Defense

Record: 103-77, .572 W-L% (3rd of 13) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 7.86 (1st of 11), SOS: 5.37 (1st of 11)

Conference Champion: Michigan (Won Championship Game 42-3)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 5 (Indiana, Iowa, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State)

Team Defense

Team Defense Table
				Passing					Rushing				Total Offense			First Downs				Penalties		Turnovers
Rk	School	G	Pts	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Plays	Yds	Avg	Pass	Rush	Pen	Tot	No.	Yds	Fum	Int	TO
1	Wisconsin	13	16.2	14.8	26.8	55.5	174.3	0.7	30.5	65.4	2.1	0.8	57.2	239.7	4.2	7.5	4.2	1.4	13.0	4.6	40.5	0.6	1.2	1.8
2	Minnesota	13	17.3	15.8	28.4	55.6	181.2	1.2	28.8	97.8	3.4	0.8	57.2	279.0	4.9	7.8	6.4	1.4	15.5	4.6	43.8	0.6	0.6	1.2
3	Penn State	13	17.3	20.2	33.7	59.8	199.8	0.8	40.1	153.2	3.8	0.9	73.8	353.0	4.8	9.3	9.5	2.2	20.9	5.5	43.8	0.5	1.1	1.6
4	Michigan	14	17.4	18.4	32.5	56.7	204.4	1.2	34.6	126.0	3.6	0.8	67.1	330.4	4.9	9.1	6.9	1.1	17.1	5.2	46.4	0.6	0.6	1.1
5	Iowa	14	19.2	18.7	33.4	56.0	214.5	1.1	36.1	114.6	3.2	1.1	69.6	329.1	4.7	9.6	6.9	1.4	17.9	6.1	51.4	0.4	1.8	2.2
6	Illinois	12	21.9	17.8	30.3	58.7	215.2	1.0	39.6	151.4	3.8	1.3	69.8	366.6	5.2	9.9	9.8	1.4	21.1	4.9	49.0	0.7	0.8	1.4
7	Purdue	13	22.4	17.1	28.8	59.4	208.7	1.4	36.5	159.4	4.4	1.4	65.3	368.1	5.6	8.5	8.3	1.6	18.4	5.9	53.8	0.3	1.0	1.3
8	Nebraska	12	22.7	21.8	33.7	64.6	219.1	1.2	34.9	147.4	4.2	1.0	68.6	366.5	5.3	10.3	7.6	1.3	19.2	5.1	46.0	0.3	0.8	1.1
9	Ohio State	13	22.8	21.8	35.5	61.6	246.2	1.6	34.5	127.8	3.7	1.3	69.9	374.0	5.3	11.6	7.5	2.2	21.3	4.4	38.2	0.6	0.9	1.5
10	Michigan State	13	25.3	29.2	44.5	65.6	324.8	2.1	34.3	117.2	3.4	0.8	78.8	441.9	5.6	14.8	7.8	1.9	24.5	5.8	46.3	0.8	0.8	1.5
11	Rutgers	13	25.6	15.8	28.3	56.0	234.9	1.9	38.1	163.2	4.3	1.2	66.4	398.1	6.0	8.9	8.6	1.9	19.5	5.4	47.4	0.7	0.5	1.2
12	Northwestern	12	29.0	20.1	29.9	67.1	216.5	0.9	39.8	213.9	5.4	2.6	69.7	430.4	6.2	10.3	10.0	1.2	21.4	6.0	51.2	0.8	0.5	1.3
13	Maryland	13	30.7	18.5	31.5	58.8	249.5	1.7	38.4	155.1	4.0	1.8	69.9	404.5	5.8	9.9	8.7	2.3	20.9	5.6	47.2	0.4	0.5	0.8
14	Indiana	12	33.3	20.0	32.1	62.3	235.7	2.0	35.8	148.7	4.2	1.9	67.8	384.3	5.7	11.1	8.5	1.4	21.0	6.6	54.8	0.3	0.4	0.8

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