2005 Big Ten Conference Team Defense

Record: 75-54, .581 W-L% (2nd of 12) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 9.67 (1st of 12), SOS: 6.79 (1st of 12)

Conference Champion: Ohio State and Penn State

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State and Purdue)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin)

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	Ohio State	12	15.3	20.5	33.8	60.7	207.9	0.7	31.3	73.4	2.3	1.0	65.0	281.3	4.3	9.2	5.0	1.5	15.7	4.9	35.4	0.5	0.5	1.0
2	Penn State	12	17.0	20.5	36.3	56.6	211.7	0.9	36.8	93.0	2.5	1.0	73.1	304.7	4.2	9.8	6.4	1.2	17.4	7.0	59.1	0.8	1.3	2.1
3	Iowa	12	20.0	23.0	37.1	62.0	256.7	1.5	39.2	126.0	3.2	0.8	76.3	382.7	5.0	12.2	7.9	1.3	21.3	5.4	41.7	0.5	0.8	1.3
4	Michigan	12	20.3	18.6	32.6	57.0	207.8	1.2	35.8	137.3	3.8	1.0	68.4	345.2	5.0	9.5	7.8	1.3	18.6	6.3	52.3	0.9	1.0	1.9
5	Wisconsin	13	23.8	18.9	36.6	51.7	249.8	1.9	36.2	167.5	4.6	1.0	72.8	417.4	5.7	10.2	9.1	1.5	20.7	7.3	64.1	0.8	1.2	2.1
6	Purdue	11	28.1	21.0	35.7	58.8	287.3	1.9	40.5	143.5	3.5	1.3	76.2	430.7	5.7	12.0	9.6	1.5	23.1	5.9	43.6	0.9	1.3	2.2
7	Michigan State	11	28.7	20.8	34.4	60.6	244.9	2.3	36.1	164.6	4.6	1.4	70.5	409.5	5.8	11.0	9.4	1.3	21.6	5.3	43.5	1.0	0.7	1.7
8	Minnesota	12	29.0	19.4	34.2	56.8	257.1	1.6	35.7	155.6	4.4	1.8	69.8	412.7	5.9	11.8	8.0	1.2	20.9	5.5	47.8	0.6	0.7	1.3
9	Indiana	11	32.8	15.1	27.4	55.1	202.5	1.3	42.8	215.2	5.0	2.5	70.2	417.7	6.0	8.7	10.5	1.5	20.7	4.9	46.5	0.9	0.6	1.5
10	Northwestern	12	33.9	20.6	35.4	58.1	262.3	1.7	42.0	218.1	5.2	2.2	77.4	480.4	6.2	12.3	11.7	0.8	24.8	6.2	55.1	0.8	1.7	2.5
11	Illinois	11	39.5	18.5	28.1	66.0	235.3	2.5	42.8	234.0	5.5	2.5	70.9	469.3	6.6	10.5	12.1	0.7	23.4	5.3	42.1	0.4	0.4	0.7

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