College Football Stat Leaders

2020 Big Ten College Football Defensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

Wisconsin (0.016)

Best Season

Michigan 2004 (-0.146)

Scope

Big Ten • 2020

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Defensive PPA Reads

Defensive PPA is a prevention metric, so lower numbers are better because elite defenses consistently erase scoring value and force opponents into less efficient possessions. On this 2020 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.016 to 0.119, with Wisconsin setting the pace.

Big Ten Context

Big Ten teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Ohio State is the latest winner at -0.014.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Wisconsin to No. 5 Michigan State is 0.103, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from -0.010 in 2024 to -0.014 in 2025, a swing of 0.003. Wisconsin's current mark of 0.016 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.011 held by Ohio State.

Leaderboard

Top 14 rows for the current route scope.

1WisconsinBig Ten Conference20200.016
2IowaBig Ten Conference20200.027
3NorthwesternBig Ten Conference20200.027
4Penn StateBig Ten Conference20200.110
5Michigan StateBig Ten Conference20200.119
6IndianaBig Ten Conference20200.119
7Ohio StateBig Ten Conference20200.163
8PurdueBig Ten Conference20200.168
9RutgersBig Ten Conference20200.186
10NebraskaBig Ten Conference20200.192
11MarylandBig Ten Conference20200.216
12MichiganBig Ten Conference20200.226
13IllinoisBig Ten Conference20200.305
14MinnesotaBig Ten Conference20200.329

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.014
2024Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.010
2023Penn StateBig Ten Conference-0.014
2022IowaBig Ten Conference-0.043
2021WisconsinBig Ten Conference-0.011
2020WisconsinBig Ten Conference0.016
2019Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.011
2018MichiganBig Ten Conference0.004
2017WisconsinBig Ten Conference-0.040
2016Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.051
2015NorthwesternBig Ten Conference-0.011
2014Penn StateBig Ten Conference-0.045
2013Michigan StateBig Ten Conference-0.057
2012Michigan StateBig Ten Conference-0.080
2011Michigan StateBig Ten Conference-0.050
2010Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.041
2009Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.037
2008IowaBig Ten Conference-0.042
2007Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.059
2006WisconsinBig Ten Conference-0.095
2005Ohio StateBig Ten Conference0.011
2004MichiganBig Ten Conference-0.146
2003Ohio StateBig Ten Conference-0.143

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Ohio State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0112003 (-0.143)
2Iowa2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0262004 (-0.134)
3Penn State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0302014 (-0.045)
4Michigan2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0312004 (-0.146)
5Wisconsin2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0342006 (-0.095)
6Michigan State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0682012 (-0.080)
7Oregon2025, 20240.0762025 (0.041)
8Northwestern2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0802004 (-0.047)
9Washington2025, 20240.0942025 (0.057)
10Illinois2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1092022 (-0.038)
11Minnesota2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1102003 (0.005)
12Indiana2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1112004 (-0.021)
13Purdue2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1222003 (-0.057)
14Nebraska2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 20110.1282012 (-0.013)
15Maryland2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.1522022 (0.076)
16USC2025, 20240.1602025 (0.149)
17Rutgers2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.2032023 (0.116)
18UCLA2025, 20240.2122024 (0.163)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Big Ten defensive ppa leaderboard in 2020?

Wisconsin ranks first at 0.016 in 2020.

Which Big Ten program has the best long-term defensive ppa profile?

Ohio State owns the strongest all-time average at 0.011 across 23 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Big Ten race compare with the recent trend?

Ohio State is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.