2008 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - All Games through 11/15/2008
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 11 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 11.9 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 11 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 13.6 |
| 3 | Iowa | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 14.5 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 11 | 27 | 8 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 214 | 19.5 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 11 | 27 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 222 | 20.2 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 11 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 225 | 20.5 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 11 | 32 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 268 | 24.4 |
| 8 | Purdue | 11 | 35 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 291 | 26.5 |
| 8 | Illinois | 11 | 36 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 292 | 26.5 |
| 10 | Michigan | 11 | 36 | 18 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 305 | 27.7 |
| 11 | Indiana | 11 | 44 | 18 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 361 | 32.8 |