2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 3 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 59.38 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 7 | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 99.93 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 6 | 32 | 17 | 53.1 | 145 | 0 | 2 | 78.69 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 7 | 41 | 23 | 56.1 | 236 | 2 | 3 | 105.92 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 5 | 53 | 36 | 67.9 | 309 | 5 | 1 | 144.26 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 9 | 61 | 28 | 45.9 | 360 | 4 | 1 | 113.84 | 57 | 19 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | Indiana | 7 | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 363 | 2 | 0 | 168.84 | 59 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 8 | Michigan | 7 | 40 | 24 | 60.0 | 365 | 1 | 0 | 144.90 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 6 |
| 9 | Iowa | 8 | 68 | 39 | 57.4 | 392 | 3 | 2 | 114.46 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 10 | 59 | 34 | 57.6 | 409 | 3 | 2 | 125.86 | 52 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | Purdue | 8 | 56 | 35 | 62.5 | 435 | 4 | 0 | 151.32 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 9 | 61 | 33 | 54.1 | 436 | 2 | 3 | 115.12 | 51 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
| 13 | Maryland | 10 | 66 | 43 | 65.2 | 532 | 4 | 4 | 140.74 | 53 | 24 | 13 | 4 |
| 14 | Illinois | 11 | 92 | 51 | 55.4 | 675 | 3 | 5 | 116.96 | 43 | 32 | 17 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||