2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games at Home Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 13.0 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 13.4 |
| 3 | Michigan | 6 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 7 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 7 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 16.0 |
| 7 | Purdue | 6 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 7 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 18.3 |
| 9 | Indiana | 6 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 7 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 7 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 25.4 |
| 12 | Illinois | 7 | 25 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 25.9 |
| 13 | Maryland | 6 | 30 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 232 | 38.7 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 7 | 34 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 255 | 36.4 |