2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 6 | 144 | 78 | 54.2 | 1041 | 7.2 | 7 | 3 | 126.76 | 24.0 | 173.5 |
| 2 | Illinois | 6 | 163 | 92 | 56.4 | 1273 | 7.8 | 13 | 4 | 143.45 | 27.2 | 212.2 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 7 | 195 | 93 | 47.7 | 1147 | 5.9 | 7 | 9 | 99.72 | 27.9 | 163.9 |
| 4 | Indiana | 6 | 174 | 101 | 58.0 | 1229 | 7.1 | 11 | 2 | 135.94 | 29.0 | 204.8 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 7 | 170 | 108 | 63.5 | 1112 | 6.5 | 10 | 6 | 130.82 | 24.3 | 158.9 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 6 | 177 | 110 | 62.1 | 1405 | 7.9 | 11 | 3 | 145.95 | 29.5 | 234.2 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 8 | 258 | 148 | 57.4 | 1761 | 6.8 | 11 | 6 | 124.12 | 32.3 | 220.1 |
| 8 | Purdue | 8 | 257 | 152 | 59.1 | 1991 | 7.7 | 12 | 7 | 134.17 | 32.1 | 248.9 |
| 9 | Maryland | 8 | 264 | 154 | 58.3 | 1787 | 6.8 | 14 | 4 | 129.66 | 33.0 | 223.4 |
| 10 | Penn State | 7 | 249 | 155 | 62.2 | 1680 | 6.7 | 9 | 6 | 126.03 | 35.6 | 240.0 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 7 | 258 | 162 | 62.8 | 1813 | 7.0 | 11 | 9 | 128.91 | 36.9 | 259.0 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 7 | 296 | 186 | 62.8 | 2127 | 7.2 | 11 | 8 | 130.05 | 42.3 | 303.9 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 9 | 302 | 200 | 66.2 | 2320 | 7.7 | 19 | 6 | 147.55 | 33.6 | 257.8 |
| 14 | Iowa | 10 | 343 | 203 | 59.2 | 2182 | 6.4 | 17 | 14 | 120.81 | 34.3 | 218.2 |