2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 14.0 |
| 2 | Indiana | 5 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 18.0 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 5 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 18.0 |
| 2 | Illinois | 6 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 23.2 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 6 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 13.2 |
| 5 | Maryland | 3 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 31.3 |
| 7 | Iowa | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 12.3 |
| 9 | Penn State | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 13.5 |
| 11 | Michigan | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 14.0 |
| 11 | Purdue | 5 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 18.0 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 10.4 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 5 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |