2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 2 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9.6 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 12.4 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 6 | Michigan | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Maryland | 4 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 30.3 |
| 8 | Purdue | 7 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 13.5 |
| 10 | Iowa | 8 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 17.8 |
| 11 | Penn State | 11 | 19 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 13.5 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 10 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 15.6 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 13 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 12.9 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 12 | 24 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 15.0 |