2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in November Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11.0 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 31.0 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10.3 |
| 3 | Indiana | 4 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 4 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 4 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 5 | Maryland | 4 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 37.3 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 4 | 27 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 49.3 |
| 10 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 11 | Purdue | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 11 | Illinois | 4 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 36.8 |
| 13 | Penn State | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 4 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 35.0 |