2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 6 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Penn State | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 |
| 8 | Purdue | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 |