2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 14 | 35 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 266 | 19.0 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 12 | 36 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 274 | 22.8 |
| 3 | Penn State | 13 | 27 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 16.5 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 13 | 33 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 261 | 20.1 |
| 3 | Indiana | 11 | 39 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 304 | 27.6 |
| 3 | Illinois | 12 | 50 | 10 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 378 | 31.5 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 12 | 58 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 437 | 36.4 |
| 3 | Maryland | 11 | 57 | 10 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 428 | 38.9 |
| 9 | Michigan | 13 | 30 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 245 | 18.8 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 13 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 260 | 20.0 |
| 11 | Purdue | 13 | 32 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 267 | 20.5 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 14 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 13.9 |
| 12 | Iowa | 13 | 30 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 259 | 19.9 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 11 | 41 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 30.9 |