2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 1 | Purdue | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Iowa | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Indiana | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 4 | Maryland | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
| 8 | Michigan | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 8 | Illinois | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |