2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 9 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 149 | 16.6 |
| 2 | Michigan | 9 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 18.2 |
| 3 | Iowa | 9 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 20.6 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 10 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 214 | 21.4 |
| 5 | Penn State | 9 | 24 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 186 | 20.7 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 9 | 28 | 18 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 27.8 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 10 | 34 | 12 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 26.9 |
| 7 | Purdue | 9 | 32 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 28.2 |
| 9 | Maryland | 9 | 31 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 266 | 29.6 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 9 | 38 | 13 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 308 | 34.2 |
| 11 | Indiana | 9 | 38 | 14 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 33.9 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 9 | 35 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 273 | 30.3 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 9 | 39 | 11 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 309 | 34.3 |
| 14 | Illinois | 9 | 56 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 410 | 45.6 |