2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 6 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 23.5 |
| 2 | Iowa | 7 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 8 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 20.8 |
| 4 | Michigan State | 7 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 7 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 6 | Michigan | 8 | 22 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 21.8 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 9 | 24 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 21.9 |
| 7 | Penn State | 7 | 24 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 27.0 |
| 9 | Rutgers | 7 | 29 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 31.3 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 8 | 32 | 10 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 256 | 32.0 |
| 11 | Maryland | 8 | 32 | 10 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 256 | 32.0 |
| 12 | Indiana | 8 | 35 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 272 | 34.0 |
| 13 | Illinois | 6 | 35 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 255 | 42.5 |
| 14 | Purdue | 10 | 41 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 33.4 |