2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 12.7 |
| 2 | Penn State | 6 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 13.0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 4 | Iowa | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 16.4 |
| 5 | Purdue | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 6 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 7 | Indiana | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 8 | Maryland | 4 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 5 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 7 | 25 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 204 | 29.1 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 5 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 6 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 31.8 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 3 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 36.7 |
| 14 | Illinois | 5 | 27 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 204 | 40.8 |