2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 2 | Purdue | 6 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 2 | Illinois | 4 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Michigan | 10 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 12.5 |
| 6 | Maryland | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 6 | Indiana | 5 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 13.3 |
| 8 | Penn State | 9 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 16.7 |
| 10 | Iowa | 9 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 13.4 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 7 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 16.4 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 8 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 17.8 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 9 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 169 | 18.8 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 13 | 39 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 23.7 |