2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 13.0 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 4 | Michigan | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 14.8 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 6 | Maryland | 4 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 5 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 8 | Penn State | 5 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 9 | Indiana | 5 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 4 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 11 | Illinois | 4 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 12 | Purdue | 5 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 4 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 155 | 38.8 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 5 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 36.0 |