2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in November Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 12.0 |
| 2 | Penn State | 4 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 4 | Iowa | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 5 | Michigan | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 4 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 4 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 27.0 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 30.0 |
| 10 | Indiana | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 30.3 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 4 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 31.8 |
| 12 | Purdue | 4 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 36.3 |
| 13 | Maryland | 4 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 37.0 |
| 14 | Illinois | 4 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 43.0 |