2008 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - All Games through 01/08/2009
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 13.0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 13 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 13.9 |
| 3 | Penn State | 13 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 14.4 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 13 | 31 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 262 | 20.2 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 13 | 37 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 287 | 22.1 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 13 | 37 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 322 | 24.8 |
| 7 | Purdue | 12 | 36 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 301 | 25.1 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 13 | 43 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 345 | 26.5 |
| 9 | Illinois | 12 | 39 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 319 | 26.6 |
| 10 | Michigan | 12 | 42 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 347 | 28.9 |
| 11 | Indiana | 12 | 52 | 20 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 423 | 35.3 |