2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - In The 1st Quarter through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 14 | 82 | 50 | 61.0 | 618 | 4 | 5 | 128.19 | 84 | 22 | 13 | 5 |
| 1 | Iowa | 13 | 114 | 71 | 62.3 | 705 | 6 | 5 | 122.83 | 40 | 33 | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | Maryland | 12 | 114 | 70 | 61.4 | 728 | 3 | 4 | 116.71 | 53 | 36 | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | Penn State | 13 | 100 | 65 | 65.0 | 549 | 1 | 3 | 108.42 | 52 | 27 | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | Illinois | 12 | 84 | 51 | 60.7 | 579 | 6 | 3 | 135.04 | 45 | 25 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 12 | 90 | 58 | 64.4 | 652 | 4 | 3 | 133.29 | 50 | 29 | 16 | 5 |
| 7 | Michigan | 12 | 70 | 36 | 51.4 | 306 | 0 | 2 | 82.44 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Indiana | 12 | 84 | 44 | 52.4 | 353 | 1 | 2 | 86.85 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 14 | 118 | 61 | 51.7 | 624 | 2 | 2 | 98.32 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 13 | 113 | 61 | 54.0 | 675 | 2 | 2 | 106.45 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 6 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 13 | 102 | 60 | 58.8 | 679 | 4 | 2 | 123.76 | 60 | 31 | 16 | 8 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 12 | 86 | 65 | 75.6 | 634 | 3 | 1 | 146.68 | 43 | 26 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 12 | 82 | 50 | 61.0 | 649 | 5 | 1 | 145.15 | 57 | 26 | 16 | 6 |
| 12 | Purdue | 13 | 88 | 54 | 61.4 | 670 | 7 | 1 | 149.30 | 46 | 29 | 19 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||