2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 10+ Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 10 | 27 | 8 | 29.6 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 50.84 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Maryland | 12 | 38 | 13 | 34.2 | 223 | 2 | 2 | 90.34 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 11 | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 175 | 0 | 1 | 83.44 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 11 | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 266 | 1 | 2 | 130.58 | 70 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 13 | 44 | 20 | 45.5 | 255 | 0 | 2 | 85.05 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 5 | Michigan | 12 | 44 | 20 | 45.5 | 294 | 1 | 4 | 90.91 | 51 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 13 | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 239 | 0 | 3 | 82.69 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 13 | 43 | 21 | 48.8 | 312 | 1 | 0 | 117.47 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 9 | Iowa | 11 | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 147 | 1 | 2 | 88.83 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Purdue | 12 | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 231 | 1 | 4 | 90.85 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 13 | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 198 | 0 | 1 | 91.14 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Penn State | 13 | 52 | 29 | 55.8 | 361 | 0 | 1 | 110.23 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 10 | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 108.75 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Illinois | 11 | 30 | 18 | 60.0 | 177 | 0 | 1 | 102.89 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||