2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | 2 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 122.16 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 11 | 51 | 22 | 43.1 | 205 | 0 | 1 | 72.99 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Maryland | 3 | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 138 | 1 | 1 | 113.77 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Iowa | 7 | 38 | 20 | 52.6 | 258 | 1 | 1 | 113.09 | 63 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 4 | 40 | 24 | 60.0 | 265 | 1 | 3 | 108.90 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 8 | 56 | 29 | 51.8 | 331 | 1 | 3 | 96.62 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 3 | 42 | 25 | 59.5 | 201 | 2 | 3 | 101.14 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 6 | 37 | 27 | 73.0 | 253 | 2 | 1 | 142.84 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | Michigan State | 10 | 110 | 62 | 56.4 | 706 | 2 | 1 | 114.45 | 42 | 28 | 18 | 5 |
| 10 | Purdue | 8 | 81 | 48 | 59.3 | 565 | 3 | 2 | 125.13 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 4 |
| 10 | Penn State | 12 | 117 | 79 | 67.5 | 700 | 3 | 3 | 121.11 | 70 | 31 | 11 | 5 |
| 12 | Michigan | 10 | 83 | 33 | 39.8 | 352 | 4 | 2 | 86.46 | 64 | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Indiana | 7 | 46 | 30 | 65.2 | 393 | 4 | 2 | 156.98 | 77 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 13 | 129 | 59 | 45.7 | 856 | 5 | 6 | 104.97 | 80 | 35 | 19 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||