2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 3 | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 42.24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 3 | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 72.19 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Purdue | 4 | 40 | 23 | 57.5 | 267 | 0 | 2 | 103.57 | 41 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
| 4 | Iowa | 4 | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 187 | 0 | 1 | 106.57 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 5 | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 132 | 1 | 0 | 119.08 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 6 | 51 | 31 | 60.8 | 359 | 2 | 1 | 128.93 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 4 | 31 | 20 | 64.5 | 216 | 1 | 0 | 133.70 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Maryland | 8 | 51 | 27 | 52.9 | 327 | 5 | 1 | 135.23 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Indiana | 5 | 27 | 17 | 63.0 | 160 | 2 | 0 | 137.18 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 138.20 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 6 | 52 | 35 | 67.3 | 485 | 2 | 0 | 158.35 | 70 | 26 | 13 | 3 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 3 | 32 | 23 | 71.9 | 252 | 2 | 0 | 158.66 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | Illinois | 7 | 32 | 20 | 62.5 | 298 | 3 | 0 | 171.67 | 39 | 15 | 10 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||