2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 2 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 64.80 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 2 | 31 | 17 | 54.8 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 91.42 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Maryland | 5 | 64 | 35 | 54.7 | 385 | 5 | 0 | 131.00 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 2 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 3 | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 159.47 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Illinois | 6 | 57 | 32 | 56.1 | 441 | 7 | 0 | 161.66 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 2 | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 206 | 2 | 2 | 163.21 | 48 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Indiana | 3 | 28 | 20 | 71.4 | 251 | 3 | 1 | 174.95 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 5 | 46 | 30 | 65.2 | 444 | 5 | 1 | 177.82 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 5 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 5 | 63 | 46 | 73.0 | 586 | 9 | 0 | 198.30 | 68 | 29 | 14 | 3 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 3 | 11 | 10 | 90.9 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 254.22 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Michigan | 1 | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 302.40 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 472.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||