2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games at Home Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7 | 214 | 108 | 50.5 | 1077 | 5.0 | 5 | 8 | 92.98 | 30.6 | 153.9 |
| 2 | Michigan | 6 | 114 | 49 | 43.0 | 589 | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 92.70 | 19.0 | 98.2 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 7 | 155 | 82 | 52.9 | 848 | 5.5 | 5 | 4 | 104.35 | 22.1 | 121.1 |
| 3 | Penn State | 7 | 223 | 120 | 53.8 | 1226 | 5.5 | 4 | 7 | 99.63 | 31.9 | 175.1 |
| 5 | Iowa | 7 | 262 | 143 | 54.6 | 1473 | 5.6 | 8 | 12 | 102.71 | 37.4 | 210.4 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 7 | 217 | 115 | 53.0 | 1289 | 5.9 | 4 | 5 | 104.37 | 31.0 | 184.1 |
| 7 | Indiana | 6 | 127 | 63 | 49.6 | 768 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 117.02 | 21.2 | 128.0 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 7 | 214 | 136 | 63.6 | 1310 | 6.1 | 8 | 5 | 122.64 | 30.6 | 187.1 |
| 9 | Maryland | 6 | 235 | 143 | 60.9 | 1484 | 6.3 | 14 | 5 | 129.30 | 39.2 | 247.3 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 7 | 284 | 170 | 59.9 | 1850 | 6.5 | 10 | 7 | 121.27 | 40.6 | 264.3 |
| 11 | Illinois | 7 | 201 | 127 | 63.2 | 1354 | 6.7 | 7 | 5 | 126.27 | 28.7 | 193.4 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 7 | 231 | 148 | 64.1 | 1571 | 6.8 | 11 | 7 | 130.85 | 33.0 | 224.4 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 7 | 228 | 127 | 55.7 | 1597 | 7.0 | 10 | 6 | 123.74 | 32.6 | 228.1 |
| 14 | Purdue | 6 | 222 | 125 | 56.3 | 1582 | 7.1 | 10 | 4 | 127.44 | 37.0 | 263.7 |