2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 9 | 221 | 111 | 50.2 | 1335 | 6.0 | 7 | 6 | 105.99 | 24.6 | 148.3 |
| 2 | Minnesota | 9 | 219 | 146 | 66.7 | 1554 | 7.1 | 14 | 5 | 142.81 | 24.3 | 172.7 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 10 | 289 | 136 | 47.1 | 1616 | 5.6 | 9 | 12 | 96.01 | 28.9 | 161.6 |
| 4 | Illinois | 9 | 230 | 135 | 58.7 | 1653 | 7.2 | 15 | 6 | 135.37 | 25.6 | 183.7 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 9 | 239 | 148 | 61.9 | 1749 | 7.3 | 13 | 6 | 136.33 | 26.6 | 194.3 |
| 6 | Indiana | 9 | 240 | 135 | 56.3 | 1764 | 7.4 | 15 | 5 | 134.45 | 26.7 | 196.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 9 | 317 | 175 | 55.2 | 1845 | 5.8 | 13 | 15 | 108.17 | 35.2 | 205.0 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 10 | 339 | 180 | 53.1 | 1893 | 5.6 | 13 | 10 | 106.77 | 33.9 | 189.3 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 9 | 298 | 166 | 55.7 | 1961 | 6.6 | 12 | 11 | 116.90 | 33.1 | 217.9 |
| 10 | Maryland | 9 | 287 | 166 | 57.8 | 1980 | 6.9 | 18 | 7 | 131.61 | 31.9 | 220.0 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 9 | 271 | 162 | 59.8 | 1992 | 7.4 | 16 | 9 | 134.37 | 30.1 | 221.3 |
| 12 | Penn State | 9 | 318 | 187 | 58.8 | 2079 | 6.5 | 12 | 4 | 123.66 | 35.3 | 231.0 |
| 13 | Purdue | 9 | 308 | 172 | 55.8 | 2117 | 6.9 | 13 | 7 | 122.95 | 34.2 | 235.2 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 9 | 330 | 190 | 57.6 | 2211 | 6.7 | 14 | 13 | 119.98 | 36.7 | 245.7 |