2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 131 | 75 | 57.3 | 670 | 5.1 | 1 | 6 | 93.58 | 32.8 | 167.5 |
| 2 | Indiana | 3 | 92 | 46 | 50.0 | 392 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 96.55 | 30.7 | 130.7 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 3 | 113 | 64 | 56.6 | 540 | 4.8 | 2 | 3 | 97.31 | 37.7 | 180.0 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 4 | 106 | 56 | 52.8 | 675 | 6.4 | 2 | 8 | 97.46 | 26.5 | 168.8 |
| 5 | Michigan | 4 | 107 | 49 | 45.8 | 616 | 5.8 | 4 | 4 | 99.01 | 26.8 | 154.0 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 4 | 128 | 75 | 58.6 | 669 | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 105.55 | 32.0 | 167.3 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 3 | 90 | 44 | 48.9 | 609 | 6.8 | 3 | 3 | 110.06 | 30.0 | 203.0 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 4 | 165 | 93 | 56.4 | 1033 | 6.3 | 4 | 4 | 112.10 | 41.3 | 258.3 |
| 9 | Iowa | 4 | 142 | 82 | 57.7 | 922 | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 117.78 | 35.5 | 230.5 |
| 10 | Maryland | 3 | 119 | 73 | 61.3 | 763 | 6.4 | 5 | 3 | 124.04 | 39.7 | 254.3 |
| 11 | Illinois | 3 | 109 | 66 | 60.6 | 746 | 6.8 | 5 | 3 | 127.68 | 36.3 | 248.7 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 4 | 108 | 66 | 61.1 | 849 | 7.9 | 3 | 3 | 130.75 | 27.0 | 212.3 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 3 | 124 | 86 | 69.4 | 908 | 7.3 | 6 | 3 | 142.00 | 41.3 | 302.7 |
| 14 | Purdue | 4 | 129 | 76 | 58.9 | 1036 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 142.20 | 32.3 | 259.0 |