2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | 7 | 184 | 82 | 44.6 | 910 | 4.9 | 4 | 7 | 85.68 | 26.3 | 130.0 |
| 2 | Iowa | 3 | 116 | 54 | 46.6 | 585 | 5.0 | 2 | 7 | 82.53 | 38.7 | 195.0 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 6 | 168 | 79 | 47.0 | 817 | 4.9 | 4 | 5 | 89.78 | 28.0 | 136.2 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 6 | 199 | 97 | 48.7 | 1117 | 5.6 | 7 | 9 | 98.45 | 33.2 | 186.2 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 7 | 200 | 99 | 49.5 | 1144 | 5.7 | 4 | 11 | 93.15 | 28.6 | 163.4 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 6 | 189 | 98 | 51.9 | 981 | 5.2 | 5 | 7 | 96.77 | 31.5 | 163.5 |
| 7 | Purdue | 5 | 180 | 96 | 53.3 | 1162 | 6.5 | 9 | 3 | 120.73 | 36.0 | 232.4 |
| 8 | Penn State | 6 | 200 | 107 | 53.5 | 1069 | 5.3 | 4 | 4 | 101.00 | 33.3 | 178.2 |
| 9 | Indiana | 5 | 148 | 80 | 54.1 | 927 | 6.3 | 7 | 3 | 118.23 | 29.6 | 185.4 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 5 | 161 | 88 | 54.7 | 1131 | 7.0 | 8 | 6 | 122.62 | 32.2 | 226.2 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 3 | 61 | 34 | 55.7 | 337 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 92.31 | 20.3 | 112.3 |
| 12 | Maryland | 3 | 106 | 64 | 60.4 | 746 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 133.74 | 35.3 | 248.7 |
| 13 | Illinois | 6 | 176 | 109 | 61.9 | 1126 | 6.4 | 7 | 5 | 123.11 | 29.3 | 187.7 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 5 | 162 | 102 | 63.0 | 982 | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 123.63 | 32.4 | 196.4 |