2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 9.4 |
| 2 | Michigan | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 13.5 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 13.8 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Purdue | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 7 | Iowa | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 19.2 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 5 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 4 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 25.3 |
| 10 | Illinois | 4 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 5 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 24.4 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 5 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 11 | Maryland | 4 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 30.0 |
| 11 | Indiana | 4 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 32.0 |