2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5.86 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Michigan | 8 | 35 | 11 | 31.4 | 123 | 0 | 1 | 55.24 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 7 | 41 | 19 | 46.3 | 174 | 0 | 3 | 67.36 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 7 | 48 | 28 | 58.3 | 177 | 1 | 2 | 87.85 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 6 | 65 | 39 | 60.0 | 361 | 1 | 3 | 102.50 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | Penn State | 10 | 99 | 55 | 55.6 | 556 | 6 | 4 | 114.65 | 47 | 26 | 14 | 2 |
| 7 | Maryland | 6 | 43 | 21 | 48.8 | 328 | 2 | 2 | 118.97 | 68 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Iowa | 8 | 70 | 43 | 61.4 | 401 | 4 | 3 | 119.84 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | Indiana | 5 | 41 | 26 | 63.4 | 275 | 1 | 1 | 122.93 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| 10 | Ohio State | 11 | 126 | 70 | 55.6 | 892 | 5 | 3 | 123.35 | 51 | 43 | 23 | 9 |
| 11 | Purdue | 7 | 81 | 51 | 63.0 | 607 | 3 | 3 | 130.72 | 65 | 32 | 12 | 3 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 8 | 95 | 61 | 64.2 | 760 | 2 | 3 | 132.04 | 56 | 33 | 20 | 7 |
| 13 | Illinois | 4 | 45 | 28 | 62.2 | 360 | 1 | 1 | 132.31 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 3 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 5 | 43 | 23 | 53.5 | 408 | 2 | 0 | 148.54 | 61 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||