2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 9 | 80 | 38 | 47.5 | 340 | 1 | 3 | 79.83 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 1 | Nebraska | 8 | 83 | 45 | 54.2 | 437 | 1 | 3 | 95.20 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | Penn State | 6 | 51 | 23 | 45.1 | 240 | 2 | 1 | 93.65 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 8 | 54 | 26 | 48.1 | 317 | 2 | 1 | 105.98 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 7 | 48 | 24 | 50.0 | 356 | 2 | 1 | 121.88 | 93 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | Purdue | 7 | 80 | 42 | 52.5 | 536 | 2 | 2 | 112.03 | 59 | 24 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Iowa | 6 | 38 | 19 | 50.0 | 236 | 3 | 4 | 107.17 | 82 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Michigan | 6 | 43 | 22 | 51.2 | 298 | 3 | 0 | 132.39 | 43 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | Maryland | 7 | 55 | 31 | 56.4 | 334 | 4 | 0 | 131.37 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 6 | 64 | 44 | 68.8 | 598 | 4 | 0 | 167.87 | 68 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 10 | 59 | 32 | 54.2 | 387 | 5 | 1 | 133.92 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 11 | Illinois | 9 | 57 | 41 | 71.9 | 418 | 5 | 1 | 158.97 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 8 | 71 | 47 | 66.2 | 568 | 5 | 2 | 151.01 | 63 | 20 | 14 | 6 |
| 14 | Indiana | 8 | 69 | 45 | 65.2 | 612 | 7 | 3 | 164.51 | 52 | 29 | 16 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||