2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9.3 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11.0 |
| 3 | Iowa | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 11.5 |
| 4 | Indiana | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 6 | Penn State | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 7 | Illinois | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 8 | Michigan | 4 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 4 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 11 | Maryland | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 26.0 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 4 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 13 | Purdue | 4 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 34.0 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 3 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 34.7 |