2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 7 | 206 | 111 | 53.9 | 1186 | 5.8 | 10 | 10 | 108.55 | 29.4 | 169.4 |
| 2 | Penn State | 7 | 233 | 121 | 51.9 | 1397 | 6.0 | 10 | 7 | 110.45 | 33.3 | 199.6 |
| 3 | Michigan | 8 | 205 | 100 | 48.8 | 1292 | 6.3 | 10 | 6 | 111.97 | 25.6 | 161.5 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 7 | 154 | 92 | 59.7 | 999 | 6.5 | 5 | 8 | 114.56 | 22.0 | 142.7 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 8 | 278 | 156 | 56.1 | 1834 | 6.6 | 11 | 7 | 119.55 | 34.8 | 229.3 |
| 6 | Rutgers | 7 | 226 | 127 | 56.2 | 1539 | 6.8 | 15 | 7 | 129.11 | 32.3 | 219.9 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 8 | 296 | 167 | 56.4 | 2010 | 6.8 | 8 | 9 | 116.30 | 37.0 | 251.3 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 7 | 268 | 166 | 61.9 | 1869 | 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 127.87 | 38.3 | 267.0 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 9 | 326 | 213 | 65.3 | 2497 | 7.7 | 16 | 6 | 142.20 | 36.2 | 277.4 |
| 10 | Maryland | 8 | 235 | 135 | 57.4 | 1823 | 7.8 | 13 | 10 | 132.36 | 29.4 | 227.9 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 6 | 183 | 122 | 66.7 | 1434 | 7.8 | 11 | 6 | 145.77 | 30.5 | 239.0 |
| 12 | Purdue | 10 | 361 | 225 | 62.3 | 2852 | 7.9 | 19 | 8 | 141.63 | 36.1 | 285.2 |
| 13 | Indiana | 8 | 245 | 151 | 61.6 | 2052 | 8.4 | 22 | 9 | 154.27 | 30.6 | 256.5 |
| 14 | Illinois | 6 | 151 | 90 | 59.6 | 1370 | 9.1 | 15 | 6 | 160.64 | 25.2 | 228.3 |