2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Total Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush Yards | Pass Yards | Plays | Total Yards | Yards/Play | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 161 | 378 | 72 | 539 | 7.49 | 539.0 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 6 | 495 | 1503 | 433 | 1998 | 4.61 | 333.0 |
| 3 | Michigan | 3 | 560 | 736 | 200 | 1296 | 6.48 | 432.0 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 5 | 596 | 1519 | 354 | 2115 | 5.97 | 423.0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 4 | 613 | 854 | 269 | 1467 | 5.45 | 366.8 |
| 6 | Penn State | 4 | 677 | 830 | 291 | 1507 | 5.18 | 376.8 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 5 | 1077 | 695 | 333 | 1772 | 5.32 | 354.4 |
| 8 | Indiana | 7 | 1185 | 2099 | 507 | 3284 | 6.48 | 469.1 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 6 | 1421 | 1565 | 399 | 2986 | 7.48 | 497.7 |
| 10 | Purdue | 7 | 1434 | 1963 | 530 | 3397 | 6.41 | 485.3 |
| 11 | Maryland | 7 | 1553 | 1634 | 512 | 3187 | 6.22 | 455.3 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 8 | 1557 | 2018 | 600 | 3575 | 5.96 | 446.9 |
| 13 | Illinois | 8 | 2397 | 2065 | 573 | 4462 | 7.79 | 557.8 |
| 14 | Rutgers | 11 | 2509 | 2140 | 789 | 4649 | 5.89 | 422.6 |