2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 2 | Michigan | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 |
| 3 | Iowa | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 3 | Penn State | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 4 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 7 | Maryland | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 3 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 30.0 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 3 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 4 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 4 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 12 | Minnesota | 4 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 162 | 40.5 |
| 13 | Indiana | 4 | 22 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 40.5 |
| 14 | Illinois | 4 | 24 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 43.8 |