2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in November Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 4 | 76 | 39 | 51.3 | 435 | 5.7 | 2 | 4 | 97.56 | 19.0 | 108.8 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 4 | 118 | 57 | 48.3 | 555 | 4.7 | 2 | 2 | 90.02 | 29.5 | 138.8 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 4 | 126 | 61 | 48.4 | 677 | 5.4 | 4 | 4 | 97.67 | 31.5 | 169.3 |
| 4 | Michigan | 4 | 103 | 53 | 51.5 | 768 | 7.5 | 7 | 4 | 128.75 | 25.8 | 192.0 |
| 5 | Rutgers | 4 | 131 | 66 | 50.4 | 772 | 5.9 | 7 | 5 | 109.89 | 32.8 | 193.0 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 4 | 111 | 76 | 68.5 | 780 | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 135.16 | 27.8 | 195.0 |
| 7 | Iowa | 4 | 130 | 76 | 58.5 | 797 | 6.1 | 7 | 8 | 115.42 | 32.5 | 199.3 |
| 8 | Illinois | 4 | 103 | 65 | 63.1 | 857 | 8.3 | 10 | 2 | 161.16 | 25.8 | 214.3 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 4 | 133 | 70 | 52.6 | 922 | 6.9 | 5 | 3 | 118.75 | 33.3 | 230.5 |
| 10 | Purdue | 4 | 127 | 84 | 66.1 | 930 | 7.3 | 6 | 2 | 140.09 | 31.8 | 232.5 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 4 | 128 | 79 | 61.7 | 931 | 7.3 | 6 | 0 | 138.28 | 32.0 | 232.8 |
| 12 | Maryland | 4 | 112 | 69 | 61.6 | 990 | 8.8 | 6 | 4 | 146.40 | 28.0 | 247.5 |
| 13 | Indiana | 3 | 88 | 57 | 64.8 | 749 | 8.5 | 5 | 3 | 148.19 | 29.3 | 249.7 |
| 14 | Northwestern | 4 | 146 | 91 | 62.3 | 1090 | 7.5 | 5 | 3 | 132.23 | 36.5 | 272.5 |