2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | 12 | 26 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 217 | 18.1 |
| 1 | Michigan | 13 | 32 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 19.4 |
| 1 | Wisconsin | 13 | 33 | 21 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 294 | 22.6 |
| 1 | Ohio State | 14 | 46 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 25.5 |
| 1 | Minnesota | 13 | 42 | 16 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 345 | 26.5 |
| 1 | Indiana | 12 | 45 | 15 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 359 | 29.9 |
| 1 | Purdue | 13 | 49 | 17 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 390 | 30.0 |
| 1 | Rutgers | 12 | 49 | 11 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 377 | 31.4 |
| 9 | Michigan State | 13 | 24 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 17.2 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 14 | 38 | 20 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 325 | 23.2 |
| 9 | Maryland | 12 | 42 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 344 | 28.7 |
| 9 | Illinois | 11 | 62 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 459 | 41.7 |
| 13 | Penn State | 13 | 34 | 9 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 267 | 20.5 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 11 | 46 | 14 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 366 | 33.3 |