2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | 11 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 172 | 15.6 |
| 2 | Iowa | 11 | 25 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 19.1 |
| 3 | Michigan | 10 | 26 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 20.5 |
| 4 | Penn State | 11 | 28 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 219 | 19.9 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 10 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 253 | 25.3 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 12 | 29 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 255 | 21.3 |
| 7 | Maryland | 10 | 35 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 295 | 29.5 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 10 | 39 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 318 | 31.8 |
| 9 | Indiana | 10 | 40 | 14 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 321 | 32.1 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 10 | 42 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 328 | 32.8 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 10 | 43 | 13 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 342 | 34.2 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 13 | 45 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 27.0 |
| 13 | Purdue | 12 | 47 | 15 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 30.8 |
| 14 | Illinois | 9 | 56 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 410 | 45.6 |