2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/10/2022

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Purdue 9 53 141 18 212 23.6
2 Ohio State 9 88 131 10 229 25.4
3 Maryland 9 91 122 12 225 25.0
4 Michigan State 10 91 102 20 213 21.3
4 Iowa 12 78 102 19 199 16.6
6 Penn State 8 58 95 10 163 20.4
7 Michigan 10 125 80 13 218 21.8
7 Wisconsin 10 120 80 17 217 21.7
9 Nebraska 7 72 79 10 161 23.0
10 Illinois 11 101 78 21 200 18.2
11 Minnesota 11 123 72 16 211 19.2
12 Indiana 7 53 63 15 131 18.7
13 Northwestern 9 90 58 10 158 17.6
14 Rutgers 9 91 53 8 152 16.9