2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Penn State 7 49 69 16 134 19.1
2 Purdue 4 16 46 11 73 18.3
3 Ohio State 6 66 54 10 130 21.7
4 Minnesota 4 31 37 9 77 19.3
4 Iowa 5 36 27 9 72 14.4
6 Michigan State 4 36 40 7 83 20.8
6 Northwestern 6 42 71 7 120 20.0
6 Michigan 6 50 55 7 112 18.7
9 Wisconsin 7 63 59 5 127 18.1
9 Indiana 4 20 42 5 67 16.8
11 Nebraska 3 15 23 4 42 14.0
11 Rutgers 5 33 21 4 58 11.6
13 Illinois 5 16 35 3 54 10.8
14 Maryland 4 19 29 1 49 12.3