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