2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - All Games through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio State 14 173 151 30 354 25.3
2 Indiana 12 79 144 29 252 21.0
3 Maryland 12 91 82 28 201 16.8
4 Penn State 13 99 172 25 296 22.8
4 Michigan State 13 117 139 25 281 21.6
6 Purdue 13 114 144 24 282 21.7
7 Northwestern 13 125 150 22 297 22.8
8 Wisconsin 14 148 128 20 296 21.1
9 Illinois 12 72 83 19 174 14.5
9 Rutgers 12 87 59 19 165 13.8
11 Nebraska 12 73 145 18 236 19.7
12 Iowa 13 103 106 17 226 17.4
13 Michigan 13 115 96 16 227 17.5
13 Minnesota 12 120 61 16 197 16.4