2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio State 10 122 108 26 256 25.6
2 Penn State 9 72 122 20 214 23.8
3 Northwestern 9 85 106 14 205 22.8
4 Wisconsin 10 95 82 13 190 19.0
5 Indiana 9 52 113 23 188 20.9
6 Michigan State 9 71 93 20 184 20.4
7 Purdue 9 72 89 18 179 19.9
8 Nebraska 9 51 108 15 174 19.3
9 Michigan 9 82 64 12 158 17.6
10 Maryland 9 63 61 18 142 15.8
11 Iowa 9 61 70 9 140 15.6
12 Minnesota 9 84 42 11 137 15.2
13 Illinois 9 52 62 12 126 14.0
14 Rutgers 9 58 37 11 106 11.8