2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio State 9 124 109 19 252 28.0
2 Northwestern 10 111 106 17 234 23.4
3 Penn State 9 78 114 17 209 23.2
4 Purdue 11 107 118 21 246 22.4
5 Indiana 8 60 97 21 178 22.3
6 Wisconsin 11 129 97 17 243 22.1
7 Michigan State 9 95 76 16 187 20.8
8 Nebraska 8 55 95 13 163 20.4
9 Iowa 8 82 67 12 161 20.1
10 Maryland 6 58 47 12 117 19.5
11 Minnesota 9 105 48 15 168 18.7
12 Michigan 9 87 66 12 165 18.3
13 Illinois 8 53 62 11 126 15.8
14 Rutgers 8 65 39 14 118 14.8