2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio State 3 41 48 12 101 33.7
2 Northwestern 4 36 53 5 94 23.5
3 Indiana 4 22 52 14 88 22.0
4 Wisconsin 4 46 34 5 85 21.3
5 Purdue 4 37 35 9 81 20.3
6 Michigan State 4 31 41 7 79 19.8
7 Michigan 4 44 27 4 75 18.8
8 Illinois 4 29 36 5 70 17.5
9 Minnesota 4 44 20 3 67 16.8
10 Penn State 3 21 35 9 65 21.7
11 Maryland 4 28 21 12 61 15.3
12 Nebraska 3 12 38 6 56 18.7
13 Iowa 3 21 26 2 49 16.3
14 Rutgers 3 19 11 4 34 11.3