2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio State 12 139 122 29 290 24.2
2 Penn State 11 84 147 22 253 23.0
3 Northwestern 11 101 121 18 240 21.8
4 Purdue 12 100 134 23 257 21.4
5 Michigan State 10 86 102 21 209 20.9
6 Indiana 10 58 124 25 207 20.7
7 Wisconsin 11 102 97 15 214 19.5
8 Nebraska 10 57 119 17 193 19.3
9 Michigan 11 95 83 16 194 17.6
10 Iowa 11 79 91 12 182 16.5
11 Maryland 10 72 68 20 160 16.0
12 Minnesota 10 96 47 15 158 15.8
13 Illinois 9 52 62 12 126 14.0
14 Rutgers 10 67 46 12 125 12.5