2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 6 | 71 | 98 | 21 | 190 | 31.7 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 6 | 100 | 54 | 6 | 160 | 26.7 |
| 3 | Minnesota | 7 | 68 | 67 | 19 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 4 | Penn State | 6 | 74 | 55 | 18 | 147 | 24.5 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 6 | 54 | 62 | 12 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 6 | Northwestern | 5 | 38 | 65 | 18 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 7 | Michigan | 5 | 56 | 52 | 8 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 8 | Iowa | 5 | 51 | 54 | 10 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 9 | Illinois | 5 | 57 | 36 | 5 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 10 | Maryland | 4 | 68 | 26 | 3 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 11 | Indiana | 4 | 37 | 47 | 11 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 11 | Rutgers | 5 | 42 | 41 | 12 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 13 | Purdue | 3 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 3 | 36 | 37 | 5 | 78 | 26.0 |