2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Penn State	5	63	44	19	126	25.2
2	Ohio State	5	59	76	14	149	29.8
3	Wisconsin	4	54	36	2	92	23.0
4	Michigan	5	48	45	8	101	20.2
5	Indiana	5	46	59	15	120	24.0
5	Maryland	4	46	16	9	71	17.8
7	Nebraska	4	44	36	10	90	22.5
8	Illinois	4	43	37	9	89	22.3
9	Minnesota	4	41	38	9	88	22.0
10	Purdue	5	39	61	9	109	21.8
11	Rutgers	5	33	38	11	82	16.4
12	Michigan State	4	31	48	9	88	22.0
12	Iowa	4	31	39	8	78	19.5
14	Northwestern	4	24	53	14	91	22.8