2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/07/2019

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio State 14 136 231 36 403 28.8
2 Northwestern 14 92 160 35 287 20.5
3 Purdue 13 97 156 31 284 21.8
4 Michigan State 13 92 146 25 263 20.2
5 Indiana 12 106 143 33 282 23.5
6 Michigan 13 136 123 21 280 21.5
6 Iowa 12 87 123 24 234 19.5
8 Nebraska 11 118 119 18 255 23.2
8 Minnesota 13 121 119 29 269 20.7
10 Penn State 13 133 116 28 277 21.3
11 Wisconsin 13 172 100 8 280 21.5
12 Illinois 11 116 83 14 213 19.4
13 Rutgers 12 86 72 24 182 15.2
14 Maryland 12 122 63 17 202 16.8