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 Indiana 12 106 143 33 282 23.5
4 Purdue 13 97 156 31 284 21.8
5 Minnesota 13 121 119 29 269 20.7
6 Penn State 13 133 116 28 277 21.3
7 Michigan State 13 92 146 25 263 20.2
8 Iowa 12 87 123 24 234 19.5
8 Rutgers 12 86 72 24 182 15.2
10 Michigan 13 136 123 21 280 21.5
11 Nebraska 11 118 119 18 255 23.2
12 Maryland 12 122 63 17 202 16.8
13 Illinois 11 116 83 14 213 19.4
14 Wisconsin 13 172 100 8 280 21.5