2021 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/10/2022

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Michigan	12	131	106	19	256	21.3
2	Minnesota	11	125	84	18	227	20.6
3	Wisconsin	10	109	77	15	201	20.1
4	Rutgers	11	97	69	15	181	16.5
5	Maryland	11	96	137	15	248	22.5
6	Ohio State	11	89	194	15	298	27.1
7	Michigan State	11	84	115	19	218	19.8
8	Nebraska	10	80	113	14	207	20.7
8	Northwestern	10	80	77	11	168	16.8
10	Illinois	10	78	70	17	165	16.5
11	Iowa	12	74	105	22	201	16.8
12	Penn State	11	69	130	13	212	19.3
13	Indiana	9	58	56	17	131	14.6
14	Purdue	11	51	189	24	264	24.0