2024 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 09/14/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 1 | Washington | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 3 | USC | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 3 | Rutgers | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Iowa | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 7 | Maryland | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Indiana | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 11 | Illinois | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 12 | Oregon | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 13 | Ohio State | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 |
| 13 | Purdue | 1 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 15 | UCLA | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 16 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 17 | Penn State | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 18 | Michigan | 2 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 35 | 17.5 |