2024 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/20/2025

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Ohio State	7	53	81	7	141	20.1
2	Penn State	6	68	47	11	126	21.0
3	Oregon	5	43	52	5	100	20.0
4	Michigan	6	36	41	9	86	14.3
5	Nebraska	4	32	38	10	80	20.0
6	Purdue	6	36	37	6	79	13.2
7	Northwestern	3	18	38	6	62	20.7
7	Michigan State	4	21	38	3	62	15.5
9	Illinois	3	22	27	8	57	19.0
10	Maryland	3	14	28	9	51	17.0
11	Wisconsin	3	24	19	5	48	16.0
12	Washington	3	21	22	4	47	15.7
13	USC	2	18	25	2	45	22.5
14	Iowa	3	20	21	3	44	14.7
15	UCLA	3	15	19	7	41	13.7
16	Minnesota	2	16	22	1	39	19.5
17	Indiana	2	16	13	4	33	16.5
18	Rutgers	1	14	13	3	30	30.0