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