2024 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/02/2025

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Penn State	5	57	40	9	106	21.2
2	Oregon	5	43	52	5	100	20.0
3	Ohio State	5	37	59	5	101	20.2
4	Michigan	6	36	41	9	86	14.3
4	Purdue	6	36	37	6	79	13.2
6	Nebraska	4	32	38	10	80	20.0
7	Wisconsin	3	24	19	5	48	16.0
8	Illinois	3	22	27	8	57	19.0
9	Washington	3	21	22	4	47	15.7
9	Michigan State	4	21	38	3	62	15.5
11	Iowa	3	20	21	3	44	14.7
12	USC	2	18	25	2	45	22.5
12	Northwestern	3	18	38	6	62	20.7
14	Minnesota	2	16	22	1	39	19.5
14	Indiana	2	16	13	4	33	16.5
16	UCLA	3	15	19	7	41	13.7
17	Rutgers	1	14	13	3	30	30.0
17	Maryland	3	14	28	9	51	17.0