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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 USC 11 82 157 19 258 23.5
2 Indiana 11 114 142 17 273 24.8
3 Penn State 10 100 130 11 241 24.1
4 Maryland 9 61 129 17 207 23.0
5 Washington 10 83 128 11 222 22.2
6 Oregon 9 84 123 16 223 24.8
7 Minnesota 11 78 121 27 226 20.5
8 Rutgers 12 115 118 30 263 21.9
9 UCLA 9 47 117 11 175 19.4
10 Ohio State 9 82 102 7 191 21.2
11 Illinois 10 88 100 20 208 20.8
12 Nebraska 9 77 99 27 203 22.6
13 Wisconsin 9 80 79 18 177 19.7
14 Michigan State 8 78 72 14 164 20.5
15 Purdue 6 29 62 5 96 16.0
15 Northwestern 9 58 62 10 130 14.4
17 Iowa 10 97 61 15 173 17.3
18 Michigan 7 74 45 5 124 17.7