2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/19/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Northwestern	9	64	86	9	159	17.7
2	Ohio State	12	65	83	17	165	13.8
3	Wisconsin	10	73	103	7	183	18.3
4	Washington	10	57	108	20	185	18.5
5	Indiana	13	55	122	9	186	14.3
6	Iowa	11	79	89	19	187	17.0
7	Penn State	10	87	86	18	191	19.1
8	Oregon	13	89	88	16	193	14.8
9	Rutgers	9	88	93	18	199	22.1
10	USC	10	79	99	23	201	20.1
11	Minnesota	10	82	112	8	202	20.2
12	Purdue	9	90	93	20	203	22.6
13	Nebraska	11	112	79	18	209	19.0
14	Michigan State	10	93	99	18	210	21.0
15	Michigan	11	81	112	18	211	19.2
16	UCLA	10	113	90	18	221	22.1
16	Maryland	9	101	99	21	221	24.6
18	Illinois	11	84	143	11	238	21.6