2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Northwestern	9	78	70	21	169	18.8
2	USC	9	72	119	20	211	23.4
2	Michigan State	9	61	82	20	163	18.1
2	Minnesota	9	40	75	20	135	15.0
5	Illinois	9	68	96	19	183	20.3
6	Indiana	11	114	115	18	247	22.5
7	Oregon	10	92	103	17	212	21.2
8	Washington	9	77	100	15	192	21.3
8	Nebraska	9	74	74	15	163	18.1
10	Purdue	9	57	88	14	159	17.7
11	Rutgers	9	85	93	13	191	21.2
11	UCLA	9	66	73	13	152	16.9
13	Ohio State	10	88	128	12	228	22.8
14	Michigan	9	90	76	10	176	19.6
14	Iowa	9	78	62	10	150	16.7
16	Penn State	9	86	68	9	163	18.1
16	Maryland	9	46	102	9	157	17.4
18	Wisconsin	9	59	46	6	111	12.3