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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 USC 10 75 136 27 238 23.8
2 Indiana 9 98 92 17 207 23.0
3 Oregon 10 75 111 16 202 20.2
4 Ohio State 9 65 104 10 179 19.9
5 Michigan 9 85 83 8 176 19.6
6 Rutgers 8 69 86 13 168 21.0
7 UCLA 10 66 89 12 167 16.7
8 Purdue 9 54 97 14 165 18.3
9 Illinois 8 63 79 22 164 20.5
10 Northwestern 9 65 77 19 161 17.9
11 Nebraska 8 69 66 10 145 18.1
11 Michigan State 8 55 72 18 145 18.1
13 Penn State 8 71 63 6 140 17.5
14 Iowa 8 63 55 11 129 16.1
15 Washington 6 47 61 6 114 19.0
16 Wisconsin 9 58 43 3 104 11.6
17 Minnesota 7 36 51 15 102 14.6
18 Maryland 5 20 62 5 87 17.4