2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games Lost Only through 11/20/2025
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | 9 | 57 | 91 | 15 | 163 | 18.1 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 7 | 48 | 57 | 15 | 120 | 17.1 |
| 3 | UCLA | 7 | 47 | 59 | 9 | 115 | 16.4 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 5 | 41 | 57 | 7 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 5 | Penn State | 6 | 51 | 46 | 3 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 6 | Maryland | 6 | 35 | 55 | 7 | 97 | 16.2 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 7 | 45 | 38 | 5 | 88 | 12.6 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 5 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 76 | 15.2 |
| 9 | Iowa | 4 | 32 | 30 | 6 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 3 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 11 | Illinois | 3 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 4 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 53 | 13.3 |
| 13 | USC | 2 | 11 | 34 | 7 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 14 | Washington | 3 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 15 | Michigan | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 16 | Oregon | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |