2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Oregon	5	26	60	12	98	19.6
2	Purdue	5	26	53	11	90	18.0
3	Indiana	4	33	40	7	80	20.0
4	Iowa	4	31	35	5	71	17.8
5	USC	3	17	43	10	70	23.3
6	Ohio State	4	22	41	6	69	17.3
7	Nebraska	3	28	27	5	60	20.0
8	Northwestern	4	29	24	5	58	14.5
9	Michigan State	3	20	28	9	57	19.0
9	Michigan	4	26	25	6	57	14.3
11	Illinois	3	18	31	7	56	18.7
12	Wisconsin	5	28	25	2	55	11.0
13	UCLA	4	20	32	2	54	13.5
14	Penn State	3	23	23	1	47	15.7
14	Washington	3	17	26	4	47	15.7
16	Maryland	2	7	24	1	32	16.0
17	Rutgers	2	15	6	3	24	12.0
17	Minnesota	2	10	11	3	24	12.0