2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/19/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Indiana	5	73	59	8	140	28.0
2	Oregon	5	60	58	5	123	24.6
3	Washington	4	52	42	4	98	24.5
4	Rutgers	5	51	76	10	137	27.4
5	USC	5	49	72	12	133	26.6
5	Iowa	5	49	41	7	97	19.4
7	Penn State	4	44	43	1	88	22.0
8	Michigan	4	43	36	4	83	20.8
9	Northwestern	4	42	31	6	79	19.8
10	Illinois	5	39	48	13	100	20.0
11	Ohio State	4	37	51	5	93	23.3
12	Nebraska	4	36	66	5	107	26.8
13	Minnesota	4	35	47	9	91	22.8
14	Michigan State	4	32	40	12	84	21.0
14	Wisconsin	4	32	42	5	79	19.8
16	Purdue	4	29	55	11	95	23.8
17	UCLA	4	27	41	6	74	18.5
18	Maryland	4	22	47	8	77	19.3