2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/19/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	USC	13	102	172	34	308	23.7
2	Indiana	15	167	154	26	347	23.1
3	Rutgers	11	104	124	18	246	22.4
4	Ohio State	13	107	163	15	285	21.9
5	Oregon	14	128	153	22	303	21.6
6	Washington	12	113	130	15	258	21.5
7	Illinois	12	100	126	29	255	21.3
8	Michigan	13	134	113	15	262	20.2
9	Nebraska	12	104	115	15	234	19.5
10	Northwestern	12	104	101	27	232	19.3
11	Penn State	12	114	104	10	228	19.0
12	Michigan State	11	77	101	26	204	18.5
13	Purdue	11	67	119	16	202	18.4
14	Maryland	11	56	128	16	200	18.2
15	UCLA	12	86	104	18	208	17.3
15	Iowa	12	103	89	15	207	17.3
17	Minnesota	12	65	104	28	197	16.4
18	Wisconsin	12	83	78	8	169	14.1