2025 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	USC	3	25	42	11	78	26.0
2	Northwestern	3	26	31	6	63	21.0
3	Indiana	2	32	21	5	58	29.0
4	Michigan	2	30	24	1	55	27.5
4	Rutgers	2	19	31	5	55	27.5
6	Penn State	2	18	26	1	45	22.5
7	Wisconsin	2	17	25	2	44	22.0
8	Washington	2	24	19	0	43	21.5
8	Minnesota	2	19	19	5	43	21.5
8	Purdue	2	10	31	2	43	21.5
8	Maryland	2	10	26	7	43	21.5
12	UCLA	2	14	23	5	42	21.0
13	Nebraska	1	9	22	0	31	31.0
14	Ohio State	1	12	15	1	28	28.0
15	Iowa	1	10	12	0	22	22.0
15	Oregon	1	6	14	2	22	22.0
17	Illinois	1	10	7	3	20	20.0
17	Michigan State	1	8	10	2	20	20.0