2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent First Downs - All Games through 09/19/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Iowa	3	8	13	4	25	8.3
2	Nebraska	3	19	14	3	36	12.0
3	Penn State	3	16	15	7	38	12.7
4	Michigan	3	20	16	7	43	14.3
5	Michigan State	3	21	17	5	43	14.3
6	Minnesota	3	21	19	8	48	16.0
7	Indiana	3	11	20	2	33	11.0
8	Northwestern	2	19	22	4	45	22.5
9	Maryland	3	16	23	4	43	14.3
9	Oregon	3	17	23	8	48	16.0
11	Ohio State	3	16	24	4	44	14.7
11	Wisconsin	3	20	24	6	50	16.7
13	Washington	3	17	25	12	54	18.0
14	Rutgers	3	34	27	2	63	21.0
15	UCLA	3	19	29	12	60	20.0
15	Illinois	3	25	29	7	61	20.3
17	Purdue	3	33	32	7	72	24.0
18	USC	4	25	38	9	72	18.0