2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 10/10/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Wisconsin	2	15	11	5	31	15.5
2	UCLA	3	11	29	8	48	16.0
3	Michigan	2	9	19	5	33	16.5
4	Ohio State	3	19	25	6	50	16.7
5	Nebraska	3	14	32	8	54	18.0
5	Minnesota	3	25	24	5	54	18.0
7	Indiana	3	15	35	5	55	18.3
8	Washington	3	27	29	5	61	20.3
9	USC	4	26	48	9	83	20.8
10	Michigan State	3	25	34	5	64	21.3
11	Oregon	2	15	25	3	43	21.5
12	Illinois	3	24	39	2	65	21.7
13	Northwestern	2	13	24	7	44	22.0
14	Penn State	3	33	31	4	68	22.7
15	Iowa	3	22	41	7	70	23.3
16	Purdue	3	27	36	8	71	23.7
16	Maryland	3	30	26	15	71	23.7
18	Rutgers	2	26	23	1	50	25.0