2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only 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
2	UCLA	2	15	14	8	37	18.5
4	Penn State	3	16	15	7	38	12.7
5	Michigan	3	20	16	7	43	14.3
5	Rutgers	2	22	16	1	39	19.5
7	Michigan State	3	21	17	5	43	14.3
8	Minnesota	3	21	19	8	48	16.0
9	Indiana	3	11	20	2	33	11.0
9	Purdue	2	13	20	4	37	18.5
11	Northwestern	2	19	22	4	45	22.5
12	Maryland	3	16	23	4	43	14.3
12	Oregon	3	17	23	8	48	16.0
14	Ohio State	3	16	24	4	44	14.7
14	USC	3	14	24	7	45	15.0
14	Wisconsin	3	20	24	6	50	16.7
17	Washington	3	17	25	12	54	18.0
18	Illinois	3	25	29	7	61	20.3