2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Rutgers	2	22	16	1	39	19.5
2	Indiana	3	11	20	2	33	11.0
3	Ohio State	2	5	11	3	19	9.5
3	Minnesota	2	6	11	3	20	10.0
3	Michigan State	2	12	8	3	23	11.5
3	Nebraska	3	19	14	3	36	12.0
7	Iowa	3	8	13	4	25	8.3
7	Maryland	3	16	23	4	43	14.3
7	Wisconsin	2	12	14	4	30	15.0
7	Northwestern	2	19	22	4	45	22.5
11	Penn State	3	16	15	7	38	12.7
11	Michigan	3	20	16	7	43	14.3
11	Illinois	3	25	29	7	61	20.3
11	Purdue	3	33	32	7	72	24.0
15	Oregon	3	17	23	8	48	16.0
16	USC	4	25	38	9	72	18.0
17	Washington	3	17	25	12	54	18.0
17	UCLA	3	19	29	12	60	20.0