2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 10/10/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Iowa	4	17	24	5	46	11.5
2	Indiana	4	15	34	5	54	13.5
3	Penn State	4	23	26	7	56	14.0
4	Nebraska	4	24	29	5	58	14.5
5	Michigan	4	21	29	9	59	14.8
6	Maryland	4	25	30	7	62	15.5
6	Wisconsin	4	26	29	7	62	15.5
8	Minnesota	4	24	30	10	64	16.0
9	Michigan State	4	30	27	8	65	16.3
10	Ohio State	4	28	35	6	69	17.3
10	Northwestern	3	28	33	8	69	23.0
12	Washington	4	24	34	14	72	18.0
12	Rutgers	4	40	30	2	72	18.0
14	UCLA	4	23	37	13	73	18.3
15	Oregon	4	25	40	9	74	18.5
16	Illinois	4	35	46	7	88	22.0
17	Purdue	4	41	42	8	91	22.8
18	USC	5	31	51	13	95	19.0