2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Iowa	2	5	10	1	16	8.0
1	Nebraska	2	14	11	1	26	13.0
3	Indiana	2	9	18	2	29	14.5
3	Northwestern	1	8	8	2	18	18.0
3	Rutgers	3	34	27	2	63	21.0
6	Ohio State	3	16	24	4	44	14.7
6	Maryland	2	13	20	4	37	18.5
8	Michigan State	3	21	17	5	43	14.3
8	Wisconsin	2	12	18	5	35	17.5
8	Illinois	2	19	19	5	43	21.5
8	Purdue	2	29	26	5	60	30.0
12	Washington	2	10	16	6	32	16.0
12	Oregon	2	17	20	6	43	21.5
14	Penn State	3	16	15	7	38	12.7
14	Michigan	3	20	16	7	43	14.3
16	Minnesota	2	20	16	8	44	22.0
17	USC	4	25	38	9	72	18.0
18	UCLA	3	19	29	12	60	20.0