2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 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	Michigan	3	15	27	9	51	17.0
3	Nebraska	3	14	32	8	54	18.0
4	Indiana	3	15	35	5	55	18.3
5	Northwestern	3	21	32	9	62	20.7
6	Michigan State	3	25	34	5	64	21.3
7	Penn State	3	33	31	4	68	22.7
7	Rutgers	3	35	31	2	68	22.7
9	Ohio State	4	30	38	7	75	18.8
10	Iowa	4	26	46	7	79	19.8
11	Minnesota	4	40	32	10	82	20.5
12	Illinois	4	31	47	6	84	21.0
13	UCLA	5	26	43	16	85	17.0
14	Oregon	4	32	45	9	86	21.5
15	USC	5	28	53	11	92	18.4
16	Washington	5	37	45	11	93	18.6
17	Purdue	4	36	50	10	96	24.0
17	Maryland	4	38	40	18	96	24.0