2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - All Games through 10/31/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Ohio State	8	76	108	12	196	24.5
2	USC	9	75	126	13	214	23.8
3	Nebraska	8	77	92	19	188	23.5
4	Northwestern	8	86	86	11	183	22.9
5	Illinois	8	63	93	16	172	21.5
6	Purdue	8	60	89	21	170	21.3
7	UCLA	8	83	64	22	169	21.1
8	Penn State	8	55	96	16	167	20.9
9	Oregon	8	59	91	11	161	20.1
10	Iowa	8	65	82	13	160	20.0
11	Maryland	8	54	90	15	159	19.9
12	Indiana	9	73	92	13	178	19.8
12	Washington	8	39	100	19	158	19.8
14	Rutgers	8	66	77	14	157	19.6
15	Michigan State	8	59	77	11	147	18.4
16	Michigan	8	60	65	14	139	17.4
17	Wisconsin	8	61	58	9	128	16.0
17	Minnesota	8	44	71	13	128	16.0