2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 10/13/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	USC	7	65	104	8	177	25.3
2	Illinois	5	33	66	13	112	22.4
3	Ohio State	4	40	61	7	108	27.0
4	Nebraska	5	56	58	14	128	25.6
5	Michigan State	5	43	57	10	110	22.0
6	Maryland	4	33	56	11	100	25.0
7	Iowa	5	49	54	6	109	21.8
8	Washington	4	22	51	5	78	19.5
9	Indiana	5	49	50	6	105	21.0
10	Minnesota	5	33	46	10	89	17.8
11	Penn State	4	35	43	7	85	21.3
12	UCLA	5	58	40	12	110	22.0
13	Wisconsin	4	33	39	2	74	18.5
14	Northwestern	4	46	38	7	91	22.8
15	Purdue	3	32	34	8	74	24.7
16	Rutgers	3	30	32	4	66	22.0
17	Michigan	4	27	31	6	64	16.0
18	Oregon	1	16	25	2	43	43.0