2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 09/19/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Purdue	3	24	46	10	80	26.7
2	Maryland	3	28	46	7	81	27.0
2	UCLA	3	42	25	7	74	24.7
2	Illinois	3	19	35	7	61	20.3
5	Penn State	3	29	38	6	73	24.3
5	Michigan	3	21	26	6	53	17.7
7	Nebraska	3	38	36	4	78	26.0
7	Michigan State	2	22	24	4	50	25.0
7	Indiana	3	31	31	4	66	22.0
7	Minnesota	2	18	22	4	44	22.0
11	USC	4	42	60	3	105	26.3
11	Oregon	3	27	43	3	73	24.3
11	Iowa	3	36	32	3	71	23.7
11	Washington	3	19	40	3	62	20.7
15	Ohio State	2	18	37	2	57	28.5
15	Northwestern	2	17	21	2	40	20.0
15	Wisconsin	2	17	20	2	39	19.5
18	Rutgers	2	14	22	1	37	18.5