2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 09/19/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	USC	4	42	60	3	105	26.3
2	Maryland	3	28	46	7	81	27.0
3	Purdue	3	24	46	10	80	26.7
4	Nebraska	3	38	36	4	78	26.0
5	Ohio State	3	24	49	3	76	25.3
6	UCLA	3	42	25	7	74	24.7
7	Penn State	3	29	38	6	73	24.3
7	Oregon	3	27	43	3	73	24.3
9	Iowa	3	36	32	3	71	23.7
10	Indiana	3	31	31	4	66	22.0
11	Rutgers	3	25	36	3	64	21.3
12	Minnesota	3	21	34	7	62	20.7
12	Washington	3	19	40	3	62	20.7
14	Michigan State	3	27	30	4	61	20.3
14	Illinois	3	19	35	7	61	20.3
16	Wisconsin	3	22	30	3	55	18.3
17	Michigan	3	21	26	6	53	17.7
18	Northwestern	2	17	21	2	40	20.0