2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 10/14/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Nebraska	5	53	62	16	131	26.2
2	Illinois	5	39	63	14	116	23.2
3	Purdue	5	46	55	13	114	22.8
3	Washington	5	22	59	13	94	18.8
3	Maryland	5	24	55	13	92	18.4
6	UCLA	5	58	40	12	110	22.0
7	Penn State	6	43	69	11	123	20.5
7	Minnesota	5	27	45	11	83	16.6
9	Northwestern	4	43	40	10	93	23.3
9	Michigan State	6	48	63	10	121	20.2
11	USC	7	65	104	8	177	25.3
11	Ohio State	6	58	86	8	152	25.3
11	Indiana	5	43	54	8	105	21.0
11	Oregon	4	20	37	8	65	16.3
15	Iowa	5	33	52	7	92	18.4
15	Michigan	5	36	42	7	85	17.0
17	Rutgers	4	27	43	3	73	18.3
18	Wisconsin	4	29	43	2	74	18.5