2026 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 09/19/2026

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Purdue	2	15	30	7	52	26.0
1	UCLA	3	42	25	7	74	24.7
3	Maryland	2	11	33	6	50	25.0
3	Penn State	3	29	38	6	73	24.3
3	Illinois	2	13	21	6	40	20.0
3	Michigan	3	21	26	6	53	17.7
7	Minnesota	2	12	21	5	38	19.0
8	Nebraska	2	26	26	4	56	28.0
8	Michigan State	3	27	30	4	61	20.3
10	USC	4	42	60	3	105	26.3
10	Ohio State	3	24	49	3	76	25.3
10	Rutgers	3	25	36	3	64	21.3
10	Washington	2	13	23	3	39	19.5
14	Indiana	2	16	24	2	42	21.0
14	Northwestern	1	10	9	2	21	21.0
14	Iowa	2	17	20	2	39	19.5
14	Wisconsin	2	13	24	2	39	19.5
18	Oregon	2	11	18	1	30	15.0