2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Ohio State	6	66	54	10	130	21.7
2	Michigan State	4	36	40	7	83	20.8
3	Northwestern	6	42	71	7	120	20.0
4	Minnesota	4	31	37	9	77	19.3
5	Penn State	7	49	69	16	134	19.1
6	Michigan	6	50	55	7	112	18.7
7	Purdue	4	16	46	11	73	18.3
8	Wisconsin	7	63	59	5	127	18.1
9	Indiana	4	20	42	5	67	16.8
10	Iowa	5	36	27	9	72	14.4
11	Nebraska	3	15	23	4	42	14.0
12	Maryland	4	19	29	1	49	12.3
13	Rutgers	5	33	21	4	58	11.6
14	Illinois	5	16	35	3	54	10.8