2016 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Ohio State	3	51	28	4	83	27.7
2	Purdue	3	27	49	3	79	26.3
3	Nebraska	4	44	43	10	97	24.3
3	Minnesota	3	35	34	4	73	24.3
5	Michigan	4	47	43	4	94	23.5
6	Wisconsin	4	36	51	6	93	23.3
6	Indiana	3	31	36	3	70	23.3
8	Maryland	3	41	25	1	67	22.3
9	Michigan State	3	22	36	4	62	20.7
10	Rutgers	4	46	32	4	82	20.5
11	Northwestern	4	27	41	8	76	19.0
12	Iowa	4	38	31	4	73	18.3
13	Penn State	4	26	35	11	72	18.0
14	Illinois	3	19	28	4	51	17.0