2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - All Games through 01/08/2018

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Ohio State	14	173	151	30	354	25.3
2	Wisconsin	14	148	128	20	296	21.1
3	Northwestern	13	125	150	22	297	22.8
4	Minnesota	12	120	61	16	197	16.4
5	Michigan State	13	117	139	25	281	21.6
6	Michigan	13	115	96	16	227	17.5
7	Purdue	13	114	144	24	282	21.7
8	Iowa	13	103	106	17	226	17.4
9	Penn State	13	99	172	25	296	22.8
10	Maryland	12	91	82	28	201	16.8
11	Rutgers	12	87	59	19	165	13.8
12	Indiana	12	79	144	29	252	21.0
13	Nebraska	12	73	145	18	236	19.7
14	Illinois	12	72	83	19	174	14.5