2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Ohio State	5	49	42	11	102	20.4
2	Maryland	6	33	35	16	84	14.0
3	Michigan	4	28	30	4	62	15.5
4	Michigan State	4	22	63	9	94	23.5
4	Rutgers	4	22	20	5	47	11.8
6	Penn State	4	21	58	8	87	21.8
6	Iowa	5	21	39	5	65	13.0
8	Indiana	4	19	47	8	74	18.5
8	Wisconsin	3	19	31	3	53	17.7
8	Illinois	4	19	21	8	48	12.0
11	Nebraska	4	18	50	5	73	18.3
12	Minnesota	3	15	13	1	29	9.7
13	Northwestern	3	14	44	5	63	21.0
14	Purdue	2	7	26	3	36	18.0