2017 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018

	Name	G	Rush	Pass	Penalty	Total	Total/G
1	Ohio State	5	69	60	6	135	27.0
2	Wisconsin	4	53	37	5	95	23.8
3	Northwestern	4	31	53	8	92	23.0
4	Michigan State	4	35	49	7	91	22.8
5	Purdue	4	33	46	6	85	21.3
6	Nebraska	5	42	57	7	106	21.2
6	Penn State	5	40	61	5	106	21.2
8	Indiana	4	29	46	8	83	20.8
9	Maryland	4	41	30	11	82	20.5
10	Minnesota	4	40	30	8	78	19.5
11	Iowa	5	41	46	8	95	19.0
11	Michigan	4	36	35	5	76	19.0
13	Rutgers	5	37	36	11	84	16.8
14	Illinois	4	26	28	9	63	15.8