2018 Big Ten Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 1 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 2 | Indiana | 2 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 57 | 28.5 |
| 3 | Penn State | 2 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 3 | 43 | 28 | 2 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 2 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 2 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 3 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 9 | Illinois | 2 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 10 | Michigan | 3 | 26 | 29 | 6 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 11 | Purdue | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 2 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 37 | 18.5 |
| 13 | Iowa | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 14 | Maryland | 2 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 17.5 |