2011 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baylor | 4 | 75 | 44 | 11 | 130 | 32.5 |
| 2 | Houston | 7 | 68 | 131 | 13 | 212 | 30.3 |
| 3 | Nevada | 8 | 118 | 110 | 13 | 241 | 30.1 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 25 | 75 | 7 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 5 | Oregon | 6 | 92 | 55 | 12 | 159 | 26.5 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 4 | 42 | 62 | 2 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 7 | Boise State | 5 | 49 | 77 | 6 | 132 | 26.4 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 6 | 63 | 86 | 8 | 157 | 26.2 |
| 9 | USC | 6 | 54 | 87 | 15 | 156 | 26.0 |
| 9 | Washington State | 5 | 34 | 82 | 14 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 9 | Arizona | 4 | 27 | 64 | 13 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 5 | 53 | 68 | 8 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 3 | 31 | 45 | 1 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 7 | 48 | 118 | 13 | 179 | 25.6 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 5 | 38 | 76 | 14 | 128 | 25.6 |
| 16 | Michigan | 4 | 60 | 37 | 5 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 17 | Texas | 5 | 81 | 40 | 6 | 127 | 25.4 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 35 | 58 | 7 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 19 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 88 | 74 | 11 | 173 | 24.7 |
| 19 | Stanford | 7 | 67 | 96 | 10 | 173 | 24.7 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 5 | 48 | 65 | 10 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 22 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 88 | 93 | 15 | 196 | 24.5 |
| 23 | BYU | 7 | 69 | 85 | 14 | 168 | 24.0 |
| 23 | Washington | 5 | 47 | 64 | 9 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 23 | Clemson | 4 | 38 | 57 | 1 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 23 | Duke | 4 | 35 | 51 | 10 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 27 | Ohio | 8 | 93 | 86 | 11 | 190 | 23.8 |
| 27 | East Carolina | 6 | 48 | 90 | 5 | 143 | 23.8 |
| 27 | Alabama | 5 | 51 | 65 | 3 | 119 | 23.8 |
| 30 | South Florida | 6 | 69 | 66 | 7 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 30 | Notre Dame | 6 | 57 | 74 | 11 | 142 | 23.7 |
| 32 | Fresno State | 5 | 41 | 66 | 11 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 32 | Central Michigan | 5 | 32 | 79 | 7 | 118 | 23.6 |
| 34 | Tulsa | 6 | 55 | 79 | 7 | 141 | 23.5 |
| 34 | Oregon State | 4 | 22 | 64 | 8 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 36 | Toledo | 7 | 71 | 81 | 9 | 161 | 23.0 |
| 37 | Missouri | 5 | 65 | 40 | 9 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 37 | Purdue | 5 | 61 | 47 | 6 | 114 | 22.8 |
| 37 | North Carolina | 4 | 41 | 48 | 2 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 40 | Maryland | 3 | 30 | 36 | 2 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 41 | South Carolina | 5 | 65 | 43 | 4 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 41 | Georgia | 5 | 46 | 59 | 7 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 43 | New Mexico State | 7 | 59 | 89 | 8 | 156 | 22.3 |
| 43 | UAB | 6 | 46 | 76 | 12 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 43 | Navy | 4 | 73 | 11 | 5 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 43 | Nebraska | 4 | 46 | 37 | 6 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 47 | Iowa | 6 | 59 | 64 | 10 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 6 | 45 | 80 | 8 | 133 | 22.2 |
| 47 | Virginia | 5 | 49 | 56 | 6 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 50 | Florida | 6 | 67 | 56 | 9 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 50 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 87 | 23 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 50 | Air Force | 5 | 78 | 23 | 9 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 50 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 54 | 53 | 3 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 50 | Northwestern | 5 | 52 | 54 | 4 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 55 | Florida International | 8 | 82 | 79 | 14 | 175 | 21.9 |
| 56 | San Diego State | 6 | 63 | 60 | 7 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 57 | Hawai'i | 7 | 41 | 98 | 12 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 57 | San Jose State | 7 | 39 | 102 | 10 | 151 | 21.6 |
| 59 | Indiana | 4 | 39 | 45 | 2 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 59 | Kansas | 2 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 43 | 21.5 |
| 61 | North Carolina State | 4 | 28 | 48 | 9 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 62 | Ball State | 6 | 47 | 70 | 10 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 63 | Army | 6 | 107 | 13 | 6 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 63 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 62 | 58 | 6 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 63 | California | 6 | 61 | 48 | 17 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 63 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 55 | 67 | 4 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 63 | Michigan State | 6 | 47 | 70 | 9 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 63 | Wisconsin | 5 | 58 | 45 | 2 | 105 | 21.0 |
| 63 | TCU | 4 | 45 | 34 | 5 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 63 | LSU | 3 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 71 | Minnesota | 3 | 40 | 20 | 2 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 72 | UCF | 5 | 50 | 51 | 2 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 73 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 78 | 34 | 11 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 73 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 42 | 38 | 2 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 75 | Kansas State | 5 | 60 | 33 | 9 | 102 | 20.4 |
| 76 | Utah State | 6 | 74 | 43 | 5 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 76 | New Mexico | 4 | 34 | 39 | 8 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 76 | Tennessee | 4 | 32 | 46 | 3 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 76 | Iowa State | 3 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 80 | Florida State | 6 | 53 | 59 | 9 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 81 | Penn State | 4 | 33 | 42 | 5 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 82 | Troy | 6 | 38 | 73 | 8 | 119 | 19.8 |
| 82 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 65 | 26 | 8 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 82 | Mississippi State | 5 | 53 | 38 | 8 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 82 | Syracuse | 5 | 34 | 56 | 9 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 82 | Ohio State | 4 | 47 | 27 | 5 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 82 | Wyoming | 4 | 40 | 35 | 4 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 88 | Cincinnati | 8 | 65 | 73 | 18 | 156 | 19.5 |
| 89 | Buffalo | 8 | 69 | 72 | 14 | 155 | 19.4 |
| 89 | North Texas | 5 | 50 | 45 | 2 | 97 | 19.4 |
| 91 | Colorado | 7 | 48 | 72 | 15 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 92 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 48 | 72 | 14 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 93 | Bowling Green | 4 | 22 | 49 | 5 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 94 | Temple | 8 | 102 | 42 | 7 | 151 | 18.9 |
| 95 | UCLA | 6 | 57 | 47 | 9 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 95 | Wake Forest | 5 | 40 | 50 | 4 | 94 | 18.8 |
| 97 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 38 | 48 | 7 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 98 | Miami (Ohio) | 6 | 36 | 70 | 5 | 111 | 18.5 |
| 99 | Rutgers | 7 | 37 | 80 | 11 | 128 | 18.3 |
| 99 | SMU | 7 | 33 | 90 | 5 | 128 | 18.3 |
| 101 | Tulane | 9 | 68 | 87 | 8 | 163 | 18.1 |
| 101 | UTEP | 7 | 59 | 61 | 7 | 127 | 18.1 |
| 103 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 65 | 51 | 10 | 126 | 18.0 |
| 103 | Illinois | 6 | 53 | 46 | 9 | 108 | 18.0 |
| 103 | Colorado State | 5 | 38 | 42 | 10 | 90 | 18.0 |
| 103 | Auburn | 2 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 107 | Rice | 4 | 40 | 30 | 1 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 108 | Boston College | 6 | 42 | 58 | 6 | 106 | 17.7 |
| 109 | Connecticut | 6 | 46 | 47 | 11 | 104 | 17.3 |
| 110 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 38 | 42 | 6 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 111 | Mississippi | 3 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 112 | UNLV | 4 | 37 | 22 | 8 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 113 | Utah | 7 | 56 | 44 | 15 | 115 | 16.4 |
| 114 | Louisville | 5 | 38 | 39 | 2 | 79 | 15.8 |
| 115 | Memphis | 6 | 32 | 54 | 8 | 94 | 15.7 |
| 116 | Idaho | 5 | 30 | 41 | 7 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 117 | Marshall | 5 | 34 | 39 | 4 | 77 | 15.4 |
| 118 | Kent State | 5 | 28 | 43 | 3 | 74 | 14.8 |
| 119 | Akron | 6 | 36 | 45 | 1 | 82 | 13.7 |
| 120 | Kentucky | 4 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 53 | 13.3 |