2012 National Leaders First Downs - Games at Home Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 86 | 103 | 22 | 211 | 35.2 |
| 2 | Arizona | 8 | 116 | 103 | 29 | 248 | 31.0 |
| 3 | Ball State | 5 | 68 | 74 | 9 | 151 | 30.2 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 6 | 58 | 109 | 13 | 180 | 30.0 |
| 5 | Marshall | 6 | 54 | 107 | 16 | 177 | 29.5 |
| 6 | Nevada | 6 | 70 | 88 | 15 | 173 | 28.8 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 6 | 51 | 109 | 10 | 170 | 28.3 |
| 8 | Oregon | 7 | 106 | 78 | 12 | 196 | 28.0 |
| 9 | Baylor | 6 | 84 | 76 | 7 | 167 | 27.8 |
| 9 | Troy | 6 | 57 | 97 | 13 | 167 | 27.8 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 93 | 87 | 10 | 190 | 27.1 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 7 | 65 | 105 | 16 | 186 | 26.6 |
| 13 | San Jose State | 6 | 47 | 103 | 9 | 159 | 26.5 |
| 14 | Arkansas State | 6 | 86 | 60 | 11 | 157 | 26.2 |
| 14 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 77 | 74 | 6 | 157 | 26.2 |
| 14 | Arizona State | 6 | 68 | 82 | 7 | 157 | 26.2 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | 6 | 58 | 83 | 16 | 157 | 26.2 |
| 14 | Western Michigan | 6 | 57 | 89 | 11 | 157 | 26.2 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 7 | 53 | 115 | 12 | 180 | 25.7 |
| 20 | Houston | 7 | 62 | 102 | 15 | 179 | 25.6 |
| 21 | BYU | 6 | 71 | 74 | 8 | 153 | 25.5 |
| 21 | East Carolina | 6 | 60 | 82 | 11 | 153 | 25.5 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 7 | 112 | 59 | 7 | 178 | 25.4 |
| 24 | Florida State | 7 | 80 | 90 | 6 | 176 | 25.1 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 7 | 97 | 67 | 11 | 175 | 25.0 |
| 25 | Clemson | 7 | 77 | 92 | 6 | 175 | 25.0 |
| 25 | Fresno State | 6 | 51 | 87 | 12 | 150 | 25.0 |
| 28 | Rice | 5 | 60 | 57 | 7 | 124 | 24.8 |
| 29 | Mississippi | 7 | 82 | 79 | 12 | 173 | 24.7 |
| 29 | North Carolina | 7 | 74 | 92 | 7 | 173 | 24.7 |
| 29 | Akron | 6 | 44 | 94 | 10 | 148 | 24.7 |
| 32 | Army | 7 | 144 | 24 | 4 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 32 | Louisville | 7 | 65 | 100 | 7 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 32 | Oregon State | 7 | 53 | 103 | 16 | 172 | 24.6 |
| 32 | Syracuse | 5 | 53 | 60 | 10 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 36 | Air Force | 6 | 124 | 20 | 3 | 147 | 24.5 |
| 37 | Washington State | 5 | 19 | 75 | 27 | 121 | 24.2 |
| 38 | UCLA | 7 | 67 | 82 | 20 | 169 | 24.1 |
| 39 | USC | 6 | 50 | 72 | 22 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 40 | Texas | 6 | 58 | 76 | 9 | 143 | 23.8 |
| 41 | San Diego State | 7 | 91 | 61 | 14 | 166 | 23.7 |
| 42 | UCF | 6 | 67 | 69 | 5 | 141 | 23.5 |
| 43 | Duke | 7 | 58 | 87 | 19 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 44 | Ohio | 6 | 64 | 56 | 20 | 140 | 23.3 |
| 45 | Kansas State | 7 | 85 | 64 | 12 | 161 | 23.0 |
| 45 | Georgia | 7 | 75 | 83 | 3 | 161 | 23.0 |
| 45 | Indiana | 6 | 33 | 85 | 20 | 138 | 23.0 |
| 45 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 39 | 64 | 12 | 115 | 23.0 |
| 49 | Tulsa | 7 | 89 | 60 | 11 | 160 | 22.9 |
| 50 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 60 | 63 | 14 | 137 | 22.8 |
| 51 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 51 | 75 | 10 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 52 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 115 | 32 | 11 | 158 | 22.6 |
| 53 | Wyoming | 6 | 66 | 58 | 11 | 135 | 22.5 |
| 54 | Penn State | 7 | 50 | 96 | 11 | 157 | 22.4 |
| 55 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 61 | 65 | 8 | 134 | 22.3 |
| 56 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 35 | 65 | 11 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 57 | Iowa State | 7 | 69 | 71 | 15 | 155 | 22.1 |
| 58 | LSU | 8 | 91 | 78 | 7 | 176 | 22.0 |
| 58 | UNLV | 7 | 58 | 80 | 16 | 154 | 22.0 |
| 58 | Bowling Green | 5 | 51 | 53 | 6 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 61 | Ohio State | 8 | 107 | 61 | 6 | 174 | 21.8 |
| 61 | Navy | 5 | 79 | 23 | 7 | 109 | 21.8 |
| 63 | Purdue | 7 | 54 | 84 | 14 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 63 | Texas State | 6 | 61 | 53 | 16 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 63 | Toledo | 6 | 58 | 68 | 4 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 63 | Boise State | 6 | 54 | 66 | 10 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 63 | North Carolina State | 6 | 53 | 69 | 8 | 130 | 21.7 |
| 68 | Utah State | 6 | 55 | 61 | 12 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 69 | Michigan | 6 | 56 | 64 | 7 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 69 | UAB | 6 | 45 | 69 | 13 | 127 | 21.2 |
| 71 | Mississippi State | 7 | 57 | 82 | 9 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 72 | South Carolina | 7 | 56 | 82 | 9 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 72 | Arkansas | 7 | 52 | 80 | 15 | 147 | 21.0 |
| 72 | Kansas | 6 | 64 | 50 | 12 | 126 | 21.0 |
| 75 | Buffalo | 6 | 55 | 53 | 17 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 75 | Notre Dame | 6 | 53 | 64 | 8 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 75 | Boston College | 6 | 35 | 77 | 13 | 125 | 20.8 |
| 78 | Cincinnati | 7 | 76 | 62 | 7 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 78 | Alabama | 7 | 72 | 67 | 6 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 78 | Virginia | 7 | 54 | 83 | 8 | 145 | 20.7 |
| 81 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 39 | 55 | 9 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 82 | Memphis | 6 | 70 | 44 | 9 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 82 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 34 | 73 | 16 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 84 | Central Michigan | 7 | 60 | 74 | 9 | 143 | 20.4 |
| 85 | Utah | 6 | 50 | 64 | 8 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 85 | TCU | 6 | 49 | 67 | 6 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 87 | New Mexico | 6 | 97 | 16 | 8 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 87 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 59 | 57 | 5 | 121 | 20.2 |
| 89 | Kentucky | 7 | 62 | 64 | 14 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 89 | Wake Forest | 7 | 58 | 72 | 10 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 89 | Florida International | 6 | 55 | 55 | 10 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 89 | North Texas | 5 | 45 | 48 | 7 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 93 | Stanford | 7 | 58 | 68 | 12 | 138 | 19.7 |
| 94 | California | 7 | 53 | 63 | 19 | 135 | 19.3 |
| 95 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 59 | 47 | 9 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 96 | Michigan State | 7 | 47 | 76 | 11 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 97 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 59 | 42 | 13 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 97 | Hawai'i | 6 | 44 | 60 | 10 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 97 | UTSA | 4 | 26 | 44 | 6 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 100 | South Alabama | 6 | 45 | 53 | 14 | 112 | 18.7 |
| 101 | UTEP | 6 | 55 | 49 | 7 | 111 | 18.5 |
| 102 | Illinois | 7 | 56 | 66 | 7 | 129 | 18.4 |
| 103 | Washington | 6 | 46 | 54 | 10 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 104 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 53 | 48 | 8 | 109 | 18.2 |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 37 | 47 | 7 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 106 | Wisconsin | 7 | 69 | 52 | 6 | 127 | 18.1 |
| 106 | Minnesota | 7 | 53 | 61 | 13 | 127 | 18.1 |
| 108 | Idaho | 5 | 31 | 52 | 7 | 90 | 18.0 |
| 109 | Missouri | 7 | 55 | 63 | 7 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 109 | Tulane | 7 | 19 | 90 | 16 | 125 | 17.9 |
| 111 | SMU | 7 | 44 | 71 | 8 | 123 | 17.6 |
| 112 | Kent State | 5 | 44 | 39 | 4 | 87 | 17.4 |
| 113 | Auburn | 7 | 61 | 55 | 5 | 121 | 17.3 |
| 113 | Colorado State | 6 | 45 | 52 | 7 | 104 | 17.3 |
| 115 | South Florida | 6 | 46 | 48 | 9 | 103 | 17.2 |
| 115 | Massachusetts | 5 | 23 | 53 | 10 | 86 | 17.2 |
| 117 | Connecticut | 6 | 25 | 71 | 6 | 102 | 17.0 |
| 118 | Florida | 7 | 69 | 38 | 10 | 117 | 16.7 |
| 118 | Iowa | 7 | 47 | 60 | 10 | 117 | 16.7 |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 6 | 33 | 58 | 8 | 99 | 16.5 |
| 121 | Colorado | 6 | 29 | 51 | 11 | 91 | 15.2 |
| 122 | Maryland | 6 | 40 | 42 | 8 | 90 | 15.0 |
| 123 | Rutgers | 6 | 33 | 52 | 4 | 89 | 14.8 |
| 124 | Temple | 6 | 45 | 37 | 5 | 87 | 14.5 |