2014 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/12/2015

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Baylor 10 137 135 21 293 29.3
2 East Carolina 13 107 238 33 378 29.1
3 Oregon 8 106 111 11 228 28.5
4 Arizona 7 69 95 27 191 27.3
5 California 8 67 132 18 217 27.1
6 Colorado 6 48 95 16 159 26.5
7 West Virginia 9 92 123 23 238 26.4
8 Washington State 7 22 145 17 184 26.3
9 Western Kentucky 12 99 194 21 314 26.2
10 Marshall 14 161 183 22 366 26.1
11 Ohio State 11 161 113 12 286 26.0
11 BYU 11 133 133 20 286 26.0
13 TCU 10 107 136 13 256 25.6
13 Mississippi State 9 118 104 8 230 25.6
13 Alabama 9 105 114 11 230 25.6
13 Auburn 7 110 62 7 179 25.6
17 Toledo 12 155 126 22 303 25.3
18 Cincinnati 11 94 162 20 276 25.1
19 USC 9 87 122 16 225 25.0
20 Texas Tech 9 80 128 16 224 24.9
21 Georgia Tech 10 182 56 10 248 24.8
21 Notre Dame 9 88 117 18 223 24.8
23 Texas A&M 8 76 111 10 197 24.6
24 Boise State 12 132 147 11 290 24.2
25 Pittsburgh 12 177 93 19 289 24.1
26 Colorado State 11 101 147 15 263 23.9
27 Michigan State 10 125 103 10 238 23.8
27 Oklahoma 9 118 84 12 214 23.8
29 Clemson 9 83 116 14 213 23.7
30 Appalachian State 12 137 114 32 283 23.6
30 Old Dominion 11 86 152 22 260 23.6
30 South Carolina 9 94 102 16 212 23.6
30 Arkansas 7 98 57 10 165 23.6
34 North Carolina 11 108 126 24 258 23.5
34 Idaho 11 98 134 26 258 23.5
36 Arkansas State 13 145 139 20 304 23.4
36 Memphis 11 109 128 20 257 23.4
38 Texas State 12 142 123 13 278 23.2
38 UCLA 6 62 71 6 139 23.2
40 Bowling Green 13 118 151 31 300 23.1
41 Nebraska 10 128 84 18 230 23.0
42 Buffalo 10 92 114 23 229 22.9
42 Tennessee 9 91 99 16 206 22.9
44 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 148 98 5 251 22.8
44 Florida State 10 77 130 21 228 22.8
46 Kansas State 9 83 105 16 204 22.7
46 Iowa State 9 76 111 17 204 22.7
48 Northern Illinois 13 172 109 13 294 22.6
48 Air Force 12 186 72 13 271 22.6
48 Houston 12 124 115 32 271 22.6
48 Georgia 8 89 82 10 181 22.6
52 Tulsa 11 105 121 22 248 22.5
53 Virginia 8 72 91 16 179 22.4
54 Massachusetts 12 79 156 32 267 22.3
54 UAB 10 129 84 10 223 22.3
56 Fresno State 10 105 97 20 222 22.2
57 Central Michigan 13 117 148 22 287 22.1
58 North Carolina State 9 102 84 12 198 22.0
58 Southern Mississippi 9 55 120 23 198 22.0
60 Iowa 12 119 118 24 261 21.8
60 Duke 11 107 114 19 240 21.8
62 Middle Tennessee 10 118 90 9 217 21.7
62 Mississippi 7 64 82 6 152 21.7
64 Wisconsin 12 163 85 11 259 21.6
64 Georgia Southern 11 189 40 9 238 21.6
64 LSU 8 111 50 12 173 21.6
67 Akron 11 85 132 18 235 21.4
67 Oregon State 8 48 104 19 171 21.4
69 New Mexico State 12 108 134 14 256 21.3
69 San Jose State 11 89 133 12 234 21.3
69 Georgia State 11 80 132 22 234 21.3
69 Arizona State 9 81 99 12 192 21.3
73 Louisville 10 98 99 14 211 21.1
74 Louisiana Tech 12 90 137 25 252 21.0
75 Stanford 8 57 95 15 167 20.9
76 Missouri 12 124 108 18 250 20.8
76 South Alabama 12 124 107 19 250 20.8
76 Miami (Florida) 10 94 101 13 208 20.8
79 Western Michigan 13 117 138 14 269 20.7
80 Navy 12 201 36 10 247 20.6
80 UNLV 12 86 134 27 247 20.6
82 Nevada 11 123 90 12 225 20.5
82 Utah 8 79 76 9 164 20.5
84 Miami (Ohio) 11 67 137 20 224 20.4
85 UCF 12 101 115 28 244 20.3
85 Ball State 12 92 129 23 244 20.3
87 Northwestern 11 81 124 17 222 20.2
88 Boston College 9 112 57 12 181 20.1
89 Rutgers 10 97 95 8 200 20.0
89 Oklahoma State 9 62 99 19 180 20.0
91 Indiana 9 113 53 13 179 19.9
92 Rice 12 112 113 12 237 19.8
92 Kentucky 8 71 74 13 158 19.8
94 San Diego State 12 122 98 16 236 19.7
95 Virginia Tech 11 91 101 24 216 19.6
95 Minnesota 9 118 49 9 176 19.6
97 Hawai'i 13 110 119 25 254 19.5
98 Penn State 11 75 115 23 213 19.4
98 Illinois 11 67 125 21 213 19.4
98 Washington 10 91 86 17 194 19.4
101 Texas 9 74 88 12 174 19.3
101 Wyoming 9 66 95 13 174 19.3
103 Ohio 11 97 92 22 211 19.2
104 Troy 11 111 86 13 210 19.1
105 Maryland 10 79 96 14 189 18.9
106 Tulane 10 78 85 25 188 18.8
106 Kent State 10 46 123 19 188 18.8
106 Florida 8 79 63 8 150 18.8
109 Florida Atlantic 10 82 94 9 185 18.5
110 Louisiana-Monroe 12 58 147 16 221 18.4
111 Michigan 9 77 75 11 163 18.1
112 Army 12 181 25 10 216 18.0
112 UTEP 12 135 66 15 216 18.0
114 North Texas 12 106 86 21 213 17.8
115 Purdue 10 87 82 8 177 17.7
116 Syracuse 9 72 71 15 158 17.6
117 Utah State 13 113 92 22 227 17.5
118 Kansas 9 71 75 7 153 17.0
118 Vanderbilt 8 58 65 13 136 17.0
120 New Mexico 10 132 29 7 168 16.8
121 Eastern Michigan 11 96 76 12 184 16.7
122 UTSA 11 78 88 11 177 16.1
122 Florida International 10 83 66 12 161 16.1
124 Wake Forest 9 43 87 10 140 15.6
125 South Florida 10 56 84 14 154 15.4
126 SMU 9 57 68 12 137 15.2
127 Temple 11 66 87 13 166 15.1
128 Connecticut 10 57 69 20 146 14.6