2016 Mid-American Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio 13 125 122 31 278 21.4
2 Bowling Green 11 121 117 25 263 23.9
3 Toledo 12 113 160 22 295 24.6
3 Akron 10 72 113 22 207 20.7
5 Eastern Michigan 12 110 150 20 280 23.3
5 Miami (Ohio) 12 91 118 20 229 19.1
7 Northern Illinois 10 114 105 19 238 23.8
8 Western Michigan 13 178 140 17 335 25.8
8 Central Michigan 11 70 129 17 216 19.6
10 Ball State 11 129 126 14 269 24.5
11 Buffalo 11 90 106 11 207 18.8
12 Kent State 9 71 60 9 140 15.6