2018 National 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 Texas Tech 1 6 25 5 36 36.0
2 Ohio State 1 8 22 2 32 32.0
3 Missouri 2 24 36 3 63 31.5
4 Mississippi 2 21 38 2 61 30.5
5 Boston College 2 29 23 7 59 29.5
6 LSU 3 38 44 6 88 29.3
7 Indiana 2 25 23 9 57 28.5
8 Oregon State 1 9 17 2 28 28.0
9 Mississippi State 2 31 22 2 55 27.5
10 UCF 10 136 114 20 270 27.0
10 Texas A&M 2 29 21 4 54 27.0
12 North Carolina State 3 19 57 4 80 26.7
13 Georgia 2 31 18 4 53 26.5
13 Clemson 2 22 29 2 53 26.5
13 Arizona 2 16 30 7 53 26.5
16 Wake Forest 4 46 50 9 105 26.3
17 Alabama 2 27 22 3 52 26.0
17 Washington 1 10 15 1 26 26.0
17 Baylor 1 7 16 3 26 26.0
20 Ohio 11 155 99 29 283 25.7
21 Miami (Florida) 2 31 18 2 51 25.5
21 Oklahoma State 2 17 30 4 51 25.5
21 Washington State 2 12 33 6 51 25.5
24 Georgia Tech 2 35 11 4 50 25.0
24 Penn State 2 24 20 6 50 25.0
26 North Texas 11 96 152 23 271 24.6
27 Boise State 12 126 148 17 291 24.3
27 Wisconsin 3 43 28 2 73 24.3
29 Houston 10 108 113 21 242 24.2
30 Memphis 11 133 115 17 265 24.1
30 Florida Atlantic 10 129 97 15 241 24.1
32 Virginia Tech 4 40 47 9 96 24.0
32 South Carolina 2 22 24 2 48 24.0
32 Notre Dame 2 20 27 1 48 24.0
32 Texas 1 12 9 3 24 24.0
36 East Carolina 9 74 117 24 215 23.9
36 Liberty 8 64 108 19 191 23.9
38 Virginia 2 23 22 2 47 23.5
38 USC 2 17 27 3 47 23.5
40 Ball State 10 81 130 23 234 23.4
41 Colorado State 8 53 118 15 186 23.3
42 Auburn 2 28 16 2 46 23.0
42 Michigan State 2 20 20 6 46 23.0
42 Northwestern 2 12 29 5 46 23.0
42 TCU 1 17 5 1 23 23.0
42 Colorado 1 12 11 0 23 23.0
47 Toledo 11 110 109 33 252 22.9
48 Arkansas State 11 106 126 19 251 22.8
49 Utah State 11 105 132 13 250 22.7
49 Syracuse 3 41 24 3 68 22.7
51 Cincinnati 10 111 102 13 226 22.6
51 Florida International 10 89 119 18 226 22.6
53 Oklahoma 2 22 21 2 45 22.5
54 Buffalo 12 122 109 38 269 22.4
54 Western Michigan 10 100 103 21 224 22.4
54 Massachusetts 9 67 121 14 202 22.4
57 Vanderbilt 3 24 35 8 67 22.3
58 Nebraska 1 12 7 3 22 22.0
58 California 1 10 10 2 22 22.0
60 Air Force 11 166 60 15 241 21.9
60 BYU 7 62 74 17 153 21.9
62 Old Dominion 10 62 127 29 218 21.8
62 Army 9 159 22 15 196 21.8
64 Minnesota 3 33 29 3 65 21.7
65 Nevada 10 78 124 14 216 21.6
65 Temple 9 80 103 11 194 21.6
67 Middle Tennessee 10 79 117 19 215 21.5
67 Illinois 2 22 18 3 43 21.5
67 Florida State 2 16 24 3 43 21.5
70 Western Kentucky 9 79 92 22 193 21.4
71 Arkansas 3 32 23 9 64 21.3
72 Kentucky 2 25 13 4 42 21.0
72 Iowa State 1 8 12 1 21 21.0
74 Marshall 10 98 97 14 209 20.9
75 Hawai'i 13 80 169 19 268 20.6
75 Northern Illinois 11 121 90 16 227 20.6
75 Tulsa 9 97 79 9 185 20.6
75 Southern Mississippi 9 62 106 17 185 20.6
79 Georgia State 10 100 89 16 205 20.5
79 Duke 2 16 23 2 41 20.5
79 Oregon 2 16 20 5 41 20.5
82 Charlotte 10 104 81 19 204 20.4
83 Fresno State 10 70 120 13 203 20.3
83 New Mexico State 10 64 115 24 203 20.3
83 Michigan 3 26 29 6 61 20.3
86 Connecticut 10 105 75 22 202 20.2
86 Louisiana Tech 10 74 106 22 202 20.2
88 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 114 92 15 221 20.1
88 UNLV 10 104 77 20 201 20.1
90 Arizona State 3 26 32 2 60 20.0
90 Kansas 1 10 8 2 20 20.0
90 Kansas State 1 8 11 1 20 20.0
93 UAB 12 129 93 16 238 19.8
93 Miami (Ohio) 11 83 118 17 218 19.8
93 Kent State 8 67 71 20 158 19.8
96 South Florida 10 94 88 15 197 19.7
97 Coastal Carolina 10 99 82 15 196 19.6
97 Louisiana-Monroe 9 76 87 13 176 19.6
99 SMU 9 46 109 20 175 19.4
100 Appalachian State 11 105 86 21 212 19.3
101 Troy 11 87 106 16 209 19.0
101 Purdue 1 13 6 0 19 19.0
101 North Carolina 1 8 9 2 19 19.0
104 Tulane 10 107 68 12 187 18.7
105 Rutgers 2 16 18 3 37 18.5
105 Utah 2 15 19 3 37 18.5
107 Bowling Green 8 52 77 15 144 18.0
107 Iowa 1 8 6 4 18 18.0
109 South Alabama 10 78 82 17 177 17.7
110 Georgia Southern 11 149 34 11 194 17.6
111 Eastern Michigan 11 82 96 14 192 17.5
111 Maryland 2 26 6 3 35 17.5
113 Navy 12 160 34 13 207 17.3
114 Wyoming 9 95 49 11 155 17.2
115 Tennessee 2 16 16 2 34 17.0
115 Louisville 1 11 4 2 17 17.0
117 Texas State 10 69 81 19 169 16.9
118 San Jose State 9 33 106 10 149 16.6
118 Central Michigan 8 66 56 11 133 16.6
120 New Mexico 10 86 67 11 164 16.4
120 UTEP 10 69 82 13 164 16.4
122 San Diego State 10 73 78 11 162 16.2
123 Akron 8 39 71 17 127 15.9
124 Rice 10 58 87 9 154 15.4
125 Pittsburgh 2 14 12 4 30 15.0
126 UTSA 9 52 67 13 132 14.7
127 UCLA 2 9 16 4 29 14.5
127 Stanford 2 4 18 7 29 14.5
129 Florida 1 10 3 1 14 14.0