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