2016 Southeastern Conference Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi State | 10 | 125 | 97 | 18 | 240 | 24.0 |
| 2 | Missouri | 9 | 117 | 105 | 14 | 236 | 26.2 |
| 3 | Georgia | 11 | 115 | 102 | 15 | 232 | 21.1 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 10 | 97 | 115 | 14 | 226 | 22.6 |
| 5 | Auburn | 9 | 142 | 69 | 11 | 222 | 24.7 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 10 | 122 | 80 | 13 | 215 | 21.5 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 89 | 106 | 15 | 210 | 19.1 |
| 8 | Alabama | 9 | 113 | 89 | 6 | 208 | 23.1 |
| 9 | Tennessee | 9 | 96 | 99 | 11 | 206 | 22.9 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 8 | 79 | 111 | 13 | 203 | 25.4 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 8 | 91 | 98 | 11 | 200 | 25.0 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 10 | 79 | 92 | 14 | 185 | 18.5 |
| 13 | Florida | 9 | 70 | 98 | 12 | 180 | 20.0 |
| 14 | LSU | 7 | 85 | 64 | 9 | 158 | 22.6 |