2016 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Notre Dame 1 9 1 0 10 10.0
2 Temple 9 47 61 7 115 12.8
3 Michigan 9 60 49 16 125 13.9
4 BYU 1 3 10 1 14 14.0
5 Ohio State 9 59 64 4 127 14.1
6 Southern Mississippi 8 51 55 13 119 14.9
6 Alabama 9 45 76 13 134 14.9
8 LSU 8 53 65 9 127 15.9
8 Georgia 8 59 59 9 127 15.9
10 San Diego State 9 59 76 9 144 16.0
11 Appalachian State 8 52 64 17 133 16.6
12 Louisville 8 50 70 14 134 16.8
13 Nebraska 9 58 84 11 153 17.0
14 Arkansas State 8 53 71 13 137 17.1
14 Florida 9 72 66 16 154 17.1
16 Wisconsin 10 63 99 13 175 17.5
17 Virginia Tech 9 66 77 18 161 17.9
17 Washington 10 63 92 24 179 17.9
19 Michigan State 9 68 79 15 162 18.0
20 Iowa 9 67 83 13 163 18.1
21 Colorado 10 76 92 15 183 18.3
22 Clemson 9 67 80 22 169 18.8
22 Minnesota 9 68 87 14 169 18.8
24 Troy 8 64 79 9 152 19.0
25 Houston 8 50 89 14 153 19.1
25 Vanderbilt 8 64 78 11 153 19.1
25 Colorado State 8 87 54 12 153 19.1
25 Western Kentucky 9 51 103 18 172 19.1
25 Stanford 9 68 90 14 172 19.1
25 Western Michigan 9 79 82 11 172 19.1
31 Ohio 9 63 97 13 173 19.2
32 Penn State 10 80 96 17 193 19.3
33 USC 9 68 89 18 175 19.4
34 Boston College 8 55 80 21 156 19.5
34 Central Michigan 8 67 76 13 156 19.5
36 Tulane 8 78 64 15 157 19.6
37 Indiana 9 82 85 10 177 19.7
38 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 54 94 10 158 19.8
38 Miami (Ohio) 8 66 72 20 158 19.8
38 Duke 8 81 71 6 158 19.8
41 Old Dominion 8 72 77 10 159 19.9
42 Arkansas 8 81 71 8 160 20.0
42 South Carolina 8 90 60 10 160 20.0
44 Air Force 8 56 90 15 161 20.1
45 Florida State 8 50 90 22 162 20.3
45 Wake Forest 8 70 85 7 162 20.3
45 Washington State 9 66 101 16 183 20.3
48 Auburn 8 62 95 7 164 20.5
49 Rice 8 66 89 10 165 20.6
50 San Jose State 8 100 52 14 166 20.8
50 Northwestern 9 74 106 7 187 20.8
52 Idaho 8 63 88 16 167 20.9
53 Bowling Green 8 70 84 14 168 21.0
53 Utah 9 65 110 14 189 21.0
55 Virginia 8 76 82 11 169 21.1
55 Boise State 8 107 57 5 169 21.1
55 Navy 9 78 109 3 190 21.1
55 West Virginia 9 79 95 16 190 21.1
59 New Mexico 8 64 87 19 170 21.3
59 Utah State 8 106 51 13 170 21.3
59 Oklahoma 9 75 104 13 192 21.3
59 Rutgers 9 119 64 9 192 21.3
63 Miami (Florida) 8 76 84 11 171 21.4
64 North Carolina State 8 53 100 19 172 21.5
64 SMU 8 91 71 10 172 21.5
64 Kent State 8 93 68 11 172 21.5
67 UTSA 8 62 90 21 173 21.6
67 Toledo 8 66 95 12 173 21.6
67 Kentucky 8 86 81 6 173 21.6
67 Buffalo 8 95 68 10 173 21.6
67 Fresno State 8 110 54 9 173 21.6
67 Wyoming 9 86 97 11 194 21.6
73 Tulsa 8 74 89 11 174 21.8
73 Florida International 8 74 93 7 174 21.8
73 Mississippi 8 92 76 6 174 21.8
73 Hawai'i 8 113 49 12 174 21.8
77 Georgia State 8 81 76 18 175 21.9
78 UNLV 8 87 79 10 176 22.0
79 TCU 9 101 86 12 199 22.1
79 Purdue 9 111 76 12 199 22.1
81 Georgia Tech 8 74 99 5 178 22.3
81 Louisiana-Monroe 8 87 79 12 178 22.3
81 UTEP 8 88 78 12 178 22.3
84 Connecticut 8 70 103 6 179 22.4
84 Nevada 8 115 58 6 179 22.4
86 North Texas 8 81 75 24 180 22.5
86 South Alabama 8 91 72 17 180 22.5
86 North Carolina 8 96 74 10 180 22.5
89 Georgia Southern 8 77 87 17 181 22.6
89 UCF 8 88 79 14 181 22.6
89 Akron 8 105 69 7 181 22.6
92 Illinois 9 109 83 12 204 22.7
93 New Mexico State 8 78 96 8 182 22.8
94 Kansas State 9 68 125 14 207 23.0
94 UCLA 9 81 98 28 207 23.0
96 Mississippi State 8 72 105 9 186 23.3
96 Texas State 8 94 74 18 186 23.3
96 Louisiana Tech 9 73 125 12 210 23.3
99 Charlotte 8 58 113 17 188 23.5
99 Northern Illinois 8 79 93 16 188 23.5
101 Oregon State 9 105 86 21 212 23.6
102 Marshall 8 88 87 16 191 23.9
102 East Carolina 8 105 71 15 191 23.9
104 Missouri 8 91 92 10 193 24.1
105 Arizona State 9 83 119 16 218 24.2
105 Kansas 9 110 91 17 218 24.2
107 Texas 9 106 96 18 220 24.4
108 Syracuse 8 90 95 11 196 24.5
109 Florida Atlantic 8 95 88 14 197 24.6
109 Oklahoma State 9 96 105 20 221 24.6
109 Baylor 9 104 96 21 221 24.6
112 Iowa State 9 110 98 14 222 24.7
113 Pittsburgh 8 53 134 12 199 24.9
113 South Florida 8 87 101 11 199 24.9
115 Arizona 9 100 99 26 225 25.0
116 Eastern Michigan 8 81 107 13 201 25.1
116 Cincinnati 8 97 93 11 201 25.1
118 Ball State 8 66 124 12 202 25.3
118 Memphis 8 93 93 16 202 25.3
120 Maryland 9 112 95 22 229 25.4
121 Tennessee 8 106 88 12 206 25.8
122 Texas Tech 9 107 125 4 236 26.2
123 California 9 113 103 22 238 26.4
124 Middle Tennessee 8 89 113 13 215 26.9
125 Massachusetts 1 12 11 4 27 27.0
126 Texas A&M 8 101 96 21 218 27.3
127 Oregon 9 124 127 12 263 29.2
128 Army 1 19 9 3 31 31.0