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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Arizona State 3 10 44 6 60 20.0
2 Boston College 5 12 27 6 45 9.0
3 Illinois 3 17 29 8 54 18.0
4 Texas 3 18 32 6 56 18.7
5 Connecticut 4 19 46 7 72 18.0
6 Wisconsin 4 20 31 3 54 13.5
7 Kansas State 4 21 30 4 55 13.8
8 Air Force 5 22 37 9 68 13.6
8 Duke 4 22 31 5 58 14.5
8 Tulane 4 22 34 3 59 14.8
11 Colorado 4 23 36 4 63 15.8
11 Washington State 4 23 50 8 81 20.3
13 Houston 5 24 34 2 60 12.0
13 Florida 4 24 17 11 52 13.0
13 LSU 4 24 35 6 65 16.3
13 Utah 4 24 35 6 65 16.3
13 East Carolina 4 24 36 5 65 16.3
13 Rutgers 3 24 23 3 50 16.7
13 UCLA 3 24 31 5 60 20.0
13 Michigan State 3 24 29 8 61 20.3
13 Purdue 3 24 36 2 62 20.7
22 USC 4 25 41 8 74 18.5
23 Alabama 6 26 49 8 83 13.8
23 Miami (Florida) 5 26 39 9 74 14.8
23 Virginia 4 26 53 10 89 22.3
26 Ball State 4 27 41 3 71 17.8
26 Minnesota 4 27 42 9 78 19.5
28 North Carolina State 5 28 41 7 76 15.2
28 Troy 5 28 57 13 98 19.6
28 Oregon State 3 28 32 5 65 21.7
31 Baylor 4 29 32 8 69 17.3
31 Ohio State 4 29 40 4 73 18.3
31 TCU 4 29 42 4 75 18.8
31 Missouri 4 29 41 10 80 20.0
31 Penn State 4 29 44 8 81 20.3
36 Tennessee 5 30 47 10 87 17.4
36 Oklahoma State 4 30 39 5 74 18.5
36 Indiana 4 30 38 8 76 19.0
36 Western Kentucky 5 30 63 16 109 21.8
36 Arizona 3 30 42 5 77 25.7
41 Michigan 4 31 22 8 61 15.3
41 Maryland 4 31 34 5 70 17.5
41 Syracuse 4 31 44 4 79 19.8
41 Appalachian State 5 31 61 7 99 19.8
41 UNLV 4 31 49 11 91 22.8
41 Texas Tech 3 31 47 7 85 28.3
47 Virginia Tech 5 32 39 8 79 15.8
47 Western Michigan 5 32 43 4 79 15.8
47 Texas A&M 5 32 46 10 88 17.6
47 Marshall 4 32 50 17 99 24.8
51 Auburn 5 33 42 11 86 17.2
51 Tulsa 5 33 49 5 87 17.4
51 Arkansas 5 33 53 3 89 17.8
51 San Diego State 5 33 50 9 92 18.4
51 Ohio 5 33 56 5 94 18.8
51 Nebraska 4 33 37 8 78 19.5
51 Oregon 3 33 29 12 74 24.7
58 Louisville 5 34 45 14 93 18.6
58 Wyoming 5 34 55 7 96 19.2
58 Pittsburgh 5 34 59 11 104 20.8
61 Clemson 6 35 36 15 86 14.3
61 Washington 4 35 27 5 67 16.8
63 UCF 5 36 34 4 74 14.8
63 Georgia Southern 4 36 29 8 73 18.3
63 Cincinnati 4 36 43 7 86 21.5
66 Wake Forest 5 37 44 8 89 17.8
66 Stanford 4 37 39 5 81 20.3
66 Oklahoma 4 37 41 6 84 21.0
66 Boise State 5 37 63 9 109 21.8
66 Iowa State 3 37 28 6 71 23.7
66 SMU 4 37 53 6 96 24.0
66 Charlotte 4 37 56 9 102 25.5
73 Utah State 4 38 36 13 87 21.8
73 Mississippi State 5 38 67 7 112 22.4
75 Southern Mississippi 5 39 28 7 74 14.8
75 Florida State 5 39 35 9 83 16.6
75 Iowa 4 39 32 2 73 18.3
75 Kansas 3 39 16 4 59 19.7
75 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 39 62 6 107 21.4
75 Northwestern 4 39 50 4 93 23.3
75 West Virginia 4 39 49 6 94 23.5
75 Akron 4 39 61 13 113 28.3
83 Central Michigan 5 41 58 4 103 20.6
83 Kent State 4 41 37 10 88 22.0
83 Northern Illinois 4 41 48 15 104 26.0
86 Georgia 5 42 37 2 81 16.2
87 New Mexico 5 43 34 7 84 16.8
87 Eastern Michigan 5 43 52 15 110 22.0
89 Toledo 5 44 31 8 83 16.6
89 Memphis 5 44 54 9 107 21.4
89 Vanderbilt 5 44 60 9 113 22.6
89 Arkansas State 5 44 54 16 114 22.8
89 Colorado State 5 44 67 5 116 23.2
89 Texas State 4 44 48 8 100 25.0
95 Mississippi 4 45 40 11 96 24.0
95 Idaho 5 45 67 12 124 24.8
95 California 3 45 30 7 82 27.3
98 Florida International 4 46 45 4 95 23.8
98 Old Dominion 5 46 62 11 119 23.8
100 Florida Atlantic 4 47 49 3 99 24.8
101 Georgia Tech 5 48 48 7 103 20.6
101 Miami (Ohio) 5 48 47 9 104 20.8
101 San Jose State 4 48 37 2 87 21.8
104 Bowling Green 4 49 45 10 104 26.0
105 South Alabama 5 51 36 9 96 19.2
105 UTEP 4 51 30 6 87 21.8
107 Buffalo 4 52 28 6 86 21.5
108 UTSA 5 53 38 7 98 19.6
108 Nevada 4 53 31 2 86 21.5
110 Temple 5 54 35 11 100 20.0
110 Rice 4 54 35 4 93 23.3
110 South Carolina 5 54 74 10 138 27.6
113 New Mexico State 4 55 45 7 107 26.8
114 Fresno State 4 57 26 5 88 22.0
114 Georgia State 4 57 34 1 92 23.0
114 Louisiana Tech 5 57 58 11 126 25.2
114 South Florida 5 57 58 12 127 25.4
118 North Carolina 5 58 34 13 105 21.0
118 Navy 5 58 52 7 117 23.4
120 Middle Tennessee 5 61 37 6 104 20.8
121 North Texas 5 66 28 10 104 20.8
121 Louisiana-Monroe 4 66 40 8 114 28.5
123 Army 12 68 82 7 157 13.1
124 Kentucky 5 71 42 9 122 24.4
125 Hawai'i 6 72 75 14 161 26.8
126 BYU 12 75 133 22 230 19.2
127 Massachusetts 11 107 131 21 259 23.5
128 Notre Dame 11 111 101 22 234 21.3