2016 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Fresno State 1 15 4 1 20 20.0
2 Miami (Ohio) 1 11 6 0 17 17.0
2 Rice 1 13 6 0 19 19.0
4 Tulsa 1 12 7 1 20 20.0
5 SMU 2 23 9 1 33 16.5
5 Southern Mississippi 1 8 9 0 17 17.0
5 Western Michigan 1 9 9 0 18 18.0
5 Georgia Southern 1 10 9 2 21 21.0
5 Hawai'i 1 17 9 0 26 26.0
10 Georgia 2 17 10 3 30 15.0
10 Army 1 5 10 1 16 16.0
10 Ohio 1 10 10 0 20 20.0
10 North Texas 1 11 10 5 26 26.0
10 Arkansas State 1 20 10 2 32 32.0
15 Vanderbilt 2 17 11 3 31 15.5
16 Toledo 1 11 12 2 25 25.0
16 Tulane 1 12 12 2 26 26.0
16 Colorado State 1 15 12 1 28 28.0
16 Utah State 1 15 12 2 29 29.0
20 Western Kentucky 1 9 13 1 23 23.0
20 Troy 1 8 13 3 24 24.0
20 Georgia State 1 11 13 1 25 25.0
23 Massachusetts 1 7 14 0 21 21.0
23 Bowling Green 1 25 14 2 41 41.0
25 Ball State 1 10 16 0 26 26.0
25 South Florida 2 36 16 5 57 28.5
27 Temple 2 16 17 6 39 19.5
27 Wyoming 1 5 17 3 25 25.0
27 BYU 1 7 17 2 26 26.0
27 Buffalo 1 11 17 1 29 29.0
31 Eastern Michigan 1 10 18 1 29 29.0
32 Houston 2 15 19 1 35 17.5
32 Navy 2 24 19 0 43 21.5
32 Cincinnati 2 29 19 2 50 25.0
35 West Virginia 2 17 20 7 44 22.0
35 Connecticut 2 28 20 0 48 24.0
35 Idaho 1 6 20 1 27 27.0
38 Florida 4 44 22 7 73 18.3
38 Duke 3 38 22 2 62 20.7
40 Kent State 3 45 23 3 71 23.7
41 Indiana 4 41 24 3 68 17.0
41 Central Michigan 2 16 24 5 45 22.5
41 Virginia Tech 2 16 24 7 47 23.5
44 Oklahoma 4 52 26 5 83 20.8
44 Northern Illinois 2 30 26 6 62 31.0
46 Stanford 3 31 27 4 62 20.7
46 Notre Dame 3 33 27 6 66 22.0
46 Marshall 2 26 27 9 62 31.0
49 East Carolina 3 32 28 4 64 21.3
49 UCF 3 33 28 6 67 22.3
49 Arizona 4 54 28 9 91 22.8
49 Akron 2 32 28 3 63 31.5
53 Washington 4 24 29 7 60 15.0
53 Nebraska 3 31 29 3 63 21.0
53 Texas A&M 3 46 29 7 82 27.3
53 Louisiana-Monroe 2 34 29 3 66 33.0
57 Oregon State 3 40 30 2 72 24.0
57 TCU 3 39 30 7 76 25.3
57 Memphis 2 23 30 4 57 28.5
60 Charlotte 2 26 31 7 64 32.0
61 Michigan 6 45 32 13 90 15.0
61 Louisville 3 25 32 9 66 22.0
63 LSU 5 41 33 6 80 16.0
63 Minnesota 4 35 33 6 74 18.5
63 North Carolina 4 45 33 7 85 21.3
63 UCLA 3 33 33 9 75 25.0
63 Kansas 3 37 33 5 75 25.0
63 California 3 46 33 7 86 28.7
69 Missouri 3 38 34 4 76 25.3
69 Baylor 3 35 34 9 78 26.0
71 Utah 3 22 35 5 62 20.7
71 Virginia 3 35 35 5 75 25.0
71 Arizona State 3 36 35 5 76 25.3
74 Purdue 4 50 36 7 93 23.3
75 Michigan State 4 29 37 7 73 18.3
76 Mississippi State 3 26 38 6 70 23.3
77 Iowa 5 41 39 6 86 17.2
77 Washington State 3 26 39 4 69 23.0
77 Georgia Tech 3 31 39 1 71 23.7
80 Illinois 5 64 40 7 111 22.2
81 Miami (Florida) 4 33 41 9 83 20.8
81 Auburn 4 38 41 8 87 21.8
81 Rutgers 5 71 41 4 116 23.2
81 Kentucky 3 38 41 0 79 26.3
85 Tennessee 4 37 42 5 84 21.0
85 Texas 3 29 42 1 72 24.0
87 Florida State 5 44 43 9 96 19.2
87 Arkansas 5 55 43 5 103 20.6
87 Wake Forest 4 42 43 4 89 22.3
90 North Carolina State 3 24 44 6 74 24.7
90 South Carolina 3 34 44 4 82 27.3
92 Boston College 4 36 45 11 92 23.0
93 USC 5 39 46 4 89 17.8
93 Oklahoma State 4 41 46 4 91 22.8
93 Mississippi 4 50 46 4 100 25.0
96 Maryland 4 59 47 13 119 29.8
97 Alabama 6 29 49 7 85 14.2
97 Texas Tech 3 38 49 1 88 29.3
99 Ohio State 6 49 51 3 103 17.2
99 Iowa State 4 41 51 6 98 24.5
101 Colorado 5 49 56 4 109 21.8
102 Northwestern 6 66 59 4 129 21.5
103 Kansas State 4 26 60 1 87 21.8
104 Oregon 5 68 61 13 142 28.4
105 Clemson 7 53 65 20 138 19.7
106 Wisconsin 7 52 69 6 127 18.1
107 Penn State 7 57 74 14 145 20.7
108 Syracuse 6 68 79 5 152 25.3
108 Pittsburgh 4 19 79 9 107 26.8