2016 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Temple 3 15 14 0 29 9.7
2 Alabama 4 17 21 2 40 10.0
3 BYU 4 13 31 4 48 12.0
3 Ohio State 4 21 26 1 48 12.0
5 Western Kentucky 3 17 21 4 42 14.0
5 Michigan State 4 25 27 4 56 14.0
7 Wisconsin 4 21 32 6 59 14.8
8 Clemson 4 23 28 10 61 15.3
9 Southern Mississippi 4 21 33 8 62 15.5
9 LSU 4 34 25 3 62 15.5
9 Georgia 4 38 21 3 62 15.5
12 Old Dominion 4 33 29 1 63 15.8
13 Ohio 3 15 30 4 49 16.3
13 USC 4 21 38 6 65 16.3
13 Penn State 4 21 39 5 65 16.3
13 Iowa 4 29 31 5 65 16.3
17 Florida State 4 20 36 10 66 16.5
17 Indiana 4 27 34 5 66 16.5
19 Appalachian State 4 31 28 9 68 17.0
20 Boston College 4 23 37 9 69 17.3
20 Tulane 4 30 33 6 69 17.3
22 Louisville 4 25 38 7 70 17.5
22 Troy 4 34 35 1 70 17.5
24 Washington 4 15 47 9 71 17.8
24 Nebraska 4 28 37 6 71 17.8
26 Wake Forest 4 36 33 3 72 18.0
27 Connecticut 3 29 24 2 55 18.3
27 Colorado 4 27 36 10 73 18.3
27 Bowling Green 4 33 37 3 73 18.3
27 Virginia 4 41 28 4 73 18.3
27 Colorado State 4 42 23 8 73 18.3
32 North Carolina State 4 25 43 6 74 18.5
32 Michigan 4 36 30 8 74 18.5
34 Idaho 3 20 28 8 56 18.7
35 UTSA 4 26 40 9 75 18.8
35 Western Michigan 4 39 32 4 75 18.8
35 Rice 4 40 31 4 75 18.8
35 Virginia Tech 4 43 25 7 75 18.8
39 New Mexico State 3 27 29 1 57 19.0
39 Miami (Florida) 4 26 44 6 76 19.0
39 Arkansas State 4 27 40 9 76 19.0
39 Arkansas 4 32 39 5 76 19.0
43 Air Force 4 28 40 9 77 19.3
43 Mississippi 4 42 29 6 77 19.3
45 Minnesota 4 29 44 5 78 19.5
45 Auburn 4 32 39 7 78 19.5
45 Florida 4 36 36 6 78 19.5
48 Fresno State 3 30 26 3 59 19.7
48 Army 3 34 20 5 59 19.7
50 Stanford 4 32 39 8 79 19.8
50 Notre Dame 4 51 21 7 79 19.8
52 Oklahoma 3 31 26 4 61 20.3
52 Vanderbilt 4 32 42 7 81 20.3
52 UCF 4 51 25 5 81 20.3
55 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 25 55 2 82 20.5
55 Northwestern 4 34 46 2 82 20.5
57 Navy 4 30 51 2 83 20.8
57 Nevada 4 57 25 1 83 20.8
59 Houston 3 21 38 4 63 21.0
59 Utah 3 24 37 2 63 21.0
59 Central Michigan 3 25 32 6 63 21.0
59 Boise State 4 56 27 1 84 21.0
63 Louisiana Tech 3 20 39 5 64 21.3
63 Tulsa 4 34 47 4 85 21.3
63 Buffalo 4 45 37 3 85 21.3
66 San Diego State 4 38 45 3 86 21.5
66 UTEP 4 44 35 7 86 21.5
66 Purdue 4 48 36 2 86 21.5
69 Eastern Michigan 3 27 35 3 65 21.7
70 TCU 3 32 29 5 66 22.0
70 New Mexico 4 41 39 8 88 22.0
70 Duke 4 43 40 5 88 22.0
73 Arizona State 3 33 27 7 67 22.3
73 Georgia State 3 35 28 4 67 22.3
73 Northern Illinois 4 36 43 10 89 22.3
73 Oregon State 4 42 36 11 89 22.3
73 Rutgers 4 47 35 7 89 22.3
73 Hawai'i 4 49 32 8 89 22.3
73 Illinois 4 50 36 3 89 22.3
80 Wyoming 4 46 37 7 90 22.5
80 SMU 4 51 34 5 90 22.5
82 Miami (Ohio) 3 32 30 6 68 22.7
82 Akron 3 36 27 5 68 22.7
84 Missouri 4 43 44 4 91 22.8
85 Kansas State 3 25 39 5 69 23.0
85 UNLV 3 38 27 4 69 23.0
85 San Jose State 3 46 18 5 69 23.0
85 Toledo 4 35 52 5 92 23.0
85 Texas State 4 45 37 10 92 23.0
90 Texas 4 35 49 9 93 23.3
90 North Texas 4 44 35 14 93 23.3
92 Marshall 4 43 44 7 94 23.5
93 Georgia Southern 3 30 31 10 71 23.7
94 Iowa State 4 45 44 6 95 23.8
94 Kentucky 4 55 36 4 95 23.8
94 Utah State 4 60 25 10 95 23.8
97 South Alabama 3 31 31 10 72 24.0
97 North Carolina 4 64 28 4 96 24.0
99 Louisiana-Monroe 3 33 38 2 73 24.3
99 Washington State 4 37 51 9 97 24.3
99 Cincinnati 4 45 46 6 97 24.3
102 Mississippi State 4 36 59 3 98 24.5
102 Georgia Tech 4 42 54 2 98 24.5
102 West Virginia 4 46 44 8 98 24.5
105 Charlotte 4 31 60 8 99 24.8
105 Memphis 4 41 51 7 99 24.8
105 South Carolina 4 48 47 4 99 24.8
105 Kansas 4 56 32 11 99 24.8
109 Florida International 3 29 43 3 75 25.0
109 California 4 45 46 9 100 25.0
111 Texas A&M 4 49 46 7 102 25.5
112 Oklahoma State 3 32 35 10 77 25.7
113 Florida Atlantic 4 51 44 8 103 25.8
113 Oregon 4 58 42 3 103 25.8
115 Massachusetts 3 33 36 9 78 26.0
115 Ball State 4 33 66 5 104 26.0
117 South Florida 3 29 46 4 79 26.3
117 UCLA 4 40 48 17 105 26.3
119 Baylor 4 46 52 8 106 26.5
120 Syracuse 4 51 53 4 108 27.0
121 Middle Tennessee 4 55 48 7 110 27.5
122 Pittsburgh 4 23 81 7 111 27.8
122 Tennessee 4 56 48 7 111 27.8
124 Texas Tech 4 52 58 2 112 28.0
125 Maryland 4 48 52 13 113 28.3
125 East Carolina 4 65 38 10 113 28.3
127 Arizona 4 41 57 18 116 29.0
128 Kent State 3 54 26 8 88 29.3