2016 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 11 83 77 10 170 15.5
2 LSU 11 69 91 15 175 15.9
3 Michigan 13 91 71 24 186 14.3
4 Southern Mississippi 12 88 82 20 190 15.8
5 Boston College 12 65 104 25 194 16.2
6 Georgia 12 95 90 11 196 16.3
7 Ohio State 13 88 104 8 200 15.4
8 Tulane 11 99 88 16 203 18.5
9 Michigan State 11 86 100 19 205 18.6
10 Florida 13 96 83 27 206 15.8
11 Alabama 14 68 118 21 207 14.8
12 Temple 13 99 92 17 208 16.0
13 Houston 12 72 121 16 209 17.4
14 Duke 11 102 99 11 212 19.3
15 Air Force 12 74 118 21 213 17.8
16 Iowa 12 93 107 15 215 17.9
17 Kent State 10 118 87 12 217 21.7
18 Louisville 13 84 115 28 227 17.5
18 Minnesota 12 88 118 21 227 18.9
20 San Diego State 13 88 123 17 228 17.5
20 Arkansas State 12 92 111 25 228 19.0
22 Wisconsin 14 83 130 16 229 16.4
22 Virginia Tech 13 94 112 23 229 17.6
24 Florida State 12 80 121 29 230 19.2
24 Rutgers 11 136 83 11 230 20.9
26 Nebraska 13 91 121 19 231 17.8
27 Appalachian State 13 83 125 24 232 17.8
27 Miami (Florida) 12 99 115 18 232 19.3
29 Washington 13 93 113 27 233 17.9
30 Arkansas 12 106 117 11 234 19.5
30 Virginia 11 94 119 21 234 21.3
32 Connecticut 11 87 137 11 235 21.4
33 Washington State 12 82 133 21 236 19.7
33 North Carolina 11 125 93 18 236 21.5
33 San Jose State 11 139 82 15 236 21.5
36 BYU 12 76 140 21 237 19.8
36 Troy 12 88 130 19 237 19.8
38 North Carolina State 12 79 136 23 238 19.8
38 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 87 138 13 238 19.8
38 New Mexico 12 97 115 26 238 19.8
38 Rice 11 113 114 11 238 21.6
42 Colorado 13 99 123 17 239 18.4
42 Purdue 11 128 98 13 239 21.7
44 Western Michigan 13 108 119 13 240 18.5
44 Miami (Ohio) 12 105 110 25 240 20.0
46 Auburn 12 92 134 15 241 20.1
46 East Carolina 11 122 100 19 241 21.9
46 Utah State 11 138 79 24 241 21.9
49 Nevada 11 149 85 8 242 22.0
50 Wake Forest 12 104 127 12 243 20.3
50 UCF 12 120 106 17 243 20.3
52 Toledo 12 104 122 18 244 20.3
52 Notre Dame 12 120 102 22 244 20.3
54 Colorado State 12 125 104 16 245 20.4
54 Illinois 11 126 101 18 245 22.3
56 Clemson 14 98 113 35 246 17.6
56 Tulsa 12 100 131 15 246 20.5
56 Georgia Southern 11 110 112 24 246 22.4
56 South Alabama 11 125 97 24 246 22.4
60 Utah 12 85 142 20 247 20.6
60 Vanderbilt 12 101 128 18 247 20.6
60 Buffalo 11 142 92 13 247 22.5
63 USC 13 93 130 26 249 19.2
64 UNLV 11 112 120 18 250 22.7
65 Ohio 13 86 147 18 251 19.3
65 TCU 12 124 113 14 251 20.9
67 SMU 11 122 116 14 252 22.9
67 Mississippi 11 123 113 16 252 22.9
67 Georgia State 11 134 99 19 252 22.9
70 Stanford 13 105 129 19 253 19.5
70 Indiana 13 112 123 18 253 19.5
70 Central Michigan 12 106 130 17 253 21.1
70 UTEP 11 132 103 18 253 23.0
74 Bowling Green 11 112 119 23 254 23.1
74 Fresno State 11 162 78 14 254 23.1
76 Northwestern 12 105 141 9 255 21.3
77 UTSA 12 106 123 28 257 21.4
78 Kansas State 12 86 155 17 258 21.5
79 Old Dominion 12 112 129 18 259 21.6
80 Ball State 11 91 155 14 260 23.6
80 Oregon State 11 130 107 23 260 23.6
82 Georgia Tech 12 114 136 12 262 21.8
82 Arizona State 11 91 152 19 262 23.8
84 West Virginia 12 108 134 21 263 21.9
85 Western Kentucky 13 75 157 32 264 20.3
85 Syracuse 11 116 134 14 264 24.0
85 Kansas 11 139 105 20 264 24.0
88 Missouri 11 118 128 19 265 24.1
89 UCLA 12 105 129 33 267 22.3
89 Cincinnati 11 121 130 16 267 24.3
89 Louisiana-Monroe 11 139 111 17 267 24.3
92 Florida International 12 120 138 11 269 22.4
92 Charlotte 11 88 157 24 269 24.5
92 Massachusetts 11 116 129 24 269 24.5
92 Texas State 11 134 109 26 269 24.5
96 Florida Atlantic 11 135 118 17 270 24.5
97 Idaho 12 103 143 25 271 22.6
97 Mississippi State 12 103 152 16 271 22.6
97 Iowa State 11 134 119 18 271 24.6
100 Northern Illinois 11 114 127 31 272 24.7
101 Penn State 14 109 140 25 274 19.6
101 Arizona 11 123 122 29 274 24.9
101 Akron 11 138 120 16 274 24.9
104 North Texas 12 142 101 32 275 22.9
105 Oklahoma 13 112 145 19 276 21.2
105 Wyoming 13 117 142 17 276 21.2
105 Texas 12 124 128 24 276 23.0
108 Boise State 13 144 120 14 278 21.4
108 Kentucky 12 145 119 14 278 23.2
110 Tennessee 12 131 128 20 279 23.3
110 Marshall 11 119 129 31 279 25.4
112 Baylor 12 127 127 27 281 23.4
112 South Carolina 12 131 130 20 281 23.4
114 Navy 13 127 148 8 283 21.8
114 Oklahoma State 12 120 140 23 283 23.6
116 Maryland 12 139 119 26 284 23.7
117 Pittsburgh 12 83 185 21 289 24.1
117 New Mexico State 12 133 141 15 289 24.1
119 Memphis 12 129 139 24 292 24.3
120 Eastern Michigan 12 119 150 24 293 24.4
121 Texas A&M 12 131 134 31 296 24.7
122 Texas Tech 11 134 153 10 297 27.0
123 South Florida 12 131 153 22 306 25.5
124 Hawai'i 13 175 115 23 313 24.1
124 Middle Tennessee 12 147 148 18 313 26.1
126 Louisiana Tech 13 122 174 20 316 24.3
127 Oregon 11 150 146 21 317 28.8
128 California 12 158 133 29 320 26.7