2016 National Leaders First Downs - All Games through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Texas Tech 12 92 238 30 360 30.0
2 Tulsa 13 182 165 26 373 28.7
3 California 12 103 197 35 335 27.9
4 Clemson 15 133 235 35 403 26.9
5 Washington State 13 84 225 31 340 26.2
6 Louisiana Tech 14 119 210 29 358 25.6
7 Baylor 13 174 141 14 329 25.3
7 Oklahoma 13 136 176 17 329 25.3
9 Western Michigan 14 187 149 17 353 25.2
10 Texas 12 157 122 22 301 25.1
11 Louisville 13 152 150 23 325 25.0
12 Middle Tennessee 13 111 186 26 323 24.8
12 USC 13 135 164 23 322 24.8
12 Mississippi 12 99 177 22 298 24.8
15 Florida State 13 149 143 29 321 24.7
16 Western Kentucky 14 139 184 21 344 24.6
17 Ball State 12 141 139 14 294 24.5
18 Missouri 12 144 130 18 292 24.3
19 Toledo 13 122 168 25 315 24.2
19 West Virginia 13 135 152 27 314 24.2
19 Houston 13 121 178 15 314 24.2
22 Ohio State 13 176 116 20 312 24.0
23 East Carolina 12 92 177 18 287 23.9
24 Oklahoma State 13 116 174 18 308 23.7
25 Virginia Tech 14 134 172 24 330 23.6
25 Southern Mississippi 13 121 157 29 307 23.6
27 Northern Illinois 12 136 122 24 282 23.5
28 Colorado 14 149 149 30 328 23.4
29 Eastern Michigan 13 115 167 21 303 23.3
29 Memphis 13 102 174 27 303 23.3
29 Oregon 12 122 134 24 280 23.3
29 Bowling Green 12 125 127 27 279 23.3
33 Air Force 13 230 56 16 302 23.2
34 South Florida 13 164 121 15 300 23.1
34 Troy 13 119 154 27 300 23.1
34 Boise State 13 115 167 18 300 23.1
37 BYU 13 141 130 28 299 23.0
38 TCU 13 125 150 21 296 22.8
39 Washington 14 142 154 20 316 22.6
40 Colorado State 13 144 130 18 292 22.5
41 Appalachian State 13 156 114 21 291 22.4
42 Wyoming 14 146 142 24 312 22.3
42 Syracuse 12 79 163 26 268 22.3
44 Arkansas 13 116 150 22 288 22.2
44 New Mexico State 12 119 120 27 266 22.2
46 Mississippi State 13 142 124 21 287 22.1
47 Auburn 13 173 97 16 286 22.0
48 Utah 13 144 118 23 285 21.9
49 Army 13 232 38 14 284 21.8
49 North Carolina State 13 110 154 20 284 21.8
49 Michigan 13 143 120 20 283 21.8
49 North Carolina 13 96 168 19 283 21.8
49 Nevada 12 133 110 19 262 21.8
49 SMU 12 92 145 25 262 21.8
49 Rice 12 123 113 25 261 21.8
56 Texas A&M 13 123 142 16 281 21.6
56 Northwestern 13 104 156 21 281 21.6
56 Idaho 13 98 158 25 281 21.6
59 Tennessee 13 126 136 18 280 21.5
59 Indiana 13 105 152 22 279 21.5
59 Duke 12 95 143 20 258 21.5
62 Kansas State 13 158 95 25 278 21.4
63 Temple 14 139 136 23 298 21.3
64 Notre Dame 12 107 132 15 254 21.2
64 Purdue 12 78 152 24 254 21.2
66 Iowa State 12 103 133 17 253 21.1
67 Alabama 15 181 122 12 315 21.0
67 Old Dominion 13 113 132 28 273 21.0
67 San Jose State 12 109 123 20 252 21.0
70 Navy 14 212 65 16 293 20.9
70 Ohio 14 128 131 33 292 20.9
72 New Mexico 13 200 60 11 271 20.8
73 Georgia Southern 12 139 87 22 248 20.7
74 Florida Atlantic 12 125 108 14 247 20.6
74 Louisiana-Monroe 12 122 109 16 247 20.6
76 Pittsburgh 13 128 115 23 266 20.5
76 Nebraska 13 112 132 22 266 20.5
76 Arizona 12 129 85 32 246 20.5
76 Michigan State 12 109 125 12 246 20.5
80 Penn State 14 122 134 29 285 20.4
81 Wisconsin 14 142 130 12 284 20.3
81 Arizona State 12 88 134 22 244 20.3
83 Georgia 13 126 117 18 261 20.1
83 Miami (Florida) 13 95 148 18 261 20.1
83 Marshall 12 85 125 31 241 20.1
86 Kentucky 13 145 96 19 260 20.0
87 San Diego State 14 165 94 19 278 19.9
88 Central Michigan 13 85 153 19 257 19.8
88 Florida International 12 91 129 18 238 19.8
88 Virginia 12 86 132 20 238 19.8
88 Charlotte 12 106 102 29 237 19.8
88 UCLA 12 59 152 26 237 19.8
93 Louisiana-Lafayette 13 135 99 22 256 19.7
93 UNLV 12 140 85 11 236 19.7
95 UTSA 13 115 123 17 255 19.6
95 LSU 12 120 100 15 235 19.6
97 Miami (Ohio) 13 104 129 21 254 19.5
97 Vanderbilt 13 105 129 19 253 19.5
97 Akron 12 86 123 25 234 19.5
100 South Alabama 13 100 138 13 251 19.3
100 Cincinnati 12 76 143 13 232 19.3
102 Minnesota 13 126 107 17 250 19.2
102 UCF 13 107 113 29 249 19.2
102 Massachusetts 12 75 138 17 230 19.2
105 Utah State 12 92 105 30 227 18.9
106 Hawai'i 14 107 137 19 263 18.8
107 Arkansas State 13 102 124 16 242 18.6
108 South Carolina 13 93 127 21 241 18.5
108 North Texas 13 94 121 25 240 18.5
110 UTEP 12 97 103 20 220 18.3
110 Buffalo 12 96 112 12 220 18.3
112 Maryland 13 123 102 11 236 18.2
112 Stanford 13 123 98 15 236 18.2
112 Oregon State 12 109 90 19 218 18.2
115 Florida 13 95 125 15 235 18.1
116 Georgia Tech 13 161 56 14 231 17.8
116 Kansas 12 89 106 18 213 17.8
118 Texas State 12 65 129 18 212 17.7
119 Wake Forest 13 111 94 20 225 17.3
119 Tulane 12 131 59 18 208 17.3
121 Fresno State 12 83 102 21 206 17.2
122 Connecticut 12 73 117 15 205 17.1
123 Georgia State 12 63 120 18 201 16.8
124 Iowa 13 117 84 16 217 16.7
125 Rutgers 12 96 81 9 186 15.5
126 Illinois 12 73 91 16 180 15.0
127 Kent State 12 93 73 12 178 14.8
128 Boston College 13 88 87 14 189 14.5