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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Massachusetts 11 72 128 16 216 19.6
2 Notre Dame 11 88 123 12 223 20.3
3 BYU 12 129 119 24 272 22.7
4 Clemson 6 62 88 15 165 27.5
5 Louisiana Tech 5 45 84 8 137 27.4
6 Boise State 5 43 79 3 125 25.0
7 Middle Tennessee 5 43 78 15 136 27.2
8 Memphis 5 38 71 16 125 25.0
9 Texas A&M 5 56 69 9 134 26.8
9 Central Michigan 5 31 69 10 110 22.0
11 Washington State 4 25 67 8 100 25.0
12 Syracuse 4 25 66 8 99 24.8
13 Texas Tech 3 27 65 8 100 33.3
14 TCU 4 33 64 5 102 25.5
15 East Carolina 4 32 63 6 101 25.3
15 Oklahoma State 4 25 63 7 95 23.8
17 California 3 19 61 5 85 28.3
17 Houston 5 48 61 10 119 23.8
17 North Carolina 5 37 61 10 108 21.6
20 Louisville 5 57 60 9 126 25.2
20 Toledo 5 48 60 7 115 23.0
20 Eastern Michigan 5 46 60 8 114 22.8
20 Virginia Tech 5 43 60 10 113 22.6
20 Miami (Florida) 5 36 60 5 101 20.2
25 Tulsa 5 73 58 7 138 27.6
26 Mississippi State 5 56 57 10 123 24.6
26 North Carolina State 5 46 57 7 110 22.0
28 Ohio 5 53 56 14 123 24.6
28 Troy 5 49 56 9 114 22.8
28 Hawai'i 6 56 56 11 123 20.5
31 Texas State 4 19 55 5 79 19.8
32 Missouri 4 63 54 9 126 31.5
32 Mississippi 4 41 54 7 102 25.5
32 Southern Mississippi 5 53 54 11 118 23.6
32 Western Kentucky 5 46 54 9 109 21.8
36 Akron 4 25 53 12 90 22.5
36 Miami (Ohio) 5 45 53 10 108 21.6
36 South Alabama 5 35 53 3 91 18.2
39 Oklahoma 4 36 52 6 94 23.5
39 West Virginia 4 30 52 9 91 22.8
39 Cincinnati 4 33 52 3 88 22.0
39 Wyoming 5 40 52 15 107 21.4
39 Idaho 5 39 52 7 98 19.6
44 Wisconsin 4 40 51 5 96 24.0
44 Arkansas 5 50 51 5 106 21.2
46 Baylor 4 59 50 3 112 28.0
46 Tennessee 5 47 50 7 104 20.8
46 Temple 5 32 50 8 90 18.0
46 UTSA 5 30 50 4 84 16.8
50 Purdue 3 27 49 3 79 26.3
50 South Florida 5 57 49 11 117 23.4
52 USC 4 38 48 10 96 24.0
52 Virginia 4 33 48 12 93 23.3
52 Old Dominion 5 44 48 10 102 20.4
52 Vanderbilt 5 44 48 10 102 20.4
56 Florida State 5 62 47 13 122 24.4
56 Indiana 4 39 47 6 92 23.0
56 Colorado State 5 49 47 13 109 21.8
56 Pittsburgh 5 48 47 9 104 20.8
56 South Carolina 5 43 47 13 103 20.6
56 Washington 4 28 47 3 78 19.5
56 North Texas 5 39 47 10 96 19.2
63 UCLA 3 24 45 7 76 25.3
63 Appalachian State 5 60 45 6 111 22.2
63 Kentucky 5 50 45 5 100 20.0
66 Western Michigan 5 67 44 6 117 23.4
66 Colorado 4 41 44 8 93 23.3
66 Northwestern 4 28 44 8 80 20.0
69 Auburn 5 83 43 9 135 27.0
69 Ball State 4 46 43 7 96 24.0
69 Nebraska 4 37 43 9 89 22.3
69 Michigan 4 38 43 4 85 21.3
73 Minnesota 4 43 42 5 90 22.5
73 SMU 4 33 42 9 84 21.0
73 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 49 42 9 100 20.0
73 Fresno State 4 25 42 4 71 17.8
73 Arkansas State 5 24 42 5 71 14.2
78 Penn State 4 31 41 11 83 20.8
78 Wake Forest 5 54 41 4 99 19.8
78 Alabama 6 67 41 2 110 18.3
78 Boston College 5 46 41 2 89 17.8
82 UCF 5 53 39 17 109 21.8
82 Duke 4 41 39 5 85 21.3
82 San Diego State 5 49 39 8 96 19.2
82 Connecticut 4 26 39 7 72 18.0
86 Arizona State 3 41 37 8 86 28.7
86 Army 12 223 37 14 274 22.8
86 San Jose State 4 38 37 8 83 20.8
86 Bowling Green 4 33 37 6 76 19.0
90 Marshall 4 37 36 13 86 21.5
90 New Mexico State 4 37 36 12 85 21.3
90 Nevada 4 41 36 7 84 21.0
90 Northern Illinois 4 38 36 10 84 21.0
90 Georgia 5 54 36 7 97 19.4
95 Utah 4 40 35 4 79 19.8
95 Florida 4 31 35 6 72 18.0
97 Maryland 4 48 34 2 84 21.0
97 Louisiana-Monroe 4 34 34 1 69 17.3
97 LSU 4 29 34 6 69 17.3
100 Charlotte 4 33 33 12 78 19.5
101 Ohio State 4 54 32 6 92 23.0
101 UNLV 4 46 32 2 80 20.0
101 Florida International 4 21 32 9 62 15.5
104 Texas 3 44 31 8 83 27.7
104 Rice 4 35 31 9 75 18.8
104 Iowa State 3 19 31 5 55 18.3
104 Stanford 4 32 31 3 66 16.5
104 Florida Atlantic 4 29 31 5 65 16.3
104 Georgia State 4 17 31 2 50 12.5
110 New Mexico 5 71 30 7 108 21.6
110 Utah State 4 30 30 5 65 16.3
112 UTEP 4 36 29 10 75 18.8
112 Kansas State 4 38 29 5 72 18.0
112 Kansas 3 18 29 4 51 17.0
115 Oregon 3 32 28 6 66 22.0
115 Michigan State 3 23 28 3 54 18.0
115 Illinois 3 19 28 4 51 17.0
118 Air Force 5 86 27 8 121 24.2
119 Georgia Southern 4 61 26 11 98 24.5
119 Oregon State 3 19 26 7 52 17.3
119 Iowa 4 36 26 6 68 17.0
122 Arizona 3 36 25 5 66 22.0
122 Navy 5 58 25 7 90 18.0
124 Rutgers 3 33 24 4 61 20.3
124 Georgia Tech 5 70 24 7 101 20.2
124 Buffalo 4 30 24 4 58 14.5
127 Kent State 4 26 23 4 53 13.3
128 Tulane 4 50 21 6 77 19.3