2016 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Texas Tech 6 43 129 18 190 31.7
2 Middle Tennessee 2 16 37 4 57 28.5
3 Clemson 12 95 184 29 308 25.7
3 Western Kentucky 6 59 85 10 154 25.7
5 Houston 6 50 95 8 153 25.5
6 Mississippi 8 61 126 15 202 25.3
7 California 6 35 99 16 150 25.0
7 Louisiana Tech 6 34 100 16 150 25.0
9 Ball State 3 28 44 2 74 24.7
10 Toledo 6 54 80 11 145 24.2
10 Memphis 6 42 91 12 145 24.2
12 Texas 5 61 50 9 120 24.0
13 Missouri 9 109 93 12 214 23.8
13 Virginia Tech 8 73 100 17 190 23.8
13 Western Michigan 5 55 61 3 119 23.8
16 Oklahoma State 6 45 86 11 142 23.7
17 Oklahoma 7 69 82 12 163 23.3
17 Tulsa 4 34 53 6 93 23.3
17 Nevada 3 24 41 5 70 23.3
20 Florida State 10 108 99 23 230 23.0
20 Southern Mississippi 5 45 58 12 115 23.0
22 Baylor 5 46 62 6 114 22.8
23 South Florida 4 51 34 5 90 22.5
23 Utah 4 45 36 9 90 22.5
25 Oregon 7 72 73 11 156 22.3
25 Miami (Ohio) 4 34 45 10 89 22.3
27 Eastern Michigan 5 38 66 7 111 22.2
28 Syracuse 9 65 113 21 199 22.1
29 Louisville 8 86 78 12 176 22.0
29 West Virginia 6 56 63 13 132 22.0
29 USC 6 39 83 10 132 22.0
32 North Carolina State 8 60 101 14 175 21.9
33 Bowling Green 6 54 63 14 131 21.8
34 SMU 7 48 91 13 152 21.7
35 Ohio State 8 91 71 11 173 21.6
36 Iowa State 6 51 70 8 129 21.5
37 Tennessee 9 91 91 10 192 21.3
37 Boise State 7 44 98 7 149 21.3
37 Washington State 6 33 86 9 128 21.3
40 Northern Illinois 6 58 57 12 127 21.2
41 Wyoming 9 84 91 15 190 21.1
41 North Carolina 8 56 104 9 169 21.1
43 Colorado State 8 81 78 9 168 21.0
43 Idaho 5 35 61 9 105 21.0
43 Army 4 69 10 5 84 21.0
46 TCU 7 65 69 12 146 20.9
47 Air Force 6 85 34 6 125 20.8
47 Florida International 4 30 51 2 83 20.8
49 Alabama 11 134 84 9 227 20.6
49 BYU 5 48 49 6 103 20.6
51 Navy 8 109 46 9 164 20.5
51 Georgia 6 60 51 12 123 20.5
51 Texas A&M 6 56 59 8 123 20.5
51 Troy 6 46 62 15 123 20.5
55 Pittsburgh 8 81 71 11 163 20.4
55 Notre Dame 7 69 66 8 143 20.4
55 New Mexico State 7 60 70 13 143 20.4
55 Ohio 5 32 56 14 102 20.4
59 Colorado 8 70 81 11 162 20.3
59 Washington 7 60 75 7 142 20.3
59 Charlotte 6 53 53 16 122 20.3
59 New Mexico 4 65 14 2 81 20.3
63 Temple 6 44 68 9 121 20.2
64 Northwestern 7 48 84 9 141 20.1
65 Duke 9 61 105 14 180 20.0
65 Mississippi State 7 66 64 10 140 20.0
65 Appalachian State 6 65 48 7 120 20.0
65 Kansas State 6 58 51 11 120 20.0
65 San Jose State 6 35 73 12 120 20.0
65 UNLV 5 63 34 3 100 20.0
71 Auburn 8 95 53 10 158 19.8
72 Indiana 7 39 85 13 137 19.6
73 Arkansas 7 37 81 18 136 19.4
74 Miami (Florida) 8 43 100 11 154 19.3
75 East Carolina 6 39 72 4 115 19.2
76 Penn State 8 56 77 20 153 19.1
77 Vanderbilt 9 64 94 13 171 19.0
77 Arizona 7 62 50 21 133 19.0
77 UCLA 7 29 88 16 133 19.0
77 Michigan State 6 44 62 8 114 19.0
77 Purdue 6 29 72 13 114 19.0
82 Central Michigan 6 35 71 7 113 18.8
83 Michigan 6 50 55 7 112 18.7
84 UTSA 7 62 58 10 130 18.6
84 Minnesota 7 57 62 11 130 18.6
84 Nebraska 7 46 74 10 130 18.6
87 Wisconsin 9 84 75 7 166 18.4
87 Virginia 7 49 72 8 129 18.4
87 Akron 5 36 47 9 92 18.4
90 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 52 43 14 109 18.2
90 Louisiana-Monroe 6 50 52 7 109 18.2
92 LSU 8 71 64 10 145 18.1
93 Georgia Southern 5 48 35 7 90 18.0
94 South Carolina 7 40 73 12 125 17.9
95 Florida Atlantic 5 41 42 6 89 17.8
96 Utah State 9 48 83 28 159 17.7
96 Kentucky 7 61 49 14 124 17.7
98 Rice 6 55 42 8 105 17.5
99 Georgia Tech 8 101 28 9 138 17.3
100 Marshall 6 49 39 14 102 17.0
101 Florida 8 54 71 8 133 16.6
102 Hawai'i 6 36 60 3 99 16.5
102 UCF 6 34 49 16 99 16.5
102 Massachusetts 6 33 59 7 99 16.5
102 UTEP 4 26 36 4 66 16.5
106 Wake Forest 7 46 55 14 115 16.4
107 South Alabama 5 32 44 5 81 16.2
108 Georgia State 6 22 64 10 96 16.0
109 Cincinnati 6 27 63 5 95 15.8
110 San Diego State 4 28 28 6 62 15.5
111 Oregon State 7 43 52 12 107 15.3
111 Stanford 6 36 48 8 92 15.3
111 Arkansas State 3 24 18 4 46 15.3
114 Old Dominion 5 28 40 8 76 15.2
115 Kansas 7 43 50 12 105 15.0
116 Iowa 7 51 43 10 104 14.9
117 Tulane 6 55 26 7 88 14.7
118 Texas State 7 29 61 12 102 14.6
119 North Texas 7 35 54 12 101 14.4
120 Fresno State 6 23 49 12 84 14.0
120 Kent State 4 31 19 6 56 14.0
122 Illinois 8 37 65 9 111 13.9
123 Connecticut 5 19 46 4 69 13.8
124 Maryland 6 34 46 2 82 13.7
125 Rutgers 7 47 41 6 94 13.4
125 Arizona State 5 18 43 6 67 13.4
127 Buffalo 4 18 28 4 50 12.5
128 Boston College 7 34 42 8 84 12.0