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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Clemson 14 133 204 33 370 26.4
2 Oklahoma 11 122 156 15 293 26.6
3 Western Kentucky 11 118 145 16 279 25.4
4 Washington State 8 63 143 21 227 28.4
5 Western Michigan 13 178 140 17 335 25.8
6 Washington 12 132 137 20 289 24.1
7 USC 10 117 136 19 272 27.2
7 Oklahoma State 10 91 136 11 238 23.8
9 Louisiana Tech 9 83 134 21 238 26.4
10 Boise State 10 96 127 16 239 23.9
11 West Virginia 10 106 126 22 254 25.4
12 Tulsa 10 162 125 22 309 30.9
13 Houston 9 91 121 12 224 24.9
14 Troy 10 103 119 20 242 24.2
15 Virginia Tech 10 107 118 19 244 24.4
16 Toledo 9 90 117 17 224 24.9
16 Alabama 14 171 117 11 299 21.4
18 North Carolina 8 65 114 11 190 23.8
19 Idaho 9 76 113 17 206 22.9
20 Colorado 10 130 112 24 266 26.6
20 Louisville 9 108 112 19 239 26.6
22 Florida State 10 119 109 20 248 24.8
22 South Florida 11 144 109 12 265 24.1
24 Wisconsin 11 114 108 10 232 21.1
25 Middle Tennessee 8 80 107 16 203 25.4
26 Old Dominion 10 101 104 22 227 22.7
26 Penn State 11 105 104 21 230 20.9
28 Ohio State 11 164 103 17 284 25.8
29 Miami (Florida) 9 78 101 10 189 21.0
30 Texas Tech 5 47 97 9 153 30.6
30 Nebraska 9 92 97 17 206 22.9
32 Memphis 8 63 96 15 174 21.8
33 Michigan 10 126 94 17 237 23.7
34 Appalachian State 10 128 92 19 239 23.9
35 Tennessee 9 93 91 13 197 21.9
36 Texas A&M 8 92 89 12 193 24.1
36 Eastern Michigan 7 70 89 8 167 23.9
38 Southern Mississippi 7 74 87 14 175 25.0
39 Northwestern 7 70 86 15 171 24.4
39 North Carolina State 7 75 86 9 170 24.3
41 California 5 47 85 14 146 29.2
41 Florida 9 79 85 11 175 19.4
43 BYU 9 110 84 22 216 24.0
43 Temple 10 121 84 16 221 22.1
45 Wyoming 8 104 81 12 197 24.6
46 Arkansas 7 83 77 8 168 24.0
47 TCU 6 70 76 13 159 26.5
48 LSU 8 90 75 13 178 22.3
48 Utah 9 100 75 16 191 21.2
50 Central Michigan 6 43 72 12 127 21.2
51 Baylor 7 104 71 7 182 26.0
52 Minnesota 9 95 70 8 173 19.2
52 Stanford 10 112 70 9 191 19.1
52 Hawai'i 7 52 70 8 130 18.6
55 Mississippi 5 56 69 9 134 26.8
55 Colorado State 7 91 69 10 170 24.3
55 Pittsburgh 8 80 69 18 167 20.9
58 Auburn 8 127 68 9 204 25.5
58 San Diego State 11 142 68 15 225 20.5
60 Indiana 6 66 67 9 142 23.7
60 Arkansas State 8 73 67 11 151 18.9
62 Syracuse 4 24 66 9 99 24.8
62 Georgia 8 86 66 11 163 20.4
64 Akron 5 33 64 13 110 22.0
64 Ohio 8 90 64 15 169 21.1
66 South Alabama 6 53 62 4 119 19.8
67 Arizona State 5 53 61 10 124 24.8
68 Vanderbilt 6 53 60 12 125 20.8
69 Kansas State 9 123 59 18 200 22.2
70 Kentucky 7 94 58 8 160 22.9
70 Boston College 7 57 58 5 120 17.1
72 Mississippi State 6 87 57 10 154 25.7
73 Northern Illinois 5 69 56 9 134 26.8
73 Oregon 4 42 56 5 103 25.8
73 UCLA 4 28 56 9 93 23.3
76 Miami (Ohio) 6 49 55 9 113 18.8
77 UCF 6 61 54 11 126 21.0
78 Texas 5 66 53 6 125 25.0
79 SMU 5 49 52 13 114 22.8
80 Cincinnati 4 41 51 5 97 24.3
80 UTSA 6 62 51 8 121 20.2
82 South Carolina 6 57 50 10 117 19.5
82 Wake Forest 7 75 50 7 132 18.9
82 Iowa 8 89 50 9 148 18.5
85 Missouri 4 42 48 9 99 24.8
86 Notre Dame 4 42 47 8 97 24.3
87 Florida International 4 40 46 7 93 23.3
88 Texas State 2 13 45 5 63 31.5
88 Louisiana-Monroe 4 62 45 8 115 28.8
88 East Carolina 3 28 45 3 76 25.3
91 Ball State 4 53 43 7 103 25.8
92 Rice 3 33 42 8 83 27.7
92 Nevada 5 73 42 7 122 24.4
92 Maryland 6 76 42 7 125 20.8
92 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 68 42 10 120 20.0
92 Georgia Tech 9 104 42 10 156 17.3
97 North Texas 5 50 41 12 103 20.6
98 Marshall 3 29 39 7 75 25.0
98 Iowa State 3 30 39 2 71 23.7
98 Duke 4 44 39 6 89 22.3
101 Air Force 10 188 38 13 239 23.9
101 New Mexico 9 141 38 6 185 20.6
103 UNLV 4 59 37 4 100 25.0
103 Purdue 3 34 37 4 75 25.0
103 UTEP 4 48 37 8 93 23.3
106 Bowling Green 4 61 36 5 102 25.5
106 San Jose State 4 50 36 6 92 23.0
108 New Mexico State 3 35 34 10 79 26.3
108 Charlotte 4 40 34 8 82 20.5
110 Georgia Southern 5 80 33 11 124 24.8
111 Massachusetts 2 11 31 3 45 22.5
112 Connecticut 3 23 30 9 62 20.7
113 Oregon State 4 61 29 5 95 23.8
113 Florida Atlantic 3 37 29 5 71 23.7
113 Navy 9 161 29 10 200 22.2
113 Georgia State 3 22 29 5 56 18.7
117 Virginia 2 12 28 1 41 20.5
118 Michigan State 3 31 27 3 61 20.3
119 Army 8 173 26 7 206 25.8
120 Utah State 3 38 23 4 65 21.7
120 Kansas 2 18 23 2 43 21.5
120 Tulane 4 51 23 6 80 20.0
123 Arizona 3 46 17 5 68 22.7
123 Illinois 3 24 17 4 45 15.0
125 Rutgers 2 24 15 1 40 20.0
126 Fresno State 1 13 14 0 27 27.0
126 Kent State 3 32 14 2 48 16.0
128 Buffalo 2 20 11 1 32 16.0