2016 National Leaders First Downs - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 7 | 45 | 141 | 21 | 207 | 29.6 |
| 3 | California | 7 | 56 | 112 | 21 | 189 | 27.0 |
| 4 | Memphis | 5 | 39 | 78 | 12 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 5 | Texas | 7 | 91 | 69 | 16 | 176 | 25.1 |
| 6 | Baylor | 6 | 70 | 70 | 7 | 147 | 24.5 |
| 7 | Florida State | 3 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 73 | 24.3 |
| 8 | Missouri | 8 | 102 | 82 | 9 | 193 | 24.1 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 36 | 76 | 8 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee State | 5 | 31 | 79 | 10 | 120 | 24.0 |
| 11 | Ball State | 8 | 88 | 96 | 7 | 191 | 23.9 |
| 12 | Utah | 4 | 44 | 43 | 7 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 13 | East Carolina | 9 | 64 | 132 | 15 | 211 | 23.4 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | 7 | 43 | 108 | 13 | 164 | 23.4 |
| 15 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 25 | 38 | 7 | 70 | 23.3 |
| 16 | Toledo | 4 | 32 | 51 | 8 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 17 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 45 | 78 | 13 | 136 | 22.7 |
| 18 | Washington State | 5 | 21 | 82 | 10 | 113 | 22.6 |
| 19 | Houston | 4 | 30 | 57 | 3 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 20 | Oregon | 8 | 80 | 78 | 19 | 177 | 22.1 |
| 20 | Bowling Green | 8 | 64 | 91 | 22 | 177 | 22.1 |
| 22 | Southern Miss | 6 | 47 | 70 | 15 | 132 | 22.0 |
| 23 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 21 | 39 | 5 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 24 | New Mexico | 4 | 59 | 22 | 5 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 24 | Louisville | 4 | 44 | 38 | 4 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 27 | 54 | 5 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 27 | Tulsa | 3 | 20 | 40 | 4 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 28 | Syracuse | 8 | 55 | 97 | 17 | 169 | 21.1 |
| 28 | Duke | 8 | 51 | 104 | 14 | 169 | 21.1 |
| 28 | Northern Illinois | 7 | 67 | 66 | 15 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 28 | SMU | 7 | 43 | 93 | 12 | 148 | 21.1 |
| 32 | Air Force | 3 | 42 | 18 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 33 | New Mexico State | 9 | 84 | 86 | 17 | 187 | 20.8 |
| 33 | Tennessee | 4 | 33 | 45 | 5 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 33 | BYU | 4 | 31 | 46 | 6 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 36 | Michigan State | 9 | 78 | 98 | 9 | 185 | 20.6 |
| 37 | Ohio | 6 | 38 | 67 | 18 | 123 | 20.5 |
| 38 | Colorado State | 6 | 53 | 61 | 8 | 122 | 20.3 |
| 38 | Boise State | 3 | 19 | 40 | 2 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 40 | Iowa State | 9 | 73 | 94 | 15 | 182 | 20.2 |
| 41 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 55 | 74 | 12 | 141 | 20.1 |
| 42 | San Jose State | 8 | 59 | 87 | 14 | 160 | 20.0 |
| 42 | Nevada | 7 | 60 | 68 | 12 | 140 | 20.0 |
| 42 | Arkansas | 6 | 33 | 73 | 14 | 120 | 20.0 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 3 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 46 | Purdue | 9 | 44 | 115 | 20 | 179 | 19.9 |
| 47 | Rice | 9 | 90 | 71 | 17 | 178 | 19.8 |
| 47 | Arizona | 9 | 83 | 68 | 27 | 178 | 19.8 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 48 | 46 | 5 | 99 | 19.8 |
| 50 | Virginia | 10 | 74 | 104 | 19 | 197 | 19.7 |
| 51 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 88 | 79 | 9 | 176 | 19.6 |
| 51 | Notre Dame | 8 | 65 | 85 | 7 | 157 | 19.6 |
| 51 | TCU | 7 | 55 | 74 | 8 | 137 | 19.6 |
| 51 | Indiana | 7 | 39 | 85 | 13 | 137 | 19.6 |
| 51 | Georgia | 5 | 40 | 51 | 7 | 98 | 19.6 |
| 56 | Kansas State | 4 | 35 | 36 | 7 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 57 | Charlotte | 8 | 66 | 68 | 21 | 155 | 19.4 |
| 57 | Louisiana | 7 | 67 | 57 | 12 | 136 | 19.4 |
| 59 | Minnesota | 4 | 31 | 37 | 9 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 59 | Temple | 4 | 18 | 52 | 7 | 77 | 19.3 |
| 59 | Troy | 3 | 16 | 35 | 7 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 62 | Wyoming | 6 | 42 | 61 | 12 | 115 | 19.2 |
| 63 | UTSA | 7 | 53 | 72 | 9 | 134 | 19.1 |
| 64 | Hawaii | 7 | 55 | 67 | 11 | 133 | 19.0 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | 7 | 55 | 67 | 11 | 133 | 19.0 |
| 64 | NC State | 6 | 35 | 68 | 11 | 114 | 19.0 |
| 67 | South Alabama | 7 | 47 | 76 | 9 | 132 | 18.9 |
| 68 | Buffalo | 10 | 76 | 101 | 11 | 188 | 18.8 |
| 68 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 68 | Idaho | 4 | 22 | 45 | 8 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 71 | Central Michigan | 7 | 42 | 81 | 7 | 130 | 18.6 |
| 71 | Navy | 5 | 51 | 36 | 6 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 71 | North Carolina | 5 | 31 | 54 | 8 | 93 | 18.6 |
| 74 | Massachusetts | 10 | 64 | 107 | 14 | 185 | 18.5 |
| 75 | Marshall | 9 | 56 | 86 | 24 | 166 | 18.4 |
| 76 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 52 | 69 | 7 | 128 | 18.3 |
| 76 | Northwestern | 6 | 34 | 70 | 6 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 76 | Penn State | 3 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 79 | Arkansas State | 5 | 29 | 57 | 5 | 91 | 18.2 |
| 80 | FIU | 8 | 51 | 83 | 11 | 145 | 18.1 |
| 81 | Utah State | 9 | 54 | 82 | 26 | 162 | 18.0 |
| 81 | UCLA | 8 | 31 | 96 | 17 | 144 | 18.0 |
| 81 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 17 | 47 | 8 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 81 | Oklahoma | 2 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 81 | Western Michigan | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 86 | Georgia Southern | 7 | 59 | 54 | 11 | 124 | 17.7 |
| 86 | Akron | 7 | 53 | 59 | 12 | 124 | 17.7 |
| 86 | South Carolina | 7 | 36 | 77 | 11 | 124 | 17.7 |
| 86 | San Diego State | 3 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 90 | UCF | 7 | 46 | 59 | 18 | 123 | 17.6 |
| 90 | Texas A&M | 5 | 31 | 53 | 4 | 88 | 17.6 |
| 92 | USF | 2 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 93 | Appalachian State | 3 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 93 | Wisconsin | 3 | 28 | 22 | 2 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 95 | North Texas | 8 | 44 | 80 | 13 | 137 | 17.1 |
| 95 | Arizona State | 7 | 35 | 73 | 12 | 120 | 17.1 |
| 97 | Kansas | 10 | 71 | 83 | 16 | 170 | 17.0 |
| 97 | UNLV | 8 | 81 | 48 | 7 | 136 | 17.0 |
| 99 | Cincinnati | 8 | 35 | 92 | 8 | 135 | 16.9 |
| 100 | Kentucky | 6 | 51 | 38 | 11 | 100 | 16.7 |
| 100 | USC | 3 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 102 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 60 | 64 | 8 | 132 | 16.5 |
| 103 | Auburn | 5 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 82 | 16.4 |
| 104 | Fresno State | 11 | 70 | 88 | 21 | 179 | 16.3 |
| 105 | Georgia State | 9 | 41 | 91 | 13 | 145 | 16.1 |
| 106 | Tulane | 8 | 80 | 36 | 12 | 128 | 16.0 |
| 106 | Alabama | 1 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 108 | Connecticut | 9 | 50 | 87 | 6 | 143 | 15.9 |
| 108 | UTEP | 8 | 49 | 66 | 12 | 127 | 15.9 |
| 108 | Maryland | 7 | 47 | 60 | 4 | 111 | 15.9 |
| 111 | Army | 5 | 59 | 12 | 7 | 78 | 15.6 |
| 112 | Wake Forest | 6 | 36 | 44 | 13 | 93 | 15.5 |
| 112 | Colorado | 4 | 19 | 37 | 6 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 114 | Oregon State | 8 | 48 | 61 | 14 | 123 | 15.4 |
| 115 | Michigan | 3 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 46 | 15.3 |
| 115 | Old Dominion | 3 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 46 | 15.3 |
| 117 | Illinois | 9 | 49 | 74 | 12 | 135 | 15.0 |
| 117 | Nebraska | 4 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 117 | Florida | 4 | 16 | 40 | 4 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 117 | Stanford | 3 | 11 | 28 | 6 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 121 | Texas State | 10 | 52 | 84 | 13 | 149 | 14.9 |
| 122 | Rutgers | 10 | 72 | 66 | 8 | 146 | 14.6 |
| 123 | Kent State | 9 | 61 | 59 | 10 | 130 | 14.4 |
| 124 | LSU | 4 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 125 | Ohio State | 2 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 28 | 14.0 |
| 126 | Iowa | 5 | 28 | 34 | 7 | 69 | 13.8 |
| 127 | Washington | 2 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 128 | Boston College | 6 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 69 | 11.5 |