2016 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Army 4 84 14 4 102 25.5
2 Georgia Southern 4 68 25 11 104 26.0
3 Air Force 3 63 10 3 76 25.3
4 Western Michigan 4 58 35 6 99 24.8
5 Florida State 4 57 42 10 109 27.3
6 Houston 5 56 71 10 137 27.4
7 Louisville 4 55 58 12 125 31.3
7 Baylor 4 55 45 3 103 25.8
9 Tulsa 4 53 44 7 104 26.0
10 UCF 4 52 30 10 92 23.0
11 Ohio State 3 51 28 4 83 27.7
12 Arizona State 4 50 49 10 109 27.3
12 Missouri 4 50 51 7 108 27.0
12 Texas A&M 4 50 41 8 99 24.8
12 BYU 5 50 57 7 114 22.8
16 Colorado 4 49 48 10 107 26.8
16 Southern Mississippi 4 49 42 7 98 24.5
18 Arizona 4 48 33 8 89 22.3
18 Washington 5 48 55 7 110 22.0
18 Alabama 4 48 36 2 86 21.5
18 Georgia Tech 4 48 13 8 69 17.3
18 Tulane 4 48 13 3 64 16.0
23 Ohio 4 47 44 9 100 25.0
23 Michigan 4 47 43 4 94 23.5
23 Auburn 4 47 37 9 93 23.3
23 South Florida 4 47 36 10 93 23.3
27 Ball State 4 46 43 7 96 24.0
27 Appalachian State 4 46 36 4 86 21.5
27 Rutgers 4 46 32 4 82 20.5
27 UNLV 4 46 32 2 80 20.0
31 Navy 3 45 10 2 57 19.0
32 Texas 3 44 31 8 83 27.7
32 Nebraska 4 44 43 10 97 24.3
32 Troy 4 44 43 9 96 24.0
32 Utah 4 44 39 5 88 22.0
36 Toledo 4 43 51 7 101 25.3
36 Wake Forest 4 43 27 3 73 18.3
38 Colorado State 4 42 33 9 84 21.0
39 Mississippi State 4 41 43 7 91 22.8
39 Maryland 3 41 25 1 67 22.3
39 Nevada 4 41 36 7 84 21.0
39 Pittsburgh 4 41 34 3 78 19.5
39 Kentucky 4 41 28 5 74 18.5
44 Duke 4 40 51 6 97 24.3
44 New Mexico 3 40 24 4 68 22.7
44 Oregon 4 40 42 8 90 22.5
47 Louisiana Tech 4 39 68 5 112 28.0
48 Georgia 4 38 44 6 88 22.0
48 Eastern Michigan 4 38 44 4 86 21.5
48 Northern Illinois 4 38 36 10 84 21.0
48 San Jose State 4 38 37 8 83 20.8
48 Hawai'i 4 38 37 7 82 20.5
48 Tennessee 4 38 37 5 80 20.0
48 Iowa 4 38 31 4 73 18.3
55 Florida 4 37 49 6 92 23.0
56 Arkansas 4 36 49 9 94 23.5
56 Wisconsin 4 36 51 6 93 23.3
58 Middle Tennessee 4 35 64 6 105 26.3
58 Minnesota 3 35 34 4 73 24.3
58 New Mexico State 4 35 48 9 92 23.0
58 Rice 4 35 30 10 75 18.8
62 Clemson 4 34 52 8 94 23.5
62 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 34 38 6 78 19.5
64 Texas Tech 4 33 91 10 134 33.5
64 TCU 4 33 69 5 107 26.8
64 Virginia 4 33 48 12 93 23.3
64 Virginia Tech 4 33 47 8 88 22.0
64 Miami (Ohio) 4 33 42 9 84 21.0
64 SMU 4 33 42 9 84 21.0
64 North Texas 4 33 39 9 81 20.3
64 USC 4 33 40 6 79 19.8
64 Charlotte 4 33 33 12 78 19.5
64 Connecticut 5 33 57 7 97 19.4
64 Bowling Green 4 33 37 6 76 19.0
64 LSU 4 33 30 5 68 17.0
76 East Carolina 4 32 63 6 101 25.3
76 Notre Dame 4 32 49 5 86 21.5
78 Indiana 3 31 36 3 70 23.3
78 San Diego State 3 31 25 7 63 21.0
80 North Carolina State 3 30 41 4 75 25.0
80 Cincinnati 4 30 51 4 85 21.3
80 Wyoming 4 30 43 12 85 21.3
80 Utah State 4 30 39 7 76 19.0
80 Vanderbilt 4 30 32 8 70 17.5
85 Oklahoma State 4 29 63 9 101 25.3
85 Boise State 3 29 45 2 76 25.3
85 UCLA 4 29 56 7 92 23.0
85 Miami (Florida) 3 29 31 1 61 20.3
85 Iowa State 4 29 38 6 73 18.3
85 Kansas State 3 29 23 3 55 18.3
85 Buffalo 3 29 21 3 53 17.7
85 Florida Atlantic 4 29 31 5 65 16.3
85 Boston College 4 29 27 2 58 14.5
94 Syracuse 4 28 62 8 98 24.5
94 Marshall 3 28 29 11 68 22.7
94 Mississippi 4 28 54 7 89 22.3
94 Old Dominion 4 28 39 13 80 20.0
94 Stanford 4 28 32 5 65 16.3
99 California 4 27 81 6 114 28.5
99 West Virginia 3 27 46 7 80 26.7
99 Purdue 3 27 49 3 79 26.3
99 Central Michigan 4 27 55 9 91 22.8
99 Northwestern 4 27 41 8 76 19.0
99 Temple 4 27 36 6 69 17.3
105 Memphis 3 26 37 8 71 23.7
105 Penn State 4 26 35 11 72 18.0
105 Idaho 4 26 36 6 68 17.0
105 Kent State 4 26 23 4 53 13.3
109 Akron 4 25 53 12 90 22.5
109 Oklahoma 3 25 38 3 66 22.0
109 South Alabama 4 25 52 5 82 20.5
109 Western Kentucky 4 25 48 8 81 20.3
109 Fresno State 4 25 42 4 71 17.8
109 UTEP 4 25 24 9 58 14.5
115 North Carolina 4 24 58 7 89 22.3
115 Louisiana-Monroe 3 24 31 1 56 18.7
117 Michigan State 3 22 36 4 62 20.7
117 Kansas 4 22 42 4 68 17.0
119 Washington State 3 21 56 7 84 28.0
119 UTSA 4 21 45 4 70 17.5
119 Arkansas State 4 21 37 5 63 15.8
119 Florida International 4 21 32 9 62 15.5
123 Oregon State 3 19 26 7 52 17.3
123 Illinois 3 19 28 4 51 17.0
125 South Carolina 4 17 40 4 61 15.3
126 Massachusetts 4 13 43 7 63 15.8
127 Texas State 3 12 30 3 45 15.0
128 Georgia State 3 8 27 2 37 12.3