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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Bowling Green 4 34 54 15 103 25.8
2 Appalachian State 4 46 35 14 95 23.8
2 Purdue 5 28 56 14 98 19.6
4 California 4 47 53 13 113 28.3
4 Utah 5 65 37 13 115 23.0
4 Arizona 4 36 29 13 78 19.5
4 Fresno State 5 35 43 13 91 18.2
8 Middle Tennessee 4 32 62 12 106 26.5
8 Utah State 4 32 33 12 77 19.3
8 Marshall 5 24 56 12 92 18.4
11 Washington State 5 31 91 11 133 26.6
11 Clemson 4 29 62 11 102 25.5
11 Temple 5 60 48 11 119 23.8
11 New Mexico State 4 38 43 11 92 23.0
11 Kansas State 5 58 42 11 111 22.2
11 Pittsburgh 4 39 37 11 87 21.8
17 Tulsa 4 52 57 10 119 29.8
17 Florida State 4 41 51 10 102 25.5
17 Toledo 4 35 57 10 102 25.5
17 Southern Mississippi 4 30 56 10 96 24.0
17 Syracuse 4 28 56 10 94 23.5
17 Texas 5 59 47 10 116 23.2
17 Charlotte 4 44 38 10 92 23.0
17 UCLA 4 13 62 10 85 21.3
17 Penn State 4 45 29 10 84 21.0
17 Ohio 5 47 44 10 101 20.2
17 Tulane 4 46 24 10 80 20.0
17 SMU 4 27 42 10 79 19.8
29 East Carolina 4 32 66 9 107 26.8
29 Michigan 4 53 35 9 97 24.3
29 Iowa State 4 38 49 9 96 24.0
29 Idaho 4 26 60 9 95 23.8
29 Indiana 5 41 58 9 108 21.6
29 Akron 5 40 46 9 95 19.0
29 San Jose State 5 36 49 9 94 18.8
29 Boston College 4 32 32 9 73 18.3
29 Miami (Florida) 5 24 57 9 90 18.0
38 Nevada 4 46 37 8 91 22.8
38 Rice 4 40 39 8 87 21.8
38 Memphis 5 34 62 8 104 20.8
38 Louisiana-Monroe 5 51 44 8 103 20.6
38 North Texas 4 29 39 8 76 19.0
38 UNLV 5 56 30 8 94 18.8
38 Miami (Ohio) 5 37 49 8 94 18.8
38 South Carolina 4 32 34 8 74 18.5
38 Wake Forest 4 30 36 8 74 18.5
38 Georgia State 5 35 47 8 90 18.0
38 North Carolina State 5 32 48 8 88 17.6
38 UCF 4 24 35 8 67 16.8
38 Illinois 5 35 26 8 69 13.8
51 Texas Tech 4 34 78 7 119 29.8
51 Louisville 4 50 46 7 103 25.8
51 Northern Illinois 4 48 44 7 99 24.8
51 Oregon 4 46 46 7 99 24.8
51 Virginia Tech 4 37 52 7 96 24.0
51 Arkansas State 3 35 29 7 71 23.7
51 Florida International 5 43 67 7 117 23.4
51 Arkansas 4 40 44 7 91 22.8
51 BYU 3 32 24 7 63 21.0
51 Hawai'i 5 36 56 7 99 19.8
51 Maryland 5 52 38 7 97 19.4
51 Vanderbilt 4 38 31 7 76 19.0
51 Minnesota 5 50 37 7 94 18.8
51 Oregon State 5 48 36 7 91 18.2
51 Kansas 4 30 32 7 69 17.3
66 Western Michigan 4 58 46 6 110 27.5
66 USC 4 49 52 6 107 26.8
66 Troy 3 29 40 6 75 25.0
66 Northwestern 4 35 52 6 93 23.3
66 Massachusetts 5 44 60 6 110 22.0
66 Boise State 5 35 69 6 110 22.0
66 Mississippi State 4 40 38 6 84 21.0
66 UTEP 4 31 45 6 82 20.5
66 UTSA 4 46 29 6 81 20.3
66 Connecticut 4 32 41 6 79 19.8
66 Cincinnati 4 24 48 6 78 19.5
66 Michigan State 5 43 48 6 97 19.4
66 Georgia 4 32 36 6 74 18.5
66 Kent State 5 48 29 6 83 16.6
80 Mississippi 4 30 70 5 105 26.3
80 Washington 3 35 38 5 78 26.0
80 Louisiana Tech 5 46 69 5 120 24.0
80 Texas State 4 29 59 5 93 23.3
80 San Diego State 5 76 28 5 109 21.8
80 Missouri 4 43 36 5 84 21.0
80 Eastern Michigan 5 33 61 5 99 19.8
80 Florida Atlantic 4 45 29 5 79 19.8
80 Central Michigan 5 39 53 5 97 19.4
80 Florida 3 25 27 5 57 19.0
80 Georgia Southern 4 34 31 5 70 17.5
80 Stanford 4 29 32 5 66 16.5
92 Auburn 4 69 37 4 110 27.5
92 West Virginia 4 44 53 4 101 25.3
92 Ball State 4 51 43 4 98 24.5
92 Navy 4 63 27 4 94 23.5
92 Army 4 67 13 4 84 21.0
92 North Carolina 4 32 48 4 84 21.0
92 Kentucky 4 51 28 4 83 20.8
92 New Mexico 5 83 14 4 101 20.2
92 TCU 4 35 41 4 80 20.0
92 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 33 23 4 60 20.0
92 Old Dominion 4 30 45 4 79 19.8
92 Tennessee 4 33 37 4 74 18.5
92 Notre Dame 4 27 40 4 71 17.8
92 Virginia 4 24 43 4 71 17.8
92 Buffalo 5 38 46 4 88 17.6
92 Duke 4 26 40 4 70 17.5
92 South Alabama 4 28 30 4 62 15.5
109 Baylor 3 59 19 3 81 27.0
109 Oklahoma 5 54 75 3 132 26.4
109 Western Kentucky 5 52 73 3 128 25.6
109 Wyoming 4 54 36 3 93 23.3
109 Ohio State 5 70 42 3 115 23.0
109 Texas A&M 4 43 42 3 88 22.0
109 Air Force 5 71 30 3 104 20.8
109 Oklahoma State 4 32 47 3 82 20.5
109 Nebraska 4 35 40 3 78 19.5
109 Iowa 4 37 30 3 70 17.5
109 Arizona State 5 20 49 3 72 14.4
109 Rutgers 4 27 26 3 56 14.0
121 Alabama 4 57 38 2 97 24.3
121 Colorado 4 50 44 2 96 24.0
121 South Florida 5 64 51 2 117 23.4
121 LSU 3 37 28 2 67 22.3
125 Colorado State 4 45 41 1 87 21.8
125 Georgia Tech 4 52 26 1 79 19.8
125 Wisconsin 4 35 30 1 66 16.5
128 Houston 4 38 55 0 93 23.3