2016 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Clemson 14 123 220 33 376 26.9
2 Texas Tech 11 81 213 29 323 29.4
3 Washington State 12 79 202 27 308 25.7
4 California 12 103 197 35 335 27.9
5 Louisiana Tech 13 109 186 29 324 24.9
6 Oklahoma 13 136 176 17 329 25.3
7 Western Kentucky 13 128 172 21 321 24.7
8 Houston 12 104 171 14 289 24.1
9 Boise State 13 115 167 18 300 23.1
10 Mississippi 11 90 164 22 276 25.1
10 USC 13 135 164 23 322 24.8
10 Middle Tennessee 12 99 164 25 288 24.0
13 Toledo 12 113 160 25 298 24.8
13 Oklahoma State 12 107 160 18 285 23.8
13 East Carolina 11 81 160 18 259 23.5
16 Eastern Michigan 12 101 158 20 279 23.3
17 Virginia Tech 13 126 157 23 306 23.5
18 Memphis 12 97 156 23 276 23.0
19 Idaho 12 89 152 25 266 22.2
19 Indiana 13 105 152 22 279 21.5
19 UCLA 12 59 152 26 237 19.8
22 Louisville 13 152 150 23 325 25.0
23 Tulsa 12 174 149 22 345 28.8
24 Southern Mississippi 12 103 147 29 279 23.3
25 Washington 13 131 146 19 296 22.8
25 Northwestern 12 100 146 19 265 22.1
27 Syracuse 11 74 145 24 243 22.1
27 Central Michigan 12 73 145 16 234 19.5
29 North Carolina 11 79 144 15 238 21.6
30 Troy 12 101 143 27 271 22.6
31 Arkansas 12 99 142 22 263 21.9
32 Western Michigan 13 165 141 16 322 24.8
32 North Carolina State 12 96 141 19 256 21.3
34 Miami (Florida) 12 82 140 17 239 19.9
35 SMU 11 80 137 20 237 21.5
35 Purdue 11 69 137 23 229 20.8
37 West Virginia 12 124 136 24 284 23.7
37 Colorado 13 134 136 26 296 22.8
39 Duke 11 78 134 17 229 20.8
39 Penn State 14 122 134 29 285 20.4
41 Florida State 12 136 132 27 295 24.6
41 Wyoming 13 134 132 24 290 22.3
41 Notre Dame 12 107 132 15 254 21.2
41 Nebraska 13 112 132 22 266 20.5
45 Baylor 12 161 131 14 306 25.5
45 Hawai'i 13 98 131 19 248 19.1
47 Temple 13 131 130 23 284 21.8
47 Wisconsin 14 142 130 12 284 20.3
47 Cincinnati 11 68 130 12 210 19.1
50 Florida International 12 91 129 18 238 19.8
51 Ball State 11 128 128 10 266 24.2
51 TCU 12 114 128 19 261 21.8
51 Texas A&M 12 105 128 13 246 20.5
54 Arizona State 11 70 126 21 217 19.7
55 Florida 13 95 125 15 235 18.1
56 Iowa State 11 100 123 14 237 21.5
56 Old Dominion 12 104 123 26 253 21.1
56 Massachusetts 11 68 123 15 206 18.7
59 Texas 12 157 122 22 301 25.1
59 Oregon 11 114 122 23 259 23.5
59 Tennessee 12 122 122 15 259 21.6
62 New Mexico State 12 119 120 27 266 22.2
62 Michigan 13 143 120 20 283 21.8
62 Virginia 11 81 120 18 219 19.9
62 Vanderbilt 12 89 120 16 225 18.8
66 Miami (Ohio) 12 94 119 19 232 19.3
66 South Carolina 12 74 119 20 213 17.8
68 Alabama 14 171 118 12 301 21.5
69 Colorado State 12 132 117 14 263 21.9
69 Ohio 13 112 117 32 261 20.1
71 Ohio State 13 176 116 20 312 24.0
71 Michigan State 11 100 116 11 227 20.6
71 Georgia State 11 54 116 18 188 17.1
74 Missouri 11 127 115 16 258 23.5
74 Bowling Green 11 116 115 26 257 23.4
74 San Jose State 11 93 115 16 224 20.4
74 Marshall 11 75 115 30 220 20.0
78 Appalachian State 13 156 114 21 291 22.4
78 North Texas 12 76 114 22 212 17.7
80 Northern Illinois 11 123 113 21 257 23.4
80 South Alabama 11 84 113 13 210 19.1
82 South Florida 12 154 112 12 278 23.2
83 BYU 12 127 111 28 266 22.2
83 UTSA 12 108 111 16 235 19.6
85 Mississippi State 12 129 110 19 258 21.5
85 Arkansas State 12 96 110 16 222 18.5
87 Georgia 12 118 108 18 244 20.3
88 Utah 12 136 107 23 266 22.2
88 Akron 11 79 107 24 210 19.1
90 Connecticut 11 62 106 14 182 16.5
91 Pittsburgh 12 125 104 20 249 20.8
91 Texas State 11 58 104 16 178 16.2
93 UCF 12 95 103 24 222 18.5
94 Buffalo 11 85 102 10 197 17.9
95 Nevada 11 125 101 18 244 22.2
96 Florida Atlantic 11 116 100 12 228 20.7
97 Rice 11 114 99 20 233 21.2
97 Louisiana-Monroe 11 106 99 16 221 20.1
99 Utah State 11 76 98 30 204 18.5
99 Stanford 13 123 98 15 236 18.2
101 Charlotte 11 97 95 27 219 19.9
102 LSU 11 109 94 14 217 19.7
103 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 123 93 20 236 19.7
103 UTEP 11 82 93 18 193 17.5
105 Kentucky 12 135 92 19 246 20.5
105 Maryland 12 109 92 10 211 17.6
107 Minnesota 12 112 91 16 219 18.3
108 Kansas State 12 150 90 25 265 22.1
108 Auburn 12 153 90 15 258 21.5
108 Kansas 11 77 90 18 185 16.8
111 Fresno State 11 70 88 21 179 16.3
112 Wake Forest 12 92 84 20 196 16.3
113 San Diego State 13 158 83 18 259 19.9
113 Oregon State 11 101 83 17 201 18.3
115 Illinois 11 63 82 14 159 14.5
116 Georgia Southern 11 116 79 19 214 19.5
116 Iowa 12 111 79 15 205 17.1
118 Boston College 12 74 78 14 166 13.8
119 Arizona 11 118 77 30 225 20.5
119 UNLV 11 127 77 11 215 19.5
121 Rutgers 11 78 73 9 160 14.5
122 Navy 13 197 62 16 275 21.2
123 Tulane 11 111 59 16 186 16.9
124 Kent State 10 77 58 11 146 14.6
125 Georgia Tech 12 141 53 12 206 17.2
126 Air Force 12 208 51 14 273 22.8
126 New Mexico 12 185 51 11 247 20.6
128 Army 11 183 31 11 225 20.5