2016 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Texas Tech 10 68 195 25 288 28.8
2 California 10 88 155 31 274 27.4
3 Clemson 13 115 207 30 352 27.1
4 Middle Tennessee 2 17 30 5 52 26.0
5 Oklahoma 11 120 147 15 282 25.6
5 Washington State 10 63 169 24 256 25.6
7 Texas 10 132 102 18 252 25.2
8 USC 11 108 143 19 270 24.5
8 Miami (Ohio) 2 25 22 2 49 24.5
10 Boise State 3 28 43 2 73 24.3
10 East Carolina 3 21 46 6 73 24.3
12 Baylor 9 115 91 11 217 24.1
12 Mississippi 9 64 135 18 217 24.1
14 Florida State 11 116 124 24 264 24.0
14 Southern Mississippi 2 22 19 7 48 24.0
16 Virginia Tech 11 107 137 19 263 23.9
17 Oklahoma State 11 104 143 15 262 23.8
18 Louisville 10 113 108 15 236 23.6
19 Oregon 11 114 122 23 259 23.5
19 West Virginia 11 117 119 22 258 23.5
21 Memphis 2 19 22 5 46 23.0
21 Houston 2 10 31 5 46 23.0
23 Ohio State 11 139 95 17 251 22.8
24 Northwestern 11 93 138 19 250 22.7
24 Utah 10 116 91 20 227 22.7
26 Central Michigan 2 10 32 3 45 22.5
27 Washington 12 125 126 18 269 22.4
28 Colorado 12 119 124 25 268 22.3
28 Hawai'i 3 29 31 7 67 22.3
30 BYU 6 59 62 11 132 22.0
30 Georgia Southern 2 26 12 6 44 22.0
30 New Mexico State 2 20 18 6 44 22.0
30 Ohio 2 20 18 6 44 22.0
30 San Diego State 1 13 8 1 22 22.0
30 Cincinnati 1 9 12 1 22 22.0
36 Kansas State 11 135 83 23 241 21.9
37 Duke 9 61 119 16 196 21.8
38 Tennessee 10 100 102 15 217 21.7
38 North Carolina State 9 69 111 15 195 21.7
38 Western Michigan 3 35 27 3 65 21.7
41 North Carolina 11 79 144 15 238 21.6
41 Arkansas 10 76 121 19 216 21.6
43 TCU 11 106 112 18 236 21.5
43 Louisiana Tech 2 21 20 2 43 21.5
45 Iowa State 10 91 110 13 214 21.4
46 Michigan 11 118 98 18 234 21.3
46 Indiana 11 79 134 21 234 21.3
46 Missouri 9 94 87 11 192 21.3
46 Michigan State 9 86 97 9 192 21.3
50 Syracuse 8 54 97 18 169 21.1
51 Alabama 12 146 95 11 252 21.0
51 San Jose State 2 20 19 3 42 21.0
51 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 12 9 0 21 21.0
51 New Mexico 1 12 8 1 21 21.0
51 Eastern Michigan 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
51 Troy 1 6 11 4 21 21.0
57 Georgia 11 109 101 18 228 20.7
58 Mississippi State 8 86 67 11 164 20.5
59 Penn State 12 105 117 23 245 20.4
59 Kentucky 10 114 72 18 204 20.4
61 South Florida 3 32 25 4 61 20.3
62 Nebraska 11 92 111 18 221 20.1
62 Notre Dame 9 68 103 10 181 20.1
64 Pittsburgh 11 114 91 15 220 20.0
64 LSU 10 101 85 14 200 20.0
64 Arizona 9 93 60 27 180 20.0
64 Miami (Florida) 9 63 102 15 180 20.0
68 Texas A&M 10 84 100 11 195 19.5
68 UCF 2 24 12 3 39 19.5
68 Western Kentucky 2 14 21 4 39 19.5
71 Purdue 9 51 103 21 175 19.4
72 Arizona State 10 58 115 19 192 19.2
72 Virginia 9 67 93 13 173 19.2
74 Wisconsin 11 110 90 9 209 19.0
74 Auburn 10 110 69 11 190 19.0
74 South Alabama 1 6 12 1 19 19.0
77 UCLA 10 43 123 23 189 18.9
78 Vanderbilt 10 72 104 10 186 18.6
79 Oregon State 10 94 75 15 184 18.4
80 Stanford 11 102 83 14 199 18.1
81 Minnesota 11 102 81 15 198 18.0
81 Kansas 9 71 77 14 162 18.0
81 Colorado State 2 19 14 3 36 18.0
81 SMU 2 10 23 3 36 18.0
81 UNLV 1 10 8 0 18 18.0
81 Nevada 1 8 10 0 18 18.0
81 Ball State 1 7 9 2 18 18.0
88 Rice 2 22 9 4 35 17.5
89 Iowa 11 100 73 15 188 17.1
89 Florida 11 77 101 10 188 17.1
91 Georgia Tech 11 130 46 11 187 17.0
91 Appalachian State 2 19 13 2 34 17.0
91 Marshall 2 19 9 6 34 17.0
91 Temple 2 7 23 4 34 17.0
91 Fresno State 1 2 12 3 17 17.0
96 Maryland 10 82 77 10 169 16.9
96 South Carolina 9 56 85 11 152 16.9
98 Wake Forest 9 66 62 19 147 16.3
98 Massachusetts 4 17 40 8 65 16.3
98 Connecticut 3 15 28 6 49 16.3
101 Idaho 2 10 19 3 32 16.0
101 Florida International 2 9 19 4 32 16.0
101 Wyoming 1 5 8 3 16 16.0
101 Bowling Green 1 4 10 2 16 16.0
105 Louisiana-Monroe 2 12 18 1 31 15.5
105 UTSA 2 10 21 0 31 15.5
107 Old Dominion 1 5 9 1 15 15.0
108 Rutgers 10 72 66 8 146 14.6
109 Army 2 22 6 1 29 14.5
110 Illinois 10 62 68 14 144 14.4
111 Tulane 1 7 6 1 14 14.0
111 Arkansas State 1 4 9 1 14 14.0
111 Tulsa 1 4 9 1 14 14.0
114 Florida Atlantic 2 12 11 3 26 13.0
114 Utah State 1 1 10 2 13 13.0
116 Boston College 9 50 53 12 115 12.8
117 Charlotte 1 4 6 2 12 12.0
117 Georgia State 1 2 10 0 12 12.0
119 Kent State 2 10 8 3 21 10.5
120 Akron 1 4 4 2 10 10.0
120 UTEP 1 4 2 4 10 10.0
122 Texas State 1 5 3 0 8 8.0
122 North Texas 1 2 3 3 8 8.0
124 Buffalo 1 1 3 1 5 5.0