2017 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - All Games through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Michigan State 13 63 122 21 206 15.8
2 Ohio 13 74 142 20 236 18.2
3 UTSA 11 76 75 15 166 15.1
3 Alabama 14 76 114 25 215 15.4
5 Ohio State 14 77 127 31 235 16.8
6 Michigan 13 79 75 25 179 13.8
6 Wisconsin 14 79 97 20 196 14.0
6 TCU 14 79 128 26 233 16.6
9 Mississippi State 13 80 72 23 175 13.5
10 Texas 13 81 130 18 229 17.6
11 Florida 11 82 92 18 192 17.5
12 Virginia Tech 13 83 101 16 200 15.4
12 LSU 13 83 109 19 211 16.2
12 Georgia State 12 83 128 11 222 18.5
12 Northwestern 13 83 149 17 249 19.2
16 Northern Illinois 13 84 116 21 221 17.0
17 South Florida 12 85 123 28 236 19.7
18 Penn State 13 87 122 17 226 17.4
18 Utah 13 87 117 23 227 17.5
18 New Mexico 12 87 131 17 235 19.6
21 Marshall 13 88 135 27 250 19.2
21 Purdue 13 88 138 24 250 19.2
21 Arkansas State 12 88 120 25 233 19.4
21 Kansas State 13 88 174 10 272 20.9
25 Texas State 12 89 148 12 249 20.8
26 Florida State 13 90 120 16 226 17.4
26 Pittsburgh 12 90 131 17 238 19.8
28 Fresno State 14 92 132 15 239 17.1
29 Washington 13 93 115 11 219 16.8
29 Georgia Tech 11 93 99 9 201 18.3
29 Troy 13 93 136 19 248 19.1
29 Oregon 13 93 132 45 270 20.8
33 Appalachian State 13 95 109 18 222 17.1
33 Southern Mississippi 13 95 107 27 229 17.6
35 Eastern Michigan 12 96 104 23 223 18.6
35 Georgia Southern 12 96 108 22 226 18.8
35 Iowa 13 96 130 18 244 18.8
35 Iowa State 13 96 148 15 259 19.9
39 Miami (Ohio) 12 97 98 30 225 18.8
39 Rutgers 12 97 130 16 243 20.3
41 San Diego State 13 98 85 16 199 15.3
41 Indiana 12 98 84 28 210 17.5
41 Boise State 14 98 134 18 250 17.9
41 Western Michigan 12 98 104 22 224 18.7
41 South Alabama 12 98 139 21 258 21.5
46 Clemson 14 99 89 19 207 14.8
46 North Carolina State 13 99 136 19 254 19.5
48 Auburn 14 100 111 22 233 16.6
49 Minnesota 12 101 95 12 208 17.3
49 Navy 13 101 115 17 233 17.9
51 Washington State 13 102 93 18 213 16.4
51 South Carolina 13 102 139 24 265 20.4
53 Duke 13 103 87 22 212 16.3
54 Ball State 12 105 122 15 242 20.2
55 Kansas 12 106 141 18 265 22.1
56 Houston 12 107 147 20 274 22.8
56 Texas Tech 13 107 172 37 316 24.3
58 Georgia 15 108 103 23 234 15.6
58 Texas A&M 13 108 127 21 256 19.7
60 Syracuse 12 109 122 17 248 20.7
61 UAB 13 110 113 31 254 19.5
61 Middle Tennessee 13 110 119 26 255 19.6
61 Notre Dame 13 110 131 19 260 20.0
61 Missouri 13 110 133 24 267 20.5
61 UCF 13 110 141 29 280 21.5
66 Boston College 13 111 115 9 235 18.1
66 Western Kentucky 13 111 126 13 250 19.2
66 Kent State 12 111 96 34 241 20.1
69 Massachusetts 12 112 98 18 228 19.0
69 Idaho 12 112 121 12 245 20.4
69 Oklahoma State 13 112 144 30 286 22.0
69 Arizona State 13 112 155 23 290 22.3
73 Air Force 12 114 81 17 212 17.7
73 Coastal Carolina 12 114 128 19 261 21.8
73 New Mexico State 13 114 145 26 285 21.9
73 Connecticut 12 114 173 21 308 25.7
77 Army 13 115 106 15 236 18.2
78 Florida Atlantic 14 116 163 26 305 21.8
78 California 12 116 136 17 269 22.4
78 Florida International 13 116 145 32 293 22.5
81 Central Michigan 13 117 108 24 249 19.2
82 Oklahoma 14 118 133 35 286 20.4
82 Louisville 13 118 133 15 266 20.5
82 Colorado State 13 118 135 24 277 21.3
85 Temple 13 119 117 31 267 20.5
85 BYU 13 119 135 13 267 20.5
85 Cincinnati 12 119 124 32 275 22.9
85 Maryland 12 119 135 30 284 23.7
89 Tulane 12 120 109 13 242 20.2
89 Miami (Florida) 13 120 129 21 270 20.8
91 Toledo 14 121 129 34 284 20.3
91 West Virginia 13 121 126 32 279 21.5
91 Rice 12 121 130 11 262 21.8
94 USC 14 122 130 30 282 20.1
95 Baylor 12 124 125 15 264 22.0
95 Kentucky 13 124 145 20 289 22.2
95 Hawai'i 12 124 129 21 274 22.8
98 Virginia 13 125 101 19 245 18.8
98 Vanderbilt 12 125 99 26 250 20.8
98 Memphis 13 125 161 32 318 24.5
101 Wyoming 13 128 98 18 244 18.8
101 Stanford 14 128 143 22 293 20.9
101 Arkansas 12 128 115 14 257 21.4
101 Arizona 13 128 164 29 321 24.7
105 Old Dominion 12 129 128 15 272 22.7
106 Wake Forest 13 130 166 17 313 24.1
107 Nebraska 12 131 122 26 279 23.3
108 North Carolina 12 132 108 25 265 22.1
108 Colorado 12 132 128 19 279 23.3
108 Charlotte 12 132 134 16 282 23.5
111 Mississippi 12 133 121 24 278 23.2
112 SMU 13 135 146 23 304 23.4
113 Buffalo 12 136 105 17 258 21.5
114 Illinois 12 137 109 23 269 22.4
114 Louisiana-Monroe 12 137 147 17 301 25.1
116 North Texas 14 138 128 23 289 20.6
117 East Carolina 12 140 136 20 296 24.7
118 Louisiana Tech 13 142 120 12 274 21.1
118 Tulsa 12 142 128 23 293 24.4
118 Nevada 12 142 133 24 299 24.9
121 Utah State 13 147 108 21 276 21.2
122 UTEP 12 148 117 20 285 23.8
123 Akron 14 151 146 31 328 23.4
123 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 151 132 19 302 25.2
125 Bowling Green 12 152 136 25 313 26.1
126 Tennessee 12 154 92 16 262 21.8
126 Oregon State 12 154 129 31 314 26.2
128 UNLV 12 158 116 14 288 24.0
129 UCLA 13 165 112 43 320 24.6
130 San Jose State 13 172 124 17 313 24.1