2017 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 San Diego State 8 48 51 6 105 13.1
2 Mississippi State 8 51 51 11 113 14.1
3 Michigan 9 61 52 16 129 14.3
3 Wisconsin 10 58 69 16 143 14.3
5 Virginia Tech 8 52 53 11 116 14.5
6 Alabama 9 49 69 19 137 15.2
6 Ohio State 10 44 89 19 152 15.2
6 Georgia 10 73 66 13 152 15.2
9 UTSA 8 57 62 6 125 15.6
10 Fresno State 9 57 77 10 144 16.0
11 Northern Illinois 8 47 71 11 129 16.1
12 Washington 9 66 76 5 147 16.3
13 Ohio 8 38 84 9 131 16.4
13 Michigan State 9 44 89 15 148 16.4
15 Washington State 9 67 68 14 149 16.6
16 Georgia Southern 8 49 71 14 134 16.8
17 Massachusetts 1 7 10 0 17 17.0
17 LSU 8 55 65 16 136 17.0
17 Clemson 9 65 75 13 153 17.0
20 Penn State 9 56 87 12 155 17.2
21 Marshall 8 53 75 13 141 17.6
21 Northwestern 9 52 97 9 158 17.6
23 Auburn 9 72 74 13 159 17.7
23 TCU 10 58 100 19 177 17.7
25 Kent State 8 70 53 19 142 17.8
26 Texas 9 58 90 13 161 17.9
27 BYU 1 4 14 0 18 18.0
28 Virginia 8 75 61 9 145 18.1
29 Georgia Tech 8 65 76 5 146 18.3
30 Air Force 8 62 70 15 147 18.4
31 Navy 8 51 84 13 148 18.5
31 Arkansas State 8 53 77 18 148 18.5
33 Troy 8 60 83 6 149 18.6
33 UAB 8 63 68 18 149 18.6
33 Indiana 9 75 71 21 167 18.6
33 Boise State 9 75 77 15 167 18.6
37 Duke 8 76 60 14 150 18.8
37 Wyoming 8 78 63 9 150 18.8
39 Georgia State 8 55 87 9 151 18.9
39 Minnesota 9 91 70 9 170 18.9
41 Western Michigan 8 60 75 17 152 19.0
41 New Mexico 8 67 72 13 152 19.0
41 Western Kentucky 8 72 71 9 152 19.0
41 Boston College 8 72 77 3 152 19.0
41 Purdue 9 63 91 17 171 19.0
46 Florida 8 66 72 15 153 19.1
46 Middle Tennessee 8 69 68 16 153 19.1
48 Iowa State 9 72 93 8 173 19.2
49 Iowa 9 78 84 12 174 19.3
50 Central Michigan 8 83 59 13 155 19.4
51 Southern Mississippi 8 64 73 19 156 19.5
51 Miami (Ohio) 8 67 69 20 156 19.5
51 Appalachian State 8 67 78 11 156 19.5
51 Texas A&M 8 77 67 12 156 19.5
55 Toledo 9 60 95 21 176 19.6
56 Eastern Michigan 8 60 82 16 158 19.8
56 Temple 8 79 58 21 158 19.8
58 North Carolina State 8 60 86 13 159 19.9
59 Utah 9 76 86 18 180 20.0
59 North Texas 9 84 82 14 180 20.0
61 Florida State 8 67 80 14 161 20.1
61 South Carolina 8 67 81 13 161 20.1
63 Ball State 8 72 79 11 162 20.3
64 South Florida 8 68 75 20 163 20.4
64 Tulane 8 78 77 8 163 20.4
66 Pittsburgh 8 64 86 14 164 20.5
66 USC 10 81 101 23 205 20.5
68 Texas State 8 60 100 5 165 20.6
68 Missouri 8 66 85 14 165 20.6
70 Idaho 8 75 82 10 167 20.9
70 Oregon 9 68 90 30 188 20.9
72 Rice 8 78 84 6 168 21.0
72 Baylor 9 89 91 9 189 21.0
74 South Alabama 8 67 87 15 169 21.1
74 Miami (Florida) 9 95 79 16 190 21.1
76 Oklahoma 10 78 106 29 213 21.3
77 Arizona State 9 79 94 20 193 21.4
78 Louisiana Tech 8 89 73 10 172 21.5
79 Hawai'i 8 82 78 13 173 21.6
80 Utah State 8 102 59 13 174 21.8
80 Illinois 9 102 79 15 196 21.8
82 Colorado State 8 82 77 17 176 22.0
82 California 9 91 95 12 198 22.0
82 Stanford 10 94 106 20 220 22.0
85 Old Dominion 8 84 84 9 177 22.1
86 Oklahoma State 9 70 104 26 200 22.2
87 Coastal Carolina 8 79 84 15 178 22.3
87 Buffalo 8 83 83 12 178 22.3
87 UTEP 8 95 68 15 178 22.3
87 Rutgers 9 88 100 13 201 22.3
91 New Mexico State 8 72 91 16 179 22.4
92 Syracuse 8 84 88 8 180 22.5
93 Kentucky 8 81 91 9 181 22.6
93 UCF 9 83 102 18 203 22.6
95 Kansas 9 85 107 12 204 22.7
96 Louisville 8 72 102 8 182 22.8
97 West Virginia 9 87 95 24 206 22.9
98 Tennessee 8 105 68 11 184 23.0
98 Florida Atlantic 9 60 129 18 207 23.0
100 Arkansas 8 97 79 9 185 23.1
101 Kansas State 9 60 141 8 209 23.2
102 Florida International 8 74 94 18 186 23.3
103 Tulsa 8 92 82 13 187 23.4
103 East Carolina 8 93 80 14 187 23.4
103 North Carolina 8 95 74 18 187 23.4
106 Louisiana-Lafayette 8 91 84 13 188 23.5
106 San Jose State 8 105 72 11 188 23.5
108 Nebraska 9 108 82 22 212 23.6
109 UNLV 8 109 73 9 191 23.9
110 Akron 9 109 92 15 216 24.0
111 Mississippi 8 96 80 17 193 24.1
111 Memphis 9 96 98 23 217 24.1
113 Texas Tech 9 72 121 25 218 24.2
114 Charlotte 8 89 91 14 194 24.3
114 Vanderbilt 8 104 72 18 194 24.3
116 Nevada 8 107 79 9 195 24.4
117 Houston 8 79 104 13 196 24.5
118 Maryland 9 100 97 26 223 24.8
119 SMU 8 98 83 18 199 24.9
120 UCLA 9 122 76 27 225 25.0
121 Wake Forest 8 86 103 12 201 25.1
121 Colorado 9 113 101 12 226 25.1
123 Cincinnati 8 88 93 22 203 25.4
123 Bowling Green 8 102 84 17 203 25.4
125 Oregon State 9 110 99 25 234 26.0
126 Arizona 9 97 116 22 235 26.1
127 Louisiana-Monroe 8 84 115 12 211 26.4
128 Connecticut 8 77 120 15 212 26.5