2017 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 South Florida 3 23 26 5 54 18.0
2 Arkansas State 4 24 41 10 75 18.8
2 Ohio 4 24 44 9 77 19.3
4 Georgia State 3 25 32 2 59 19.7
5 Miami (Ohio) 4 29 37 15 81 20.3
6 New Mexico State 4 32 47 10 89 22.3
7 Appalachian State 5 35 42 9 86 17.2
8 Wisconsin 7 38 48 8 94 13.4
8 Pittsburgh 6 38 69 6 113 18.8
8 Troy 6 38 83 7 128 21.3
11 Northern Illinois 5 39 51 7 97 19.4
12 Michigan 6 40 40 11 91 15.2
12 Michigan State 7 40 86 15 141 20.1
12 South Alabama 6 40 88 10 138 23.0
15 Colorado State 4 42 47 3 92 23.0
16 New Mexico 7 43 84 10 137 19.6
16 Kansas State 6 43 96 6 145 24.2
16 UNLV 3 43 34 3 80 26.7
19 UTSA 6 44 53 5 102 17.0
19 Northwestern 7 44 98 9 151 21.6
21 Hawai'i 4 45 31 5 81 20.3
22 Penn State 7 46 71 12 129 18.4
22 Virginia Tech 6 46 59 9 114 19.0
24 Georgia Southern 6 47 60 12 119 19.8
24 Coastal Carolina 5 47 60 11 118 23.6
26 LSU 6 48 45 10 103 17.2
26 Fresno State 7 48 74 8 130 18.6
28 Central Michigan 5 49 34 6 89 17.8
28 Ball State 4 49 27 6 82 20.5
28 Idaho 5 49 58 4 111 22.2
28 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 49 53 8 110 27.5
32 Marshall 7 50 79 18 147 21.0
32 Utah State 6 50 73 14 137 22.8
34 Eastern Michigan 6 52 47 11 110 18.3
34 Western Michigan 5 52 43 5 100 20.0
34 Massachusetts 5 52 46 9 107 21.4
37 Boise State 8 53 87 11 151 18.9
37 Texas 8 53 91 12 156 19.5
39 Purdue 8 54 98 14 166 20.8
39 Texas A&M 6 54 65 11 130 21.7
39 UAB 6 54 60 17 131 21.8
39 Buffalo 4 54 29 6 89 22.3
43 Middle Tennessee 5 55 53 14 122 24.4
44 Ohio State 8 56 81 17 154 19.3
44 TCU 9 56 101 17 174 19.3
44 Washington 7 56 77 5 138 19.7
44 Miami (Florida) 7 56 80 10 146 20.9
48 Southern Mississippi 7 57 74 16 147 21.0
49 Western Kentucky 6 58 62 9 129 21.5
49 California 6 58 63 8 129 21.5
49 Toledo 5 58 44 8 110 22.0
49 Texas State 7 58 90 8 156 22.3
49 Florida International 6 58 73 20 151 25.2
54 Duke 7 59 51 14 124 17.7
54 Missouri 6 59 61 11 131 21.8
56 Navy 8 60 76 14 150 18.8
56 Indiana 6 60 53 15 128 21.3
58 Mississippi State 8 61 54 15 130 16.3
58 Alabama 9 61 92 17 170 18.9
58 Utah 8 61 81 15 157 19.6
58 Rutgers 6 61 69 6 136 22.7
62 Iowa State 8 62 96 7 165 20.6
62 Army 6 62 53 9 124 20.7
62 Kent State 6 62 57 15 134 22.3
65 Wyoming 6 63 49 8 120 20.0
65 Oregon 8 63 84 25 172 21.5
67 Houston 7 64 87 16 167 23.9
68 San Diego State 6 65 34 9 108 18.0
69 North Carolina 6 66 64 14 144 24.0
69 Arizona 7 66 93 11 170 24.3
69 Nevada 7 66 99 15 180 25.7
72 Memphis 6 67 71 15 153 25.5
73 Minnesota 7 68 49 6 123 17.6
73 Washington State 8 68 63 10 141 17.6
75 Clemson 10 69 74 11 154 15.4
75 Georgia Tech 6 69 58 5 132 22.0
75 South Carolina 8 69 97 11 177 22.1
78 Florida 9 70 67 15 152 16.9
78 Oklahoma State 7 70 83 20 173 24.7
80 Auburn 9 71 72 12 155 17.2
81 Virginia 7 72 62 10 144 20.6
82 Florida State 9 73 77 15 165 18.3
82 USC 9 73 77 20 170 18.9
82 Iowa 10 73 108 16 197 19.7
85 Temple 7 74 56 17 147 21.0
85 UCF 8 74 97 13 184 23.0
85 Mississippi 6 74 57 14 145 24.2
85 Connecticut 7 74 96 15 185 26.4
85 Old Dominion 6 74 76 10 160 26.7
90 Air Force 7 76 47 12 135 19.3
90 North Carolina State 9 76 89 11 176 19.6
90 West Virginia 8 76 75 14 165 20.6
93 Kansas 9 77 108 17 202 22.4
93 BYU 6 77 58 7 142 23.7
95 Georgia 10 78 75 20 173 17.3
95 Cincinnati 7 78 72 18 168 24.0
95 Florida Atlantic 8 78 107 12 197 24.6
95 Illinois 6 78 62 10 150 25.0
99 Akron 7 82 83 19 184 26.3
100 Louisiana-Monroe 7 83 85 9 177 25.3
101 Oklahoma 9 84 90 25 199 22.1
101 East Carolina 7 84 85 16 185 26.4
103 Arizona State 9 85 86 15 186 20.7
103 Kentucky 7 85 62 12 159 22.7
103 Bowling Green 6 85 69 7 161 26.8
106 Wake Forest 9 86 130 12 228 25.3
107 Colorado 7 87 70 11 168 24.0
108 Tulsa 8 88 88 15 191 23.9
108 Maryland 8 88 88 17 193 24.1
108 SMU 8 88 95 13 196 24.5
108 Texas Tech 10 88 130 31 249 24.9
112 Boston College 10 89 87 6 182 18.2
113 Tulane 8 91 74 8 173 21.6
113 Vanderbilt 7 91 52 13 156 22.3
115 Tennessee 7 92 51 12 155 22.1
115 Louisville 8 92 92 8 192 24.0
117 Stanford 10 95 103 15 213 21.3
118 Charlotte 8 97 81 12 190 23.8
119 Notre Dame 11 98 114 16 228 20.7
119 Louisiana Tech 8 98 72 6 176 22.0
121 Oregon State 8 99 89 18 206 25.8
122 Baylor 9 100 88 12 200 22.2
123 Syracuse 10 103 107 14 224 22.4
123 North Texas 10 103 102 20 225 22.5
123 Rice 9 103 93 9 205 22.8
126 Nebraska 9 104 103 21 228 25.3
127 Arkansas 9 106 88 11 205 22.8
128 San Jose State 7 107 64 10 181 25.9
129 UTEP 10 128 99 18 245 24.5
130 UCLA 10 135 79 31 245 24.5