2017 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 New Mexico 1 5 7 0 12 12.0
2 Appalachian State 1 9 6 3 18 18.0
3 Air Force 1 4 11 4 19 19.0
3 Georgia State 1 8 11 0 19 19.0
5 Miami (Ohio) 1 10 7 4 21 21.0
5 Wyoming 1 11 9 1 21 21.0
5 Massachusetts 1 13 7 1 21 21.0
5 Louisiana Tech 1 15 6 0 21 21.0
9 Marshall 1 7 14 2 23 23.0
10 Akron 1 7 14 3 24 24.0
11 San Diego State 2 16 7 2 25 12.5
11 Georgia Southern 1 15 10 0 25 25.0
13 Rice 1 12 12 3 27 27.0
13 Toledo 1 12 13 2 27 27.0
15 South Alabama 1 8 19 2 29 29.0
15 San Jose State 1 17 10 2 29 29.0
15 Florida Atlantic 1 18 10 1 29 29.0
18 Arizona 1 14 15 1 30 30.0
18 Army 1 18 12 0 30 30.0
20 Florida International 1 9 14 8 31 31.0
21 Florida 2 21 8 3 32 16.0
21 South Florida 1 10 17 5 32 32.0
21 Old Dominion 1 14 16 2 32 32.0
24 Kent State 1 15 14 5 34 34.0
24 UNLV 1 16 17 1 34 34.0
26 UTEP 1 11 23 1 35 35.0
27 Troy 2 17 22 1 40 20.0
28 Louisiana-Monroe 2 25 14 2 41 20.5
29 Colorado 2 20 21 2 43 21.5
30 North Carolina State 2 20 16 8 44 22.0
31 Washington 2 15 28 3 46 23.0
31 Purdue 2 17 27 2 46 23.0
31 Western Michigan 2 24 22 0 46 23.0
31 Missouri 2 25 18 3 46 23.0
35 Cincinnati 2 19 23 6 48 24.0
36 Houston 2 10 34 5 49 24.5
37 Nevada 2 17 29 5 51 25.5
38 Utah State 2 16 29 7 52 26.0
39 Wisconsin 3 21 27 5 53 17.7
40 Bowling Green 2 28 26 1 55 27.5
41 Colorado State 2 26 28 2 56 28.0
42 Virginia 3 20 33 4 57 19.0
42 Duke 3 22 28 7 57 19.0
44 Virginia Tech 3 22 32 5 59 19.7
44 Memphis 2 25 28 6 59 29.5
46 Mississippi State 4 31 25 5 61 15.3
46 Minnesota 3 36 23 2 61 20.3
48 Navy 3 24 32 6 62 20.7
49 Northwestern 3 19 42 3 64 21.3
50 California 3 25 38 2 65 21.7
50 Temple 3 38 20 7 65 21.7
50 Vanderbilt 2 45 18 2 65 32.5
53 Utah 3 21 42 4 67 22.3
53 Tulane 3 32 33 2 67 22.3
55 Michigan 4 36 24 9 69 17.3
56 USC 4 36 26 8 70 17.5
56 Oregon State 3 28 34 8 70 23.3
56 Kentucky 3 46 19 5 70 23.3
59 Louisville 3 38 30 3 71 23.7
60 Oregon 3 28 36 8 72 24.0
60 Tennessee 3 40 26 6 72 24.0
62 LSU 4 38 27 8 73 18.3
63 Baylor 3 33 36 5 74 24.7
63 Tulsa 3 35 31 8 74 24.7
65 Kansas State 3 19 52 4 75 25.0
65 Kansas 3 23 46 6 75 25.0
67 Miami (Florida) 4 24 48 5 77 19.3
68 Florida State 4 32 37 9 78 19.5
69 Penn State 4 25 48 8 81 20.3
70 Iowa State 4 25 54 3 82 20.5
70 Georgia Tech 4 43 37 2 82 20.5
70 South Carolina 3 32 45 5 82 27.3
73 Clemson 5 43 35 5 83 16.6
73 Arizona State 4 40 38 5 83 20.8
73 Boston College 4 47 36 0 83 20.8
73 Wake Forest 3 38 43 2 83 27.7
77 Connecticut 3 31 48 5 84 28.0
78 Syracuse 4 36 43 6 85 21.3
78 Texas A&M 4 42 36 7 85 21.3
78 SMU 3 36 46 3 85 28.3
81 Rutgers 4 32 50 4 86 21.5
81 TCU 4 35 47 4 86 21.5
83 Fresno State 4 34 47 6 87 21.8
84 Washington State 5 48 37 3 88 17.6
84 Texas 4 36 46 6 88 22.0
86 Indiana 4 35 44 10 89 22.3
86 North Carolina 4 39 38 12 89 22.3
88 Pittsburgh 5 32 56 3 91 18.2
88 West Virginia 4 44 42 5 91 22.8
90 Oklahoma State 3 42 43 8 93 31.0
91 Michigan State 4 28 57 11 96 24.0
92 UCLA 4 42 41 14 97 24.3
93 Ohio State 5 27 59 12 98 19.6
94 Alabama 5 40 51 8 99 19.8
95 Mississippi 4 60 36 8 104 26.0
96 Illinois 4 57 39 9 105 26.3
97 Iowa 5 49 51 7 107 21.4
97 Texas Tech 4 44 51 12 107 26.8
99 Stanford 5 49 53 6 108 21.6
99 BYU 4 64 39 5 108 27.0
101 UCF 4 36 65 11 112 28.0
102 Oklahoma 5 44 59 10 113 22.6
102 Arkansas 5 70 40 3 113 22.6
104 East Carolina 4 59 48 8 115 28.8
105 Nebraska 4 55 50 13 118 29.5
106 Georgia 6 57 47 16 120 20.0
107 Auburn 7 60 52 9 121 17.3
108 Notre Dame 7 52 67 12 131 18.7
109 Maryland 6 73 63 15 151 25.2