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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Indiana 8 63 40 18 121 15.1
2 Mississippi State 9 49 47 18 114 12.7
3 Michigan 9 43 51 16 110 12.2
4 Clemson 9 56 54 14 124 13.8
5 Georgia 9 51 56 7 114 12.7
5 Washington State 8 54 56 15 125 15.6
7 Duke 10 81 59 15 155 15.5
7 Auburn 7 40 59 13 112 16.0
9 Georgia Tech 7 50 62 7 119 17.0
10 Alabama 9 36 63 17 116 12.9
11 Notre Dame 6 58 64 7 129 21.5
12 Michigan State 9 35 65 10 110 12.2
13 Tennessee 9 114 66 10 190 21.1
14 Ohio State 9 50 68 19 137 15.2
14 Virginia 10 105 68 15 188 18.8
16 Virginia Tech 10 61 69 11 141 14.1
17 Wisconsin 11 58 70 15 143 13.0
17 Air Force 11 110 70 13 193 17.5
17 Illinois 8 80 70 14 164 20.5
17 North Carolina 8 93 70 13 176 22.0
21 UCLA 9 123 71 29 223 24.8
22 Minnesota 9 65 72 10 147 16.3
22 Nebraska 8 76 72 13 161 20.1
22 Maryland 6 46 72 15 133 22.2
25 Penn State 9 62 74 9 145 16.1
25 Oklahoma 9 74 74 25 173 19.2
27 UTSA 11 76 75 15 166 15.1
27 Utah 10 66 75 19 160 16.0
27 Arkansas 7 58 75 11 144 20.6
27 Pittsburgh 7 58 75 14 147 21.0
31 UCF 9 74 76 18 168 18.7
31 Tulane 9 88 76 11 175 19.4
33 San Diego State 11 82 78 14 174 15.8
34 Boston College 9 64 79 9 152 16.9
34 Iowa 8 47 79 11 137 17.1
34 Syracuse 8 73 79 11 163 20.4
34 Utah State 11 131 79 14 224 20.4
38 Rutgers 8 65 80 12 157 19.6
39 TCU 10 44 81 22 147 14.7
39 Vanderbilt 10 80 81 24 185 18.5
39 Miami (Florida) 9 96 81 16 193 21.4
42 LSU 9 45 82 11 138 15.3
42 Western Michigan 10 74 82 22 178 17.8
42 Kent State 11 96 82 29 207 18.8
45 Florida State 9 58 83 7 148 16.4
45 Navy 10 77 83 11 171 17.1
47 Texas 9 45 84 12 141 15.7
47 Florida 9 61 84 15 160 17.8
47 West Virginia 9 77 84 27 188 20.9
50 Fresno State 10 58 85 9 152 15.2
50 Mississippi 8 73 85 16 174 21.8
52 Washington 11 78 87 8 173 15.7
53 East Carolina 8 81 88 12 181 22.6
54 Wyoming 12 117 89 17 223 18.6
54 Baylor 9 91 89 10 190 21.1
56 Stanford 9 79 90 16 185 20.6
57 Miami (Ohio) 11 87 91 26 204 18.5
57 Massachusetts 11 99 91 17 207 18.8
57 Texas A&M 9 66 91 14 171 19.0
60 Army 12 97 94 15 206 17.2
60 South Carolina 10 70 94 19 183 18.3
60 Iowa State 9 71 94 12 177 19.7
60 UTEP 11 137 94 19 250 22.7
64 Kansas 9 83 95 12 190 21.1
64 Oregon State 9 126 95 23 244 27.1
66 BYU 9 55 96 8 159 17.7
66 Oregon 10 65 96 37 198 19.8
68 Temple 10 81 97 24 202 20.2
68 Tulsa 9 107 97 15 219 24.3
70 Georgia Southern 11 81 98 22 201 18.3
70 California 9 91 98 15 204 22.7
72 UNLV 11 142 99 13 254 23.1
73 SMU 10 99 100 20 219 21.9
74 Oklahoma State 10 70 101 22 193 19.3
74 Cincinnati 10 100 101 26 227 22.7
76 Appalachian State 12 86 103 15 204 17.0
76 Louisville 10 80 103 12 195 19.5
78 Eastern Michigan 12 96 104 23 223 18.6
78 USC 10 86 104 22 212 21.2
78 Nevada 10 125 104 19 248 24.8
81 Buffalo 12 136 105 17 258 21.5
82 South Florida 11 75 106 23 204 18.5
83 Southern Mississippi 13 95 107 27 229 17.6
83 Northwestern 10 64 107 14 185 18.5
83 Colorado State 11 92 107 22 221 20.1
83 Colorado 10 112 107 17 236 23.6
87 Central Michigan 13 117 108 24 249 19.2
88 Bowling Green 10 124 110 24 258 25.8
89 Purdue 11 71 111 22 204 18.5
90 Old Dominion 11 115 112 13 240 21.8
91 UAB 13 110 113 31 254 19.5
91 Houston 10 97 113 15 225 22.5
93 Troy 11 76 114 18 208 18.9
93 Louisiana Tech 12 127 114 12 253 21.1
93 San Jose State 12 155 114 15 284 23.7
96 Missouri 11 85 115 21 221 20.1
97 Northern Illinois 13 84 116 21 221 17.0
97 Toledo 13 109 116 32 257 19.8
99 Georgia State 11 75 117 11 203 18.5
99 Arizona State 9 72 117 18 207 23.0
101 Rice 11 109 118 8 235 21.4
102 Middle Tennessee 13 110 119 26 255 19.6
103 North Carolina State 11 79 120 11 210 19.1
103 Arkansas State 12 88 120 25 233 19.4
103 South Alabama 11 90 120 19 229 20.8
106 Marshall 12 81 121 25 227 18.9
106 Idaho 12 112 121 12 245 20.4
106 Texas Tech 9 63 121 25 209 23.2
109 Kansas State 10 69 122 6 197 19.7
109 Ball State 12 105 122 15 242 20.2
111 Wake Forest 10 92 123 15 230 23.0
112 New Mexico 11 82 124 17 223 20.3
113 Connecticut 9 83 125 16 224 24.9
114 Western Kentucky 13 111 126 13 250 19.2
114 Kentucky 10 78 126 15 219 21.9
116 North Texas 14 138 128 23 289 20.6
116 Coastal Carolina 12 114 128 19 261 21.8
118 Hawai'i 12 124 129 21 274 22.8
119 Florida International 12 107 131 24 262 21.8
120 Akron 13 144 132 28 304 23.4
120 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 151 132 19 302 25.2
122 Memphis 11 100 133 26 259 23.5
122 Louisiana-Monroe 10 112 133 15 260 26.0
124 Boise State 14 98 134 18 250 17.9
124 Charlotte 12 132 134 16 282 23.5
126 Ohio 13 74 142 20 236 18.2
127 New Mexico State 13 114 145 26 285 21.9
128 Texas State 12 89 148 12 249 20.8
129 Arizona 12 114 149 28 291 24.3
130 Florida Atlantic 13 98 153 25 276 21.2