2017 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 UTSA 3 19 13 9 41 13.7
2 Michigan 4 18 19 9 46 11.5
3 Florida State 3 18 28 5 51 17.0
4 Michigan State 4 19 29 4 52 13.0
5 Georgia Tech 4 21 30 3 54 13.5
5 Georgia State 3 25 27 2 54 18.0
7 Wisconsin 4 17 34 5 56 14.0
7 UCF 3 16 29 11 56 18.7
9 Southern Mississippi 4 28 24 6 58 14.5
9 Air Force 4 32 19 7 58 14.5
11 Georgia Southern 3 34 22 3 59 19.7
12 Minnesota 4 23 34 4 61 15.3
12 Navy 4 26 32 3 61 15.3
14 Eastern Michigan 4 24 30 9 63 15.8
14 Appalachian State 4 29 26 8 63 15.8
16 Mississippi State 5 34 23 7 64 12.8
17 Utah 4 20 35 10 65 16.3
17 TCU 4 20 37 8 65 16.3
17 Northern Illinois 4 23 32 10 65 16.3
20 Duke 5 21 39 6 66 13.2
21 Kansas State 4 27 37 3 67 16.8
21 Idaho 4 40 24 3 67 16.8
21 Miami (Florida) 3 28 33 6 67 22.3
24 Georgia 5 26 32 10 68 13.6
24 Clemson 5 31 32 5 68 13.6
24 Arkansas State 3 30 33 5 68 22.7
27 Alabama 5 22 38 9 69 13.8
27 Texas 4 20 45 4 69 17.3
29 Arkansas 4 34 33 4 71 17.8
29 Tulane 4 43 23 5 71 17.8
31 Fresno State 4 25 44 4 73 18.3
32 Virginia Tech 5 32 37 5 74 14.8
32 Houston 4 31 37 6 74 18.5
32 Oklahoma 4 34 34 6 74 18.5
35 Washington State 5 36 33 6 75 15.0
35 Washington 5 38 32 5 75 15.0
35 Boise State 4 26 45 4 75 18.8
38 South Florida 5 20 46 10 76 15.2
38 Virginia 4 27 40 9 76 19.0
40 Auburn 5 35 32 10 77 15.4
40 San Diego State 5 35 34 8 77 15.4
42 Western Kentucky 4 26 48 4 78 19.5
42 Coastal Carolina 4 31 41 6 78 19.5
42 West Virginia 4 37 32 9 78 19.5
45 Maryland 4 23 49 7 79 19.8
46 Arizona 4 29 41 10 80 20.0
46 Florida 4 29 44 7 80 20.0
48 North Carolina State 5 27 51 3 81 16.2
49 LSU 5 30 46 7 83 16.6
49 Marshall 4 29 45 9 83 20.8
49 Indiana 4 36 38 9 83 20.8
52 Wake Forest 5 40 37 7 84 16.8
52 Purdue 4 26 49 9 84 21.0
52 UAB 4 36 36 12 84 21.0
55 Florida International 4 32 41 12 85 21.3
55 Toledo 4 45 29 11 85 21.3
57 Louisville 5 28 51 7 86 17.2
58 Rutgers 5 30 50 7 87 17.4
58 Penn State 5 39 41 7 87 17.4
58 Western Michigan 5 44 37 6 87 17.4
58 Northwestern 4 35 46 6 87 21.8
62 Miami (Ohio) 5 36 39 13 88 17.6
62 Iowa State 4 32 48 8 88 22.0
64 Missouri 4 42 40 7 89 22.3
65 Kentucky 5 26 59 5 90 18.0
65 Mississippi 4 41 42 7 90 22.5
67 Army 5 44 43 5 92 18.4
67 Kansas 4 35 49 8 92 23.0
67 Louisiana-Monroe 4 44 38 10 92 23.0
70 Texas A&M 5 27 61 5 93 18.6
71 Oregon 5 28 50 16 94 18.8
71 Nebraska 5 33 54 7 94 18.8
71 Tennessee 5 60 30 4 94 18.8
74 Troy 5 35 51 9 95 19.0
74 Vanderbilt 5 52 33 10 95 19.0
74 Old Dominion 4 45 44 6 95 23.8
77 New Mexico 5 36 54 6 96 19.2
77 Utah State 5 47 42 7 96 19.2
77 Illinois 4 44 42 10 96 24.0
80 North Texas 5 37 52 8 97 19.4
80 Syracuse 5 40 45 12 97 19.4
80 Boston College 5 53 40 4 97 19.4
83 Ohio State 5 33 51 14 98 19.6
83 Colorado 5 39 51 8 98 19.6
85 Central Michigan 5 35 50 14 99 19.8
85 Pittsburgh 5 47 47 5 99 19.8
87 Akron 5 34 52 14 100 20.0
87 Ohio 5 34 59 7 100 20.0
87 BYU 5 51 44 5 100 20.0
87 Wyoming 5 56 36 8 100 20.0
91 Notre Dame 5 35 56 10 101 20.2
91 USC 5 39 49 13 101 20.2
91 Ball State 5 42 55 4 101 20.2
91 Middle Tennessee 5 49 44 8 101 20.2
95 Iowa 5 33 60 9 102 20.4
96 Rice 5 33 65 5 103 20.6
96 Texas State 5 36 57 10 103 20.6
96 Cincinnati 5 57 33 13 103 20.6
96 Texas Tech 4 33 59 11 103 25.8
96 UNLV 4 43 54 6 103 25.8
101 Colorado State 5 34 63 7 104 20.8
101 Buffalo 5 62 34 8 104 20.8
103 SMU 5 32 68 5 105 21.0
103 Louisiana Tech 5 48 54 3 105 21.0
105 Memphis 4 40 58 8 106 26.5
106 South Carolina 5 41 62 4 107 21.4
107 Charlotte 5 53 53 2 108 21.6
108 Connecticut 4 35 68 6 109 27.3
109 New Mexico State 5 43 55 12 110 22.0
109 Florida Atlantic 5 54 49 7 110 22.0
111 Arizona State 5 39 65 7 111 22.2
111 Hawai'i 5 47 57 7 111 22.2
111 North Carolina 5 56 48 7 111 22.2
111 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 62 44 5 111 27.8
115 Oklahoma State 5 42 55 15 112 22.4
115 Stanford 5 49 56 7 112 22.4
117 South Alabama 5 36 65 12 113 22.6
118 Baylor 5 60 48 6 114 22.8
119 Temple 5 48 55 12 115 23.0
120 Kent State 5 48 49 20 117 23.4
120 California 5 48 61 8 117 23.4
122 Massachusetts 6 58 54 8 120 20.0
123 UCLA 5 50 49 22 121 24.2
124 Nevada 5 43 67 16 126 25.2
125 Bowling Green 5 60 59 10 129 25.8
125 UTEP 5 69 55 5 129 25.8
127 Tulsa 5 72 48 10 130 26.0
128 Oregon State 5 59 66 14 139 27.8
128 East Carolina 5 64 65 10 139 27.8
130 San Jose State 6 87 62 8 157 26.2