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

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