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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Georgia 3 16 20 0 36 12.0
1 Texas State 3 18 34 0 52 17.3
3 UTSA 4 27 32 1 60 15.0
3 Troy 3 25 21 1 47 15.7
5 Massachusetts 2 17 8 2 27 13.5
5 Notre Dame 3 15 28 2 45 15.0
5 Central Michigan 3 31 19 2 52 17.3
5 Iowa State 4 30 39 2 71 17.8
5 Army 3 29 31 2 62 20.7
5 Georgia Tech 3 30 33 2 65 21.7
5 Arkansas 4 48 40 2 90 22.5
5 Kansas State 4 31 64 2 97 24.3
5 Nevada 3 51 26 2 79 26.3
14 Washington 3 14 24 3 41 13.7
14 Florida 3 26 13 3 42 14.0
14 Western Kentucky 4 41 21 3 65 16.3
14 Texas A&M 3 30 19 3 52 17.3
14 Georgia State 4 22 46 3 71 17.8
14 Syracuse 3 16 35 3 54 18.0
14 Boston College 4 29 42 3 74 18.5
14 Auburn 3 22 31 3 56 18.7
14 Iowa 3 32 21 3 56 18.7
14 Ball State 3 30 24 3 57 19.0
14 Penn State 3 24 31 3 58 19.3
14 Tulane 4 44 35 3 82 20.5
14 San Jose State 3 31 28 3 62 20.7
14 Rice 3 42 19 3 64 21.3
14 Rutgers 3 33 32 3 68 22.7
14 Baylor 3 27 41 3 71 23.7
14 Louisiana Tech 3 37 31 3 71 23.7
14 Louisville 4 43 53 3 99 24.8
14 Louisiana-Monroe 4 45 54 3 102 25.5
33 Wyoming 3 29 24 4 57 19.0
33 Air Force 4 44 32 4 80 20.0
33 Arizona State 3 29 28 4 61 20.3
33 Kansas 4 43 35 4 82 20.5
33 Tennessee 3 40 27 4 71 23.7
33 Buffalo 4 48 43 4 95 23.8
33 Kentucky 3 42 30 4 76 25.3
33 UNLV 4 67 30 4 101 25.3
33 Akron 4 57 50 4 111 27.8
33 Wake Forest 3 43 37 4 84 28.0
43 Mississippi State 3 13 19 5 37 12.3
43 Virginia Tech 3 17 15 5 37 12.3
43 San Diego State 4 25 24 5 54 13.5
43 Washington State 4 24 28 5 57 14.3
43 Fresno State 4 30 27 5 62 15.5
43 Temple 3 20 24 5 49 16.3
43 Virginia 4 32 30 5 67 16.8
43 Southern Mississippi 4 27 37 5 69 17.3
43 Minnesota 4 37 29 5 71 17.8
43 Oklahoma State 3 24 25 5 54 18.0
43 USC 4 39 30 5 74 18.5
43 New Mexico State 3 28 24 5 57 19.0
43 Appalachian State 4 30 41 5 76 19.0
43 UTEP 3 25 30 5 60 20.0
43 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 29 28 5 62 20.7
43 Oregon State 3 28 30 5 63 21.0
43 Missouri 4 37 42 5 84 21.0
43 Memphis 4 44 37 5 86 21.5
43 Idaho 4 29 55 5 89 22.3
43 California 4 42 42 5 89 22.3
43 North Texas 3 39 33 5 77 25.7
64 Boise State 4 21 29 6 56 14.0
64 Northern Illinois 4 20 31 6 57 14.3
64 South Alabama 3 21 27 6 54 18.0
64 Purdue 4 34 33 6 73 18.3
64 Texas 4 35 33 6 74 18.5
64 New Mexico 3 20 32 6 58 19.3
64 Illinois 4 48 24 6 78 19.5
64 Northwestern 4 24 54 6 84 21.0
64 Miami (Florida) 4 53 29 6 88 22.0
64 North Carolina State 3 34 30 6 70 23.3
64 Tulsa 4 44 44 6 94 23.5
64 Old Dominion 4 46 42 6 94 23.5
64 Navy 3 34 33 6 73 24.3
64 Vanderbilt 3 47 27 6 80 26.7
78 Ohio State 3 10 21 7 38 12.7
78 Marshall 4 22 29 7 58 14.5
78 Ohio 4 23 38 7 68 17.0
78 Clemson 3 25 22 7 54 18.0
78 LSU 3 26 21 7 54 18.0
78 UCF 4 35 32 7 74 18.5
78 Kent State 4 42 26 7 75 18.8
78 South Florida 3 29 22 7 58 19.3
78 Florida State 4 39 32 7 78 19.5
78 Utah 4 41 36 7 84 21.0
78 Florida International 3 31 34 7 72 24.0
78 BYU 4 46 46 7 99 24.8
78 Charlotte 3 29 39 7 75 25.0
78 Colorado 4 48 47 7 102 25.5
92 Alabama 3 10 20 8 38 12.7
92 Wisconsin 4 27 30 8 65 16.3
92 Michigan State 4 19 46 8 73 18.3
92 Stanford 3 27 22 8 57 19.0
92 Middle Tennessee 3 29 26 8 63 21.0
92 Cincinnati 3 26 40 8 74 24.7
92 Houston 4 37 54 8 99 24.8
92 Mississippi 4 52 39 8 99 24.8
92 SMU 3 40 27 8 75 25.0
92 Florida Atlantic 3 25 44 8 77 25.7
92 East Carolina 3 27 44 8 79 26.3
92 Nebraska 3 40 32 8 80 26.7
104 Michigan 4 25 27 9 61 15.3
104 South Carolina 3 21 32 9 62 20.7
104 North Carolina 4 40 38 9 87 21.8
104 Eastern Michigan 4 42 37 9 88 22.0
104 Utah State 4 42 44 9 95 23.8
109 UAB 4 30 36 10 76 19.0
109 Arkansas State 4 37 31 10 78 19.5
109 Pittsburgh 4 27 49 10 86 21.5
109 Duke 4 44 33 10 87 21.8
109 Hawai'i 3 32 28 10 70 23.3
109 Bowling Green 4 52 42 10 104 26.0
109 Connecticut 4 40 66 10 116 29.0
116 TCU 4 15 33 11 59 14.8
116 Indiana 4 30 19 11 60 15.0
116 Toledo 4 17 44 11 72 18.0
116 Oregon 4 28 48 11 87 21.8
116 Western Michigan 3 19 41 11 71 23.7
116 Texas Tech 4 34 51 11 96 24.0
122 Oklahoma 4 35 39 12 86 21.5
122 UCLA 3 47 16 12 75 25.0
122 West Virginia 4 40 48 12 100 25.0
122 Coastal Carolina 4 43 53 12 108 27.0
122 Arizona 4 41 67 12 120 30.0
127 Miami (Ohio) 4 31 34 13 78 19.5
127 Colorado State 4 48 27 13 88 22.0
127 Georgia Southern 4 32 48 13 93 23.3
130 Maryland 4 44 63 14 121 30.3