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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Wisconsin 4 18 20 4 42 10.5
2 San Diego State 3 10 26 1 37 12.3
3 Mississippi State 4 26 21 7 54 13.5
4 LSU 4 17 35 5 57 14.3
4 Georgia Southern 4 19 32 6 57 14.3
6 Clemson 4 27 27 5 59 14.8
6 Michigan 4 34 19 6 59 14.8
8 Auburn 4 23 31 6 60 15.0
8 Ohio State 4 24 29 7 60 15.0
10 Duke 3 33 9 4 46 15.3
10 Northwestern 4 21 37 3 61 15.3
10 Middle Tennessee 4 23 32 6 61 15.3
13 Ohio 3 12 34 2 48 16.0
13 Michigan State 4 23 34 7 64 16.0
15 Kent State 3 21 21 7 49 16.3
15 Virginia Tech 4 27 33 5 65 16.3
15 UTSA 4 30 30 5 65 16.3
18 Western Michigan 4 35 26 5 66 16.5
19 Penn State 4 19 42 6 67 16.8
19 Indiana 4 32 27 8 67 16.8
21 Boston College 3 23 28 0 51 17.0
21 BYU 4 22 45 1 68 17.0
21 Florida State 4 26 39 3 68 17.0
21 Fresno State 4 28 37 3 68 17.0
21 Georgia 4 36 25 7 68 17.0
26 Troy 3 22 27 3 52 17.3
26 Texas 4 21 42 6 69 17.3
26 Wyoming 4 40 26 3 69 17.3
29 TCU 4 25 40 5 70 17.5
29 Florida 4 27 35 8 70 17.5
29 Iowa 4 27 37 6 70 17.5
29 UAB 4 33 32 5 70 17.5
33 Pittsburgh 3 16 35 2 53 17.7
34 Utah 4 25 41 6 72 18.0
34 Northern Illinois 4 27 40 5 72 18.0
34 Alabama 4 30 37 5 72 18.0
34 Eastern Michigan 4 30 37 5 72 18.0
34 North Texas 4 48 19 5 72 18.0
39 Massachusetts 3 26 24 5 55 18.3
39 Navy 4 24 42 7 73 18.3
39 Miami (Florida) 4 27 39 7 73 18.3
42 Purdue 4 23 44 7 74 18.5
42 Air Force 4 38 30 6 74 18.5
44 Arkansas State 3 16 34 6 56 18.7
44 Washington State 3 27 23 6 56 18.7
46 Vanderbilt 4 26 39 10 75 18.8
47 Appalachian State 3 23 29 5 57 19.0
47 Minnesota 4 41 32 3 76 19.0
49 Louisville 3 29 25 4 58 19.3
49 Missouri 4 25 44 8 77 19.3
49 Southern Mississippi 4 30 32 15 77 19.3
52 Washington 4 35 41 2 78 19.5
52 Louisiana Tech 4 43 29 6 78 19.5
52 Virginia 4 43 31 4 78 19.5
52 East Carolina 4 49 27 2 78 19.5
56 Army 3 24 29 6 59 19.7
56 Buffalo 3 26 28 5 59 19.7
56 Coastal Carolina 3 29 29 1 59 19.7
56 Miami (Ohio) 3 30 25 4 59 19.7
60 North Carolina State 4 30 40 9 79 19.8
60 South Carolina 4 37 34 8 79 19.8
60 Baylor 4 37 36 6 79 19.8
63 Texas A&M 4 41 29 10 80 20.0
64 Oregon 3 29 18 14 61 20.3
64 Florida Atlantic 4 27 47 7 81 20.3
64 New Mexico 4 31 45 5 81 20.3
64 Stanford 4 35 42 4 81 20.3
68 West Virginia 4 34 39 9 82 20.5
68 Georgia Tech 4 42 36 4 82 20.5
70 Georgia State 3 27 30 5 62 20.7
70 Akron 3 30 22 10 62 20.7
72 Marshall 4 31 46 6 83 20.8
72 Iowa State 4 32 47 4 83 20.8
72 Old Dominion 4 38 42 3 83 20.8
72 Connecticut 4 39 39 5 83 20.8
72 Central Michigan 4 45 31 7 83 20.8
72 Temple 4 46 27 10 83 20.8
78 California 3 26 33 4 63 21.0
78 Idaho 3 34 26 3 63 21.0
78 Ball State 4 33 43 8 84 21.0
78 Toledo 4 37 39 8 84 21.0
78 UNLV 4 48 32 4 84 21.0
78 Maryland 4 52 23 9 84 21.0
84 Oklahoma 4 36 34 15 85 21.3
85 Western Kentucky 4 34 48 4 86 21.5
85 Boise State 4 40 41 5 86 21.5
87 South Alabama 3 38 24 3 65 21.7
88 Rutgers 4 34 48 6 88 22.0
89 Colorado State 3 28 35 4 67 22.3
89 North Carolina 3 36 22 9 67 22.3
89 Oklahoma State 4 28 52 9 89 22.3
89 Tulane 4 33 51 5 89 22.3
89 Mississippi 4 40 40 9 89 22.3
94 Texas Tech 4 29 50 11 90 22.5
94 Florida International 4 38 42 10 90 22.5
94 UCF 4 39 45 6 90 22.5
97 Kansas 4 28 57 6 91 22.8
98 Tulsa 3 26 36 7 69 23.0
98 Utah State 3 52 13 4 69 23.0
100 Hawai'i 4 45 44 4 93 23.3
100 Notre Dame 4 50 36 7 93 23.3
102 Kansas State 4 25 64 5 94 23.5
102 Texas State 4 35 57 2 94 23.5
102 Arizona 4 47 41 6 94 23.5
102 Nevada 4 48 40 6 94 23.5
102 San Jose State 4 54 34 6 94 23.5
107 Arizona State 4 35 49 11 95 23.8
107 Illinois 4 45 43 7 95 23.8
107 Rice 4 46 46 3 95 23.8
110 Memphis 3 27 33 12 72 24.0
110 Arkansas 4 46 42 8 96 24.0
110 UTEP 4 54 32 10 96 24.0
113 Syracuse 4 53 42 2 97 24.3
113 Tennessee 4 54 35 8 97 24.3
115 Cincinnati 4 36 51 11 98 24.5
116 Charlotte 4 50 42 7 99 24.8
117 Houston 3 31 41 3 75 25.0
117 New Mexico State 3 32 37 6 75 25.0
119 South Florida 3 30 36 10 76 25.3
119 USC 3 30 39 7 76 25.3
121 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 43 50 9 102 25.5
122 Kentucky 4 43 51 9 103 25.8
122 UCLA 4 54 43 6 103 25.8
124 Colorado 3 45 30 4 79 26.3
124 Nebraska 4 58 36 11 105 26.3
126 SMU 4 56 43 7 106 26.5
127 Bowling Green 3 40 35 5 80 26.7
128 Louisiana-Monroe 3 32 45 4 81 27.0
129 Oregon State 4 67 33 12 112 28.0
130 Wake Forest 4 41 68 4 113 28.3