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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Utah 1 1 5 0 6 6.0
2 Michigan 1 2 10 1 13 13.0
2 Michigan State 1 2 13 2 17 17.0
2 Iowa State 1 2 14 1 17 17.0
5 South Carolina 1 3 11 3 17 17.0
5 Northwestern 1 3 12 2 17 17.0
5 Wyoming 1 3 12 3 18 18.0
5 South Alabama 1 3 23 0 26 26.0
9 Iowa 1 4 12 0 16 16.0
10 Duke 1 5 6 2 13 13.0
10 Penn State 1 5 8 1 14 14.0
10 Kansas State 1 5 9 0 14 14.0
10 Arkansas State 2 5 22 4 31 15.5
10 Texas 1 5 10 2 17 17.0
10 Purdue 1 5 12 2 19 19.0
10 Ohio 1 5 11 4 20 20.0
10 Temple 1 5 11 4 20 20.0
18 Boston College 1 6 5 2 13 13.0
18 Central Michigan 1 6 8 1 15 15.0
18 Utah State 1 6 9 1 16 16.0
18 Missouri 1 6 7 4 17 17.0
18 Washington 1 6 18 1 25 25.0
18 Marshall 1 6 15 5 26 26.0
18 South Florida 1 6 19 1 26 26.0
18 Wake Forest 1 6 24 2 32 32.0
26 Florida State 2 7 21 1 29 14.5
26 SMU 1 7 8 3 18 18.0
26 Mississippi State 1 7 9 4 20 20.0
26 Virginia Tech 1 7 16 1 24 24.0
30 Colorado State 1 8 10 0 18 18.0
30 North Carolina State 1 8 15 1 24 24.0
30 Houston 1 8 15 3 26 26.0
30 Oregon 1 8 16 4 28 28.0
34 Georgia State 2 9 25 1 35 17.5
34 Fresno State 2 9 24 3 36 18.0
34 Arizona State 1 9 13 1 23 23.0
34 Idaho 1 9 16 1 26 26.0
34 Middle Tennessee 1 9 17 4 30 30.0
39 LSU 1 10 7 0 17 17.0
39 Florida Atlantic 2 10 23 4 37 18.5
39 West Virginia 1 10 7 2 19 19.0
39 Ohio State 2 10 26 3 39 19.5
39 Western Kentucky 1 10 9 2 21 21.0
39 Notre Dame 1 10 11 0 21 21.0
39 Southern Mississippi 1 10 14 1 25 25.0
39 Texas A&M 1 10 18 3 31 31.0
47 Coastal Carolina 1 11 5 0 16 16.0
47 Boise State 2 11 19 3 33 16.5
47 Georgia Southern 1 11 6 0 17 17.0
47 New Mexico State 2 11 29 3 43 21.5
47 UAB 1 11 9 4 24 24.0
47 Massachusetts 1 11 12 3 26 26.0
47 Texas Tech 1 11 12 4 27 27.0
47 Arizona 1 11 15 1 27 27.0
47 Troy 2 11 37 6 54 27.0
56 Miami (Florida) 2 12 28 2 42 21.0
57 Appalachian State 2 13 13 0 26 13.0
57 Kentucky 1 13 5 2 20 20.0
57 Oklahoma 2 13 26 2 41 20.5
60 USC 2 14 12 5 31 15.5
60 Alabama 2 14 19 3 36 18.0
60 Louisiana Tech 1 14 6 0 20 20.0
60 UCLA 1 14 4 3 21 21.0
60 North Texas 2 14 24 5 43 21.5
60 Northern Illinois 1 14 13 0 27 27.0
60 Memphis 2 14 33 7 54 27.0
67 Florida International 2 15 28 3 46 23.0
67 Washington State 1 15 9 1 25 25.0
69 Clemson 2 16 8 2 26 13.0
69 Louisiana-Monroe 1 16 10 0 26 26.0
71 Navy 2 17 8 1 26 13.0
71 Wisconsin 2 17 13 3 33 16.5
71 Stanford 2 17 23 3 43 21.5
71 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 17 10 0 27 27.0
75 Army 2 18 3 2 23 11.5
75 Louisville 1 18 4 1 23 23.0
75 Oklahoma State 1 18 12 1 31 31.0
78 TCU 2 19 18 2 39 19.5
79 Auburn 2 20 17 3 40 20.0
79 UCF 2 20 35 5 60 30.0
81 Toledo 2 22 17 4 43 21.5
82 Virginia 1 23 0 1 24 24.0
83 San Diego State 1 28 1 2 31 31.0
84 Georgia 3 30 26 6 62 20.7
84 Akron 2 30 22 3 55 27.5