2017 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Michigan State 13 63 122 21 206 15.8
2 UTSA 10 68 74 14 156 15.6
3 Ohio 12 71 139 19 229 19.1
4 Alabama 13 72 109 25 206 15.8
4 Georgia State 11 72 120 9 201 18.3
6 Kansas State 12 73 162 9 244 20.3
7 TCU 13 76 126 24 226 17.4
8 Virginia Tech 12 77 95 16 188 15.7
8 Ohio State 14 77 127 31 235 16.8
10 Mississippi State 12 78 72 23 173 14.4
11 Michigan 13 79 75 25 179 13.8
11 Wisconsin 14 79 97 20 196 14.0
13 LSU 12 80 101 18 199 16.6
14 Northern Illinois 12 81 110 14 205 17.1
14 Texas 13 81 130 18 229 17.6
14 Pittsburgh 11 81 121 17 219 19.9
17 Florida 11 82 92 18 192 17.5
17 New Mexico 11 82 117 16 215 19.5
17 South Florida 11 82 113 27 222 20.2
17 Texas State 11 82 138 9 229 20.8
21 Northwestern 13 83 149 17 249 19.2
21 Arkansas State 11 83 113 25 221 20.1
23 Utah 12 84 110 21 215 17.9
23 Georgia Tech 10 84 95 8 187 18.7
25 Troy 12 86 133 15 234 19.5
26 Penn State 13 87 122 17 226 17.4
27 Marshall 13 88 135 27 250 19.2
27 Purdue 13 88 138 24 250 19.2
27 Oregon 12 88 119 38 245 20.4
30 Washington 12 89 111 9 209 17.4
30 Florida State 12 89 115 16 220 18.3
30 Georgia Southern 11 89 101 22 212 19.3
33 Miami (Ohio) 11 90 94 29 213 19.4
33 Iowa State 12 90 136 12 238 19.8
35 Clemson 13 91 88 18 197 15.2
35 Fresno State 13 91 125 15 231 17.8
35 Appalachian State 12 91 108 17 216 18.0
35 Southern Mississippi 12 91 104 27 222 18.5
39 Western Michigan 11 92 102 19 213 19.4
39 North Carolina State 12 92 128 18 238 19.8
41 Indiana 11 93 84 27 204 18.5
41 South Carolina 12 93 137 21 251 20.9
43 San Diego State 12 94 75 14 183 15.3
43 South Alabama 11 94 135 18 247 22.5
45 Auburn 13 95 106 20 221 17.0
46 Washington State 12 96 92 18 206 17.2
46 Eastern Michigan 12 96 104 23 223 18.6
46 Iowa 13 96 130 18 244 18.8
49 Rutgers 11 97 125 15 237 21.5
50 Boise State 14 98 134 18 250 17.9
50 Ball State 11 98 110 14 222 20.2
52 Duke 12 101 83 20 204 17.0
52 Minnesota 12 101 95 12 208 17.3
52 Navy 13 101 115 17 233 17.9
52 Missouri 12 101 122 23 246 20.5
52 UCF 12 101 134 27 262 21.8
52 Kansas 11 101 133 18 252 22.9
58 Texas Tech 12 102 160 35 297 24.8
59 Georgia 14 104 92 22 218 15.6
59 Kent State 11 104 90 28 222 20.2
61 Texas A&M 12 105 118 20 243 20.3
62 Western Kentucky 12 106 109 13 228 19.0
62 Massachusetts 11 106 91 14 211 19.2
62 California 11 106 122 17 245 22.3
65 Houston 12 107 147 20 274 22.8
65 Cincinnati 11 107 119 29 255 23.2
67 UAB 12 108 108 29 245 20.4
67 Idaho 11 108 117 12 237 21.5
67 Coastal Carolina 11 108 114 18 240 21.8
67 Syracuse 11 108 117 15 240 21.8
67 Hawai'i 11 108 118 18 244 22.2
72 Army 12 110 92 14 216 18.0
72 Middle Tennessee 13 110 119 26 255 19.6
72 Notre Dame 13 110 131 19 260 20.0
72 Connecticut 11 110 155 19 284 25.8
76 Boston College 13 111 115 9 235 18.1
77 Air Force 11 112 79 15 206 18.7
77 Miami (Florida) 12 112 119 19 250 20.8
77 Oklahoma State 13 112 144 30 286 22.0
77 Arizona State 13 112 155 23 290 22.3
77 Florida Atlantic 13 112 160 26 298 22.9
77 Florida International 12 112 137 32 281 23.4
83 Central Michigan 12 113 100 21 234 19.5
84 New Mexico State 13 114 145 26 285 21.9
84 West Virginia 12 114 123 30 267 22.3
86 Baylor 11 115 104 14 233 21.2
86 Colorado State 12 115 123 21 259 21.6
86 Maryland 11 115 124 28 267 24.3
86 Arizona 12 115 152 25 292 24.3
90 Virginia 12 116 98 19 233 19.4
90 Temple 12 116 101 31 248 20.7
90 BYU 12 116 125 12 253 21.1
90 Toledo 13 116 127 34 277 21.3
94 Tulane 11 117 103 12 232 21.1
95 Wyoming 12 118 96 18 232 19.3
95 Oklahoma 14 118 133 35 286 20.4
95 Louisville 12 118 129 14 261 21.8
98 Kentucky 12 119 134 19 272 22.7
99 Memphis 12 120 146 29 295 24.6
99 Wake Forest 12 120 164 17 301 25.1
101 Rice 12 121 130 11 262 21.8
101 Vanderbilt 11 121 98 24 243 22.1
101 Old Dominion 11 121 119 14 254 23.1
101 Charlotte 11 121 126 16 263 23.9
105 USC 14 122 130 30 282 20.1
105 North Carolina 11 122 102 24 248 22.5
105 Arkansas 11 122 112 14 248 22.5
108 Buffalo 11 124 101 15 240 21.8
109 Mississippi 11 125 116 23 264 24.0
110 Colorado 11 126 122 13 261 23.7
111 Stanford 14 128 143 22 293 20.9
111 SMU 12 128 138 23 289 24.1
111 East Carolina 11 128 125 20 273 24.8
114 Nebraska 12 131 122 26 279 23.3
115 Louisiana Tech 12 132 110 10 252 21.0
115 North Texas 13 132 120 22 274 21.1
117 Louisiana-Lafayette 11 134 125 19 278 25.3
118 Nevada 11 136 124 21 281 25.5
119 Illinois 12 137 109 23 269 22.4
119 Louisiana-Monroe 12 137 147 17 301 25.1
121 Oregon State 11 138 118 30 286 26.0
122 Utah State 12 141 100 20 261 21.8
123 Tulsa 12 142 128 23 293 24.4
123 Bowling Green 11 142 124 19 285 25.9
125 UNLV 11 144 110 13 267 24.3
126 Tennessee 11 148 86 15 249 22.6
126 UTEP 12 148 117 20 285 23.8
126 Akron 13 148 141 27 316 24.3
129 San Jose State 12 162 122 16 300 25.0
130 UCLA 13 165 112 43 320 24.6