2017 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Clemson 1 4 0 1 5 5.0
2 Florida 1 1 7 0 8 8.0
2 Texas 1 3 4 1 8 8.0
4 Kansas State 1 6 3 1 10 10.0
5 Louisville 1 10 0 1 11 11.0
6 Pittsburgh 1 4 9 1 14 14.0
7 Indiana 1 11 2 2 15 15.0
8 South Carolina 1 4 12 1 17 17.0
9 Maryland 1 8 8 2 18 18.0
9 Washington 1 8 8 2 18 18.0
11 Virginia Tech 2 6 9 4 19 9.5
11 TCU 1 4 12 3 19 19.0
11 Rutgers 1 4 13 2 19 19.0
14 Baylor 1 12 6 2 20 20.0
15 West Virginia 1 6 13 2 21 21.0
16 Purdue 1 8 14 1 23 23.0
17 Minnesota 2 4 19 1 24 12.0
18 Michigan 2 14 7 7 28 14.0
18 Texas A&M 2 15 10 3 28 14.0
20 Utah 2 7 19 3 29 14.5
20 Florida State 2 7 21 1 29 14.5
22 Arizona 2 7 21 2 30 15.0
22 Georgia 2 9 14 7 30 15.0
22 Duke 2 19 7 4 30 15.0
25 Oklahoma 2 21 6 4 31 15.5
25 Oregon State 1 16 14 1 31 31.0
27 Iowa 2 9 20 3 32 16.0
27 Tennessee 2 14 14 4 32 16.0
27 Washington State 2 14 15 3 32 16.0
30 Penn State 2 14 16 3 33 16.5
30 Ohio State 2 22 5 6 33 16.5
32 Colorado 2 13 21 1 35 17.5
33 Wisconsin 3 13 20 3 36 12.0
33 Iowa State 2 6 27 3 36 18.0
33 Vanderbilt 2 7 23 6 36 18.0
33 Miami (Florida) 2 10 25 1 36 18.0
37 Oregon 2 14 18 6 38 19.0
37 Oklahoma State 2 16 19 3 38 19.0
37 Missouri 2 17 17 4 38 19.0
40 LSU 3 19 19 1 39 13.0
40 Kentucky 2 9 27 3 39 19.5
40 Arkansas 2 10 25 4 39 19.5
43 Mississippi State 3 20 12 8 40 13.3
43 Alabama 2 13 22 5 40 20.0
43 Northwestern 2 14 23 3 40 20.0
46 Michigan State 3 17 20 4 41 13.7
46 Arizona State 2 19 21 1 41 20.5
46 North Carolina 2 21 15 5 41 20.5
49 Syracuse 2 14 22 6 42 21.0
50 North Carolina State 2 20 19 4 43 21.5
51 Auburn 3 17 22 5 44 14.7
52 Nebraska 2 12 30 3 45 22.5
53 Mississippi 2 21 23 2 46 23.0
54 USC 2 32 11 4 47 23.5
55 Kansas 2 16 26 6 48 24.0
56 UCLA 2 14 27 10 51 25.5
57 Stanford 3 26 24 2 52 17.3
57 Texas Tech 2 19 26 7 52 26.0
59 Notre Dame 3 29 26 5 60 20.0
60 Wake Forest 3 28 37 3 68 22.7
61 Virginia 3 35 26 8 69 23.0
62 Boston College 4 33 33 4 70 17.5
63 Illinois 3 35 30 8 73 24.3
64 Northern Illinois 9 50 77 12 139 15.4
65 UTSA 9 61 69 12 142 15.8
66 BYU 8 56 83 7 146 18.3
67 San Diego State 10 85 62 11 158 15.8
68 Army 10 85 68 11 164 16.4
69 Kent State 9 80 64 21 165 18.3
70 Georgia Southern 9 62 86 19 167 18.6
70 Western Michigan 9 68 80 19 167 18.6
72 Central Michigan 9 89 67 14 170 18.9
73 Southern Mississippi 9 73 78 20 171 19.0
74 Massachusetts 9 85 75 12 172 19.1
75 Appalachian State 10 75 93 12 180 18.0
76 Ohio 10 52 112 17 181 18.1
76 South Florida 9 73 86 22 181 20.1
78 Fresno State 11 70 100 12 182 16.5
78 Georgia State 10 64 109 9 182 18.2
80 Wyoming 10 91 79 14 184 18.4
81 Air Force 10 101 73 15 189 18.9
82 Boise State 11 84 89 17 190 17.3
82 New Mexico 10 78 97 15 190 19.0
82 Western Kentucky 10 87 92 11 190 19.0
85 Eastern Michigan 10 87 88 17 192 19.2
86 Colorado State 9 90 87 17 194 21.6
87 South Alabama 9 79 100 16 195 21.7
88 Arkansas State 10 73 99 24 196 19.6
89 Middle Tennessee 10 81 96 20 197 19.7
89 Old Dominion 9 93 94 10 197 21.9
91 Texas State 10 76 124 8 208 20.8
91 Ball State 10 93 102 13 208 20.8
91 Louisiana Tech 10 106 92 10 208 20.8
91 Tulane 10 109 88 11 208 20.8
95 Idaho 10 101 97 11 209 20.9
95 East Carolina 9 100 94 15 209 23.2
97 Utah State 10 119 77 14 210 21.0
98 Rice 10 104 100 7 211 21.1
99 Connecticut 8 77 120 15 212 26.5
100 Troy 11 76 122 15 213 19.4
100 Miami (Ohio) 11 90 94 29 213 19.4
102 UCF 10 88 110 18 216 21.6
103 Coastal Carolina 10 95 106 18 219 21.9
103 Hawai'i 10 102 101 16 219 21.9
103 Buffalo 10 114 91 14 219 21.9
106 UAB 11 94 97 29 220 20.0
107 UTEP 10 120 83 18 221 22.1
107 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 112 93 16 221 24.6
109 Navy 12 97 108 17 222 18.5
110 Nevada 9 119 90 14 223 24.8
111 Marshall 12 81 121 25 227 18.9
112 Bowling Green 9 114 98 18 230 25.6
113 UNLV 10 128 93 12 233 23.3
114 Charlotte 10 106 114 15 235 23.5
115 Houston 10 94 126 16 236 23.6
116 New Mexico State 11 96 119 22 237 21.5
117 Cincinnati 10 98 112 29 239 23.9
117 San Jose State 10 129 97 13 239 23.9
119 Memphis 10 106 111 25 242 24.2
120 North Texas 12 117 110 19 246 20.5
121 Temple 12 116 101 31 248 20.7
122 Toledo 12 104 114 32 250 20.8
122 Louisiana-Monroe 10 106 127 17 250 25.0
124 SMU 11 115 122 22 259 23.5
125 Tulsa 11 127 120 21 268 24.4
126 Florida Atlantic 12 94 150 25 269 22.4
126 Akron 11 134 115 20 269 24.5
128 Florida International 12 112 137 32 281 23.4