2017 National Leaders First Downs - All Games through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Arizona 13 169 98 40 307 23.6
2 UCF 13 120 170 37 327 25.2
2 Ohio 13 148 104 37 289 22.2
2 Iowa State 13 77 160 37 274 21.1
5 East Carolina 12 72 172 35 279 23.3
6 Memphis 13 106 188 33 327 25.2
7 Connecticut 12 95 130 31 256 21.3
8 Ohio State 14 173 151 30 354 25.3
8 SMU 13 121 161 30 312 24.0
8 West Virginia 13 112 159 30 301 23.2
8 Utah 13 133 136 30 299 23.0
8 California 12 96 139 30 265 22.1
8 Tulsa 12 153 77 30 260 21.7
8 Akron 14 90 136 30 256 18.3
15 Indiana 12 79 144 29 252 21.0
15 Marshall 13 94 142 29 265 20.4
15 Central Michigan 13 81 128 29 238 18.3
18 Oklahoma State 13 118 213 28 359 27.6
18 Syracuse 12 108 157 28 293 24.4
18 Middle Tennessee 13 100 146 28 274 21.1
18 Nevada 12 84 126 28 238 19.8
18 Maryland 12 91 82 28 201 16.8
23 Louisville 13 157 168 27 352 27.1
23 Arkansas State 12 105 190 27 322 26.8
23 Oregon 13 162 96 27 285 21.9
23 Buffalo 12 79 145 27 251 20.9
23 Texas State 12 98 106 27 231 19.3
23 Oregon State 12 95 106 27 228 19.0
23 Stanford 14 110 111 27 248 17.7
30 North Texas 14 131 184 26 341 24.4
31 Texas Tech 13 106 188 25 319 24.5
31 Penn State 13 99 172 25 296 22.8
31 Auburn 14 161 126 25 312 22.3
31 Louisiana Tech 13 121 135 25 281 21.6
31 Michigan State 13 117 139 25 281 21.6
31 Notre Dame 13 145 103 25 273 21.0
31 Miami (Ohio) 12 88 135 25 248 20.7
31 Texas A&M 13 96 139 25 260 20.0
31 Kentucky 13 105 112 25 242 18.6
31 Tennessee 12 77 95 25 197 16.4
41 Western Kentucky 13 77 193 24 294 22.6
41 Purdue 13 114 144 24 282 21.7
41 Massachusetts 12 82 154 24 260 21.7
41 Southern Mississippi 13 120 132 24 276 21.2
41 Troy 13 89 151 24 264 20.3
41 Northern Illinois 13 126 113 24 263 20.2
41 Cincinnati 12 92 120 24 236 19.7
48 South Florida 12 166 120 23 309 25.8
48 Colorado State 13 134 174 23 331 25.5
48 UCLA 13 98 183 23 304 23.4
48 Toledo 14 133 166 23 322 23.0
48 Boise State 14 109 164 23 296 21.1
48 San Diego State 13 140 92 23 255 19.6
54 Washington State 13 62 219 22 303 23.3
54 North Carolina State 13 118 162 22 302 23.2
54 Duke 13 141 136 22 299 23.0
54 Northwestern 13 125 150 22 297 22.8
54 TCU 14 133 143 22 298 21.3
54 Temple 13 89 152 22 263 20.2
54 Baylor 12 80 137 22 239 19.9
54 UAB 13 128 101 22 251 19.3
54 Virginia 13 78 141 22 241 18.5
54 New Mexico 12 130 59 22 211 17.6
64 Missouri 13 133 150 21 304 23.4
64 Appalachian State 13 137 114 21 272 20.9
64 Washington 13 116 134 21 271 20.8
64 Georgia 15 173 112 21 306 20.4
64 Bowling Green 12 94 117 21 232 19.3
69 Florida Atlantic 14 209 111 20 340 24.3
69 Virginia Tech 13 126 142 20 288 22.2
69 Arizona State 13 130 131 20 281 21.6
69 Wisconsin 14 148 128 20 296 21.1
69 UTSA 11 98 114 20 232 21.1
69 Arkansas 12 110 108 20 238 19.8
69 San Jose State 13 94 110 20 224 17.2
69 Old Dominion 12 87 98 20 205 17.1
77 Oklahoma 14 140 202 19 361 25.8
77 Air Force 12 219 52 19 290 24.2
77 Colorado 12 124 128 19 271 22.6
77 Clemson 14 136 154 19 309 22.1
77 Florida International 13 99 151 19 269 20.7
77 Eastern Michigan 12 84 140 19 243 20.3
77 Illinois 12 72 83 19 174 14.5
77 Rutgers 12 87 59 19 165 13.8
85 Mississippi State 13 182 99 18 299 23.0
85 Alabama 14 174 119 18 311 22.2
85 Mississippi 12 86 151 18 255 21.3
85 Tulane 12 152 78 18 248 20.7
85 North Carolina 12 89 129 18 236 19.7
85 Nebraska 12 73 145 18 236 19.7
85 Coastal Carolina 12 108 95 18 221 18.4
92 Wake Forest 13 125 154 17 296 22.8
92 New Mexico State 13 82 191 17 290 22.3
92 Texas 13 106 143 17 266 20.5
92 Georgia State 12 86 136 17 239 19.9
92 Hawai'i 12 101 120 17 238 19.8
92 Miami (Florida) 13 106 128 17 251 19.3
92 Idaho 12 82 112 17 211 17.6
92 Iowa 13 103 106 17 226 17.4
92 Wyoming 13 76 105 17 198 15.2
101 Louisiana-Monroe 12 100 143 16 259 21.6
101 Houston 12 97 139 16 252 21.0
101 LSU 13 136 108 16 260 20.0
101 Fresno State 14 123 131 16 270 19.3
101 Vanderbilt 12 67 138 16 221 18.4
101 Michigan 13 115 96 16 227 17.5
101 Minnesota 12 120 61 16 197 16.4
108 UNLV 12 142 97 15 254 21.2
108 Western Michigan 12 141 94 15 250 20.8
108 Utah State 13 101 132 15 248 19.1
108 Georgia Southern 12 146 49 15 210 17.5
108 Kansas 12 66 113 15 194 16.2
108 UTEP 12 69 62 15 146 12.2
114 USC 14 134 192 14 340 24.3
114 Navy 13 232 29 14 275 21.2
114 Georgia Tech 11 168 32 14 214 19.5
114 Boston College 13 131 101 14 246 18.9
114 Ball State 12 104 107 14 225 18.8
114 Florida State 13 110 110 14 234 18.0
114 South Carolina 13 92 125 14 231 17.8
114 Kansas State 13 121 89 14 224 17.2
122 Army 13 241 16 13 270 20.8
122 Pittsburgh 12 107 116 13 236 19.7
122 South Alabama 12 69 131 13 213 17.8
122 Kent State 12 99 57 13 169 14.1
122 Charlotte 12 85 70 13 168 14.0
127 BYU 13 87 116 12 215 16.5
128 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 115 121 10 246 20.5
128 Rice 12 120 76 10 206 17.2
128 Florida 11 83 92 10 185 16.8