2017 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 South Florida 4 62 42 11 115 28.8
2 Louisville 5 56 66 18 140 28.0
3 Oklahoma 4 36 66 8 110 27.5
4 Duke 5 64 62 11 137 27.4
4 Wake Forest 5 59 68 10 137 27.4
6 Arkansas State 4 29 72 7 108 27.0
6 Texas Tech 4 28 74 6 108 27.0
8 Texas A&M 5 50 74 10 134 26.8
9 Virginia Tech 5 63 61 9 133 26.6
10 Wisconsin 4 53 46 7 106 26.5
11 Colorado State 5 49 70 13 132 26.4
12 Oregon 4 52 46 7 105 26.3
12 Oklahoma State 4 37 62 6 105 26.3
14 Mississippi State 5 82 42 5 129 25.8
14 Tulsa 4 62 31 10 103 25.8
14 Purdue 4 42 55 6 103 25.8
17 Syracuse 4 33 56 12 101 25.3
18 Washington State 4 22 73 5 100 25.0
19 TCU 4 49 48 2 99 24.8
20 Ohio State 4 51 43 4 98 24.5
20 UCLA 4 23 69 6 98 24.5
22 North Carolina 4 47 44 6 97 24.3
22 Michigan State 4 46 46 5 97 24.3
24 Missouri 5 43 70 8 121 24.2
25 Clemson 5 46 63 11 120 24.0
25 UCF 4 34 49 13 96 24.0
25 Mississippi 4 24 65 7 96 24.0
28 Auburn 5 55 55 7 117 23.4
28 North Texas 5 39 67 11 117 23.4
30 Utah 4 43 43 7 93 23.3
30 UTSA 3 31 35 4 70 23.3
30 Colorado 3 25 39 6 70 23.3
33 Ohio 5 56 47 13 116 23.2
34 SMU 5 52 52 11 115 23.0
34 Arizona 4 47 35 10 92 23.0
34 Northwestern 4 40 44 8 92 23.0
34 Texas 4 37 49 6 92 23.0
34 Kansas 3 16 49 4 69 23.0
39 North Carolina State 5 40 69 5 114 22.8
39 USC 4 28 61 2 91 22.8
39 Iowa State 4 24 57 10 91 22.8
42 Toledo 5 40 62 11 113 22.6
43 Miami (Florida) 4 46 38 6 90 22.5
44 Arkansas 4 47 36 6 89 22.3
44 Pittsburgh 4 40 46 3 89 22.3
46 Massachusetts 11 78 140 24 242 22.0
46 West Virginia 4 36 47 5 88 22.0
48 Florida Atlantic 5 68 33 7 108 21.6
48 LSU 5 60 45 3 108 21.6
48 Florida International 5 41 57 10 108 21.6
48 Central Michigan 5 34 60 14 108 21.6
52 Air Force 4 62 19 5 86 21.5
52 Iowa 4 42 36 8 86 21.5
54 Boise State 5 37 61 9 107 21.4
55 UNLV 4 49 30 6 85 21.3
55 Arizona State 4 27 51 7 85 21.3
55 Indiana 3 27 31 6 64 21.3
55 California 3 23 34 7 64 21.3
59 Notre Dame 13 145 103 25 273 21.0
59 New Mexico State 5 29 71 5 105 21.0
61 Army 13 241 16 13 270 20.8
61 Navy 5 92 8 4 104 20.8
61 Appalachian State 5 51 45 8 104 20.8
61 Fresno State 5 40 55 9 104 20.8
61 Troy 5 36 58 10 104 20.8
61 Memphis 4 25 48 10 83 20.8
61 East Carolina 4 20 48 15 83 20.8
68 Georgia Tech 3 48 10 4 62 20.7
68 Nebraska 3 22 37 3 62 20.7
70 Louisiana Tech 5 44 50 9 103 20.6
71 Ball State 4 30 48 4 82 20.5
71 Penn State 4 27 50 5 82 20.5
71 Houston 4 23 54 5 82 20.5
74 Alabama 5 58 40 4 102 20.4
75 Florida State 5 49 48 4 101 20.2
76 Georgia 5 56 35 9 100 20.0
76 Virginia 5 34 62 4 100 20.0
76 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 37 42 1 80 20.0
76 Minnesota 3 36 19 5 60 20.0
80 Southern Mississippi 5 40 47 12 99 19.8
80 Temple 5 31 61 7 99 19.8
80 Tulane 4 53 18 8 79 19.8
80 Coastal Carolina 4 46 25 8 79 19.8
80 Connecticut 4 34 37 8 79 19.8
80 Hawai'i 4 32 42 5 79 19.8
80 Nevada 4 32 33 14 79 19.8
80 Eastern Michigan 4 21 53 5 79 19.8
88 Rutgers 3 29 22 8 59 19.7
88 Maryland 3 28 21 10 59 19.7
90 Western Michigan 4 48 25 5 78 19.5
90 Kansas State 4 47 27 4 78 19.5
90 New Mexico 4 40 26 12 78 19.5
90 Buffalo 4 31 40 7 78 19.5
90 Georgia State 4 31 39 8 78 19.5
95 Washington 4 24 49 4 77 19.3
96 Marshall 5 33 54 9 96 19.2
97 Western Kentucky 5 22 63 10 95 19.0
97 Miami (Ohio) 4 30 41 5 76 19.0
99 UAB 5 47 38 8 93 18.6
99 Utah State 5 34 53 6 93 18.6
101 Tennessee 4 28 37 9 74 18.5
102 Northern Illinois 5 38 42 12 92 18.4
102 Akron 5 35 44 13 92 18.4
104 Louisiana-Monroe 4 25 43 5 73 18.3
104 Oregon State 3 17 34 4 55 18.3
106 Boston College 5 47 37 6 90 18.0
106 Stanford 4 34 31 7 72 18.0
108 Middle Tennessee 5 29 52 8 89 17.8
108 South Alabama 4 25 43 3 71 17.8
110 San Jose State 5 36 46 6 88 17.6
111 Cincinnati 4 25 32 13 70 17.5
112 Kentucky 5 34 42 11 87 17.4
113 Michigan 4 33 32 4 69 17.3
114 Florida 3 23 27 1 51 17.0
115 Bowling Green 4 19 44 4 67 16.8
116 San Diego State 5 44 32 7 83 16.6
117 BYU 12 80 106 12 198 16.5
118 South Carolina 5 34 45 2 81 16.2
119 Charlotte 4 35 25 4 64 16.0
119 Illinois 3 20 21 7 48 16.0
121 Idaho 4 31 28 4 63 15.8
121 Texas State 4 27 24 12 63 15.8
121 Vanderbilt 4 22 41 0 63 15.8
124 Wyoming 5 24 47 6 77 15.4
125 Baylor 3 20 20 5 45 15.0
126 Rice 4 31 26 2 59 14.8
127 Georgia Southern 4 38 10 7 55 13.8
127 Old Dominion 4 22 24 9 55 13.8
129 UTEP 4 25 22 7 54 13.5
130 Kent State 4 34 10 3 47 11.8