2017 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio 13 148 104 37 289 22.2
2 Arizona 12 156 90 36 282 23.5
3 Marshall 12 89 129 29 247 20.6
3 Akron 13 86 129 29 244 18.8
3 Central Michigan 13 81 128 29 238 18.3
6 Middle Tennessee 13 100 146 28 274 21.1
7 Arkansas State 12 105 190 27 322 26.8
7 California 9 74 115 27 216 24.0
7 Buffalo 12 79 145 27 251 20.9
7 Texas State 12 98 106 27 231 19.3
11 Memphis 11 88 156 26 270 24.5
11 North Texas 14 131 184 26 341 24.4
11 Oregon 10 134 83 26 243 24.3
11 UCF 9 76 114 26 216 24.0
15 Western Kentucky 13 77 193 24 294 22.6
15 Tulsa 9 118 53 24 195 21.7
15 Southern Mississippi 13 120 132 24 276 21.2
15 Northern Illinois 13 126 113 24 263 20.2
15 Nevada 10 69 109 24 202 20.2
20 Utah 10 106 103 23 232 23.2
20 Boise State 14 109 164 23 296 21.1
20 Miami (Ohio) 11 82 124 23 229 20.8
23 South Florida 11 156 104 22 282 25.6
23 East Carolina 8 49 130 22 201 25.1
23 Toledo 13 127 150 22 299 23.0
23 Louisiana Tech 12 109 130 22 261 21.8
23 Troy 11 76 139 22 237 21.5
23 Connecticut 9 70 95 22 187 20.8
23 Oregon State 9 72 90 22 184 20.4
23 UAB 13 128 101 22 251 19.3
31 Louisville 10 131 134 21 286 28.6
31 Oklahoma State 10 93 163 21 277 27.7
31 Massachusetts 11 76 151 21 248 22.5
31 Purdue 11 107 118 21 246 22.4
31 Indiana 8 60 97 21 178 22.3
31 Appalachian State 12 131 108 21 260 21.7
37 Florida Atlantic 13 204 107 20 331 25.5
37 SMU 10 98 126 20 244 24.4
37 North Carolina State 11 102 139 20 261 23.7
37 Temple 10 73 127 20 220 22.0
37 UTSA 11 98 114 20 232 21.1
37 Bowling Green 10 85 97 20 202 20.2
37 Baylor 9 63 98 20 181 20.1
37 San Diego State 11 125 73 20 218 19.8
37 Kentucky 10 87 87 20 194 19.4
37 Virginia 10 65 108 20 193 19.3
37 Tennessee 9 69 82 20 171 19.0
37 New Mexico 11 120 53 20 193 17.5
49 Ohio State 9 124 109 19 252 28.0
49 Missouri 11 122 132 19 273 24.8
49 Syracuse 8 71 108 19 198 24.8
49 Florida International 12 94 143 19 256 21.3
49 Iowa State 9 59 106 19 184 20.4
49 Eastern Michigan 12 84 140 19 243 20.3
49 Old Dominion 11 84 95 19 198 18.0
56 Colorado State 11 110 148 18 276 25.1
56 Air Force 11 207 47 18 272 24.7
56 Colorado 10 106 104 18 228 22.8
56 Coastal Carolina 12 108 95 18 221 18.4
56 San Jose State 12 89 99 18 206 17.2
61 Northwestern 10 111 106 17 234 23.4
61 Penn State 9 78 114 17 209 23.2
61 Texas A&M 9 80 105 17 202 22.4
61 New Mexico State 13 82 191 17 290 22.3
61 West Virginia 9 71 113 17 201 22.3
61 Wisconsin 11 129 97 17 243 22.1
61 Washington 11 102 118 17 237 21.5
61 Hawai'i 12 101 120 17 238 19.8
61 Cincinnati 10 79 98 17 194 19.4
61 Idaho 12 82 112 17 211 17.6
71 Washington State 8 42 136 16 194 24.3
71 Virginia Tech 10 94 108 16 218 21.8
71 Houston 10 77 118 16 211 21.1
71 Michigan State 9 95 76 16 187 20.8
71 Stanford 9 72 70 16 158 17.6
76 Arizona State 9 98 90 15 203 22.6
76 UCLA 9 69 119 15 203 22.6
76 Vanderbilt 10 63 129 15 207 20.7
76 Georgia State 11 76 127 15 218 19.8
76 Minnesota 9 105 48 15 168 18.7
76 Wyoming 12 69 99 15 183 15.3
82 Duke 10 108 109 14 231 23.1
82 Wake Forest 10 98 116 14 228 22.8
82 LSU 9 107 75 14 196 21.8
82 Tulane 9 114 61 14 189 21.0
82 Ball State 12 104 107 14 225 18.8
82 Rutgers 8 65 39 14 118 14.8
88 TCU 10 96 97 13 206 20.6
88 Nebraska 8 55 95 13 163 20.4
88 Charlotte 12 85 70 13 168 14.0
91 Clemson 9 106 108 12 226 25.1
91 Texas Tech 9 77 134 12 223 24.8
91 Mississippi 8 61 116 12 189 23.6
91 Louisiana-Monroe 10 87 119 12 218 21.8
91 Army 12 227 15 12 254 21.2
91 Miami (Florida) 9 73 100 12 185 20.6
91 Iowa 8 82 67 12 161 20.1
91 South Carolina 10 83 100 12 195 19.5
91 Maryland 6 58 47 12 117 19.5
91 Georgia Southern 11 141 49 12 202 18.4
91 South Alabama 11 67 122 12 201 18.3
91 Michigan 9 87 66 12 165 18.3
91 Kent State 11 95 57 12 164 14.9
91 UTEP 11 64 59 12 135 12.3
105 Texas 9 86 102 11 199 22.1
105 Western Michigan 10 119 85 11 215 21.5
105 Navy 10 181 22 11 214 21.4
105 Utah State 11 94 114 11 219 19.9
105 Boston College 9 95 70 11 176 19.6
105 Kansas 9 60 98 11 169 18.8
105 Kansas State 10 95 72 11 178 17.8
105 Illinois 8 53 62 11 126 15.8
113 Alabama 9 125 89 10 224 24.9
113 Mississippi State 9 138 71 10 219 24.3
113 Notre Dame 6 80 49 10 139 23.2
113 Arkansas 7 83 69 10 162 23.1
113 Georgia Tech 7 121 26 10 157 22.4
113 UNLV 11 134 93 10 237 21.5
113 Louisiana-Lafayette 12 115 121 10 246 20.5
113 Fresno State 10 97 90 10 197 19.7
121 Oklahoma 9 95 133 9 237 26.3
121 USC 10 101 139 9 249 24.9
121 Auburn 7 96 67 9 172 24.6
121 North Carolina 8 62 92 9 163 20.4
121 Pittsburgh 7 65 65 9 139 19.9
121 Florida State 9 85 76 9 170 18.9
121 Rice 11 112 71 9 192 17.5
128 Georgia 9 126 65 8 199 22.1
128 BYU 9 75 95 8 178 19.8
128 Florida 9 66 80 8 154 17.1