2017 National Leaders First Downs - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Ohio State 3 41 48 12 101 33.7
2 Air Force 4 101 15 7 123 30.8
3 Florida Atlantic 3 58 24 5 87 29.0
4 Western Michigan 3 47 32 5 84 28.0
5 Oklahoma State 3 36 39 7 82 27.3
6 Oklahoma 4 46 59 2 107 26.8
6 Western Kentucky 4 29 70 8 107 26.8
8 Texas Tech 4 47 51 7 105 26.3
8 UCF 4 37 57 11 105 26.3
8 Mississippi State 3 46 28 5 79 26.3
11 Memphis 4 28 67 9 104 26.0
12 USC 4 41 57 5 103 25.8
12 Arkansas State 4 36 54 13 103 25.8
14 Syracuse 3 35 33 9 77 25.7
15 Louisville 4 49 50 3 102 25.5
16 Temple 3 23 45 8 76 25.3
17 Notre Dame 3 48 21 6 75 25.0
17 SMU 3 23 47 5 75 25.0
19 Alabama 3 38 31 5 74 24.7
20 West Virginia 4 27 56 15 98 24.5
20 Massachusetts 2 19 24 6 49 24.5
22 Colorado State 4 33 57 7 97 24.3
23 South Florida 3 38 29 4 71 23.7
24 Colorado 4 55 33 6 94 23.5
24 Northwestern 4 36 53 5 94 23.5
26 Houston 4 45 44 4 93 23.3
26 Missouri 4 36 53 4 93 23.3
26 Mississippi 4 35 53 5 93 23.3
26 Miami (Ohio) 4 33 50 10 93 23.3
26 Nevada 3 24 38 8 70 23.3
31 Toledo 4 47 41 4 92 23.0
31 Texas State 3 36 26 7 69 23.0
33 Marshall 4 36 46 9 91 22.8
34 Auburn 3 41 21 6 68 22.7
34 Cincinnati 3 27 33 8 68 22.7
34 North Texas 3 22 44 2 68 22.7
37 Northern Illinois 4 46 40 4 90 22.5
38 Arizona 4 52 27 10 89 22.3
38 Washington State 4 20 60 9 89 22.3
40 Tulane 4 58 22 8 88 22.0
40 Ohio 4 47 29 12 88 22.0
40 Louisiana-Monroe 4 34 51 3 88 22.0
40 Indiana 4 22 52 14 88 22.0
40 Oregon State 3 33 28 5 66 22.0
40 New Mexico State 3 22 36 8 66 22.0
40 Middle Tennessee 3 21 36 9 66 22.0
47 UTSA 4 39 41 7 87 21.8
47 Texas 4 32 50 5 87 21.8
47 Buffalo 4 19 57 11 87 21.8
50 Georgia 3 44 21 0 65 21.7
50 Florida International 3 28 31 6 65 21.7
50 UCLA 3 26 31 8 65 21.7
50 Penn State 3 21 35 9 65 21.7
54 Wisconsin 4 46 34 5 85 21.3
54 Georgia State 4 30 50 5 85 21.3
54 South Carolina 3 34 25 5 64 21.3
54 Baylor 3 26 28 10 64 21.3
54 Virginia Tech 3 24 34 6 64 21.3
59 Bowling Green 4 43 32 9 84 21.0
59 Eastern Michigan 4 25 51 8 84 21.0
59 California 4 25 50 9 84 21.0
62 Virginia 4 32 37 14 83 20.8
62 Utah 4 30 43 10 83 20.8
64 Clemson 3 28 33 1 62 20.7
64 Wake Forest 3 23 36 3 62 20.7
66 UAB 4 40 32 10 82 20.5
66 Southern Mississippi 4 38 40 4 82 20.5
66 Boise State 4 38 38 6 82 20.5
66 Miami (Florida) 4 29 48 5 82 20.5
70 Tulsa 4 46 26 9 81 20.3
70 Boston College 4 42 33 6 81 20.3
70 Purdue 4 37 35 9 81 20.3
70 Connecticut 4 30 40 11 81 20.3
70 Army 3 52 7 2 61 20.3
75 Arkansas 4 35 37 8 80 20.0
75 Navy 3 51 8 1 60 20.0
75 Washington 3 28 28 4 60 20.0
75 Louisiana Tech 3 27 29 4 60 20.0
79 Michigan State 4 31 41 7 79 19.8
80 Vanderbilt 3 18 36 5 59 19.7
81 San Diego State 4 43 27 8 78 19.5
81 Florida State 4 37 38 3 78 19.5
83 LSU 3 32 20 6 58 19.3
83 San Jose State 3 23 28 7 58 19.3
83 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 21 34 3 58 19.3
86 Michigan 4 44 27 4 75 18.8
86 Pittsburgh 4 36 34 5 75 18.8
86 Utah State 4 33 35 7 75 18.8
89 Nebraska 3 12 38 6 56 18.7
90 UNLV 4 43 26 5 74 18.5
90 Old Dominion 4 35 34 5 74 18.5
90 Akron 4 18 48 8 74 18.5
93 Appalachian State 4 39 29 5 73 18.3
93 Iowa State 4 21 40 12 73 18.3
93 Georgia Tech 3 42 8 5 55 18.3
93 Hawai'i 3 25 24 6 55 18.3
93 North Carolina State 3 19 33 3 55 18.3
98 Troy 3 17 31 6 54 18.0
99 Kentucky 3 25 25 3 53 17.7
99 Arizona State 3 23 26 4 53 17.7
99 South Alabama 3 19 32 2 53 17.7
99 East Carolina 3 16 31 6 53 17.7
103 Illinois 4 29 36 5 70 17.5
104 Idaho 4 29 38 2 69 17.3
104 TCU 4 28 38 3 69 17.3
104 Ball State 3 24 22 6 52 17.3
104 Central Michigan 3 20 26 6 52 17.3
108 Georgia Southern 4 50 14 4 68 17.0
108 Oregon 4 44 16 8 68 17.0
108 Fresno State 4 41 24 3 68 17.0
108 Coastal Carolina 4 23 39 6 68 17.0
108 Stanford 3 19 26 6 51 17.0
113 Minnesota 4 44 20 3 67 16.8
114 Tennessee 3 22 20 8 50 16.7
115 Duke 4 25 34 7 66 16.5
116 Rice 3 34 14 1 49 16.3
116 Iowa 3 21 26 2 49 16.3
118 BYU 4 20 41 3 64 16.0
118 Florida 3 28 18 2 48 16.0
118 New Mexico 3 28 15 5 48 16.0
121 North Carolina 4 30 27 6 63 15.8
122 Wyoming 3 15 26 6 47 15.7
123 Maryland 4 28 21 12 61 15.3
124 Kansas State 4 34 22 3 59 14.8
125 Texas A&M 3 15 21 5 41 13.7
126 Kent State 4 29 14 5 48 12.0
127 Kansas 4 17 25 4 46 11.5
128 Rutgers 3 19 11 4 34 11.3
129 Charlotte 3 17 12 4 33 11.0
130 UTEP 3 15 15 1 31 10.3