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

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