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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Louisville 3 46 32 8 86 28.7
2 Oklahoma State 4 28 75 11 114 28.5
3 East Carolina 4 27 73 12 112 28.0
4 Memphis 3 35 41 7 83 27.7
5 Missouri 4 55 41 11 107 26.8
6 California 3 36 35 8 79 26.3
6 Arkansas State 3 31 43 5 79 26.3
8 North Texas 4 50 44 9 103 25.8
9 Colorado State 3 41 34 2 77 25.7
9 USC 3 33 41 3 77 25.7
11 Arizona 4 60 27 15 102 25.5
11 Utah 4 51 42 9 102 25.5
11 Oklahoma 4 36 59 7 102 25.5
14 South Florida 3 36 37 3 76 25.3
15 Penn State 4 32 58 10 100 25.0
15 San Diego State 3 46 25 4 75 25.0
15 New Mexico State 3 24 47 4 75 25.0
18 Wake Forest 4 44 50 5 99 24.8
19 Duke 3 33 37 4 74 24.7
19 North Carolina 3 26 42 6 74 24.7
21 Arizona State 4 60 33 5 98 24.5
21 Auburn 4 51 41 6 98 24.5
21 Louisiana Tech 4 46 42 10 98 24.5
21 Vanderbilt 4 30 59 9 98 24.5
25 North Carolina State 4 42 47 8 97 24.3
25 Clemson 4 36 51 10 97 24.3
27 Middle Tennessee 4 47 40 9 96 24.0
28 Southern Mississippi 4 43 42 10 95 23.8
28 Syracuse 4 35 55 5 95 23.8
28 Boise State 4 33 55 7 95 23.8
31 Louisiana-Monroe 3 23 41 7 71 23.7
32 Florida Atlantic 4 57 33 4 94 23.5
32 SMU 4 34 49 11 94 23.5
32 UCF 4 32 52 10 94 23.5
35 Iowa State 4 30 48 14 92 23.0
36 Northwestern 4 45 39 7 91 22.8
36 UNLV 4 44 44 3 91 22.8
36 Toledo 4 35 49 7 91 22.8
36 Western Kentucky 4 21 62 8 91 22.8
40 Oregon 3 46 17 5 68 22.7
40 Buffalo 3 22 42 4 68 22.7
42 Baylor 4 28 57 5 90 22.5
43 Mississippi State 4 52 31 6 89 22.3
43 Ohio State 4 48 33 8 89 22.3
43 Connecticut 4 38 42 9 89 22.3
43 UCLA 4 34 48 7 89 22.3
43 Purdue 4 33 48 8 89 22.3
48 Tulane 4 45 38 5 88 22.0
48 BYU 4 44 39 5 88 22.0
48 Ohio 3 36 20 10 66 22.0
48 Troy 3 27 37 2 66 22.0
52 Georgia 4 47 36 4 87 21.8
53 Navy 4 67 12 7 86 21.5
53 Eastern Michigan 4 42 37 7 86 21.5
53 Michigan State 4 36 40 10 86 21.5
56 Mississippi 4 33 46 6 85 21.3
56 Tulsa 3 39 16 9 64 21.3
56 Appalachian State 3 32 26 6 64 21.3
56 Bowling Green 3 21 35 8 64 21.3
56 Washington State 3 11 50 3 64 21.3
61 West Virginia 4 35 41 8 84 21.0
61 Temple 4 32 46 6 84 21.0
61 Colorado 3 24 37 2 63 21.0
64 Georgia Southern 4 55 23 5 83 20.8
65 Army 3 58 2 2 62 20.7
66 Washington 4 40 36 6 82 20.5
67 Kentucky 4 45 29 7 81 20.3
67 Northern Illinois 4 42 31 8 81 20.3
67 LSU 4 39 37 5 81 20.3
67 Indiana 4 28 46 7 81 20.3
67 Texas Tech 4 27 48 6 81 20.3
67 Florida International 4 24 54 3 81 20.3
67 Pittsburgh 3 29 27 5 61 20.3
74 Air Force 4 54 21 5 80 20.0
75 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 42 33 4 79 19.8
76 Miami (Ohio) 3 18 35 6 59 19.7
77 TCU 4 37 31 10 78 19.5
77 Oregon State 4 29 33 16 78 19.5
77 Texas State 4 26 46 6 78 19.5
77 Marshall 4 25 42 11 78 19.5
81 Boston College 3 39 18 1 58 19.3
82 Ball State 4 44 29 3 76 19.0
82 Notre Dame 4 37 38 1 76 19.0
82 Cincinnati 4 37 36 3 76 19.0
82 Wisconsin 4 37 32 7 76 19.0
82 Old Dominion 4 30 40 6 76 19.0
82 Coastal Carolina 3 28 24 5 57 19.0
88 UTSA 4 28 38 9 75 18.8
89 Rice 4 45 24 5 74 18.5
89 Virginia Tech 4 33 36 5 74 18.5
89 Nebraska 4 19 50 5 74 18.5
92 Alabama 4 42 27 4 73 18.3
92 Fresno State 4 33 38 2 73 18.3
92 Nevada 4 25 43 5 73 18.3
95 Hawai'i 4 31 37 4 72 18.0
95 Houston 3 20 31 3 54 18.0
97 Florida 4 27 41 3 71 17.8
97 South Carolina 4 27 39 5 71 17.8
99 Massachusetts 3 15 31 7 53 17.7
100 Texas A&M 4 12 49 9 70 17.5
101 Iowa 4 35 29 5 69 17.3
101 Arkansas 4 29 35 5 69 17.3
101 Stanford 4 29 34 6 69 17.3
101 Idaho 3 17 30 5 52 17.3
105 UAB 4 37 28 3 68 17.0
105 Texas 4 27 37 4 68 17.0
105 Miami (Florida) 4 27 36 5 68 17.0
105 Kansas State 4 27 34 7 68 17.0
105 Utah State 3 22 28 1 51 17.0
105 Akron 3 21 25 5 51 17.0
105 South Alabama 3 12 34 5 51 17.0
112 Western Michigan 4 37 25 5 67 16.8
113 Kent State 3 27 21 2 50 16.7
113 Georgia State 3 16 31 3 50 16.7
115 Wyoming 4 29 29 5 63 15.8
116 Georgia Tech 4 50 10 2 62 15.5
116 New Mexico 4 48 9 5 62 15.5
118 San Jose State 4 29 26 6 61 15.3
119 Florida State 4 29 25 6 60 15.0
120 Michigan 4 32 23 4 59 14.8
120 Central Michigan 4 21 32 6 59 14.8
122 Maryland 4 22 31 5 58 14.5
122 Virginia 4 12 42 4 58 14.5
124 Tennessee 4 18 31 8 57 14.3
125 Kansas 4 20 31 4 55 13.8
126 Minnesota 4 36 11 5 52 13.0
127 UTEP 4 26 16 7 49 12.3
128 Charlotte 4 20 25 3 48 12.0
129 Rutgers 4 31 12 4 47 11.8
130 Illinois 4 17 19 5 41 10.3