2017 National Leaders First Downs - Games in November Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 28 | 75 | 11 | 114 | 28.5 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 4 | 27 | 73 | 12 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 3 | Missouri | 4 | 55 | 41 | 11 | 107 | 26.8 |
| 4 | North Texas | 4 | 50 | 44 | 9 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 5 | Arizona | 4 | 60 | 27 | 15 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 5 | Utah | 4 | 51 | 42 | 9 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 4 | 36 | 59 | 7 | 102 | 25.5 |
| 8 | Penn State | 4 | 32 | 58 | 10 | 100 | 25.0 |
| 9 | Wake Forest | 4 | 44 | 50 | 5 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 4 | 60 | 33 | 5 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 10 | Auburn | 4 | 51 | 41 | 6 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 10 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 46 | 42 | 10 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 30 | 59 | 9 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 14 | NC State | 4 | 42 | 47 | 8 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 14 | Clemson | 4 | 36 | 51 | 10 | 97 | 24.3 |
| 16 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 47 | 40 | 9 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 17 | Southern Miss | 4 | 43 | 42 | 10 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 17 | Syracuse | 4 | 35 | 55 | 5 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 17 | Boise State | 4 | 33 | 55 | 7 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 20 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 57 | 33 | 4 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 20 | SMU | 4 | 34 | 49 | 11 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 20 | UCF | 4 | 32 | 52 | 10 | 94 | 23.5 |
| 23 | Iowa State | 4 | 30 | 48 | 14 | 92 | 23.0 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 4 | 45 | 39 | 7 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 24 | UNLV | 4 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 24 | Toledo | 4 | 35 | 49 | 7 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 24 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 21 | 62 | 8 | 91 | 22.8 |
| 28 | Baylor | 4 | 28 | 57 | 5 | 90 | 22.5 |
| 29 | Mississippi State | 4 | 52 | 31 | 6 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 29 | Ohio State | 4 | 48 | 33 | 8 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 4 | 38 | 42 | 9 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 29 | UCLA | 4 | 34 | 48 | 7 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 29 | Purdue | 4 | 33 | 48 | 8 | 89 | 22.3 |
| 34 | Tulane | 4 | 45 | 38 | 5 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 34 | BYU | 4 | 44 | 39 | 5 | 88 | 22.0 |
| 36 | Georgia | 4 | 47 | 36 | 4 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 37 | Louisville | 3 | 46 | 32 | 8 | 86 | 28.7 |
| 37 | Navy | 4 | 67 | 12 | 7 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 37 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 42 | 37 | 7 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 37 | Michigan State | 4 | 36 | 40 | 10 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 41 | Ole Miss | 4 | 33 | 46 | 6 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 42 | West Virginia | 4 | 35 | 41 | 8 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 42 | Temple | 4 | 32 | 46 | 6 | 84 | 21.0 |
| 44 | Memphis | 3 | 35 | 41 | 7 | 83 | 27.7 |
| 44 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 55 | 23 | 5 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 46 | Washington | 4 | 40 | 36 | 6 | 82 | 20.5 |
| 47 | Kentucky | 4 | 45 | 29 | 7 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 47 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 42 | 31 | 8 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 47 | LSU | 4 | 39 | 37 | 5 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 47 | Indiana | 4 | 28 | 46 | 7 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 47 | Texas Tech | 4 | 27 | 48 | 6 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 47 | FIU | 4 | 24 | 54 | 3 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 53 | Air Force | 4 | 54 | 21 | 5 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 54 | California | 3 | 36 | 35 | 8 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 54 | Arkansas State | 3 | 31 | 43 | 5 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 54 | Louisiana | 4 | 42 | 33 | 4 | 79 | 19.8 |
| 57 | TCU | 4 | 37 | 31 | 10 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 57 | Oregon State | 4 | 29 | 33 | 16 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 57 | Texas State | 4 | 26 | 46 | 6 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 57 | Marshall | 4 | 25 | 42 | 11 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 61 | Colorado State | 3 | 41 | 34 | 2 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 61 | USC | 3 | 33 | 41 | 3 | 77 | 25.7 |
| 63 | USF | 3 | 36 | 37 | 3 | 76 | 25.3 |
| 63 | Ball State | 4 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 63 | Notre Dame | 4 | 37 | 38 | 1 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 63 | Cincinnati | 4 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 63 | Wisconsin | 4 | 37 | 32 | 7 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 63 | Old Dominion | 4 | 30 | 40 | 6 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 69 | San Diego State | 3 | 46 | 25 | 4 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 69 | New Mexico State | 3 | 24 | 47 | 4 | 75 | 25.0 |
| 69 | UTSA | 4 | 28 | 38 | 9 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 72 | Duke | 3 | 33 | 37 | 4 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 72 | North Carolina | 3 | 26 | 42 | 6 | 74 | 24.7 |
| 72 | Rice | 4 | 45 | 24 | 5 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 72 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 33 | 36 | 5 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 72 | Nebraska | 4 | 19 | 50 | 5 | 74 | 18.5 |
| 77 | Alabama | 4 | 42 | 27 | 4 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 77 | Fresno State | 4 | 33 | 38 | 2 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 77 | Nevada | 4 | 25 | 43 | 5 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 80 | Hawaii | 4 | 31 | 37 | 4 | 72 | 18.0 |
| 81 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 23 | 41 | 7 | 71 | 23.7 |
| 81 | Florida | 4 | 27 | 41 | 3 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 81 | South Carolina | 4 | 27 | 39 | 5 | 71 | 17.8 |
| 84 | Texas A&M | 4 | 12 | 49 | 9 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 85 | Iowa | 4 | 35 | 29 | 5 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 85 | Arkansas | 4 | 29 | 35 | 5 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 85 | Stanford | 4 | 29 | 34 | 6 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 88 | Oregon | 3 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 88 | Buffalo | 3 | 22 | 42 | 4 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 88 | UAB | 4 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 88 | Texas | 4 | 27 | 37 | 4 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 88 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 27 | 36 | 5 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 88 | Kansas State | 4 | 27 | 34 | 7 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 94 | Western Michigan | 4 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 95 | Ohio | 3 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 95 | Troy | 3 | 27 | 37 | 2 | 66 | 22.0 |
| 97 | Tulsa | 3 | 39 | 16 | 9 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 97 | Appalachian State | 3 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 97 | Bowling Green | 3 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 97 | Washington State | 3 | 11 | 50 | 3 | 64 | 21.3 |
| 101 | Colorado | 3 | 24 | 37 | 2 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 101 | Wyoming | 4 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 63 | 15.8 |
| 103 | Army | 3 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 103 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 103 | New Mexico | 4 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 15.5 |
| 106 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 61 | 20.3 |
| 106 | San Jose State | 4 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 108 | Florida State | 4 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 60 | 15.0 |
| 109 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 18 | 35 | 6 | 59 | 19.7 |
| 109 | Michigan | 4 | 32 | 23 | 4 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 109 | Central Michigan | 4 | 21 | 32 | 6 | 59 | 14.8 |
| 112 | Boston College | 3 | 39 | 18 | 1 | 58 | 19.3 |
| 112 | Maryland | 4 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 112 | Virginia | 4 | 12 | 42 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 |
| 115 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 57 | 19.0 |
| 115 | Tennessee | 4 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 57 | 14.3 |
| 117 | Kansas | 4 | 20 | 31 | 4 | 55 | 13.8 |
| 118 | Houston | 3 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 |
| 119 | Massachusetts | 3 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 120 | Idaho | 3 | 17 | 30 | 5 | 52 | 17.3 |
| 120 | Minnesota | 4 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 52 | 13.0 |
| 122 | Utah State | 3 | 22 | 28 | 1 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 122 | Akron | 3 | 21 | 25 | 5 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 122 | South Alabama | 3 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 125 | Kent State | 3 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 125 | Georgia State | 3 | 16 | 31 | 3 | 50 | 16.7 |
| 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 |