2017 National Leaders First Downs - Games in December/January Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 2 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 2 | Navy | 2 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 2 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 50 | 25.0 |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 5 | Georgia | 3 | 27 | 29 | 7 | 63 | 21.0 |
| 6 | Florida State | 2 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 51 | 25.5 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 2 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 8 | Georgia State | 2 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 8 | Alabama | 2 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | 2 | 18 | 38 | 6 | 62 | 31.0 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 10 | UCF | 2 | 18 | 29 | 5 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 14 | Auburn | 2 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 14 | Stanford | 2 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 16 | Florida International | 2 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 16 | Fresno State | 2 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 18 | Michigan State | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 18 | Ohio State | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 18 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 13.5 |
| 21 | Duke | 1 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 21 | Memphis | 2 | 14 | 32 | 3 | 49 | 24.5 |
| 21 | Boise State | 2 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 47 | 23.5 |
| 21 | USC | 2 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 21 | Kansas State | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 21 | SMU | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 27 | TCU | 2 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 41 | 20.5 |
| 27 | Northwestern | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 27 | Toledo | 2 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 2 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 31 | Purdue | 1 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 31 | South Florida | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 31 | Ohio | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 31 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 31 | Coastal Carolina | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 31 | Clemson | 2 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 |
| 31 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 31 | Akron | 2 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 31 | 15.5 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | 1 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 39 | LSU | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 39 | Utah | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 43 | North Carolina State | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 43 | New Mexico State | 2 | 9 | 32 | 1 | 42 | 21.0 |
| 45 | Massachusetts | 1 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 45 | Arizona State | 1 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 45 | Utah State | 1 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 45 | Marshall | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 49 | North Texas | 2 | 7 | 36 | 5 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 49 | Temple | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 49 | Louisville | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 49 | San Diego State | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 55 | Texas A&M | 1 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 32 | 32.0 |
| 55 | Texas Tech | 1 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 55 | Colorado State | 1 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 55 | Penn State | 1 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 55 | Idaho | 1 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 55 | Texas | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 55 | Wyoming | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 55 | Iowa | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 63 | Iowa State | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 63 | UAB | 1 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 63 | Arizona | 1 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 63 | Troy | 2 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 35 | 17.5 |
| 63 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 63 | Missouri | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 63 | UCLA | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 63 | Washington | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 63 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 72 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 72 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 72 | Virginia | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 75 | South Alabama | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 75 | Central Michigan | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 18.0 |
| 75 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 75 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 75 | Houston | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 75 | Kentucky | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 75 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 75 | Oregon | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 83 | Washington State | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 83 | South Carolina | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 85 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |