2017 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Clemson 1 15 14 5 34 34.0
2 Virginia Tech 2 30 32 4 66 33.0
3 Ohio State 2 34 29 1 64 32.0
3 Texas 1 21 10 1 32 32.0
5 TCU 1 13 16 1 30 30.0
5 West Virginia 1 12 15 3 30 30.0
7 Oklahoma 2 19 38 2 59 29.5
7 Missouri 2 19 36 4 59 29.5
9 Northwestern 2 24 29 4 57 28.5
10 UCLA 2 15 37 4 56 28.0
10 Washington State 2 11 42 3 56 28.0
10 Kansas State 1 15 12 1 28 28.0
13 Wisconsin 3 46 31 5 82 27.3
14 Oklahoma State 2 23 27 4 54 27.0
15 Mississippi 2 17 34 2 53 26.5
16 Arkansas State 10 91 149 24 264 26.4
17 UCF 10 95 135 32 262 26.2
18 Memphis 10 91 144 25 260 26.0
18 Auburn 3 38 37 3 78 26.0
18 Wake Forest 3 33 40 5 78 26.0
18 Texas A&M 2 16 34 2 52 26.0
18 Kansas 2 12 37 3 52 26.0
23 Mississippi State 3 47 27 3 77 25.7
24 Alabama 2 29 21 1 51 25.5
24 Florida State 2 26 24 1 51 25.5
26 Colorado State 9 91 119 15 225 25.0
26 Arkansas 2 26 21 3 50 25.0
26 Arizona 2 25 21 4 50 25.0
26 Florida 1 14 11 0 25 25.0
26 Purdue 1 14 10 1 25 25.0
31 Florida Atlantic 12 182 101 16 299 24.9
32 South Florida 9 121 88 14 223 24.8
33 Duke 2 21 25 3 49 24.5
34 North Texas 12 107 163 23 293 24.4
34 SMU 11 102 141 25 268 24.4
36 Air Force 10 183 45 15 243 24.3
37 East Carolina 9 60 136 22 218 24.2
38 Michigan State 3 31 37 4 72 24.0
38 Pittsburgh 1 5 18 1 24 24.0
40 Western Kentucky 10 63 160 15 238 23.8
41 Utah 2 18 26 3 47 23.5
42 Massachusetts 9 65 130 16 211 23.4
43 Oregon 2 21 22 3 46 23.0
43 South Carolina 1 11 12 0 23 23.0
43 Louisville 1 9 12 2 23 23.0
43 Oregon State 1 6 17 0 23 23.0
47 Middle Tennessee 10 88 118 23 229 22.9
48 Toledo 12 116 137 21 274 22.8
49 LSU 3 36 30 2 68 22.7
50 Louisiana-Monroe 10 94 118 14 226 22.6
51 Miami (Florida) 2 23 19 3 45 22.5
51 Iowa State 2 12 27 6 45 22.5
53 New Mexico State 11 71 158 16 245 22.3
54 Ohio 10 117 74 31 222 22.2
54 Louisiana Tech 10 96 106 20 222 22.2
54 Southern Mississippi 9 92 93 15 200 22.2
57 Connecticut 8 61 93 23 177 22.1
58 Iowa 2 24 15 5 44 22.0
59 Army 10 191 14 10 215 21.5
59 USC 2 17 26 0 43 21.5
59 Syracuse 2 17 18 8 43 21.5
59 Nebraska 2 16 26 1 43 21.5
59 Penn State 2 15 25 3 43 21.5
59 Texas Tech 2 11 30 2 43 21.5
65 Northern Illinois 9 97 81 15 193 21.4
65 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 89 95 9 193 21.4
67 Tulsa 11 139 67 28 234 21.3
67 Western Michigan 9 103 79 10 192 21.3
69 UNLV 10 118 84 10 212 21.2
69 Buffalo 10 60 128 24 212 21.2
71 Notre Dame 3 34 21 8 63 21.0
71 Washington 1 4 14 3 21 21.0
73 Navy 12 209 29 13 251 20.9
73 Miami (Ohio) 11 76 129 25 230 20.9
73 Houston 10 83 114 12 209 20.9
76 Cincinnati 10 82 107 19 208 20.8
76 UTSA 9 78 91 18 187 20.8
78 Marshall 12 89 129 29 247 20.6
78 Boise State 11 89 122 16 227 20.6
78 Appalachian State 10 111 79 16 206 20.6
81 Temple 12 84 142 20 246 20.5
81 BYU 8 73 85 6 164 20.5
83 Eastern Michigan 10 78 110 16 204 20.4
83 Georgia State 10 74 119 11 204 20.4
85 Florida International 12 90 136 17 243 20.3
86 Tulane 10 121 66 15 202 20.2
87 Texas State 10 85 93 23 201 20.1
87 Nevada 9 59 103 19 181 20.1
89 UAB 11 113 86 21 220 20.0
89 Colorado 2 13 23 4 40 20.0
89 Indiana 1 12 5 3 20 20.0
92 Bowling Green 9 78 84 17 179 19.9
93 Virginia 3 21 38 0 59 19.7
94 Troy 11 69 125 22 216 19.6
95 Minnesota 2 24 14 1 39 19.5
96 San Diego State 10 106 69 18 193 19.3
97 Utah State 10 82 97 12 191 19.1
98 Hawai'i 10 77 101 12 190 19.0
98 North Carolina 2 20 15 3 38 19.0
100 Fresno State 11 98 99 11 208 18.9
101 Old Dominion 9 74 82 13 169 18.8
102 Georgia Southern 9 116 42 9 167 18.6
103 Coastal Carolina 10 91 79 15 185 18.5
103 Boston College 4 43 25 6 74 18.5
103 North Carolina State 2 11 23 3 37 18.5
106 Ball State 10 86 85 13 184 18.4
107 Stanford 3 25 23 7 55 18.3
108 Idaho 10 65 100 16 181 18.1
109 Akron 11 67 107 24 198 18.0
109 Maryland 1 5 7 6 18 18.0
111 New Mexico 10 112 50 17 179 17.9
112 Rice 10 108 62 8 178 17.8
113 San Jose State 10 72 87 18 177 17.7
114 South Alabama 9 47 101 10 158 17.6
115 Georgia 2 18 9 7 34 17.0
115 Vanderbilt 2 12 22 0 34 17.0
115 Arizona State 2 8 23 3 34 17.0
118 Michigan 2 20 13 0 33 16.5
119 Central Michigan 9 50 80 18 148 16.4
120 Illinois 3 20 21 7 48 16.0
120 Tennessee 2 11 16 5 32 16.0
122 Wyoming 10 63 78 13 154 15.4
123 Kent State 9 73 52 11 136 15.1
124 Rutgers 1 5 7 3 15 15.0
125 Kentucky 2 9 14 5 28 14.0
125 Baylor 1 7 5 2 14 14.0
127 Charlotte 10 62 59 10 131 13.1
128 UTEP 10 63 49 11 123 12.3