2018 National Leaders First Downs - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Oklahoma State 4 48 65 7 120 30.0
2 Texas Tech 3 26 50 7 83 27.7
3 West Virginia 3 25 46 7 78 26.0
3 Colorado State 3 25 44 9 78 26.0
3 Army 1 22 3 1 26 26.0
6 Ohio State 4 30 65 7 102 25.5
6 Temple 2 15 32 4 51 25.5
8 Texas A&M 4 35 56 10 101 25.3
9 Alabama 5 53 68 4 125 25.0
9 Memphis 2 28 19 3 50 25.0
9 Ohio 1 10 7 8 25 25.0
9 UAB 1 9 16 0 25 25.0
13 Texas 4 37 54 7 98 24.5
13 Virginia Tech 2 16 27 6 49 24.5
15 Indiana 4 35 49 13 97 24.3
16 Oklahoma 5 47 65 8 120 24.0
16 Ball State 1 11 13 0 24 24.0
16 North Carolina 1 10 14 0 24 24.0
19 Washington 2 23 21 3 47 23.5
20 LSU 5 47 58 11 116 23.2
21 Baylor 3 26 37 6 69 23.0
21 Houston 1 10 11 2 23 23.0
23 Purdue 3 27 34 7 68 22.7
24 Florida Atlantic 2 25 16 4 45 22.5
24 Oregon 2 16 24 5 45 22.5
26 Clemson 4 41 42 6 89 22.3
26 Air Force 3 41 22 4 67 22.3
28 Boise State 3 33 28 5 66 22.0
28 Nevada 2 14 24 6 44 22.0
28 Appalachian State 1 8 13 1 22 22.0
31 Nebraska 4 40 41 6 87 21.8
32 Notre Dame 4 31 47 8 86 21.5
33 Wake Forest 3 32 25 7 64 21.3
34 Georgia 5 45 52 9 106 21.2
35 South Carolina 5 29 65 11 105 21.0
35 USC 3 15 39 9 63 21.0
35 Troy 1 7 13 1 21 21.0
35 Arizona 1 7 12 2 21 21.0
35 Toledo 1 7 11 3 21 21.0
35 Liberty 1 5 14 2 21 21.0
35 Louisiana Tech 1 5 14 2 21 21.0
42 Michigan 5 43 51 10 104 20.8
43 Western Michigan 2 16 19 6 41 20.5
43 East Carolina 2 12 25 4 41 20.5
45 Illinois 3 29 28 4 61 20.3
46 Middle Tennessee 2 20 18 2 40 20.0
46 Cincinnati 1 13 6 1 20 20.0
46 New Mexico State 1 11 8 1 20 20.0
49 Stanford 3 10 38 11 59 19.7
50 UNLV 2 20 16 3 39 19.5
50 Iowa 2 11 25 3 39 19.5
52 Auburn 5 31 53 13 97 19.4
53 Minnesota 4 29 40 8 77 19.3
54 Oregon State 3 25 29 3 57 19.0
54 North Texas 1 11 6 2 19 19.0
54 Arkansas State 1 6 12 1 19 19.0
57 SMU 3 10 33 13 56 18.7
58 Michigan State 5 23 58 12 93 18.6
59 Florida 4 35 30 9 74 18.5
59 Missouri 4 27 40 7 74 18.5
61 Kansas 3 27 25 3 55 18.3
62 Iowa State 5 38 44 8 90 18.0
62 Fresno State 2 10 22 4 36 18.0
62 Kent State 1 7 8 3 18 18.0
62 Miami (Florida) 1 6 9 3 18 18.0
62 Utah State 1 5 12 1 18 18.0
67 Connecticut 4 34 26 11 71 17.8
67 Northwestern 4 28 36 7 71 17.8
69 Vanderbilt 4 18 39 13 70 17.5
69 UCF 2 14 16 5 35 17.5
71 Penn State 4 31 33 5 69 17.3
71 UCLA 4 26 39 4 69 17.3
71 North Carolina State 3 20 24 8 52 17.3
71 Hawai'i 3 10 36 6 52 17.3
75 Duke 3 25 21 5 51 17.0
75 BYU 3 10 32 9 51 17.0
75 Arizona State 2 20 12 2 34 17.0
75 California 2 12 16 6 34 17.0
75 Miami (Ohio) 2 7 26 1 34 17.0
75 Tulsa 1 9 7 1 17 17.0
81 Kentucky 4 37 24 4 65 16.3
81 Syracuse 3 22 24 3 49 16.3
83 Utah 4 25 32 7 64 16.0
83 Massachusetts 1 5 10 1 16 16.0
85 Louisville 4 25 31 7 63 15.8
86 New Mexico 3 22 23 2 47 15.7
86 Kansas State 3 20 20 7 47 15.7
86 Arkansas 3 12 29 6 47 15.7
89 TCU 4 23 37 2 62 15.5
90 Tennessee 5 29 36 12 77 15.4
91 Florida State 4 18 35 8 61 15.3
91 Mississippi 3 18 24 4 46 15.3
93 South Florida 2 15 13 2 30 15.0
93 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 11 4 0 15 15.0
93 Northern Illinois 1 8 6 1 15 15.0
93 Rice 1 8 6 1 15 15.0
93 Washington State 1 6 8 1 15 15.0
93 Akron 1 6 7 2 15 15.0
99 Pittsburgh 5 50 18 6 74 14.8
99 Wisconsin 4 36 22 1 59 14.8
101 Navy 4 44 8 6 58 14.5
102 Maryland 5 32 29 9 70 14.0
102 Tulane 2 12 13 3 28 14.0
102 Louisiana-Monroe 1 6 7 1 14 14.0
102 Buffalo 1 5 5 4 14 14.0
106 Wyoming 4 30 19 6 55 13.8
107 Georgia Tech 2 18 6 3 27 13.5
107 Colorado 2 8 18 1 27 13.5
109 Boston College 2 7 17 2 26 13.0
110 Mississippi State 6 42 29 6 77 12.8
111 Rutgers 4 31 10 9 50 12.5
112 San Jose State 4 7 37 5 49 12.3
113 Central Michigan 1 7 3 1 11 11.0
114 Eastern Michigan 1 1 7 2 10 10.0
115 San Diego State 2 6 9 2 17 8.5
116 Georgia Southern 1 3 3 1 7 7.0