2018 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Washington State 5 18 100 13 131 26.2
2 Texas Tech 5 52 96 14 162 32.4
3 Hawai'i 6 49 92 14 155 25.8
4 North Texas 5 41 80 11 132 26.4
5 Ohio State 5 59 76 14 149 29.8
6 Massachusetts 6 41 75 8 124 20.7
7 Texas A&M 5 62 69 12 143 28.6
7 Colorado State 5 36 69 12 117 23.4
9 Baylor 5 51 68 9 128 25.6
10 Oklahoma State 5 52 67 8 127 25.4
11 West Virginia 4 28 66 7 101 25.3
11 North Carolina State 4 25 66 7 98 24.5
11 Arkansas State 5 48 66 4 118 23.6
11 Bowling Green 5 36 66 12 114 22.8
15 Missouri 4 41 65 10 116 29.0
15 Western Michigan 5 48 65 15 128 25.6
15 Washington 5 44 65 10 119 23.8
18 Alabama 5 51 64 9 124 24.8
19 Boise State 4 38 63 5 106 26.5
19 Ball State 5 56 63 10 129 25.8
19 Memphis 5 46 63 8 117 23.4
22 Purdue 5 39 61 9 109 21.8
23 Wake Forest 5 66 60 12 138 27.6
23 Oklahoma 5 49 60 9 118 23.6
23 Southern Mississippi 4 28 60 4 92 23.0
26 East Carolina 4 31 59 13 103 25.8
26 Arizona 5 52 59 16 127 25.4
26 Utah State 4 31 59 7 97 24.3
26 Indiana 5 46 59 15 120 24.0
26 Vanderbilt 5 41 59 12 112 22.4
31 Houston 4 49 58 8 115 28.8
31 Oregon 5 54 58 9 121 24.2
31 Texas 5 45 58 8 111 22.2
31 Old Dominion 5 25 58 15 98 19.6
35 Nevada 5 42 56 4 102 20.4
35 Mississippi 5 38 56 7 101 20.2
35 Eastern Michigan 5 31 56 11 98 19.6
38 Western Kentucky 5 41 55 8 104 20.8
39 Notre Dame 5 58 54 10 122 24.4
39 South Florida 4 38 54 4 96 24.0
39 Liberty 4 28 54 14 96 24.0
39 Clemson 5 60 54 3 117 23.4
39 Arizona State 5 50 54 9 113 22.6
39 Florida State 5 27 54 6 87 17.4
45 South Carolina 4 40 53 6 99 24.8
45 Georgia 5 60 53 5 118 23.6
45 Kent State 5 52 53 10 115 23.0
45 Northwestern 4 24 53 14 91 22.8
45 TCU 5 53 53 4 110 22.0
50 Cincinnati 5 69 52 3 124 24.8
50 Florida Atlantic 5 60 52 7 119 23.8
50 San Jose State 4 15 52 9 76 19.0
53 UCF 4 58 51 14 123 30.8
53 Oregon State 5 55 51 6 112 22.4
53 Buffalo 5 32 51 16 99 19.8
56 Louisiana Tech 4 33 50 11 94 23.5
56 USC 5 38 50 12 100 20.0
56 Georgia State 5 40 50 9 99 19.8
56 Louisiana-Monroe 5 42 50 6 98 19.6
56 Temple 5 38 50 5 93 18.6
56 Stanford 5 17 50 9 76 15.2
62 Syracuse 5 60 49 6 115 23.0
62 Troy 5 46 49 9 104 20.8
64 Colorado 4 42 48 6 96 24.0
64 Michigan State 4 31 48 9 88 22.0
64 Fresno State 4 31 48 6 85 21.3
64 Virginia 5 48 48 7 103 20.6
64 Florida 5 41 48 8 97 19.4
64 UTSA 5 30 48 5 83 16.6
70 Boston College 5 59 47 8 114 22.8
70 Toledo 4 39 47 5 91 22.8
70 Miami (Ohio) 5 25 47 9 81 16.2
73 Virginia Tech 4 42 46 2 90 22.5
73 Duke 5 52 46 6 104 20.8
73 Florida International 5 49 46 9 104 20.8
76 Auburn 5 48 45 11 104 20.8
76 Michigan 5 48 45 8 101 20.2
76 Rice 5 43 45 8 96 19.2
76 Louisville 5 38 45 10 93 18.6
80 Penn State 5 63 44 19 126 25.2
80 Charlotte 5 44 44 12 100 20.0
82 Appalachian State 4 48 43 8 99 24.8
82 Marshall 4 26 43 4 73 18.3
82 SMU 5 38 43 10 91 18.2
82 Arkansas 5 34 43 9 86 17.2
86 Ohio 4 40 42 12 94 23.5
87 Mississippi State 5 60 41 3 104 20.8
87 Kansas 5 37 41 10 88 17.6
89 UAB 4 53 40 8 101 25.3
89 Middle Tennessee 4 33 40 4 77 19.3
89 Tulane 5 47 40 8 95 19.0
92 Coastal Carolina 5 66 39 18 123 24.6
92 LSU 5 54 39 18 111 22.2
92 Miami (Florida) 5 58 39 6 103 20.6
92 Iowa 4 31 39 8 78 19.5
92 Kansas State 5 39 39 10 88 17.6
92 BYU 5 37 39 3 79 15.8
98 Minnesota 4 41 38 9 88 22.0
98 New Mexico State 5 29 38 16 83 16.6
98 Rutgers 5 33 38 11 82 16.4
101 New Mexico 4 48 37 7 92 23.0
101 Illinois 4 43 37 9 89 22.3
101 Connecticut 5 50 37 16 103 20.6
101 Tennessee 5 43 37 11 91 18.2
101 Wyoming 5 37 37 8 82 16.4
101 South Alabama 5 30 37 11 78 15.6
107 Wisconsin 4 54 36 2 92 23.0
107 Nebraska 4 44 36 10 90 22.5
107 Kentucky 5 66 36 10 112 22.4
107 Utah 4 32 36 9 77 19.3
107 Iowa State 4 24 36 7 67 16.8
112 California 4 45 35 10 90 22.5
112 North Carolina 4 41 35 6 82 20.5
112 San Diego State 4 38 35 5 78 19.5
115 Tulsa 4 55 32 6 93 23.3
115 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 35 32 5 72 18.0
115 UCLA 4 26 32 6 64 16.0
118 Texas State 4 35 31 9 75 18.8
118 Northern Illinois 5 44 31 7 82 16.4
118 Central Michigan 5 29 31 9 69 13.8
121 Pittsburgh 5 53 30 5 88 17.6
122 UTEP 5 45 28 7 80 16.0
123 Akron 3 23 24 9 56 18.7
124 Army 5 88 21 6 115 23.0
124 Georgia Tech 5 81 21 10 112 22.4
126 UNLV 4 63 19 7 89 22.3
127 Air Force 4 61 17 7 85 21.3
128 Maryland 4 46 16 9 71 17.8
129 Navy 4 72 14 2 88 22.0
130 Georgia Southern 4 52 10 3 65 16.3