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

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 Toledo 5 49 47 18 114 22.8
2 Old Dominion 4 36 60 14 110 27.5
2 Ball State 5 42 55 13 110 22.0
4 Ohio 4 56 37 13 106 26.5
5 Houston 4 46 50 7 103 25.8
6 Nebraska 4 52 46 3 101 25.3
7 Buffalo 4 42 42 15 99 24.8
7 New Mexico State 4 28 59 12 99 24.8
9 Utah 4 56 37 5 98 24.5
9 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 48 45 5 98 24.5
11 South Florida 4 50 41 6 97 24.3
12 Indiana 4 34 52 10 96 24.0
12 North Texas 4 30 54 12 96 24.0
14 Colorado State 4 33 55 7 95 23.8
15 Mississippi 3 38 51 5 94 31.3
16 Ohio State 3 23 63 7 93 31.0
17 Boise State 4 33 54 5 92 23.0
18 Arkansas 4 44 37 9 90 22.5
18 Miami (Ohio) 4 37 48 5 90 22.5
20 Iowa 4 34 45 10 89 22.3
21 Northwestern 4 24 51 13 88 22.0
22 California 4 40 41 5 86 21.5
23 Wisconsin 4 53 29 3 85 21.3
23 Utah State 4 38 43 4 85 21.3
25 Western Michigan 4 42 34 8 84 21.0
25 Washington 4 36 40 8 84 21.0
25 Middle Tennessee 4 32 39 13 84 21.0
25 Michigan State 4 19 56 9 84 21.0
29 Georgia Tech 3 72 6 5 83 27.7
29 Nevada 4 29 45 9 83 20.8
29 Minnesota 4 28 47 8 83 20.8
32 Fresno State 4 28 50 4 82 20.5
32 UNLV 4 26 44 12 82 20.5
34 Arizona 4 31 36 14 81 20.3
35 Air Force 4 49 26 5 80 20.0
35 UCLA 4 35 39 6 80 20.0
35 Colorado 4 32 40 8 80 20.0
38 Oklahoma 3 39 38 2 79 26.3
38 Alabama 3 34 41 4 79 26.3
38 Missouri 4 32 35 12 79 19.8
41 Memphis 3 39 31 8 78 26.0
41 UAB 4 44 28 6 78 19.5
41 Kent State 4 37 33 8 78 19.5
44 Stanford 3 18 44 15 77 25.7
45 Texas 3 26 41 9 76 25.3
45 Liberty 3 22 50 4 76 25.3
45 Louisiana Tech 4 30 38 8 76 19.0
48 Syracuse 3 23 43 9 75 25.0
48 Central Michigan 4 41 28 6 75 18.8
50 Baylor 3 32 38 4 74 24.7
50 Eastern Michigan 4 31 37 6 74 18.5
52 Washington State 3 15 56 2 73 24.3
53 New Mexico 4 33 34 5 72 18.0
53 Hawai'i 4 28 41 3 72 18.0
53 Vanderbilt 4 28 33 11 72 18.0
56 North Carolina State 3 27 35 9 71 23.7
56 Massachusetts 3 22 44 5 71 23.7
56 Clemson 3 22 43 6 71 23.7
56 Texas Tech 3 20 48 3 71 23.7
56 Georgia Southern 4 55 10 6 71 17.8
61 Army 3 56 6 8 70 23.3
61 Marshall 3 41 22 7 70 23.3
61 Notre Dame 3 27 38 5 70 23.3
61 Iowa State 3 27 31 12 70 23.3
61 Texas State 4 29 31 10 70 17.5
61 Bowling Green 4 19 43 8 70 17.5
67 Georgia State 3 30 30 9 69 23.0
67 Western Kentucky 3 27 32 10 69 23.0
67 Louisville 3 22 43 4 69 23.0
67 Southern Mississippi 3 22 42 5 69 23.0
67 Purdue 3 22 39 8 69 23.0
67 San Jose State 4 19 46 4 69 17.3
73 Louisiana-Monroe 3 33 29 6 68 22.7
73 Arkansas State 3 31 30 7 68 22.7
73 Oregon State 3 24 37 7 68 22.7
73 East Carolina 3 18 42 8 68 22.7
77 Florida Atlantic 3 33 30 4 67 22.3
77 Cincinnati 3 30 31 6 67 22.3
77 Navy 4 51 11 5 67 16.8
77 Tulsa 4 38 26 3 67 16.8
81 Florida 3 38 24 4 66 22.0
81 Georgia 3 29 32 5 66 22.0
81 Duke 3 23 41 2 66 22.0
81 BYU 3 21 34 11 66 22.0
85 UCF 3 33 29 3 65 21.7
85 Texas A&M 3 23 34 8 65 21.7
87 Michigan 3 36 24 4 64 21.3
87 Oklahoma State 3 24 35 5 64 21.3
87 Maryland 4 40 22 2 64 16.0
87 Illinois 4 38 21 5 64 16.0
87 Akron 4 25 33 6 64 16.0
92 Coastal Carolina 3 36 23 4 63 21.0
92 Wake Forest 3 35 27 1 63 21.0
92 Temple 3 22 36 5 63 21.0
92 Oregon 3 20 36 7 63 21.0
96 Virginia 3 32 26 4 62 20.7
96 Wyoming 4 38 18 6 62 15.5
96 San Diego State 4 26 30 6 62 15.5
99 Pittsburgh 3 41 16 4 61 20.3
99 South Alabama 3 28 28 5 61 20.3
99 Virginia Tech 3 21 38 2 61 20.3
102 Charlotte 3 30 25 5 60 20.0
102 West Virginia 3 27 29 4 60 20.0
104 Northern Illinois 3 30 25 4 59 19.7
104 North Carolina 3 19 37 3 59 19.7
104 TCU 3 18 35 6 59 19.7
107 Arizona State 3 24 30 4 58 19.3
108 Auburn 3 28 27 2 57 19.0
108 LSU 3 28 23 6 57 19.0
108 Florida International 3 20 32 5 57 19.0
111 Kansas State 3 34 17 5 56 18.7
111 South Carolina 3 22 27 7 56 18.7
113 Miami (Florida) 3 25 25 5 55 18.3
114 Connecticut 3 32 19 3 54 18.0
114 Boston College 3 31 22 1 54 18.0
114 Rice 4 19 33 2 54 13.5
117 Mississippi State 3 34 13 5 52 17.3
117 Tennessee 3 16 33 3 52 17.3
119 Troy 3 26 19 6 51 17.0
119 SMU 3 8 35 8 51 17.0
121 Appalachian State 3 26 18 6 50 16.7
121 Penn State 3 19 31 0 50 16.7
123 Tulane 3 26 17 6 49 16.3
123 Rutgers 3 26 16 7 49 16.3
123 Kansas 3 15 30 4 49 16.3
123 Florida State 3 11 34 4 49 16.3
127 UTEP 3 13 27 7 47 15.7
128 Kentucky 3 25 18 3 46 15.3
129 USC 3 14 25 6 45 15.0
130 UTSA 3 18 17 1 36 12.0