2019 National Leaders First Downs - Games in August/September Only through 01/13/2020

Name G Rush Pass Penalty Total Total/G
1 UCF 5 60 59 17 136 27.2
1 Michigan 4 25 50 17 92 23.0
3 Oklahoma State 5 65 42 16 123 24.6
3 South Alabama 5 51 32 16 99 19.8
5 North Carolina State 5 54 57 14 125 25.0
6 Ohio State 5 77 56 13 146 29.2
6 Troy 4 37 58 13 108 27.0
6 SMU 5 57 54 13 124 24.8
6 Houston 5 59 40 13 112 22.4
6 Central Michigan 5 31 63 13 107 21.4
6 Stanford 5 31 52 13 96 19.2
12 Clemson 5 56 52 12 120 24.0
12 Arkansas 5 37 70 12 119 23.8
12 Utah 5 61 45 12 118 23.6
12 Florida State 5 44 62 12 118 23.6
12 Western Michigan 5 40 61 12 113 22.6
12 Florida 5 34 66 12 112 22.4
12 UCLA 5 37 53 12 102 20.4
12 Northwestern 4 37 30 12 79 19.8
12 California 5 41 45 12 98 19.6
12 Connecticut 4 29 34 12 75 18.8
22 San Jose State 4 24 58 11 93 23.3
22 Michigan State 5 44 59 11 114 22.8
22 New Mexico 4 38 38 11 87 21.8
22 Pittsburgh 5 36 61 11 108 21.6
22 Buffalo 5 68 27 11 106 21.2
22 Virginia 5 36 58 11 105 21.0
22 Charlotte 5 45 45 11 101 20.2
22 Massachusetts 5 41 41 11 93 18.6
30 Colorado State 5 42 65 10 117 23.4
30 Indiana 5 34 73 10 117 23.4
30 Fresno State 4 33 48 10 91 22.8
30 Florida International 4 35 38 10 83 20.8
30 Kentucky 5 45 47 10 102 20.4
30 Liberty 5 35 55 10 100 20.0
36 Ball State 4 29 66 9 104 26.0
36 Mississippi State 5 54 51 9 114 22.8
36 Florida Atlantic 5 35 70 9 114 22.8
36 Louisiana-Monroe 4 35 46 9 90 22.5
36 Mississippi 5 52 51 9 112 22.4
36 Arkansas State 5 34 65 9 108 21.6
36 Temple 4 28 49 9 86 21.5
36 Toledo 4 43 33 9 85 21.3
36 Kent State 4 31 40 9 80 20.0
36 Ohio 4 30 37 9 76 19.0
36 Texas State 5 28 56 9 93 18.6
36 Vanderbilt 4 30 34 9 73 18.3
36 Wyoming 5 49 25 9 83 16.6
49 Hawai'i 5 42 84 8 134 26.8
49 Texas Tech 4 33 59 8 100 25.0
49 Texas A&M 5 40 74 8 122 24.4
49 Miami (Florida) 4 29 52 8 89 22.3
49 Eastern Michigan 4 28 52 8 88 22.0
49 South Carolina 5 41 58 8 107 21.4
49 East Carolina 5 43 45 8 96 19.2
49 Notre Dame 4 30 38 8 76 19.0
49 West Virginia 4 26 42 8 76 19.0
49 Nevada 5 36 47 8 91 18.2
49 Syracuse 5 31 50 8 89 17.8
49 Georgia Tech 4 36 22 8 66 16.5
49 Rice 5 29 42 8 79 15.8
49 Miami (Ohio) 5 32 25 8 65 13.0
63 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 73 55 7 135 27.0
63 Texas 4 40 61 7 108 27.0
63 Oregon State 4 49 50 7 106 26.5
63 Coastal Carolina 5 66 57 7 130 26.0
63 TCU 4 53 40 7 100 25.0
63 Missouri 4 49 43 7 99 24.8
63 Penn State 4 33 56 7 96 24.0
63 Auburn 5 66 42 7 115 23.0
63 Duke 4 38 47 7 92 23.0
63 Purdue 4 20 60 7 87 21.8
63 Louisville 4 46 30 7 83 20.8
63 Marshall 4 43 32 7 82 20.5
63 UAB 4 32 38 7 77 19.3
63 Western Kentucky 4 20 40 7 67 16.8
77 Utah State 4 42 58 6 106 26.5
77 Alabama 5 51 73 6 130 26.0
77 Iowa 4 49 42 6 97 24.3
77 Washington 5 52 57 6 115 23.0
77 Louisiana Tech 5 44 65 6 115 23.0
77 Oregon 4 30 56 6 92 23.0
77 Cincinnati 4 45 37 6 88 22.0
77 USC 5 37 61 6 104 20.8
77 Kansas State 4 44 33 6 83 20.8
77 Nebraska 5 54 43 6 103 20.6
77 North Carolina 5 42 55 6 103 20.6
77 Maryland 4 37 39 6 82 20.5
77 Virginia Tech 4 37 39 6 82 20.5
77 Illinois 4 36 39 6 81 20.3
77 New Mexico State 5 33 56 6 95 19.0
77 Southern Mississippi 5 30 59 6 95 19.0
77 Tennessee 4 37 32 6 75 18.8
77 UTSA 4 36 31 6 73 18.3
77 Old Dominion 4 33 32 6 71 17.8
77 Kansas 5 41 41 6 88 17.6
77 Akron 5 25 49 6 80 16.0
77 South Florida 4 21 33 6 60 15.0
77 Georgia Southern 4 38 10 6 54 13.5
100 LSU 4 37 65 5 107 26.8
100 Iowa State 4 30 65 5 100 25.0
100 Wake Forest 5 53 66 5 124 24.8
100 Washington State 5 24 95 5 124 24.8
100 Baylor 4 43 51 5 99 24.8
100 Boston College 5 68 48 5 121 24.2
100 Georgia State 4 46 42 5 93 23.3
100 Tulane 4 57 27 5 89 22.3
100 North Texas 5 47 58 5 110 22.0
100 San Diego State 4 39 41 5 85 21.3
100 Army 4 74 5 5 84 21.0
100 Tulsa 4 39 40 5 84 21.0
100 Minnesota 4 35 44 5 84 21.0
100 UNLV 4 44 28 5 77 19.3
100 Appalachian State 4 38 34 5 77 19.3
100 Bowling Green 4 37 35 5 77 19.3
100 Memphis 4 34 36 5 75 18.8
100 BYU 5 27 61 5 93 18.6
100 Northern Illinois 4 21 45 5 71 17.8
100 Arizona State 5 34 48 5 87 17.4
100 UTEP 4 31 26 5 62 15.5
100 Rutgers 4 14 34 5 53 13.3
122 Oklahoma 4 47 57 4 108 27.0
122 Colorado 4 33 47 4 84 21.0
122 Middle Tennessee 4 30 44 4 78 19.5
125 Navy 3 60 12 3 75 25.0
125 Boise State 4 39 57 3 99 24.8
125 Georgia 4 45 47 3 95 23.8
128 Arizona 4 44 52 2 98 24.5
128 Wisconsin 4 51 44 2 97 24.3
130 Air Force 4 71 17 1 89 22.3