2007 National Leaders First Downs - All Games through 01/07/2008
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | 13 | 58 | 279 | 21 | 358 | 27.5 |
| 2 | Missouri | 14 | 140 | 215 | 23 | 378 | 27.0 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 14 | 136 | 220 | 21 | 377 | 26.9 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 13 | 55 | 266 | 26 | 347 | 26.7 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 13 | 130 | 182 | 23 | 335 | 25.8 |
| 5 | Louisville | 12 | 102 | 181 | 26 | 309 | 25.8 |
| 7 | Houston | 13 | 168 | 144 | 21 | 333 | 25.6 |
| 8 | Kansas | 13 | 134 | 170 | 22 | 326 | 25.1 |
| 9 | Oregon | 13 | 174 | 133 | 14 | 321 | 24.7 |
| 10 | Purdue | 13 | 99 | 190 | 27 | 316 | 24.3 |
| 10 | Nebraska | 12 | 89 | 184 | 19 | 292 | 24.3 |
| 12 | BYU | 13 | 113 | 182 | 19 | 314 | 24.2 |
| 13 | Texas | 13 | 142 | 152 | 17 | 311 | 23.9 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 168 | 132 | 10 | 310 | 23.8 |
| 14 | Memphis | 13 | 115 | 165 | 29 | 309 | 23.8 |
| 16 | Navy | 13 | 243 | 48 | 17 | 308 | 23.7 |
| 17 | Troy | 12 | 116 | 144 | 23 | 283 | 23.6 |
| 18 | Central Michigan | 14 | 135 | 174 | 20 | 329 | 23.5 |
| 18 | Nevada | 13 | 160 | 131 | 14 | 305 | 23.5 |
| 18 | Florida | 13 | 153 | 141 | 11 | 305 | 23.5 |
| 18 | Boise State | 13 | 122 | 168 | 15 | 305 | 23.5 |
| 22 | Boston College | 14 | 94 | 211 | 23 | 328 | 23.4 |
| 22 | SMU | 12 | 113 | 137 | 31 | 281 | 23.4 |
| 24 | Rice | 12 | 87 | 163 | 29 | 279 | 23.3 |
| 24 | Northwestern | 12 | 77 | 173 | 29 | 279 | 23.3 |
| 26 | Washington State | 12 | 78 | 175 | 24 | 277 | 23.1 |
| 27 | Bowling Green | 13 | 113 | 170 | 16 | 299 | 23.0 |
| 28 | Alabama | 13 | 119 | 144 | 33 | 296 | 22.8 |
| 29 | LSU | 14 | 153 | 146 | 17 | 316 | 22.6 |
| 29 | Rutgers | 13 | 126 | 146 | 22 | 294 | 22.6 |
| 31 | New Mexico State | 13 | 74 | 196 | 22 | 292 | 22.5 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | 14 | 131 | 159 | 24 | 314 | 22.4 |
| 32 | Clemson | 13 | 123 | 152 | 16 | 291 | 22.4 |
| 34 | USC | 13 | 135 | 143 | 12 | 290 | 22.3 |
| 34 | Toledo | 12 | 117 | 132 | 18 | 267 | 22.3 |
| 34 | Kansas State | 12 | 86 | 167 | 14 | 267 | 22.3 |
| 37 | Penn State | 13 | 144 | 133 | 12 | 289 | 22.2 |
| 37 | Arizona State | 13 | 115 | 155 | 19 | 289 | 22.2 |
| 37 | TCU | 13 | 120 | 147 | 21 | 288 | 22.2 |
| 37 | Ball State | 13 | 99 | 168 | 21 | 288 | 22.2 |
| 41 | Fresno State | 13 | 146 | 113 | 25 | 284 | 21.8 |
| 41 | Cincinnati | 13 | 102 | 157 | 24 | 283 | 21.8 |
| 43 | Minnesota | 12 | 122 | 125 | 12 | 259 | 21.6 |
| 44 | West Virginia | 13 | 174 | 87 | 18 | 279 | 21.5 |
| 44 | Michigan | 13 | 117 | 135 | 27 | 279 | 21.5 |
| 44 | North Texas | 12 | 92 | 148 | 18 | 258 | 21.5 |
| 47 | Air Force | 13 | 192 | 70 | 15 | 277 | 21.3 |
| 47 | Illinois | 13 | 170 | 92 | 15 | 277 | 21.3 |
| 47 | South Florida | 13 | 118 | 141 | 18 | 277 | 21.3 |
| 47 | UTEP | 12 | 93 | 144 | 19 | 256 | 21.3 |
| 47 | Marshall | 12 | 92 | 150 | 14 | 256 | 21.3 |
| 47 | South Carolina | 12 | 94 | 143 | 18 | 255 | 21.3 |
| 53 | Texas A&M | 13 | 161 | 106 | 8 | 275 | 21.2 |
| 54 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 152 | 100 | 21 | 274 | 21.1 |
| 54 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 90 | 171 | 13 | 274 | 21.1 |
| 54 | Western Michigan | 12 | 95 | 148 | 10 | 253 | 21.1 |
| 57 | Arkansas | 13 | 165 | 97 | 11 | 273 | 21.0 |
| 58 | Tennessee | 14 | 113 | 159 | 21 | 293 | 20.9 |
| 58 | UCF | 14 | 152 | 116 | 24 | 292 | 20.9 |
| 58 | California | 13 | 117 | 140 | 14 | 272 | 20.9 |
| 58 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 138 | 101 | 12 | 251 | 20.9 |
| 62 | Wisconsin | 13 | 127 | 127 | 16 | 270 | 20.8 |
| 63 | Ohio State | 13 | 137 | 114 | 17 | 268 | 20.6 |
| 64 | Michigan State | 13 | 125 | 131 | 10 | 266 | 20.5 |
| 65 | Indiana | 13 | 102 | 136 | 27 | 265 | 20.4 |
| 65 | Kent State | 12 | 142 | 83 | 20 | 245 | 20.4 |
| 67 | Arkansas State | 12 | 117 | 107 | 19 | 243 | 20.3 |
| 68 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 132 | 115 | 14 | 261 | 20.1 |
| 68 | Wyoming | 12 | 99 | 113 | 29 | 241 | 20.1 |
| 70 | Arizona | 12 | 66 | 147 | 27 | 240 | 20.0 |
| 71 | Colorado State | 12 | 118 | 106 | 14 | 238 | 19.8 |
| 71 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 114 | 105 | 18 | 237 | 19.8 |
| 73 | Utah | 13 | 119 | 124 | 13 | 256 | 19.7 |
| 73 | Miami (Ohio) | 13 | 95 | 132 | 29 | 256 | 19.7 |
| 75 | Washington | 13 | 139 | 96 | 18 | 253 | 19.5 |
| 75 | Oregon State | 13 | 119 | 120 | 14 | 253 | 19.5 |
| 75 | Colorado | 13 | 93 | 140 | 20 | 253 | 19.5 |
| 75 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 149 | 72 | 13 | 234 | 19.5 |
| 75 | Idaho | 12 | 104 | 112 | 18 | 234 | 19.5 |
| 75 | UNLV | 12 | 84 | 131 | 19 | 234 | 19.5 |
| 81 | Georgia | 13 | 108 | 125 | 18 | 251 | 19.3 |
| 82 | Virginia | 13 | 109 | 125 | 15 | 249 | 19.2 |
| 82 | Iowa State | 12 | 93 | 120 | 17 | 230 | 19.2 |
| 82 | Stanford | 12 | 89 | 116 | 25 | 230 | 19.2 |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 102 | 99 | 28 | 229 | 19.1 |
| 85 | San Jose State | 12 | 63 | 136 | 30 | 229 | 19.1 |
| 87 | East Carolina | 13 | 117 | 108 | 21 | 246 | 18.9 |
| 87 | Auburn | 13 | 116 | 107 | 23 | 246 | 18.9 |
| 89 | Wake Forest | 13 | 109 | 120 | 16 | 245 | 18.8 |
| 89 | New Mexico | 13 | 104 | 123 | 19 | 245 | 18.8 |
| 89 | Connecticut | 13 | 110 | 112 | 22 | 244 | 18.8 |
| 92 | Mississippi | 12 | 87 | 115 | 22 | 224 | 18.7 |
| 93 | Tulane | 12 | 120 | 89 | 12 | 221 | 18.4 |
| 93 | Baylor | 12 | 55 | 149 | 17 | 221 | 18.4 |
| 95 | Ohio | 12 | 101 | 104 | 15 | 220 | 18.3 |
| 95 | North Carolina State | 12 | 63 | 140 | 17 | 220 | 18.3 |
| 95 | Buffalo | 12 | 85 | 123 | 11 | 219 | 18.3 |
| 98 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 94 | 106 | 18 | 218 | 18.2 |
| 98 | San Diego State | 12 | 70 | 136 | 12 | 218 | 18.2 |
| 100 | Maryland | 13 | 105 | 120 | 10 | 235 | 18.1 |
| 101 | Florida State | 13 | 85 | 132 | 17 | 234 | 18.0 |
| 102 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 93 | 106 | 14 | 213 | 17.8 |
| 103 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 92 | 99 | 21 | 212 | 17.7 |
| 104 | UAB | 12 | 63 | 118 | 30 | 211 | 17.6 |
| 105 | Akron | 12 | 89 | 101 | 20 | 210 | 17.5 |
| 106 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 88 | 102 | 18 | 208 | 17.3 |
| 107 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 98 | 126 | 14 | 238 | 17.0 |
| 108 | Iowa | 12 | 88 | 103 | 12 | 203 | 16.9 |
| 109 | UCLA | 13 | 104 | 100 | 15 | 219 | 16.8 |
| 109 | North Carolina | 12 | 72 | 116 | 13 | 201 | 16.8 |
| 111 | Mississippi State | 13 | 106 | 97 | 13 | 216 | 16.6 |
| 111 | Temple | 12 | 71 | 119 | 9 | 199 | 16.6 |
| 113 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 90 | 85 | 15 | 190 | 15.8 |
| 114 | Notre Dame | 12 | 73 | 89 | 25 | 187 | 15.6 |
| 115 | Utah State | 12 | 90 | 77 | 16 | 183 | 15.3 |
| 116 | Syracuse | 12 | 58 | 112 | 11 | 181 | 15.1 |
| 117 | Duke | 12 | 61 | 88 | 23 | 172 | 14.3 |
| 118 | Army | 12 | 63 | 101 | 6 | 170 | 14.2 |
| 119 | Florida International | 12 | 72 | 81 | 12 | 165 | 13.8 |